GE JGBS14PCDWW Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

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13OperatingInstructions Care and Cleaning InstallationInstructionsTroubleshootingTipsSafety Instructions Consumer SupportPreheating and Pan PlacementPreheat the oven if the recipe calls for it.To preheat, set the oven at the correcttemperature. Preheating is necessary forgood results when baking cakes, cookies,pastry and breads.For ovens without a preheat indicator light ortone, preheat 10 minutes.Baking results will be better if baking pansare centered in the oven as much as possible.Pans should not touch each other or the wallsof the oven. If you need to use two racks,stagger the pans so one is not directly abovethe other, and leave approximately 11⁄ 2 "between pans, from the front, back andsides of the wall.GEAppliances.comHow to Set the Oven for Baking or RoastingYour oven is not designed for open-doorcooking.NOTE: On models with an OVEN CONTROLknob, turn it to the desired temperature.Touch the Bake pad.Touch the + or – pads until the desiredtemperature is displayed.Touch the Start/On pad.The oven will start automatically. The displaywill show PRE while preheating. When theoven reaches the selected temperature, theoven control will beep several times and thedisplay will show the oven temperature.To change the oven temperature during Bakecycle, touch the Bake pad and then the + or –pads to get the new temperature.Check food for doneness at minimumtime on recipe. Cook longer if necessary.Touch the Clear/Off pad when baking isfinished and then remove the food fromthe oven.Type of Food Rack PositionFrozen pies (on cookie sheet) B or CAngel food cake, Bbundt or pound cakesBiscuits, muffins, brownies, Ccookies, cupcakes,layer cakes, piesCasseroles B or CRoasting R or AOven MoistureAs your oven heats up, the temperaturechange of the air in the oven may causewater droplets to form on the door glass.These droplets are harmless and willevaporate as the oven continues toheat up.The oven has a special low rack (R)position just above the oven bottom. Useit when extra cooking space is needed,for example, when cooking a largeturkey. The rack is not designed to slideout at this position.Aluminum FoilDo not use aluminum foil on the bottom ofthe oven.Never entirely cover a rack with aluminumfoil. This will disturb the heat circulation andresult in poor baking.A smaller sheet of foil may be used to catch aspillover by placing it on a lower rack severalinches below the food.