Common Baking Problems; Setting The Oven For Broiling - Jenn-Air PRD3630 Use & Care Manual

[ OVEN USE
COMMON BAKING PROBLEMS AND WHY THEY HAPPEN (CONTINUED)
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES
Cakes, cookies,
biscuits
too brown on
bottom.
[] Oven not preheated. [] Pans touching each other or oven walls.
[] Incorrect rack position. [] Incorrect use of aluminum foil. [] Placed 2
cookie sheets on one rack. [] Used glass, dark, stained warped or dull finish
metal pans. (Use a shiny cookie sheet.)
Follow cookware manufacturer's instructions for oven temperature.
Glassware and dark cookware such as Ecko's Baker's Secret may require
lowering the oven temperature by 25°F.
[] Incorrect rack position. [] Temperature set too low. [] Overmixing. [] Too
Cakes don't brown
much liquid. [] Pan size too large or too little batter in pan. [] Oven door
on top. opened too often,
[] Too little leavening, [] Overmixing. [] Pan too large. [] Temperature set too
Excessive shrinkage high. [] Baking time too long, [] Pans too close to each other or oven walls,
Uneven texture. [] Too much liquid. [] Undermixing, [] Temperature set too low. [] Baking time
too short.
Cakes have tunnels. [] Not enough shortening. [] Too much baking powder. [] Overmixing or at
too high a speed. [] Temperature set too high.
Cake not clone in [] Temperature set too high. [] Pan too small. [] Baking time too short.
middle.
If additional ingredients were added to mix or recipe, expect cooking time to
increase.
Pie crust edges too [] Temperature set too high. [] Pans touching each other or oven walls.
brown. [] Edges of crust too thin; shield with foil.
Pies don't brown on [] Used shiny metal pans. [] Temperature set too low. [] Incorrect rack position.
bottom. [] Some frozen pies should be placed on a cookie sheet, check package
directions.
Pies have soaked [] Temperature too low at start of baking. [] Filling too juicy. [] Used shiny
metal pans.
crust
SETTING THE OVEN FOR BROILING
When the "Broil" selector switch is pressed you will hear a cooling fan begin to operate and feel an air
current above the oven door. This air current serves to keep the control area above the oven cooler
during open door broiling. The cooling fan must be running for the broiler to operate.
Preheating
For best results, it is recommended that the oven be pre-heated with the door closed for approxi-
mately 10 minutes. After preheating, place the food in the oven and leave the door open at broil stop.
To Get the Best Results
m Defrost the food before starting to cook.
R Leave the door ajar at the broil stop. Never "open door broil" with children nearby.
NOTE: If the door is closed during broiling, the oven cavity may get hot enough to cycle the
broil element on and off, producing food that tastes baked/roasted instead of
broiled.
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