Common Baking Remedies - Viking veso165 Service Book

COMMON BAKING PROBLEMS / REMEDIES
PROBLEM
Cakes crack on top
or not done in center
Cakes crack on top
Cakes are not level
Food too brown on
Bottom
Food too brown on top
Cookies too flat
Pies burn around edges
Pies too light on top
CAUSE
1. Oven was too hot
2. Wrong pan size
3. Too many pans
1. Batter too thick
2. Oven too hot
3. Wrong pan size
1. Batter uneven
2. Oven or rack not level
3. Pan was warped
1. Oven door opened
too often
2. Dark pans being used
3. Incorrect rack position
4. Wrong bake setting.
5. Pan too large
1. Rack position too high
2. Oven not preheated
3. Sides of pan too high
1. Hot cookie sheet.
1. Oven too hot.
2. Too many pans used.
3. Oven not preheated.
1. Oven not hot enough.
2. Too many pans used.
3. Oven not preheated
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REMEDY
1. Reduce temperature
2. Use recommended
pan size.
3. Reduce no. of pans.
1. Follow recipe add
L\liquid.
2. Reduce temperature
3. Use proper pan size
1. Distribute batter even
2. Level oven or rack
3. Use proper pan
1. Use door window to
check food.
2. Use shiny pans.
3. Use recommended
rack position.
4. Adjust to conventional
or convection setting
as needed.
5. Use proper pan.
1. Use recommended
rack position.
2. Allow oven to preheat
3. Use proper pan.
1. Allow sheet to cool
Between batches.
1. Reduce temperature
2. Reduce no. of pans.
3. Allow oven to preheat.
1. Increase temperature.
2. Reduce no. of pans.
3. Allow oven to preheat.