Maytag CRG8200B, CRG7500A, CRG7400B warranty Common Baking Problems and Causes, Or roasting

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Common Baking Problems and Causes

If you have carefully followed the basic instructions and still experienee poor results, these suggestions may be helpful.

 

Cause

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

 

Cause

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slow baking

Baking or roasting

time too

 

Too little leavening.

 

 

or roasting,

short.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overmixing.

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature

too low.

 

 

Pan too large,

too high.

 

 

Oven

out

of calibration.

 

Oven

temperature

 

 

Old oven out of calibration.

 

Baking time

too long.

 

 

 

Incorrect

use of 'aluminum foil.

 

Pans too close to each

other

or

 

Oven

not preheated.

 

,

oven wall.

 

 

 

 

Oven door opened

frequently.

 

Improper

measurement

of

 

 

Too many pails

on racks,

 

sugar, baking powder, liquid

 

Pans

touching

 

each

other or

 

or fat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

oven walls.

 

 

 

 

 

Old baking

powder.

 

 

 

Batter

uneven

 

in pans.

 

 

Oven

temperature

too high.

 

 

Oven

temperature

too

low or

 

Baking time

too

long.

 

 

 

baking time

 

too short.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

not

level.

 

 

 

Too much

liquid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undermixing.

 

 

 

 

Undermixing.

 

 

 

 

 

Oven temperature

too low.

 

.........

Too much

liquid.

 

 

 

Baking time

too

short.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature

too high.

 

 

Not enough

shortening.

 

 

 

Baking time too long.

 

 

Too much

baking powder.

 

 

Overmixing.

 

 

 

 

 

Overmixing.

 

 

 

 

 

Too

much

flour.

 

 

 

Oven

temperature

too

high.

 

 

Pans touching each other or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oven walls.

 

 

 

 

 

Batter

overmixed.

 

 

.........

Too much shortening or sugar.

 

Oven

temperature

too

high.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too much

or too little

liquid.

 

Too much

leavening.

 

 

 

Temperature

too low.

 

 

Temperature

too high.

 

 

 

Old

or too

little baking

powder.

 

Pan too small.

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pan

too small.

 

 

 

 

 

Oven

temperature

too high.

 

 

Oven

door opened

frequently.

 

Pans touching each other or

 

 

Oven

not

preheated.

 

'

oven wall.

 

 

 

 

Pans

darkened,

dented

or

 

Edges of crust too thin.

 

 

warped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using shiny metal pans.

 

Cakes don't brown

Oven temperature too low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overmixing.

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature

too low at start

of

 

Too much

liquid,

 

 

 

baking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect

pan size or too little

 

Filling

too juicy.

 

 

 

 

batter in pan.

 

 

 

Using shiny

metal pans.

 

 

Oven door opened too often.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven

not preheated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pans touching each other or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the bottom,

oven wails.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using

glass, darkened,

warped

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or dull finish metal pans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect

rack position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect use of aluminum foil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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