Cooking Tips - KitchenAid KERC507 Manual

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Cooking tips
Baking
tips
The hot air must circulate around the pans in
the oven for even heat to reach all parts of
the oven. This results in better baking.
For best air circulation:
• Place the pans so that one is not directly
over the other.
wall or wall or
other other
pan pan
• For best results, allow 1½ to 2 inches of
space around each pan and between pans
and oven walls.
• When baking with one pan, place pan in
the center of the oven rack.
• When baking with two pans, place pans
in opposite corners of the oven rack.
NOTE: "Oven peeking" may cause heat
loss, longer cooking times, and unsatisfac-
tory baking or roasting results. Rely on
your timer.
Rack positions
No. 5_
No. 4 IIi_r_ _
No. 3 IIIIH_ _ I_
No. 1 7o i
Your oven has two straight racks and five
rack positions. Rack position 5 is the highest
position, or farthest from the bottom of the
oven. Rack position 1 is the lowest position,
or closest to the bottom of the oven.
For proper cooking, follow these
guidelines:
• When using one rack, place the rack so
the top of the food will be centered in the
oven.
• When using two racks, place one rack in
position 1 and the other rack in position 3.
• Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at
a time when using the Bake setting.
Bakeware tips
• When baking with insulated cookie
sheets or baking pans, place them in the
bottom third of the oven. You may need to
increase the recommended baking times,
so test for doneness before removing from
the oven.
• When using ovenproof glassware or
dark bakeware, reduce the oven tempera-
ture by 25°F, but use the same baking
time. Because these pans absorb heat,
producing darker bottom browning and
crispier crusts, place the rack in the center
of the oven. When baking pies and bread,
you can use the temperature suggested in
the recipe.
Rack placement for specific
foods:
(For rack positions, see "Rack positions" in
3revious column.)
RACK
FOOD POSITION
Frozen pies 2
Angel food and bundt
cakes, most quick 1 or 2
breads, yeast breads,
casseroles, meats
Cookies, biscuits,
muffins, cakes, 2 or 3
nonfrozen pies
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