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BEFORE YOU CALL
Solutions to Common Problems
Baking Problems and Solutions
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.
Cookies and
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biscuits burn on
the bottom.
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Cakes too dark on
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top or bottom.
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Cakes not done in
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center.
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Cakes not level.
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Foods not done
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when cooking time is
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over.
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Cookies and biscuits put into oven
before the preheating time is
completed.
Oven rack is overcrowded.
Dark pans absorb heat too fast.
Cakes put in oven before
preheating time is completed.
Rack position too high or too low.
Oven too hot.
Oven too hot.
Incorrect pan size.
Pan not centered in oven.
Oven not level.
Pan too close to oven wall or rack
overcrowded.
Pan warped.
Oven light left on while baking.
Oven too cool.
Oven overcrowded.
Oven door opened too frequently.
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Allow oven to preheat to desired temperature before placing food in
oven.
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Choose pan sizes that will permit 2" to 4" of air space (5.1 cm o 10.2 cm)
on all sides when placed in the oven.
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Use a medium weight baking sheet.
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Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before placing food in
the oven.
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Use proper rack position for baking needs.
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Set oven temperature 25°F/13°C lower than recommended.
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Set oven temperature 25°F/13°C lower than recommended.
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Use pan size suggested in recipe.
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Use proper rack position and place pan so there is 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to
10.2 cm) of space on all sides of pan.
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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 oven.
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Be sure to allow 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of clearance on all sides of
each pan in the oven.
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Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
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Turn off oven light while baking.
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Set oven temperature 25°F/13°C higher than suggested and bake for the
recommended time.
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Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except the ones to be used for
baking.
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Open oven door only after shortest recommended baking time.
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