Jenn-Air JER8500AAA Use And Care Manual page 26

ABq)UT COOKING
COMMON BAKING PROBLEMS AND WHY THEY HAPPEN
P.osL,=M possl.,E CAUSES
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Cakes are uneven. • Panstoocloseortouchingeachotheror ovenwails.• Batterunevenin pans.
• Temperature settoo lowor bakingtimetoo short.• Ovennotlevel.• Undermixing.
• Toomuchliquid,
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Cako,igb lnmJddle' h!0h,, Binot me too ong, • Overm!×ng.. Too m uch ,our
• Panstouchng eachOtheror ovenwas. • incorrectrackpositon.
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Cake falls. • Toomuchshortening orsugar,• Toomuchor toolittle liquid.• Temperature set too
low.- Old or too little bakingpowder.,, Pantoo small. ,, Ovendoor opened frequently.
• Added incorrecttype of oil to cake mix. • Added additionalingredientsto cake mix or
recipe.
Cakes, cookies, biscuits • Oven notpreheated.• Panstouchingeach otheror ovenwalls.• Incorrectrack
too brown on bottom, position.• Incorrect u seof aluminum foil.. Placed2 cookiesheetson one rack.• Used
glass,dark,stainedwarpedor dull finishmetalpans.(Use a shinycookiesheet.)
Followcookwaremanufacturer's i nstructions for oventemperature. G lassware and dark
cookwaresuchas Ecko'sBaker'sSecretmay requirelowering the oventemperatureby
25°F.
Excessive shrinkage. • Toolittle leavening.• Overmixing.• Pan too large. • Temperatureset too high.
• Bakingtimetoo long. • Panstoocloseto each otheror ovenwalls.
Cakes have tunnels. • Not enoughshortening.• Too muchbakingpowder.• Overmixing or at too higha
speed.• Temperature settoo high,
Pie crust edges too • Temperaturesettoo high.• Panstouchingeach other or ovenwalls. • Edges of crust
brown, too thin;shieldwithfoil,
Pies have soaked crust. • Temperature t oo lowat startof baking.• Fillingtoojuicy.• Usedshinymetalpans.