Bosch HBLP751UC Manual

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Getting the Most Out of Your Appliance
General Tips
Pan Placement
Baking results are better if pans are placed in the center of 
the oven. If baking more than one pan on a rack, allow at 
least 1" to 1 ½" of air space around the pan. When baking 
four cake layers at the same time, stagger pans on two 
racks so that one pan is not directly above the other.
Rack Position
The rail at the top of the oven is used as the guide for the
top rack (position 6). Use rack positions 1 through 6 only.
DO NOT attempt to use the top guide to support an oven 
rack.
 
Aluminum Foil
Do not use aluminum foil or protective liners to line any part 
of the appliance, especially the oven bottom. Installing 
these liners may result in risk of electric shock or fire. 
Preheating the Oven
Place oven racks in desired position before heating the 
oven.
Preheat the oven when using the Bake, Convection 
Bake, Convection Multi Rack, Pizza, Broil, Convection 
Broil, and Warm modes.
Preheat is not used for Roast, Convection Roast and 
Proof modes.
Allow oven to preheat while preparing recipe 
ingredients or food items.
Setting a higher temperature does not shorten preheat 
time.
Once oven is preheated, place food in the oven as 
quickly as possible to minimize the loss of heat and 
reduction of oven temperature.
Use Fast Preheat to speed up preheating.
Preheat Reminders
Your oven has one of the fastest preheat times in the 
market using a concealed bake element. The lower 
element is hidden under the oven bottom. It is normal that 
the preheat time is different than your previous oven that 
had an exposed element on the bottom.
Cleaning the oven is easier because there is no 
cleaning around a coil element showing on the bottom 
of the oven. The hidden lower element is protected 
from food soils and spills. Wiping up excess spills is 
easy.
Preheating is not necessary for meats, poultry, 
casseroles and frozen foods.
Preheat time will be longer when the electrical supply 
to your house is less than 240 volts.
Increasing the oven temperature will require a longer 
preheat time. For example, the preheat time for 425° F 
is longer than the preheat time for 350³ F.
When broiling, preheat the oven 3-4 minutes. Do not 
preheat for more than 5 minutes.
For Best Results
Use the cooking recommendations as a guide.
Open the door as briefly as possible to avoid 
temperature reduction.
Rack positions 
are numbered 
from 1 to 6, from 
bottom to top.
Consult the food 
cooking charts at 
the back of this 
manual for 
recommended 
rack positions.
Rack Position
Best For
6 (highest 
usable position)
hamburgers, steaks, melting cheese, 
browning toppings
5
toasting bread, broiling most meats
4
broiling poultry and thicker meats
3
most baked goods on a cookie sheet 
or baking pan using a single rack, 
includes frozen convenience foods, 
cakes, casseroles, frozen pizza
2
small roasts or poultry, bundt cakes, 
pies, breads
1 (lowest 
position)
large roasts, turkey, angel food cake