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COOKING RECOMMENDATIONS
Cooking Conditions
Conditions in your kitchen can aff ect the performance of your appliance when cooking food.
Condition
Attributes Recommendation
Aging cookware As pans age and become
discolored, cooking times may
need to be reduced slightly.
If food is too dark or overcooked, use the mini-
mum cook time in the recipe or packaging.
If food is too light or undercooked, use the
middle to maximum cook time in the recipe or
packaging.
High altitude Air is drier and air pressure is
lower.
Water boils at a lower tem-
perature, and liquids evaporate
faster.
Foods may take longer to bake.
Doughs may rise faster.
Adjust cooking temperature, cooking time, or
recipes as needed.
Increase amount of liquid in baking recipes.
Increase cook time on cooktop. Cover dishes to
reduce evaporation.
Increase bake time or oven temperature.
Reduce amount of baking soda or baking pow-
der in recipe. Reduce rising time or punch down
dough and allow it to rise twice.
Cooking Results
Small adjustments may help you achieve the best results.
Result Recommendation
Food too light Use the middle to maximum cook time recommended on packaging or recipe.
Food too dark Use the minimum cook time recommended on packaging or recipe.
Cooking Tips
Use these additional tips to get the best results from your appliance.
Situation Recommendation
Baking
Rack placement Follow the instructions in particular oven mode starting in “Setting Oven Controls”
on page 22.
Preheat Fully preheat the oven before baking items like cookies, cakes, biscuits and breads.
Insert food immediately after the beep.
Checking food Use the window and oven light when checking food. Opening the door may re-
duce baking performance.
Bake or Convection Bake Convection bake is the best function to use for baking on multiple racks. For best
performance, see.”Convection Bake” on page 28
Steam Bake For directions, tips, and benefi ts of Steam Bake see “Steam Bake” on page 39.
Food placement Allow at least 2 inches (5 cm) of space between bakeware for proper air circula-
tion.
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