Maytag CWE9000CDE Owner's Manual page 11

Common Baking Problems and Causes
If you have carefidly followed the basic instructions and still experience poor results, these suggestions
may be helpfid.
Cause
Baking or roasting time too
shoi_.
Temperature too low.
i: : :i : C_en out of calibration.
Old oven out of calibration.
Incorrect use of aluminum foil.
: :: ' i ; Oven not preheated.
Oven door opened frequently.
Too many pans on racks.
Pans touching each other or
i : : oven walls.
: : : : : Batter uneven in pans.
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Oven telnperature too low or
: : baking time too short.
Wall oven not level.
Undermixing.
Too much liquid.
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Excessive:: : :
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::C_ly or _
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Cakes hi'ghin the Temperature too high. . Cakeshave tunnels,
middle° : Baking time too long :
Overmixing.
' Too much flour.
: ::: Pans touching each other or : :
: i : : oven walls. Cakes crack on
the op.
Cakes:fall, : : Too much shortening or sugar. :. i: i
: ' : Too much or too little liquid. : : : :
: : Temperature too low. Cakes not done
i Old or too little baking powder, in'the center.
:_ Pan too small.
I Oven door opened frequentb: toolbrown,
Cakes don't brown Oven not preheated.
on _ bottom. Pans darkened, dented or '
: warped. Pies don't l_rown
Cakes don't bro_n Oven temperature too low. on thebottom.
on the top. : Overmi×ing. Pies have Soaked
Too much liquid,
Incorrect pan size or too little
batter in pan.
Oven door opened too often,
Oveu not preheated. .:,. i:: :: ......
Pans touching each other or
oven walls.
Using glass, darkened, warped
or dull finish mettd pans.
Incorrect raek position•
Incorrect use ofalumimm_ foil.
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Cause
Too little leavening.
Overmixi_lg.
Pan too large.
Oven temperature too high.
Baking time too long.
Pans too close to each other or
owm wall.
Improper measurement of
sugar, baking powder, liquid
or fat,
Old baking powder.
Oven temperature too high,
Baking time too long.
Too much liquid.
Undermixing.
Oven temperature too low.
Baking time too short.
Not enough shortening.
Too much baking powder.
Overmixing,
Oven temperature too high.
Batter overlnixed.
Oven temperature too high.
Too much leavening.
Temperature too high.
Pm_ too small.
Oven temperature too high,
Pans touching each other or
oven wall.
Edges oFert_st too thin.
Using shiny metal pans.
Temperature too low at start of
baking.
Filling too juicy.
Using shiny metal pans.
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