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Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . .2–4
Owner’s Manual
Operating Instructions
PK916–27″ Single Wall Oven
Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
PK956–27″ Double Wall Oven
Control Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
PT916–30″ Single Wall Oven
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
PT956–30″ Double Wall Oven
Convection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12–14
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 7
Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 14
Proofing . . . . . . . . . .
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Never wear loose-fitting or hanging Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings in garments while using the appliance. Be or near your oven. careful when reaching for items stored in Do not store or use combustible materials, cabinets over the oven. Flammable material gasoline or other flammable vapors and could be ignited if brought in contact with liquids i
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY… Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F and poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°F. Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against foodborne illness. SELF-CLEANING OVEN Do not clean the door gasket. The door Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the gasket is essential for a good seal. Care probe and any broiler pan, grid and o
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the oven controls. (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) ge.com Double oven control shown. Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings Bake Pad Delay Start Pad Press to select the bake function. Use along with Cooking Time or Self Clean Std/Low pads to set the Broil Hi/Lo Pad oven to start and stop automatically at a Press to select the broil f
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Using the oven. To avoid possible burns, place the racks in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The racks have stop-locks, so that when To replace, place the end of the rack placed correctly on the supports, they will (stop-locks) on the support, tilt up the stop before coming completely out, and front and push the rack in. will not tilt. NOTE: The oven has 7 rack positions. When placing and removing cookware, CAUTION: Never place cooking utensils or any other p
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com How to Set the Oven for Broiling Close the door. Always broil with the door Press the Broil Hi/Lo pad once for HI Broil. closed. To change to LO Broil, press the Place the meat or fish on a broiler Broil Hi/Lo pad again. grid in a broiler pan. Follow suggested rack positions in Press the Start pad. the Broiling Guide. When broiling is finished, press Close the door. Always broil with The
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Using the clock, timer and control lockout. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time Press the Clock pad. of day for the automatic oven timing Press the number pads. functions to work properly. The time of Make sure the clock is set to the day cannot be changed during a timed Press the Start pad. correct time of day. baking or self-cleaning cycle. To Set the Timer Press the Kitchen Timer On/Off pad. When the timer reaches :00, the control will beep 3 times Press the number pad
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the timed baking and roasting features. (on some models) ge.com On double oven models, you can use timed baking in one oven while using self-clean in the other; you can also use timed baking in both ovens at the same time. NOTE: Foods that spoil easily—such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork—should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking. Room temperat
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Using the probe. For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want. NOTE: Double oven models have a probe in the Cable upper oven only. Plug Use of probes other than the one provided with this product may result in Probe damage to the probe. Handles Use the handles of the probe and plug To prevent possible burns, do not unplug when in
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the proofing and warming features. ge.com The proofing feature maintains a warm environment useful for rising yeast-leavened products. (Available in the upper oven only.) How to Set the Oven for Proofing Place the covered dough in the oven When proofing is finished, press on rack B or C. the Clear/Off pad. NOTE: For best results, cover the dough with a To avoid lowering the oven temperatu
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Using the convection oven. Convection Bake NOTE: The convection fan will cycle on and off Ideal for evenly browned baked foods cooked on multiple racks. while cooking to best distribute hot air in the oven. Good for large quantities of baked foods. Good results with cookies, biscuits, muffins, The convection oven fan shuts off when the oven brownies, cupcakes, cream puffs, sweet rolls, door is opened. DO NOT leave the door open for angel food cake and bread. long periods of time while usin
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com Grid Convection Roast When you are convection roasting it is Good for large tender cuts of meat, uncovered. Broiler pan important that you use a broiler pan and The convection fan circulates the heated grid for best convection roasting results. air evenly over and around the food. The pan is used to catch grease spills Meat and poultry are browned on all and the grid is used to prevent g
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Using the convection oven. How to Set the Oven for Convection Roasting when Using the Probe The display will flash PROBE and the oven When the internal temperature of the meat reaches the number you control will signal if the probe is inserted have set, the probe and the oven into the outlet, and you have not set a For best results when roasting large turn off and the oven control probe temperature and pressed the turkeys and roasts, we recommend signals. To stop the signal, press Start pad. u
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the timed features for convection cooking. ge.com On double oven models, you can use timed baking or roasting in one oven while using self-clean in the other; you can also use timed baking or roasting in both ovens at the same time. You will hear a fan while cooking with these features. The fan will stop when the door is opened, but the heat will not turn off. NOTE: Foods that spoil easily—
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Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself. Do not use thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, to check the temperature setting of your oven. These thermometers may vary 20–40 degrees. NOTE: This adjustment will only affect baking and roasting t
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the self-cleaning oven. ge.com The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly. Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting your kitchen On double oven models, you can with an open window or using a set a clean cycle in both ovens at the ventilation fan or hood during same time. The last oven set will the first self-clean cycle. automaticall
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Using the self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Press the Self Clean Std/Low pad The door locks automatically. The display will show the start time. It will not be once for a 4-hour clean time or twice for a 3-hour clean time. possible to open the oven door until the temperature drops below the lock A 3-hour self-clean time is temperature and the LOCKED light recommended for use
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Special features of your oven control. ge.com Your new touch pad control has additional features that you may choose to use. The following are the features and how you may activate them. The special feature modes can only be activated while the display is showing the time of day. They remain in the control’s memory until the steps are repeated. When the display shows your choice, press the Star
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Special features of your oven control. Tones at the End of a Timed Cycle + At the end of a timed cycle, 3 short beeps will Press the Kitchen Timer On/Off sound followed by one beep every 6 seconds until pad. The display shows CON BEEP the Clear/Off pad is pressed. This continuous (continuous beep). Press the 6-second beep may be canceled. Kitchen Timer On/Off pad again. The display shows BEEP. (This To cancel the 6-second beep: cancels the one beep every Press the Bake and Broil Hi/Lo 6 second
