Cooking Guide - Lower Oven
The table below provides some guidelines for typical cooking modes.
FOOD TYPE
Baked Goods
Layer cakes, sheet cakes, bundt
cakes, muffins, quick breads on a
Single Rack
Layer cakes* on Multiple Racks
Chiffon cakes (angel food)
Cookies, biscuits, scones on a
Single Rack
Cookies, biscuits, scones on
Multiple Racks
Beef & Pork
Hamburgers
Steaks & Chops
Roasts
Poultry
Whole chicken
thighs
Whole turkey
Fish
Casseroles
Frozen Convenience Foods
Potato products, chicken nuggets,
Potato products, chicken nuggets,
When baking four cake layers at a time, use the floor
rack and the extension rack on 2 in the lower cavity.
Center the pans front to back on racks as shown.
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RECOMMENDED
RECOMMENDED
MODE(S)
RACK POSITION(S)
Convection Roast
Convection Roast
Convection Roast
Convection Roast
Convection Roast
Convection Roast
3
Floor and 2 ext
Ensure adequate airflow (see illustration below).
Floor
1
Floor and 2 ext
Use a broil pan; move food down for more doneness/less searing.
2
Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance, center
Use a broil pan; move food down for more doneness/less searing.
2
Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance, center
Leave uncovered, use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Floor or 1 ext
Floor or 1 ext
1
best performance when broiling, center food below the broil
Move food down for more doneness/less searing and up for
1
greater searing/browning when broiling. For best performance
when broiling, center food below the broil heating element.
Floor
Floor or 1 ext
Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance, center
1 or 2
1
1
Floor and 2 ext
1
Use shiny cookware when using traditional bake
Use shiny cookware. Switch food location partially through
Floor and 2 ext
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
Ensure adequate airflow.
food below the broil heating element.
food below the broil heating element.
Preheating is not necessary.
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Preheating is not necessary.
heating element.
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Preheating is not necessary.
Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.
Preheating is not necessary.
food below the broil heating element.
Use shiny cookware.
Use shiny cookware.
cooking for more even cooking results.
Floor Rack
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