Setting Oven Controls
Oven Baking
For best cooking resuUts,heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or pastries, etc,,, There is no need to
preheat the oven for roasting meat or baking casserobs,
The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may vary sHghtUyfrom your previousUy owned appliance,
Baking Problems and Solutions Chart
Baking Causes Corrections
Problems
Cookies and bis-
cuits burn on the
bottom.
Cakes too dark on
top or bottom.
Cakes not done in o
the center.
Cakes not tevet. *
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Foods not done
when cooking
time is up.
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Cookies and biscuits put into
the oven before the preheating
time is completed,
Oven rack overcrowded,
Dark pan absorbs heat too
fast,
Cakes put into the oven before
preheating time is completed,
Rack position too high or low,
Oven too hot,
Oven too hot,
incorrect pan size,
Pan not centered in oven,
Range not level,
Pan too close to oven waft or
rack overcrowded,
Pan warped,
Oven too cool,
Oven overcrowded,
Oven door opened too fre-
quently,
Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature be-
fore placing food in oven,
o Choose pan sizes that wili permit 5,1 cm to 10,2 cm
(2" to 4") of air space on all sides when placed in the
oven,
, Use a medium-weight aUuminum baking sheet,
o Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature be-
fore placing food in the oven,
Use proper rack position for baking needs,
Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom-
mended,
Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom-
mended,
o Use pan size suggested in recipe,
Use proper rack position and place pan so there is
5,1 cm to 10,2 cm (2" to 4") of space on all sides of
pan,
o Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with water
on the center of the oven rack, if the water level is
uneven, refer to the installation instructions for leveling
the range,
Be sure to allow 5,1 cm to 10,2 cm (2" to 4") of clear-
ance on all sides of each pan in the oven,
Do not use pans that are dented or warped,
Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C higher than sug-
gested and bake for the recommended time,
Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except the
ones to be used for baking,
o Open oven door only after shortest recommended
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