Use and Care Guide

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COOKING RECOMMENDATIONS
Cooking Conditions
Conditions in your kitchen can affect the performance of your appliance when cooking food.
Condition Attributes Recommendation
Aging cookware As pans age and become discolored,
coo
k
ing times may need to be reduced
slightly.
If food is too dark or overcooked, use the minimum cook
time in the recipe or packaging.
If food is too light or undercoo
ked, use the middle to
maximum cook time in the recipe or packaging.
High altitude Air is drier and air pressure is lower.
Water boils at a lower temperature, and
liquids evap
orate faster.
Foods may take longer to bake.
Doughs may rise faster.
Adjust cooking temperature, co
oking time
, or recipes as
needed.
Increase amount of liquid in baking recipes.
Increase cook time on cooktop. Cover dishes to reduce
eva
p
oration.
Increase bake time or oven temperature.
Reduce amount of baking soda or baking powder in
r
e
cipe. Reduce rising time or punch down dough and
allow it to rise twice.
Cooking Results
Small adjustments may fix a problem with food not being as done as you like or more done than you like.
Result Recommendation
Food too light Use the middle to maximum cook time recommended on packaging or recipe.
Food too dark Use the minimum cook time recommended on packaging or recipe.
Cooking Tips
Use these additional tips to get the best results from your appliance.
Cooking Tips
Baking
Rack placement Follow the instructions in “Setting Oven Controls” on starting on page 17.
When using only one rack, place the rack so th
e food
is in the center of the oven.
Preheat Fully preheat the oven before baking items like cookies, ca
kes, biscuits and breads. Insert food
immediately after the beep.
Checking food Use the window and oven light when checking food. Op
ening the door may reduce baking perfor-
mance.
Bake or Convec-
tion Bake
Convection bake is the best function to use for baking on multiple racks.
For best performance, see
“Convection Bake” on page 18.