Cookinglnformations

Oven Baking

For best cooking results, heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or pastries, etc... There is no need to preheat the oven for roasting meat or baking casseroles.

The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may vary slightly from your previously owned appliance.

Baking Problems and Solutions Chart

Baking

Problems

Cookies and bis- cuits burn on the bottom.

Cakes too dark on top or bottom.

Causes

•Cookies and biscuits put into the oven before the preheating time is completed.

•Oven rack overcrowded.

•Dark pan absorbs heat too fast.

Cakes put into the oven before preheating time is completed.

Rack position too high or low. Oven too hot.

Corrections

•Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature be- fore placing food in oven.

Choose pan sizes that will permit 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2" to 4") of air space on all sides when placed in the oven. Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.

•Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature be- fore placing food in the oven.

Use proper rack position for baking needs.

Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom- mended.

Cakes not done in the center.

Cakes not level.

Foods not done when cooking time is up.

*Oventoo hot.

Incorrect pan size.

Pan not centered in oven.

•Range not level.

•Pan too close to oven wall or rack overcrowded.

•Pan warped. Oven too cool.

•Oven overcrowded.

•Oven door opened too fre- quently.

*Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom- mended.

Use pan size suggested in recipe.

Use proper rack position and place pan so there is 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2" to 4") 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 un-

even, refer to the installation instructions for leveling the range.

Be sure to allow 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2" to 4") of clear- ance on all sides of each pan in the oven.

Do not use pans that are dented or warped.

Set oven temperature 25°F/12°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 bak- ing time.