Preheat 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.The control will beep when the oven ispreheated and the display will show yourset temperature. This will take approximately15–20 minutes.Baking results will be better if bakingpans are centered in the oven as much aspossible. If baking with more than one pan,place the pans so each has at least 1" to 11⁄2"of air space around it.13Do not use aluminun foil on the bottomof the oven.A smaller sheet of foil may be used to catcha spillover by placing it on a lower rackseveral inches below the food.Never entirely cover a rack with aluminumfoil. This will disturb the heat circulation andresult in poor baking.Do not place foods directlyon the oven floor.Preheating and Pan PlacementAluminum FoilGEAppliances.caSafety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer SupportHow to Set the Oven for BroilingNOTE: Close the door before start anybroiling function.Use LO Broil to cook foods such as poultryor thick cuts of meat thoroughly withoutoverbrowning them.Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad oncefor HI Broil.To change to LO Broil, touchthe BROIL HI/LO pad again.Touch the START pad.When broiling is finished, touchthe CLEAR/OFF pad.Place the meat or fish on a broiler gridin a broiler pan designed for broiling.Follow suggested rack positionsin the Broiling Guide.