Use and Care Guide

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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS
Setting Bake
The oven can be programmed to bake at any temperature
from 170°F to 550°F (77°C to 288°C). The factory preset
automatic bake temperature is 350°F (177°C).
Baking Tips
For best bake results:
• Fully preheat the oven before baking items like cookies,
cakes, biscuits and breads.
• When baking items like cookies, cakes, biscuits, and
breads using a single rack place rack in position 4.
• When using any single rack for items like frozen pies,
angel food cake, breads, and casseroles, use rack
position 3.
• For best results when baking cakes using two oven
racks, place racks in positions 3 and 5 (See
Figure 15).
• When baking using two oven racks, position cookware
as shown in
Figure 14. Allow at least 2 inches (5 cm) of
space between cookware for proper air circulation.
To set Bake:
1. Press Bake. — — — appears in the display.
2. Within 5 seconds, press or . The display
will show 350°F (177°C). The temperature can then be
adjusted in 5°F (1°C) increments.
3. When a key is released, the oven will begin heating to
the selected temperature. When the oven reaches the
set temperature, the preheat indicator light will turn off
and the control will beep three times.
4. To cancel the baking function, press OFF.
To change oven temperature after bake has started:
1. Press Bake.
2. Press or to increase or decrease to a new
temperature. The oven indicator light on the electronic
display will turn on and off when using the bake feature
and during preheat. This is normal and indicates that
the oven is cycling to maintain the selected baking
temperature. To cancel baking press OFF.
Figure 14: Pan positions two rack baking
Figure 15: Rack positions for visible bake and hidden
bake elements
Oven with visible
bake element
some
models
Oven with hidden
bake element
some
models
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