GEAppliances.comTo avoid possible burns, place the racks in the desired position before you turn on the oven.Preheating and Pan PlacementDo not place foods directly on theoven floor.EbTo avoid possible burns, place the racks in thedesired position before you turn on the oven.Preheatthe ovenif the recipecallsfor it. Preheatingisnecessaryfor good resultswhenbakingcakes,cookies,pastriesand breads.if bakingfour cake layersat the sametime,placetwo layerson rack Cand two layerson rackE.Staggerpanson the rack soone isnot directlyabovethe other.Bakingresultswill be better if foodis centeredinthe ovenus muchas possible.Angelfood cakeisthe exceptionand shouldbe placedon the bottomovenrack (positionA).Followpackagedirectionsonprepackagedand frozenfoodsfor pun placement.Punsshouldnot touch eachotheror the wallsofthe oven.tfyou needto usetwo racks,staggerthepunssoone is not directlyabovethe other.Leaveapproximately 1½"betweenpansand from thefront,back and sidesof ovenwall.Dii_i_How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting[] Touchthe BAKEpad.[] Touchthe numberpadsuntilthe desiredtemperatureis displayed.F31 TouchtheSTARTpad.Theovenwill start automatically.Theword ONand100° will be displayed.Whenthe ovenreachestheselectedtemperature,the ovencontrolwill beepseveraltimesand the displaywill showthe oventemperature.NOTE: You will hear the convection fan (onsome models) while the oven is preheating. Thefan will stop after the oven is preheated andthe display shows your set temperature. This isnormalTochangetheoventemperatureduring theBAKEcycle,touchtheBAKEpad and thenthenumberpadsto getthenew temperature.[_ Checkfoodfor donenessat the minimumtimeon the recipe.Cooklongerif necessary.[_ Touchthe CLEAR/OFFpod whenbakingisfinished,andthen removethe food from theoven.15