Baking - Amana THE BIG OVEN ACF4205A Owner's Manual

Cooking
Baking Guidelines
When baking with a new oven, keep in mind temperatures vary from oven to oven. Store-boughtthermometers are
generally not accurate and should not be used to calibrate oven temperatures.
BAKING TIME GUIDELINES
Cake Pan Pan size
Type
Oval 7¾"x5¾"
13"x9¾"
Round, 6"
2" layer
8"
14"
Round, 8"
3" layer
12"
Half Round, 18"
2" layer
Half Round, 18"
3" layer
Square 6"
10"
16"
Cups of Oven
batter Temp.
2 ½ 350°F
8 350°F
2 350°F
3
10
5
350°F
350°F
325°F
Minutes
25 to 30
25 to 30
25 to 30
30 to 35
50 to 55
60 to 65
11 325°F 75 to 80
9 325°F 60 to 65
12 325°F 60 to 65
2 350°F 25 to 30
6 350°F 35 to 40
15 112 350°F 45 to 50
Hints for
Cookies,
Shiny, fiat cookiesheets should
be used. Avoid cookie pans with
high sides - this will cause
uneven browningon the top.
Cookie sheet should not touch
the sides of the oven or door.
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Follow recipe's directionsfor
pan size. Shiny pans work best
for cakes.
Cake baked in too large a pan
will be thin and dry. Too small a
pan will be undercooked or
unevenly cooked and may spill.
Pies
Pies should be baked in dark or
dull pans to increase browning.
Frozen pies shouldbe heated
on an aluminum cookie sheet.
BAKEWARE GUIDELINES
Dark or dull pans
Shiny pans (no
sides)
Shiny pans Recommended for
(sides) cakes
Glass pans
Absorb more heat
and result in darke¢
browning.
Recommended for
pies and breads.
Recommended for
cookies.
Lower
recommended
oven temperature
by 25°F.
Bake Pan Placement
• Keep pans and baking sheets 2 inches from oven
walls.
• Stagger pans placed on differentracks so one is
not directlyover the other.
Preheating
In most cases, you should preheat the oven before baking. After the range control is
set, the oven temperaturewill begin to rise until the desired cooking temperatureis
reached (approximately 8 to 10 minutes). When cooking temperatureis reached
oven signal beeps. For delicate baking (such as puffpastries or souffles),
preheat approximately 15-20 minutes before placing food inside oven or wait
10 minutes aRer oven signal beeps before placing food in oven. The extra time
creates a more stable oven temperature.
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