General Oven Tips
Getting StartedGetting StartedGetting Started
Suggestions for UsePreheating the Oven
Use the cooking charts as a guide. Preheat the oven when using the bake and
Do not set pans on an open oven door.convection bake modes unless the recipe
Use the interior oven light to view the food thrrecommends otherwise.ough
the oven door window rather than opening the
Use fast preheat mode to shorten preheat time.
door frequently.
Selecting a higher temperature does not shorten
Place pans in center of oven.
the preheat time.
Advantages of Convection Cooking Preheating is necessary for good results when
baking cakes, cookies, pastries and breads.
Even baking.
Place oven racks in their proper position before
Juices and avors are sealed in.
preheating.
Air-leavened foods such as cream puffs, souf es,
During preheat, the selected cooking temperature
meringues and yeast breads are higher and lighter.Operating the OvenOperating the OvenOperating the OvenOperating the Oven
is displayed.
Multiple rack cooking with no avor transfer.
A beep will con rm that the oven is preheated and
No special bakeware required.
the preheat light will turn off.
Broiling thicker cuts of meat is possible with
When operating on 208 V, preheat time may be
convection broil.
slightly longer.
Saves time and energy.
Bakeware
About Convection Cooking*
Glass baking dishes absorb heat. Reduce oven
Standard cooking modes (bake, broil, etc.) use heat
temperature 25 F when baking in glass.
radiated from one or more elements to cook food.
Convection modes use both heat from the elements Use pans that give the desired browning. The type
and a fan in the back of the oven to continuously of nish on the pan will help determine the amount
circulate the heated air throughout the oven. of browning that will occur.
The result is faster, more even cooking. Con vection Shiny, smooth metal or light nonstick/anodized
modes seal in natural moisture and avors and can also pans re ect heat, resulting in lighter, more delicate
save time and energy since most foods can be cookbrowning. Caked es and cookies require this tCare and MaintenanceCare and Maintenanceype of
at lower temperatures and in less time (never rbakeduce eware.
temperature when cooking meat).
Dark, rough or dull pans will absorb heat resulting
Cook time is also reduced because multiple racks can in a browner, crisper crust. Use this type for pies.
be used at one time. Cook several sheets of cookies or
For brown, crisp crusts, use dark nonstick/anodized
several different dishes at the same time.
or dark, dull metal utensils or glass bakeware
The oven also uses convection to dehydrate. The low Insulated baking pans may increase the length of
heat from the elements is circulated through the oven
cooking time.
by the convection fan to slowly remove moisture.
Do not cook with the empty broiler pan in the oven
Refer to Oven Modes in this manual for further as this could change cooking performance. Store
information on each convection mode.
the broil pan outside of the oven.
Use baking sheets that are 19x14 or smaller for
best results.
Oven Operation Overview:
Operation of the oven is through knobs and The command buttons allow you to set the clock, the
command buttons on the control panel.timer, the cook time (for timed and delayed cooking),
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the stop time (for delayed cooking) the oven lights and
Single oven models have one mode knob. Double
the child safety lock.
oven models have two mode knobs (one for each
oven).See the Control Panel/Display and Oven Operation
sections for further details.
Single oven models have one temperature knob.
Double oven models have two temperature knobs.
*HBL503 models do not have convection features.
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