Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer SupportAluminum FoilAluminum foil may be used to catch a spillover.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.Using the oven. ge.comTo 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 placedcorrectly on the supports, they will stop beforecoming completely out, and will not tilt.When placing and removing cookware,pull the rack out to the bump on the racksupport.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 thefront and push the rack in.CAUTION: Never place cooking utensils or anyother items on the oven floor. There is a heatingelement beneath the oven floor. Placing items onthe oven floor may cause the oven to overheat,resulting in damage to the oven and risk ofdamage or fire to cabinets.The oven has 7 rack positions.How to Set the Oven for Baking or RoastingPress the Bake pad.On models with number pads, pressthem in order to set the desiredtemperature.On models with Temp + and – pads,press them to increase or decrease theset desired temperature.Press the Start pad.Check food for doneness at minimumtime on recipe. Cook longer if necessary.Press the Clear/Off pad when cooking iscomplete.NOTE: On some models, the lower oven is controlledwith a knob. To set the oven for baking, turn the knobto the desired setting or temperature. Turn the knobto OFF when baking is complete.For 27 ″ Ovens: If baking four cake layers at thesame time, place two layers on rack A and twolayers on rack C.For 30 ″ Ovens: If baking four cake layers at thesame time, place two layers on rack B and twolayers on rack D.Stagger pans on the rack so one is not directlyabove the other.NOTE: A cooling fan may automatically turn on and offto cool internal parts. This is normal, and the fan maycontinue to run even after the oven is turned off.Rack PositionType of Food 27” Oven 30” OvenFrozen pies B or C C or D(on cookie sheet)Angel food cake A A or BBundt or pound cakes A A or BBiscuits, muffins, B or C C or Dbrownies, cookies,cupcakes, layercakes, piesCasseroles B or C C or DPreheating and Pan PlacementPreheat the oven if the recipe calls for it.To preheat, set the oven at the correcttemperature. Preheating is necessaryfor good results when baking cakes,cookies, pastry and breads.For ovens without a preheat indicator light or tone,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.7