Use and Care Manual

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USING THE OVEN: Cooking Guide
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
Traditional Bake 3 Use shiny cookware.
Layer cakes* on Multiple
Racks
Traditional Bake 2 and 4
Extension rack in higher position if used.
Ensure adequate airflow
(see illustration below).
Chiffon cakes (angel food) Traditional Bake 1 Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones on a
Single Rack
Traditional Bake 3 Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones on
Multiple Racks
Convection Bake Multi
2 and 4
1, 3 and 5
Extension rack position 4 for 2 racks, 1 for 3
racks. Ensure adequate airflow.
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers Broil Hi 5
Use the extension rack and use a broil pan;
move food down for more doneness/less sear-
ing. Watch food closely when broiling.
Steaks & Chops Broil H 5
Use a broil pan; Move food down for
more doneness/less searing. Watch food
closely when broiling.
Roasts Convection Roast 2 or 3
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Preheating is not necessary.
Poultry
Whole chicken Convection Roast 2 or 3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Bone-in chicken breasts, legs,
thighs
Broil (any mode)
Traditional Bake
Convection Bake 1 Rack
3
If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil
Hi modes. Broil skin side down first.
Watch food closely when broiling.
Boneless chicken breasts
Broil Lo
Traditional Bake
Convection Bake 1 Rack
3
Move food down for more doneness/less
searing and up for greater searing/browning
when broiling.
Whole turkey Convection Roast 1 or 2 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Turkey Breast Convection Roast 2 or 3 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Fish Broil Lo
5 (1/2 thick or less)
4 (>1/2 inch)
Watch food closely when broiling.
Casseroles
Convection Bake 1 Rack
Traditional Bake
3
Frozen Convenience Foods
Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers on
a Single Rack
Convection Bake 1 Rack
Traditional Bake
3 Use shiny cookware.
Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers on
Multiple Racks
Convection Bake Multi 2 and 4 Use shiny cookware.
*When baking four cake layers at a time, use racks 2
and 4. Place 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
www.IsItDoneYet.gov. Make sure to use a food
thermometer to take food temperatures.