Viking Range VGR736 Use & Care Manual page 18

Baking
Baking Tips
• Make sure the oven racks are in the desired position before you turn on the oven.
• DO NOT open the door frequently during baking. Look through the door window to check doneness whenever possible. If
you must open the door, the best time is during the last quarter of the baking time.
• Bake to the shortest time suggested and check for doneness before adding more time. For baked goods, a stainless steel
knife placed in the center of the product should come out clean when done.
• Use the pan size and type recommended by the recipe to ensure best results. Cakes, quick breads, muffins, and cookies
should be baked in shiny, reflective pans for light, golden crusts. Avoid the use of old, darkened pans. Warped, dented,
stainless steel and tin-coated pans heat unevenly and will not give uniform baking results.
Pan Placement Tips
• When using large (15" x 13") flat pans or trays that cover most of the rack, rack positions 2 or 3 produce the best results.
• When baking on more than one rack, it is recommended to use the 3rd and 5th position for more consistent even baking.
• Stagger pans in opposite directions when two racks and several pans are used in conventional bake. If possible, no pan should
be directly above another.
• Allow 1 to 2 inches of air space around all sides of
each pan for even air circulation.
Solving Baking Problems
Baking problems can occur for many reasons.
Check the chart below for the causes and
remedies for the most common problems. It is
important to remember that the temperature
setting and cooking times you are accustomed to
using with your previous oven may vary slightly
from those required with this oven. If you find this
to be true, it is necessary for you to adjust your
recipes and cooking times accordingly.
Single Rack Pan
Placement
Common Baking Problems/Remedies
Problems Cause
Cakes burned on the 1. Oven was too hot
sides or not done
2. Wrong pan size
in center
3. Too many pans
Cakes crack on top 1. Batter too thick
2. Oven too hot
3. Wrong pan size
Cakes are not level 1. Batter uneven
2. Oven or rack not level 2. Level oven or rack
3. Pan was warped
Food too brown on 1. Oven door opened
bottom too often
2. Dark pans being used 2. Use shiny pans
3. Incorrect rack position 3. Use recom. rack position
4. Wrong bake setting
5. Pan too large
Food too brown on 1. Rack position too high 1. Use recom. rack position
top
2. Oven not preheated
3. Sides of pan too high
Cookies too flat 1. Hot cookie sheet
Pies burned around 1. Oven too hot
edges
2. Too many pans used
3. Oven not preheated
Pies too light on top 1. Oven not hot enough
2. Too many pans used
3. Oven not preheated
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Multiple Rack Pan
Placement
Remedy
1. Reduce temperature
2. Use recom. pan size
3. Reduce no. of pans
1. Follow recipe
Add liquid
2. Reduce temperature
3. Use recom. pan size
1. Distribute batter even
3. Use proper pan
1. Use door window to
check food
4. Adjust to conventional
or convection setting
as needed
5. Use proper pan
2. Allow oven to preheat
3. Use proper pans
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