Westinghouse PEK1370W, PEK1350W manual Handling Baking Problems, Problem Possible Cause What to do

HANDLING BAKING PROBLEMS

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	WHAT TO DO
Uneven cooking	• Incorrect shelf position	• Select shelf which puts food in centre of oven
	• Oven tray too large	• Try other trays or dishes
	• Tray not in centre of oven	• Put trays in centre of oven
	• Air flow in oven uneven	• Turn food during cooking
Baked products too brown	• Oven not pre-heated	• Pre-heat until indicator light goes off
on top	• Aluminium foil in oven	• Remove foil
	• Baking tins too large for recipe	• Use correct size tins
	• Baking tins not evenly spaced	• Place baking tins so that there is at least 3cms
		between tins and oven walls
	• Food not evenly sized or placed on trays	• Make food same size and shape and spread
		evenly on trays
	• Food placed too close to top of oven	• Place food in middle or on a lower shelf
Baked products too brown	• Baking temperature too high	• Lower temperature
on bottom	• Baking tins too large for recipe	• Use correct size tins
	• Baking tins are dark metal or glass	• Change to shiny, light tins or lower temperature
		by 10ºC
	• Food too low in oven	• Cook one shelf higher
	• Oven door opened too frequently	• Do not open door until half way through
	during cooking	cooking time
Cakes have cracked	• Baking temperature too high	• Lower temperature
thick crust	• Food too high in oven	• Cook one shelf lower
	• Cake batter over mixed	• Mix just long enough to combine ingredients
	• Pan too deep	• Check size of pan and use recommended size
	• Baking tins too dark	• Change to shiny tins
Baking products are pale,	• Baking temperature too low	• Raise temperature
flat and under cooked	• Food too low in oven	• Cook one shelf higher
	• Baking time too short	• Increase cooking time
	• Incorrect tin size	• Use correct size tin
Cakes fallen in centre	• Baking temperature too low	• Raise temperature
	• Baking time too short	• Increase cooking time
	• Measurement of ingredients is wrong	• Check recipe
	• Door opened too early	• Do not open door until three quarters (¾) of
		way through cooking time
Crusts too thick	• Incorrect ingredients	• Check recipe
Meat and potatoes not	• Poor circulation	• Put food onto a rack to allow air to circulate
browning in fan oven
Juices running out of meat		• Do not pierce meat with fork but turn with tongs

* NOTE: Condensation on oven door is normal

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