OVEN LIGHT (Some Models) NEW OVEN ODOR
The switch for this light is located on the control panel. See page for During the first baking and broiling cycles on your new oven, there may
more information. be some odor. This is normal and is caused by the heating of new parts
and insulation. This odor will go away within a short time. A vent fan or
other ventilation will help to clear the air.
RACKANDPANARRANGEMENT
OVEN VENT
the oven. Rack positIons are
number 1. In general, when When the oven IS on, heated air moves through a vent in the cooktop.
used. When using two racks, On solid disk element models this vent is between the two rear elements,
on the cooktop. For open coil element models this vent IS below the right
hen using cookie sheets, place them wtth the long side toward the front rear cooktop elements. On the cooktop, this hot air may make pot handles
of the oven and centered on the rack When using two cookre sheets at
the same time use rack positions No.2 and 4. The cookies on the lower hot or melt plastic things left too near the vent.
rack may be done l-2 minutes before the ones on the higher rack. You The vent IS needed for proper air flow in the oven and good baking results.
may want to switch rack ositions when baking is halfway finished. Do not block this vent. Doing so may cause cooking failure, fire or
Pans too close to each ot t er, to oven walls or to the oven bottom block damage to the range.
!he free movement of air. Improper air movement causes uneven brown-
tng and cookmg.
Normally there should be 1% to 2 Inches of air space on all sides of each USING FOIL
pan In me oven. See Ups below. For Baking
To catch spillovers, cut a piece of foil slightly larger than the pan and turn
When using a large flal pan lhal When baking a sponge or angel up the edges. use two oven racks and put the foil on the lower oven rack
covers most of the rack. center on food cake cenler on one rack in the below the pan. Do not use alummum foil directly under2 pan on the same
one rack l&Jest posItIon oven rack The foil will reflect heat away from the pan.
Do not cover the oven bottom or an entire oven rack
i---i with foil. The foil can block normal heat flow, cause
Sheel Cakes, Cookies. Angel Food cooking failures, and damage the oven interior.
Biscuits or Sponge Cake
The pan or pans using the least When usina two racks and For Roasting
amount of rack area should be several pang, stagger them so For slow brownina. olace a foil ?tent? loosely over the meat. This IS especial-
pEkzd on the lower of the two no an is directly above ly good on a large Turkey. The ?tent? lets-oven heat circulate under the
anot R er. foil Sealing the foil will tend to steam the meat.
To reduce spattering, lightly crush loll and put It in the bottom of the pan
under the food
For Broiling
L ----J
I Do not cover the entire broiler grid with foil. Poor 1
Cake Layers, Pies Cake Lavers. Pies drainage of hot fat may cause a broiler fire.
Casseroles. 3 oans 4 Pans (itaggered)
If a fire starts, close the oven door and turn controls
off. If fire contmues. throw baking soda on the fife. DO
IA nnt nllt water nr flour on the fire. Flour mav be exolosive. |
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