GE PT970SMSS - Manual (Page 24)

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Safety Instructions
Operating Instructions
Care and Cleaning
Troubleshooting T
ips
Consumer Support
Using the lower 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
placed correctly on the supports, they will
stop before coming completely out, and
will not tilt.
When placing and removing cookware,
pull the rack out to the bump on the
rack support.
To remove a rack, pull it toward you,
tilt the front end up and pull it out.
To replace, place the end of the rack
(stop-locks) on the support, tilt up the
front and push the rack in.
CAUTION: Never place cooking utensils or any
other items on the oven floor. There is a heating
element beneath the oven floor. Placing items on
the oven floor may cause the oven to overheat,
resulting in damage to the oven and risk of
damage or fire to cabinets.
The lower oven has 7 rack positions.
How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting
Press the Bake pad.
Press the number pads to set the
desired temperature.
Press the Start pad.
Check food for doneness at
minimum time on recipe. Cook
longer if necessary.
Press the Clear/Off pad when
cooking is complete.
NOTE: A cooling fan may automatically turn on
and off to cool internal parts. This is normal, and
the fan may continue to run even after the oven is
turned off.
If baking four cake layers at the same
time, place two layers on rack B and two
layers on rack D. Stagger pans on the
rack so one is not directly above the
other.
Type of Food Rack Position
Frozen pies (on cookie sheet) C or D
Angel food cake A or B
Bundt or pound cakes A or B
Biscuits, muffins, brownies, C or D
cookies, cupcakes, layer
cakes, pies
Casseroles C or D
Preheating and Pan Placement
Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it.
Preheating is necessary for good results
when baking cakes, cookies, pastry and
breads.
To preheat, set the oven at the correct temperature.
The control will beep when the oven is preheated
and the display will show your set temperature.
This may take approximately 10 minutes.
Baking results will be better if baking
pans are centered in the oven as much
as possible. Pans should not touch each
other or the walls of the oven. If you
need to use two racks, stagger the pans
so one is not directly above the other,
and leave approximately 1
1 ⁄
2
″ between
pans, from the front, back and sides
of the wall.
Aluminum Foil
Do not use aluminum foil on the bottom of
the oven.
Never entirely cover a rack with
aluminum foil. This will disturb the heat
circulation and result in poor baking.
A smaller sheet of foil may be used to
catch a spillover by placing it on a lower
rack several inches below the food.