Using Your OvenBefore Using Your Oven PREHEATING the oven, even to Oven Interior Shelveshigh tem~erature settirws. is s~eedv.1. Look at the controls. Be sureyou understand how to set themproperly. Read over the directionsfor the Automatic Oven Timer soyou understand its use with thecontrols.2. Check oven interior. Look atthe shelves. Take a practice runat removing and replacing themproperly, to give sure, sturdy support.3. Read over information and tipsthat follow.4. Keep this book handy so youcan refer to it, especially duringthe first weeks of gettingacquainted with your range.Oven ControlsThe controls for the oven aremarked OVEN SET and OVENTEMP. The OVEN SET controlIt%ely &kes longer th~n’ 10 ‘ Jminutes. Preheat the oven onlywhen necessary. Most foods willcook satisfactorily withoutpreheating. If you find preheatingis necessary, keep an eye on theindicator light and put food in theoven promptly after light goes out.Oven On LightThe Oven On light, located to theleft of the OVEN SET knob, willglow any time the OVEN SETknob is not in the OFF position.Oven Light(on models so equipped)has settings for BAKE, TIME The light comes on automaticallyBAKE, BROIL, CLEAN and OFF. when the door is opened. (OnWhen you turn the knob to the models with oven window usedesired setting, the proper heating switch to turn light on and offunits are then activated for that when door is closed. )operation. Switch is located on front of door.OVEN TEMP control maintains thetemperature you set, from WARM( 150°F.) to BROIL (550”F.) andalso at CLEAN (880°F.).Oven Cycling LightThe Oven Cycling Light glowsuntil the oven reaches your selectedtemperature, then goes off’ and onwith the oven unit(s) during cooking.The shelves are designed withstop-locks so that when placedcorrectly on the shelf supports,they (a) will stop before comingcompletely from the oven, and(b) will not tilt when removingfood from or placing food on them.TO REMOVE THE SHELVESfrom the oven, pull them towardyou, tilt front end upward and pullthem out.TO REPLACE, place shelf onshelf support with stop-locks(curved extension under shelf)facing up toward the rear of theoven. Tilt up front and push theshelf toward the back of the ovenuntil it goes past “stop” on theoven wall. Then lower the front ofthe shelf and push it all the way back.Shelf PositionsThe oven has four shelf supports—A (bottom), B, C and D (top).Shelf positions for cooking foodare suggested on Baking, Roastingand Broiling pages.13 I