The bakeware material affects cooking results. Followmanufacturer's recommendations and use the bakeware sizerecommended in the recipe. Use the following chart as a guide.BAKEWARE/ RECOMMENDATIONSRESULTSLight colored • Use temperature and timealuminum recommended in recipe.• Light golden crusts• Even browningDark aluminum andother bakeware withdark, dull and/ornonstick finish• Brown, crispcrusts• May need to reduce bakingtemperatures slightly.• Use suggested baking time.• For pies, breads and casseroles,use temperature recommended inrecipe.• Place rack in center of oven.Insulated cookiesheets or bakingpans• Little or no bottombrowningStainless steel• Light, goldencrusts• Uneven browningStoneware/Bakingstone• Crisp crusts• Place in the bottom third of oven.• May need to increase baking time.• May need to increase baking time.• Follow manufacturer's instructions.Ovenproof • May need to reduce bakingglassware, ceramic temperatures slightly.glass or ceramic• Brown, crispcrustsM®u Y omeeOn models without a temperature probe, use a meatthermometer to determine whether meat, poultry and fish, arecooked to the desired degree of doneness. The internaltemperature, not appearance, should be used to determinedoneness. A meat thermometer is not supplied with thisappliance. Follow manufacturer's directions for using a meatthermometer.A. Oven ventThe oven vent releases hot air and moisture from the oven, andshould not be blocked or covered. Blocking or covering the ventwill cause poor air circulation, affecting cooking and cleaningresults. Do not set plastics, paper or other items that could meltor burn near the oven vent.The BAKE function is ideal for baking, roasting or heating foods.During baking or roasting, the bake and broil elements will cycleon and off in intervals to maintain oven temperature.To Bake:Before baking, position racks according to the "PositioningRacks and Bakeware" section.For baking, allow the range to preheat before placing food in theoven.1. Press BAKE.2. Select the oven temperature using the Quickset pads.OREnter the desired temperature using the number pads. Thetemperature can be set from 170°F (80°C) to 550°F (288°C) in5°F (1° in Celsius) increments.3. Press ENTER to set.After 3 seconds, the oven will begin to preheat. "BAKE" and"PREHEAT" will appear in the display along with "100 °''("38 °" in Celsius) or the actual oven temperature, whichever ishigher.The temperature in the display will increase in 1o incrementsuntil the oven reaches the preset temperature. Allow about15 minutes for the oven to preheat.When the oven is preheated, the oven will beep and"PREHEAT" will disappear from the display.To change the oven temperature during cooking, press BAKEand select a displayed temperature or use the number padsto enter the desired temperature.4. Press CANCEL when finished cooking. Remove food fromthe oven.14