Oven appliance and method for operating oven appliance

Abstract

Oven appliances and methods for operating oven appliances are provided. An oven appliance defines a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction that are each perpendicular to each other. The oven appliance includes a cabinet defining a cooking chamber, the cooking chamber configured for receipt of items to be cooked and including a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart along the vertical direction. The oven appliance further includes a baking gas burner disposed adjacent the bottom wall and configured to heat the cooking chamber, and a broiling gas burner disposed adjacent the top wall and configured to heat the cooking chamber. The oven appliance further includes a controller in communication with the baking gas burner and the broiling gas burner, the controller operable to activate a preheat mode wherein the baking gas burner and the broiling gas burner are simultaneously on.

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