BA~GYour oven temperature is controlled very accurately NOTE: When the oven gets hot, the top and outsideusing an oven control system. We recommend that surfaces of the oven get hot too.you operate the oven for a number of weeks using thetime given on recipes as a guide to become familiarwith your new oven’s performance. If you think anadjustment is necessary, see the Adjust the OvenThermostat section. It gives easy Do It Yourse~instructions on how to adjust the thermostat.How to Set Your Oven for BakingTo avoid possible burns, place shelves in the correctposition before you turn the oven on.1. Press the BA~ pad.2. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE pad until thedesired temperature is displayed.The oven will start automatically. The word “ON”and “100°” will be displayed. As the oven heats up,the display will show the changing temperature.When the oven reaches the temperature you set, atone will sound.3. Press the CLEAWOFF pad when baking is finishedand then remove the food from the oven.NOTE: A fan may automatically turn on and off tocool internal pafls. This is normal, and the fan maycontinue to run after the oven is turned off.To change the oven temperature during BAKEcycle, press the BA~ pad and then the INCREASEor DECREASE pad to get the new temperature.Oven ShelvesArrange the ovenshelf or shelves inthe desired locationswhile the oven iscool. The correctshelf positiondepends on the kindof food and thebrowning desired.As a general rule,place most foods inthe middle of theoven, on either shelf positions C or D. See the chartfor suggested shelf positions.NOTE: To bake 4 layers of cake at one time,position 2 layers on shelf B and 2 layers on shelf Dwith the pans staggered so that one is not directlyabove the other.I Type of Food I Shelf Position IAngel food cake BBiscuits or muffins C or DI Cookies or cupcakes ] Cor D IBrownies C or DLayer cakes C or DI Bundtorpoundcakes I B IPies or pie shells C or DFrozen pies BII Casseroles / Cor D] Roasting II A orBPreheatingPreheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Preheat Preheating is necessary for good results when bakingmeans bringing the oven up to the specified cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For most casserolestemperature before putting the food in the oven. and roasts, preheating is not necessary. For ovensTo preheat, set the oven at the correct temperature— without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheatselecting a higher temperature does not shorten 10 minutes. After the oven is preheated, place thepreheat time. food in the oven as quickly as possible to preventheat from esca~inz.10