GE 49-8338 - Manual (Page 16)

BAKING
How To Set Your Range For Baking
|1. To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the
correct position before you turn the oven on.
2. Close oven door. If your model has a separate
BAKE/BROIL switch, turn it to BAKE. Turn
OVEN CONTROL knob to desired temperature.
3. Check food for doneness at minimum time on
recipe. Cook longer if necessary. Turn OVEN
CONTROL knob to OFF and remove food.
For best baking results, follow these suggestions:
Oven Shelves
Arrange the oven
shelf or shelves
in the desired
locations while
the oven is cool.
The correct shelf
position depends
on the kind of
food and the
browning desired.
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Preheating
Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Preheat
means bringing the oven up to the specified
temperature before putting in the food. To preheat, set
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higher temperature does not shorten preheat time.
Preheating is necessary for good results when baking
cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For most casseroles
and roasts, preheating is not necessary. For ovens
without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheat 10
minutes. After the oven is preheated place the food
in the oven as quickly as possible to prevent heat
from escanina.
Pan Piacement
For even cooking and proper browning, there must be
enough room for air circulation in the oven. Baking
results will be better if baking pans are centered as
much as possible rather than being placed to the front
or to the back of the oven.
Pans should not touch each other or the walls of the
oven. Allow 1 to 1/4 inch space between pans as well
as from the back of the oven, the door and the sides.
If you use two shelves, stagger the pans so one is not
directly above the other.
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