GE JB650DFWW - Manual (Page 17)

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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 4 Use shiny cookware.
Layer cakes* on Multiple
Racks
Bake 3 and 5
Ensure adequate airflow
(see illustration below).
Chiffon cakes (angel food) Bake 1 Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones on a
Single Rack
Bake 4 Use shiny cookware.
Cookies, biscuits, scones on
Multiple Racks Bake
Convection Bake (if available)
3 and 5
2, 4, and 6 (3 rack recommended
only for Convection Bake)
Ensure adequate airflow.
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers Broil Hi 6
Use a broil pan; move food down for more done-
ness/less searing. Watch food closely when broiling.
For best performance center food below the broil
heating element
Steaks & Chops Broil Hi 6
Use a broil pan; move food down for more done-
ness/less searing. Watch food closely when broiling.
For best performance center food below the broil
heating element
Roasts Bake 3 or 4
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating
is not necessary
Poultry
Whole chicken Bake 3 or 4 Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Bone-in chicken breasts, legs,
thighs
Broil Hi 2 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
2 or 3
Boneless chicken breasts
Broil Lo
Bake
2 or 3
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
Whole turkey Bake 2 or 3 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
6 (1/2 thick or less)
5 (>1/2 inch)
Watch food closely when broiling. For best perfor-
mance center food below the broil heating element.
Casseroles Bake 4
Frozen Convenience Foods
Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers
on a Single Rack
Bake 4 Use shiny cookware.
Pizza, french fries, tator tots,
chicken nuggets, appetizers
on Multiple Racks
Bake
Convection Bake (if available)
3 and 5 Use shiny cookware.
*When baking four cake layers at a time, use racks 3
and 5 . 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.
Rack position for baking 4 layer cakes.
USING THE RANGE:
Cooking Guide
Cooking Guide