Using the oven: cook ing guide, Cooking guide – GE JT1000SFSS User Manual

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USING THE OVEN:

Cook

ing

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

Bake

3

Use shiny cookware.

Layer cakes* on Multiple
Racks

Bake

2 and 4

Ensure adequate airflow

(see illustration below).

Chiffon cakes (angel food)

Bake

1

Use shiny cookware.

Cookies, biscuits, scones
on a Single Rack

Bake

3

Use shiny cookware.

Cookies, biscuits, scones
on Multiple Racks

Bake

2 and 4

For foods like sugar cookies, switch food location

partially through cooking for more even cooking

results between racks. Ensure adequate airflow.

Beef & Pork

Hamburgers

Broil Hi

5

Use a broil pan; move food down for more

doneness/less searing. Watch food

closely when broiling. For best performance center

food below the broil heating element.

Steaks & Chops

Broil Hi

5

Use a broil pan; move food down for

more doneness/less searing. Watch food

closely when broiling. For best performance center

food below the broil heating element.

Roasts

Bake

2 or 3

Leave uncovered, use a low sided pan such

as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.

Poultry

Whole chicken

Bake

2 or 3

Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.

Bone-in chicken breasts,
legs, thighs

Broil Hi

1

If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil

Hi modes. Broil skin side down first.

Watch food closely when broiling. For best

performance when broiling, center food below

the broil heating element.

Broil Lo

Bake

3

Boneless chicken breasts

Broil Lo

Bake

3

Move food down for more doneness/less

searing and up for greater searing/browning when

broiling. For best performance when broiling,

center food below the broil heating element.

Whole turkey

Bake

1 or 2

Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.

Turkey Breast

Bake

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. For best

performance, center food below the broil

heating element.

Casseroles

Bake

3

Frozen Convenience Foods

Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers
on a Single Rack

Bake

3

Use shiny cookware.

Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers
on Multiple Racks

Bake

2 and 4

Use shiny cookware.

Switch food location partially through

cooking for more even cooking results.

*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.

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