Fisher & Paykel Wall Oven User Manual page 38

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G
BAKED PRODUCTS TOO BROWN ON TOP
CAUSE
Oven not preheated.
Aluminum foil liners in oven.
Baking pans/tins too large for the recipe.
Baking pans/tins not evenly sized or spaced on shelves.
Baked products not evenly sized or spaced on cookie sheets.
Shelf position too high for specific mode.
Baking at too high a temperature.
BAKED PRODUCTS TOO BROWN ON BOTTOM
CAUSE
Baking pans/tins too large for the recipe.
Position of product too low in the oven.
Opening the oven door frequently during baking.
Baking temperature too high.
CAKES HAVE A CRACKED THICK CRUST
CAUSE
Baking temperature too high.
Position too high in oven.
Cake batter over mixed.
Incorrect mode e.g. Maxi Broil/ AeroBroil.
Pan too deep.
BAKED PRODUCTS PALE, FLAT AND UNDERCOOKED
CAUSE
Baking temperature too low.
Position too low in the oven.
Baking time too short.
Incorrect mode e.g. Pastry Bake.
Incorrect pan/tin size.
Shiny cookie sheets/tins/pans being used from previous
unconcealed bottom element oven.
REMEDY
Preheat until the temperature display changes from red to green.
Remove foil. Foil liners reflect the heat back down in the oven, with
potentially dangerous results.
Use correct sized pans/tins.
Stagger baking pans on the oven shelves so that there is at least
1 inch / 3 cm between them and the oven walls.
Make baked products the same size and shape, spread evenly over
the cookie sheet.
Try a lower shelf position.
Try a lower temperature.
REMEDY
Use correct sized pans/tins.
Try a higher shelf position.
Do not open the door until at least
Try a lower temperature.
REMEDY
Try a lower temperature.
Try a lower shelf position.
Mix just long enough to combine ingredients.
Change to mode which supplies top & bottom element heat and/or an
TM
Aero mode e.g. AeroBake/TrueAero.
Check size of pan and use recommended size.
REMEDY
Try a higher temperature.
Try a higher shelf position.
Increase cooking time.
Change to mode which supplies top & bottom element heat and /or an
TM
Aero mode e.g. AeroBake/TrueAero.
Use correct sized pan/tin: check recipe specification.
Rather than absorbing the heat and heating food, shiny sheets/tins/
pans reflect the heat back towards the bottom of the oven resulting
in poor cooking performance. Food tends to take longer to cook and
does not brown well. This adds to a perception that the oven is not
performing and is slow to heat up. The accessories supplied with the
oven work efficiently, absorbing heat and may reduce cooking times.
Using baking utensils with dark, dull surfaces shortens the
cooking period in concealed lower element ovens.
3 / 4 of the cooking time has passed.