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PRECAUTIONS AND HINTS FOR
SUCCESSFUL BAKING
OVEN RACKS
BAKING
TIMES
Arrange oven racks in the correct positions
Check the food after the minimum time
BEFORE the oven is turned on. If using only
recommended
in the recipe and continue at
one rack, position rack so the food is near
intervals until the food is done.
the center of the oven. If using both racks,
Leave the oven door closed until the
allow three to four inches between racks,
minimum baking time has elapsed, then
The racks should be arranged so they divide
check food. Opening the door frequently
the oven in thirds,
during cooking allows excessive heat to
escape which wastes fuel and adversely
For single rack baking of cakes, cookies or
affects baking results•
biscuits, use baking rack position 2 or 3
depending on browning results. For two rack
UTENSILS
baking, (4 layer cakes, or 2 sheets of
cookies) use rack position 2 and 4. NOTE:
To obtain good baking results, use bright or
the bottom position is position 1.
light colored aluminum
pans for cookies or
•
biscuits and dull or anodized aluminum
pans
All ovens are equipped with two oven racks
for pies and breads. Dark pans absorb heat
with safety "lock-stop"
positions. To remove
and cause overbrowning.
rack, pull out to stop position, tilt up and
Bake biscuits and cookies on a flat sheet or
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continue pulling until the rack is released,
very shallow pan. The bottom of an inverted
pan may be used. If sheet or utensil has
sides, pale or light browning will occur.
For a crisp crust, use glass or dull, anodized
aluminum
pie plates and bread pans.
When baking cakes in glass utensils, lower
recommended
temperature
by 25°F. and use
the recommended
cooking time in the
recipe. It is not necessary to lower
temperatures
for baking pies or cooking
To replace rack, place rack on rack
casseroles
in glass utensils.
supports, tilt up and push to rear of oven.
Pull rack out to "lock-stop"
position to be
Use level pans. Warped ones result in
sure rack has been properly replaced,
uneven browning and poorly shaped
products.
Use the size pan recommended
in the
PAN REPLACEMENT
recipe. As a general guide, cake pans should
be filled only about 2/3 full.
Allow two inches between utensils and the
oven walls. Utensils should not touch each
CORRECT USE OF ALUMINUM
FOIL: Do not
other or the oven walls. When using both
place aluminum
foil directly on the oven
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racks for cooking, stagger the utensils so
bottom. A piece of foil that is slightly larger
one is not directly over another,
than the cooking utensil can be placed on
the rack directly below the one holding the
Cooking results will be adversly affected by
cooking utensil.
the use of utensils that are too large for the
Do not completely
cover an oven rack with
oven rack, misplacement
of utensils in the
foil. This blocks air flow, affects cooking
oven or placing too many utensils on the
results and could be a safety hazard.
oven rack. Incorrect
placement
of cooking
Do not use aluminum foil directly under a
utensils in the oven will prevent proper oven
air circulation
which adversely affects
cooking utensil. Foil will reflect heat away
cooking results and oven operation,
from the utensil and will cause pie crusts to
be soggy on the bottom crust or have pale
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Never place pans directly on the oven bottom,
browning on the top crust•
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