GE CCHS985, Owner'S Manual

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USING THE RANGE:

 Cooking Guide

Cooking Guide

FOOD TYPE

RECOMMENDED 

MODE(S)

OVEN  

(Upper/Lower)

RECOMMENDED 

RACK POSITION(S)

ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS

Baked Goods

Layer cakes, sheet 

cakes, bundt cakes, 

muffins, quick breads on 

a Single Rack

Bake

Upper

Lower

1

2

Use shiny cookware.

Bake Goods

Lower

2

Layer cakes* on Multiple 

Racks

Bake

Convection Bake

Lower

1 and 3

Ensure adequate airflow (see illustration below).

Chiffon cakes (angel 

food)

Bake Goods

Lower

1

Use shiny cookware.

Cookies, biscuits, 

scones on a Single Rack

Bake

Upper  

Lower

1

2

Use shiny cookware.

Bake Goods

Lower

2

Cookies, biscuits, 

scones on Multiple 

Racks

Convection Bake

Lower

1 and 3

Ensure adequate airflow.

Yeast Breads

Proof

Upper

Lower

1

2

Cover dough loosely.

Bake 

Upper

Lower

1

2

Bake Goods

Lower

2

Beef & Pork

Hamburgers

Broil High

Lower

4

Use a broil pan; move food down for more doneness/less searing. 

Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance center food 

below the broiler element or burner.

Steaks & Chops

Broil High

Lower

3 or 4

Use a broil pan; move food down for more doneness/less searing. 

Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance center food 

below the broiler element or burner.

Roasts

Bake

Convection Roast

Lower

2

Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. Preheating is not necessary.

Poultry

Whole chicken

Bake

Convection Roast

Lower

2

Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. 

Bone-in chicken breasts, 

legs, thighs

Broil Low

Bake

Upper 

Lower

1

2

If breaded or coated in sauce avoid Broil High modes. Broil skin side 

down first. Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance 

when broiling, center food below the broil heater or burner.

Boneless chicken 

breasts

Broil Low

Bake

Upper 

Lower

1

2

Move food down for more doneness/less searing and up for greater 

searing/browning when broiling. For best performance when broiling, 

center food below the broil element or burner.

Whole turkey

Bake

Convection Roast

Lower

1

Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan. 

Turkey Breast

Bake

Convection Roast

Lower

2

Use a low sided pan such as a broil pan.

Fish

Broil Low

Lower

4 (1/2 inch/1.3 cm thick or less)

3 (>1/2 inch/1.3 cm)

Watch food closely when broiling. For best performance center food 

below the broil heating element.

Casseroles

Bake

Upper

Lower

1

2 or 3

Frozen Convenience Foods

Pizza on a Single Rack

Frozen Pizza Single

Upper

Lower

1

3 

Do not preheat.

Pizza on Multiple Racks

Frozen Pizza Multi

Lower

2 and 4

Stagger pizzas left to right, do not place directly over each other.

Potato products, chicken 

nuggets, appetizers on a 

Single Rack

Frozen Snacks Single

Upper

Lower

1

3

Do not preheat.  Use dark cookware for more browning/crisping; use 

shiny cookware for less browning.

Potato products, chicken 

nuggets, appetizers on 

Multiple Racks

Frozen Snacks Multi

Lower

2 and 4

Use dark cookware for more browning/crisping; use shiny cookware 

for less browning.

*When baking four cake layers at a time use racks 

1 and 3. Place the pans as shown so that one pan is not 

directly above another.
Cook food thoroughly to help protect against food 

borne illness. Minimum safe food temperature 

recommendations for food safety can be found at 

www.IsItDoneYet.gov

. Make sure to use a food 

thermometer to take food temperatures.

Rear Placement

Front Placement