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Before You Call
Oven
Baking
The cooking
times and temperatures
needed
to bake a product
may vary slightly
from your
previously
owned
appliance.
Baking Problems and Solutions
Baking Problems
Cookies
and biscuits
burn
on the bottom
Cakes too dark
on top or
bottom
Cakes not done
in center
Cakes not level
Foods not done when
cooking
time is over
Causes
Corrections
Cookies
and biscuits
put into
oven before
the preheating
time is completed.
Oven rack is overcrowded.
Dark pans absorb
heat too
fast.
•
Cakes put in oven before
preheating
time is completed.
•
Rack position
too high or too
lOW.
Oven
too
hot.
•
Oven too hot.
•
Incorrect
pan size.
•
Pan not centered
in oven.
•
Oven not level.
•
Pan too close to oven wall or
rack overcrowded.
•
Pan warped.
•
Oven too cool.
•
Oven overcrowded.
•
Oven door opened
too
frequently.
Allow
oven to preheat
to desired
temperature
before
placing
food
in oven.
Choose
pan sizes that allow
2" to 4" of air space (5.1 cm to
10.2 cm) on all sides when placed
in the oven.
Use a medium
weight
baking
sheet.
•
Allow
oven to preheat
to the selected
temperature
before
placing
food
in the oven.
•
Use proper
rack position
for baking
needs.
•
Set oven temperature
25°F (13°C) lower than recom-
mended.
•
Set oven temperature
25°F (13°C) lower than recom-
mended.
•
Use pan size suggested
in recipe.
•
Use proper
rack position
and place pan so there is 2" to 4"
(5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of space on all sides of pan.
•
Place a marked
glass measuring
cup filled
with water
on
the center
of the oven rack. If the water
level is uneven,
refer to the installation
instructions
for leveling
the oven.
•
Be sure to allow
2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of clearance
on all sides of each
pan in the oven.
•
Do not use pans that are dented
or warped.
•
Set oven temperature
25°F (13°C) higher
than suggested
and bake for the recommended
time.
Be sure to remove
all pans from the oven except
the ones to
be used for baking.
Open
oven door
only after
shortest recommended
baking
time.
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