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USING YOUR OVEN
TO SET
OVEN:
I. Press BAKE TEMP pad. BAKE indi-
Preheat oven for all baking opera-
5. Check food at minimum time. Cook
cater turns on.
tions,
longer if necessary.
2. Turn SET knob until desired
fern-
6. Press STOP/CLEAR
pad to cancer
perature is displayed.
4. Place food in oven when oven has
the operation.
3. BAKE ON indicator and oven imme-
preheated to set temperature.
diately turn on.
COMMON BAKING PROBLEMS AND WHY THEY HAPPEN
Cakes are uneven.
Pans touching each other or
Cakes don't brown on top.
Incorrect rack position.
oven walls.
Temperature set too low.
Batter uneven in pans.
Overmixing.
Temperature set toe low or
Too much liquid.
baking time too short.
Pan size too large or too little
Oven not level,
batter in pan.
Undermixing.
Oven door opened too often.
Too much liquid.
Excessive shrinkage.
Too little leavening.
Cake high in middle.
Temperature set too high.
Overmixing.
Baking time too long.
Pan too large.
Overmixing.
Temperature set too high.
Too much flour.
Baking time too long.
Pans touching each other or
Pans too close to each other
oven walls,
or oven walls.
Incorrect rack position.
Cake falls.
Too much shortening or sugar.
Uneven texture.
Too much liquid.
Too much or too little liquid.
Undermixing.
Temperature set too low.
Temperature set too low.
Old or too little baking powder.
Baking time too short.
Pan too small.
Oven door opened frequently.
Cakes have tunnels.
Not enough shortening,
Added incorrect type of oil to
Too much baking powder.
cake mix.
Overmixing or at too high a
Added additional ingredients
speed.
to cake mix or recipe,
Temperature set too high.
Cakes, cookies, biscuits
Incorrect rack position.
don't brown evenly.
Oven door not closed properly.
Cakes crack on top.
Batter overmixed.
Door gasket not sealing
Temperature set too high.
properly.
Too much leavening.
Incorrect use of aluminum foil.
Incorrect rack position.
Oven not preheated.
Pans darkened, dented or
warped.
Cake not done in middle.
Temperature set too high.
Pan too small
Baking time too short.
Cakes, cookies, biscuits too
Oven not preheated.
brown on bottom.
Pans touching each other or
oven wails.
Incorrect rack position.
Pie crust edges too brown.
Temperature set too high.
Incorrect use of aluminum foil.
Pans touching each other or
Placed 2 cookie sheets on one
oven walls.
rack.
Edges of crust too thin.
Used glass, darkened, stained,
warped or dull finish metal
pans. (Use a shiny cookie
Pies don't brown on bet-
Used shiny metal pans,
sheet.)
tom.
Temperature set too low.
Pies have soaked crust.
Temperature too low at start of
baking.
Filling too juicy.
Used shin metal arts.
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