How To Use - Black & Decker CTO4300BC Use And Care Book Manual

How to Use

This product is for household use only.
GETTING STARTED
• Remove all packing material and any stickers; peel off clear protective film from control panel.
• Please go to www.prodprotect.com/applica to register your warranty.
• Wash all removable parts as instructed in CARe ANd CleANINg section of this manual.
• Select a location where this unit is to be used, allowing enough space between back of the unit
and the wall to allow heat to flow without damage to cabinets and walls.
• Insert crumb tray below lower heating elements.
• Insert slide rack halfway into lower rack position (C).
• lift the oven door to bring up the hooks, and then slide the rack
until it engages the hooks.
Important: The rack will not slide forward unless the rack is inside
the hooks on the door.
• Close the oven door, noting that rack slides completely into oven.
• Remove tie from cord and unwind.
C
• Plug unit into electrical outlet
Important: This oven gets hot. When in use, always use oven
mitts or potholders when touching any outer or inner surface of
the oven (D).
Note: Before first use, run this oven empty for 15 minutes to remove/
burn off any possible residues from manufacturing. You may notice
some slight smoke and odor escaping from the oven. This is normal
and will disappear with use.
D
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CAUTION
THIS OVEN GETS HOT.
THIS OVEN GETS HOT. WHEN
WHEN IN USE, ALWAYS USE OVEN MITTS
IN USE, ALWAYS USE OVEN
OR POT HOLDERS WHEN TOUCHING
MITTS OR POT HOLDERS
ANY OUTER OR INNER SURFACE OF THE
WHEN TOUCHING ANY OUTER
OVEN.
OR INNER SURFACE OF THE
OVEN
SLIDE RACK POSITIONS
There are 4 possible positions for the slide rack. There is an upper and a lower
slot; the rack can also be inverted for 2 additional positions (E).
NOTE: The articulated hooks only function with the rack in the lower position.
Position 
Use lower slots
along oven walls.
Insert rack using
a rack-down
position.
Position 
Use upper slots
along oven walls.
Insert rack using
a rack-down
position.
E
HELPFUL HINTS ABOUT YOUR OVEN
• When the oven is turned on, the blue light come on and remain illuminated until the oven
is turned off manually or automatically when the timer has been used.
• When selecting baking time for a particular product or recipe, include preheat time.
• This oven has a 60 minute timer. If baking something that will
take longer than 60 minutes, we suggest you use the STAY oN
feature (F).
• Metal, ovenproof glass and ceramic bakeware without lids can
be used in the oven. If foods require covering, use aluminum
foil.
• Be sure the top of the container or food being baked or broiled
is at least 1½ inches away from the upper heating elements.
• Turn all controls to oFF (0) before inserting or removing plug
F
from electrical outlet.
• do not put any container directly on the lower heating element.
• To obtain the best performance from this toaster oven:
• do not overfill the oven;
• To avoid heat loss do not open the door too frequently;
• When using foil to cover a food, tuck the edges of the foil against the sides of the
baking dish or pan.
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS
Important: This oven gets hot. When in use, always use oven mitts or potholders when
touching any outer or inner surface of the oven.
For best results, preheat oven for 15 minutes at desired baking temperature before baking
food.
Position 
Use lower
slots along
oven walls.
Insert rack
using a rack-up
position.
Position 
Use upper
slots along
oven walls.
Insert rack
using a rack-up
position.
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