7 - General Oven Tips
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Preheating the Oven
• Preheat the oven when using the Bake, Convection Bake and Convection
Roast modes.
• Use Fast Preheat mode when a shorter time is desired to preheat the oven.
• Selecting a higher temperature does not shorten the preheat time.
• Preheating is necessary for good results when baking cakes, cookies, pastry
and breads.
• Preheating will help to sear roasts and seal in meat juices.
• Place oven racks in their proper position before preheating.
• During preheating, the selected cooking temperature is always displayed.
• A beep will confirm that the oven is preheated and the "detected temperature"
will turn off.
Operational Suggestions
• Do not set pans on the open oven door.
• Use the interior oven lights to view the food through the oven door window
rather than opening the door frequently.
Utensils
• Glass baking dishes absorb heat. Reduce oven temperature 25°F (15°C)
when baking in glass.
• Use pans that give the desired browning. The type of finish on the pan will
help determine the amount of browning that will occur.
• Shiny, smooth metal or light non-stick / anodized pans reflect heat, resulting
in lighter, more delicate browning. Cakes and cookies require this type of
utensil.
• Dark, rough or dull pans will absorb heat resulting in a browner, crisper crust.
Use this type for pies.
• For brown, crisp crusts, use dark non-stick / anodized or dark, dull metal
utensils or glass bake ware. Insulated baking pans may increase the length
of cooking time.
• Do not cook with the empty broiler pan in the oven, as this could change
cooking performance.
• Store the broil pan outside of the oven.
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Oven Condensation and Temperature
• It is normal for a certain amount of moisture to evaporate from the food during
any cooking process. The amount depends on the moisture content of the
food. The moisture may condense on any surface cooler than the inside of the
oven, such as the control panel.
• Your new oven has an electronic temperature sensor that allows maintaining
an accurate temperature. Your previous oven may have had a mechanical
thermostat that drifted gradually over time to a higher temperature. It is normal
that you may need to adjust your favorite recipes when cooking in a new
oven.
High Altitude Baking
• When cooking at high altitude, recipes and cooking time will vary from the
standard.