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OVEN USE
12
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Use a
liable recipe and accuratelymeasurefresh
• A dark, dull, anodized or satin-finish metal pan
"
ingredients. Carefully follow directions for oven
absorbs heat and produces darker browningwith a
teml
=re and cooking time.
crispercrust. Use dark pans for pies, pie crustsor
bread.
Preheat van if recommended in the recipeor package
directions. Selectinga temperature higher than the
• Foroptimumbakingresults, b akecookies andbiscuits
desired temperature willnotpreheat the ovenanyfaster,
on a flat cookiesheet.Ifthe pan hassides,suchas a
Infact,thismay havea negative effectonbakingresults,
jellyrollpan, browning may notbe even.
Use
;orrect rack position. Bakingresultsmay be
• Ifusingheat-proof glassware,ordarkpanssuch as
affected the wrongrackpositionisused. For optimum
Baker's Secret or Wilton reduce the oven
results, _kefoodson one rack. Selecta rack position
temperatureby 25°F except when baking pies or
:sthe foodinthe centerofthe oven.If bakingon
bread. Use the same baking time as called for in the
two racks selectrack positions#2 and 4, #1 and 4 or #2
recipe.
and 5.
• Top
)wning may be darker if foodislocatedtoward
Allow hot air to flow freely through the oven for
the tOl of the oven.
optimum bakingresults. Improperplacementof pansin
the oven will block air flow and may resultin uneven
• Bottom browningmay be darker if food is located
browning. For optimum browningand even cooking
towardthe bottomof theoven.
results:
• Whenusingtworacksfor baking, a llowenoughspace
• Do notcrowda rackwithpans.Neverplacemorethan
betweenthe racksfor properair circulation. Browning
one cookiesheet, one 13x9x2-inchcake _anor two
and
,oking resultswill be affected if air flow is
9-inch roundcake panson one rack.
blocked,
• Staggerpanswhenbakingontworacksso onepanis
notdirectly overanotherpan.
Cookware material plays an important p art in baking
results.Alwaysusethe type and size of pan calledfor in
• Allowtwoinchesbetweenthe pan and the oven walls.
the recil: .=.Cooking times or cooking results may be
affectedif the wrongsize is used.
Check the cooking progress at the minimum time
recommendedin the recipe. If necessary,continue
• A shiny metal pan reflectsheatawayfromthe food.
checkingat intervalsuntilthe food is done. If the oven
Thist_ _e ofpanproduces lighter browning anda softer
dooris openedtoofrequently, h eatwillescapefromthe
crust. ]se shinypansforbakingcakesor cookies.
oven;thiscanaffectbakingresultsandwastesenergy.
If you add additional ingredients or alterthe recipe,
expectcooking timesto increaseor decreaseslightly.
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