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Before You Call
Solutions
to Common
Problems
OVEN BAKING
For
best cooking
results,
heat
the oven
before
baking
cookies,
breads,
cakes,
pies or pastries,
etc. There
is no need
to
preheat
the oven
for
roasting
meat
or baking
casseroles.
The cooking
times
and
temperatures
needed
to bake
a product
may
vary
slightly
from
your
previously
owned
appliance.
Baking Problems and Solutions Chart
T
BAKING
CAusES
PROBLEMS
Cookies and biscuits
burn on the bottom.
*
Cookies
and
biscuits
put into the
oven
before
the
preheating
time
is completed.
*
Oven
rack
overcrowded.
°
Dark pan absorbs
heat too fast.
°
Allow oven to preheat
to the selected temperature
before
placing
food
in oven.
°
Choose pan sizes that will permit 5.1cm to 10.2cm (2"
to 4") of air space on all sides when placed
in the
oven.
*
Use a medium-weight
aluminum
baking
sheet.
Cakes too dark on top
or bottom.
"
Cakes
put into the oven
before
preheating
time
is completed.
•
Rack
position
too
high
or low.
•
Oven
too
hot.
•
Allow
oven
to preheat
to the selected
temperature
before
placing
food
in the oven.
•
Use proper
rack
position
for
baking
needs.
°
Set oven temperature
25°F/12°C
lower
than
recommended.
Cakes not done in the
center.
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•
Oven
too
hot.
•
Incorrect
pan
size.
•
Pan not centered
in oven.
"
Set oven
temperature
25°F/12°C
lower
than
recommended.
*
Use pan
size suggested
in recipe.
°
Use proper
rack
position
and
place
pan
so there
is
5.1cm
to 10.2cm
(2" to 4")
of space
on all sides
of pan.
Cakes not level.
Foods not done when
cooking |line is up.
Range
not level.
"
Pan too close to oven wall or
rack overcrowded.
*
Pan warped.
*
Oven light left on during
baking.
"
Place
a marked
glass
measuring
cup
filled
with
water
on the center
of the oven
rack.
If the water
level
is
uneven,
refer
to the installation
instructions
for
leveling
the range.
°
Be sure to allow
5.1cm
to 10.2cm
(2" to 4")
of clearance
on all sides
of each
pan
in the oven.
°
Do not use pans
that
are dented
or warped.
°
Do not leave
oven
light
on during
baking.
"
Oven
too
cool.
"
Oven
overcrowded.
°
Oven
door
opened
too
frequently.
"
Set oven temperature
25°F/12°C
higher than suggested
and bake for the recommended
time.
°
Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except
the
ones to be used for baking.
°
Open oven door only after shortest
recommended
baking
time.
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