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UsingYour
Oven
Delicious baking and
As ranges and wall ovens get older, it is not uncom-
roasting results
mon for the oven temperature to shift. It is normal
depend on the recipe,
to notice some cooking time differences between a
type of pan used and
new oven and an old one. Compare your recipes
with tested recipes for proper recommendations,
the rack and pan
_ositions.
Use tested recipes from dependable cookbooks.
Follow directions carefully and use fresh ingredients,
Measure and mix as instructed and use the recom-
mended pan size.
Preheat the oven if called for in the recipe or on the
package directions. Preheating is NOT necessary for
roasting. Selecting a temperature higher than the
desired temperature will not preheat the oven any
faster. In fact, this may have a negative effect on
baking results.
PanPositions
Do not cover the entire oven rack or oven bottom
with aluminum foil or place it directly under a pan. If
needed to catch spill-overs from baked items, place
a piece of foil cut a little larger than the pan on the
rack below the pan. However, foil will reduce air flow
and may cause poor baking results. In a gas oven,
placing foil on the oven bottom may cause perma-
nent damage to the porcelain enamel,
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