Use and Care Manual
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Cooking Guide
USING THE OVEN: Cooking Guide
FOOD TYPE
RECOMMENDED
MODE(S)
RECOMMENDED
RACK POSITION(S) ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS
Baked Goods
Layer Cakes, sheet cakes, bundt
cakes, muffins, quick breads on
a Single Rack
Bake 2 Useshinycookware.
Layer cakes* on Multiple Racks Bake 1 and 3
Ensure adequate airflow
(seeillustrationbelow).
Chiffoncakes(angelfood) Bake 1 Useshinycookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones on a
Single Rack
Bake 3 Useshinycookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones on
Multiple Racks
Bake 2 and 4 Ensure adequate airflow.
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers Broil 4
Useabroilpan;movefooddownformore
doneness/lesssearing.Watchfoodcloselywhen
broiling. For best performance center food below the
broil heating element.
Steaks & Chops Broil 4
Useabroilpan;movefooddownformore
doneness/lesssearing.Watchfoodcloselywhen
broiling. For best performance center food below the
broil heating element.
Roasts Bake 1 or 2
Usealowsidedpansuchasabroilpan.Preheating
is not necessary.
Poultry
Whole chicken Bake 2 Usealowsidedpansuchasabroilpan.
Bone-inchickenbreasts,legs,
thighs
Broil
Bake
1 or 2
IfbreadedorcoatedinsauceavoidBroilHimodes.
Broilskinsidedownfirst.Watchfoodcloselywhen
broiling. For best performance when broiling, center
food below the broil heating element.
Bonelesschickenbreasts
Broil
Bake
1 or 2
IfbreadedorcoatedinsauceavoidBroilHimodes.
Broilskinsidedownfirst.Watchfoodcloselywhen
broiling. For best performance when broiling, center
food below the broil heating element
Whole turkey Bake 1 or 2 Usealowsidedpansuchasabroilpan.
TurkeyBreast Bake 1 or 2 Usealowsidedpansuchasabroilpan.
Fish Broil 4
Watch food closely when broiling. For best
performance center food below the broil heating
element.
Casseroles Bake 2 or 3
Frozen Convenience Foods
Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers on a
Single Rack
Bake 3 Useshinycookware.
*When baking four cake layers at a time, stagger the pans
as shown so that one pan is not directly above another.
Cook food thoroughly to help protect against food
borne illness. Minimum safe food temperature
recommendations for food safety can be found at
IsItDoneYet.gov. Make sure to use a food thermometer
to take food temperatures.
Rack position for baking 4 layer cakes.