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Built-in Oven
Problem Soher......................37’, 38
Safety Instructions............sf 4
Thermostat Adjustment–
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Operating Instructions, Tips
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Aluminum Foil ..................................4, 19,28
Convection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-17
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HELP US HELP YOU... Before using your oven, read this Write down the model and serial numbers. guide carefully. It is intended to help you operate and maintain You’ll find them on a label on the front of the oven your new oven properly. behind the oven door. Keep it handy for answers to your questions. These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your If you don’t understand something or need more help, oven. Before sending in this card, please write
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCMONiJ ‘ Read all instructions hefme using this appliance. ,, iMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE ● Teach children not to ~ltiy with the controls or any 0therp@,ofthf3,Cw6p, * Th~ California tlkdh Drinking Wattw and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of ● Never leave the mw~ door upen when you am California to publish a list of substances known to not watching the oven. the state to cause birth defects or other reprodu@ive *Always keep combustible wail coverings, curtains har
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (co=tirmed) ● Do not use water on grease fires. ● When using cooking or roasting bags in the - Smother fire or flame or use a multip- oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions. urpose dry chemical or foam-type ● Do not use your oven to dry newspapers. fire extinguisher. If overheated, they can catch on fire. Flame in the oven can be smothered completely ● Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils by closing the oven door and turning the oven off or food in the
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FEATURES OF YOUR OVENS I 1 k Explained Explained on page Feature Index on page Feature Index 12 Oven Shelf Supports 4,30 1 Oven Door Gasket Shelf positions for cooking are 2 Convection Fan and suggested in the Baking, Roastin~ 10, 12 Heating Element Operates and Broiling sections. 11 during convection cooking. 13 Bake Element 3,4,30,36 3,4, 3 Oven Broil Element May be lifted gently for wiping 30,36 the oven floor. 4 Model and Serial 2 Number Location 14 Lift-Off Oven Door 35 with Window 4 5 Oven
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FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN CONTROL s’.- OVEN 1 .Q- LIGHT -t- c J 1. CONV. BAKE. Press this pad to select baking 12. DECREASE. Short taps to this pad decrease the with convection. time or temperature by small amounts. Press and hold the pad to decrease the time or temperature 2. BAKE. Press this pad to select the bake function. by larger amounts. 3. CLEAR/OFF. Press this pad to cancel all oven 13. STOP TIME. Use this pad along with the operations except Clock and Timer. COOK TIME or CLEAN pad to set t
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To Set the Clock Clock 2. Press the 1. Press the The clock must be set for the INCREASE or CLOCK pad. automatic oven timing functions to CLOCK DECREASE pad work properly. The time of day A ~ to set the time cannot be changed during a Timed ❑ of day. Bake or CLEAN cycle. n 3. Press the CLOCK pad to start. Timer To Set the Timer The timer will start automatically ~—~ 1. Press the TIMER The timer is a minute timer; it does within a few seconds of releasing not control oven operations: The ONIOFF pa
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OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK AND TIMER (continued) Display Messages Programmed information can be displayed at any time If “door” appears in the display, LOCK flashes, and by pressing the pad of the operation you want to see. the oven control signals, you set the self-clean cycle For example, you can display the current time of day and did not shut the oven door. while the timer is counting down by pressing the CLOCK pad. Press the TIMER ON/OFF pad to return to the timer display. To check the start time
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Before Using Your Oven NOTE: 1. Look at the controls. Be sure you understand how to set them properly. Read over the directions ● You may notice a “burning” or “oily” smell the for the Oven Controls so you understand how to first few times you turn your oven on. This is use them. normal in a new oven and will disappear in a short time. To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for 2. Check the inside of the oven. Look at the shelves. Take a practice run at removing and replacing them a minimu
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USING YOUR OVEN (continued) Offset Shelf To remove the shelf, pull it forward to the stop- locks and lift the front of the shelf. The offset shelf provides more cooking space between itself and the shelf above it. This allows more To replace the shelf, flexibility when placing foods in the oven. See the tilt the shelf up at the Multi-Shelf Baking section. front and slide the curved extension of the shelf The offset shelf can be placed at any shelf position. under the stop-locks on the shelf supp
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What is Convection? In a convection Because food is heated faster in a convection oven oven, a fan circulates when using the convection modes, many types of food can be cooked at lower temperatures than those hot air over, under and around the food. This suggested for regular ovens. Do remember that recipe books often give times and temperatures for cooking circulating hot air is in regular ovens. Convection ovens make it possible evenly distributed to reduce the temperature by 25”F. For more in
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CONVECTION BAKING (upper oven only) Adapting Recipes For Convection Baking As a general rule, reduce the temperature by 25°F. for Check foods for doneness at the minimum suggested cooking time. convection baking. For more specific instructions, follow the guidelines in the Convection Cookbook. Use pan size recommended in the recipe. Preheating is not necessary with foods having a bake For more information on adapting recipes, see the time of over 15 minutes. Convection Cookbook. Multi-Shelf Baki
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TIMED CONVECTION BAKING (upper oven only) How to Convection Time Bake Your oven can be set to turn on and off automatically. ● You will not be able to use Timed Bake in one NOTE: Before beginning, make sure the oven clock oven and Self-Clean in the other. shows the correct time of day. Q You will not be able to use Timed Bake in both To set the clock, first press the ovens at the same time. CLOCK pad. Press the INCREASE or CLOCK DECREASE pad until the correct time of day is displayed. Press the
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TIMED CONVECTION BAKING (upper oven only-continued) How to Set Delay Start and Automatic Stop Convection Bake 5. Press the STOP TIME pad. The Quick Reminder display prompts you to set the Stop STOP Time you want. It also shows you the 1. Press the CONV. BAKE pad. TIME earliest Stop Time you can set. In this 2. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE pad to El example, “5:00” and “STOP TIME” select the oven temperature. appear in the display. 3. Press the COOK TIME pad. The control automatically sets the
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Meats cooked in a convection oven are dark brown The special roasting rack and broiler pan allow heated on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside. air to circulate over and under the meat. This allows In most cases, cooking time will be less when using the meat to brown on all sides. the Convection Roast feature. Sometimes cooking time is reduced by 10 minutes per hour. To make sure the meat is cooked the way you want it, we recommend using the temperature probe provided with the oven. Y
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CONVECTION ROASTING (upper oven only-continued) a How to Set Your Oven for Convection Roasting When Using the Temperature Probe NOTE: For best results when roasting large 6. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE t)ad, turkeys and roasts, we recommend using the probe The last oven set temperature appears in the included in the convection oven. For correct display. Continue pressing until the desired oven placement of the probe, see the description in the temperature is displayed. Regular Roasting sectio
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Meats I Minutes/Lb. I Oven Temperature (°F.) I Internal Temperature (“F.) Beef Rib, Boneless Rib, Rare 20-24 325° 140°t Top Sirloin (3 to 5 lbs.) Medium 24-28 325° 160° Well 28–32 325° 170° Beef Tenderloin Rare 10–14 325° 140°t Medium 14-18 325° 160° Pot Roast (2!4 to 3 lbs.) Chuck, Rump 3545 300° 170° Pork Bone-in, Boneless (3 to 5 lbs.) 23–27 325° 170° Chops 2 chops 30–35 total 325° 170° (1/2 to l-inch thick) 4 chops 3540 total 325° 170° 6 chops 40-45 total 325° 170° Ham Canned, Butt, Shank (3
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REGULAR BAKING (continued) Oven Shelves Arrange the oven Type of Food Shelf Position I shelf or shelves in the desired locations ] Angel food cake 1A I while the oven is Biscuits or muffins B or C cool. The correct shelf position Cookies or cupcakes B or C depends on the kind of food and the 1 Brownies 1 Bor C I browning desired. 1 BorC I Layer cakes I As a general rule, place-most foods in the middle of the oven, on either I Bundtorpound cakes 1 AorB I shelf positions B or C. See the chart for
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Baking Guides When using prepared baking mixes, follow package recipe or instructions for the best baking results. Cookies When baking cookies, flat cookie sheets (without sides) produce better-looking cookies. Cookies baked in a jelly roll pan (short sides all around) may have darker edges and pale or light browning may occur. Do not use a cookie sheet so large that it touches the walls or the door of the oven. Never entirely cover a shelf with a large cookie sheet. For best results during regu
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REGULAR TIMED BAKING How to Time Bake Your oven can be set to turn on and off automatically. . You will not be able to use Timed Baking in one NOTE: Before beginning, make sure the oven clock oven and Self-Clean in the other. shows the correct time of day. ● You will not be able to use Timed Baking in both To set the clock, first press the ovens at the same time. CLOCK pad. Press the INCREASE or CLOCK DECREASE pad until correct time of day is displayed, Press the CLOCK pad ❑ to start. How to Set
