USING THE RANGE
OVEN AIR VENTS
Never block the vents (air openings) of the range. They
provide the air inlet and outlet that are necessary for the
range to keep cool and operate properly with correct
combustion.
Air openings are located at the rear of the cooktop, at the top
and bottom of the oven door, and at the bottom of the range.
Do not block
rear vents
OVEN RACKS
CAUTION
To avoid possible burns, place the racks
in the correct position before turning on the oven.
Recommended rack positions for various types of food are
provided in the Cooking Guide. Adjusting rack position is
one way to impact cooking results. For example, if you
would prefer darker tops on cakes, muffins, or cookies, try
moving food one rack position higher. If you find foods are
too brown on top try moving them down next time.
When baking with multiple pans and on multiple racks,
sufficient space for air to flow.
racks.
Refer to the Cooking Guide and Oven Modes sections for
rack position recommendations.
Full Extension Oven Racks
The racks have a frame that locks into the rack supports
on both sides. Once the frame is locked into place, always
pull the rack out, by its upper front rail, to its full extension
stop position, when placing or removing cookware.
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ALUMINUM FOIL AND OVEN LINERS
CAUTION
Do not use any type of foil or oven liner to
cover the oven bottom. These items can trap heat or melt,
resulting in damage to the product and risk of shock, smoke
or fire. Damage from improper use of these items is not
covered by the product warranty.
Foil may be used to catch spills by placing a sheet on a lower
rack, several inches below the food. Do not use more foil
than necessary and never entirely cover an oven rack with
prevent poor heat circulation.
Aluminum
foil to catch
spillovers
Remove and Replace Oven Racks
To remove a rack:
1. Make sure the rack is pushed all the way into the oven.
2. Grasp the rack by both its upper front rail and its lower
front rail and lift straight up to unlock the front rack locks
from the rack supports.
Lift to unlock front rack locks
from the rack support
Front rack lock
3. Firmly holding onto both the upper and lower front rack
rails, pull the rack forward and remove it from the oven.
Upper
front
rail
Lower
front
Upper
rail
front
rail
Lower
front
rail
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