Common Baking Problem Chart - Magic Chef 7858XRA Use And Care Manual

USING YOUR OVEN
TO SET OVEN: tions.Preheat °ven f°r all baking °pera- l _1_-I ." _l----II--II_l 3 S O,_°J
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I.Press BAKE TEMP pad.BAKE indi- 4. Place food in oven when oven has
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2. Turn SET knob until desired tempera- 5. Check food at minimum time. Cook
ture is displayed, longer if necessary.
3. BAKE ON indicator and oven imme- 6. Press STOP/CLEAR pad to cancel TZ_r_ coo*tI_ StoptZ_Z _E tB,_
diately turn on. the operation. _
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 too 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 wails.
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. J
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. ]ncorrect 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 Oven not preheated.
too brown on bottom. Pans touching each other or
oven walls.
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 bot- 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_s.