Baking Tips - Dacor Discovery EO Series Use And Care Manual

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About Pure Convection Baking
• The uniform air circulation provided by Pure Convec-
tion allows you to use the full capacity of your oven.
You can successfully prepare food, like cakes, cookies,
muffins, and rolls on 2 or 3 racks at the same time.
You can also prepare complete meals using multiple
racks.
AIR FLOW
Pure Convection - Direction of Airflow
• Some recipes, especially those that are homemade,
may require adjustment and testing when convert-
ing from standard baking to convection baking. If you
are unsure how to convert a recipe, begin by prepar-
ing the recipe using the standard bake settings. After
achieving acceptable results, follow the convection
guidelines below. If the food is not cooked to your
satisfaction during this first convection trial, adjust
one recipe variable at a time (such as cooking time,
rack position or temperature) and repeat the convec-
tion test. If necessary, continue adjusting one recipe
variable at a time until you get satisfactory results.
• As a general rule, to convert conventional standard
bake recipes to convection recipes, reduce the tem-
perature by 25°F and the cook time by approximately
10%.
Baking Tips
• Do not open the oven door frequently during baking.
Look through the oven door window to check the
progress of baking whenever possible.
• Use the oven timers to determine baking time.
• Wait until the shortest recommended baking time
before checking food. For most baked goods, a
wooden pick placed in the center should come clean
when the food is done.
_......... Problem : _'_ _" _'_ May Be _Caused .......... By ......
Cookies burn on the bottom Oven door opened too often
Cookies are too brown on top
Cakes burn on the sides or are not
done in the center
Cakes crack on top
Cakes are not level
Pies burn around edges or are not
done in the center
Incorrect rack position used. Pan too
close to bake element
Incorrect baking mode being used
Dark, heat absorbing cookie sheets
used
Rack position being used is too high
Food placed in oven during preheat
Incorrect baking mode being used
Oven temperature too high
Dark, heat absorbing cake pans used
Oven temperature too high
Oven and/or oven rack not level
Oven temperature too high
Dark, heat absorbing pans used
Oven and/or rack over-crowded
What To Do:
Set timer to shortest recommended
cooking time and check food when
timer beeps. Use door window to
check food
Change rack position
See chart on page 15 to select correct
baking mode
Use shiny, reflective cookie sheets
Change rack position
Wait until oven is preheated
See chart on page 15 to select correct
baking mode
Reduce oven temperature
Use shiny, reflective cake pans
Reduce oven temperature
Level oven and rack as needed
Reduce oven temperature
Use shiny, reflective pans
Reduce number of pans
Solutions to Common Baking Problems
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