Dacor Range Cooking manual Common Baking Problems and Solutions, Possible Cause, Remedy

Common Baking Problems and Solutions

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	REMEDY
COOKIES AND BISCUITS BURNED AT	Oven door opened too often	Set minute timer to shortest recommended
THE BOTTOM		time and look through window to check done-
		ness.
	Dark, absorbent pan was used	Use shiny, reflective pans with low sides
	Incorrect rack position being used	Check cookies by looking through the oven
		door’s window instead of opening door
	Standard Bake or Convection Bake mode is	Use recommended rack position and use
	being used	Pure Convection™
	Pan is too large and too close to element	Use smaller pan
COOKIES AND BISCUITS ARE TOO BROWN	Rack position being used is too high	Use the rack positions recommended in this
ON TOP		guide
	Oven not fully preheated	Allow oven to preheat fully before placing
		food in the oven
	The pan’s sides are too high	Use recommended pan size
CAKE SIDES ARE BURNT AND CAKES ARE	Oven too hot	Reduce temperature
NOT DONE IN THE CENTER/ CAKES BURST
ON TOP
POOR VOLUME FOR CAKES AND BAKED	Too little flour/Too much liquid	Measure ingredients carefully
GOODS	Oven too hot	Lower oven temperature
UNEVEN CAKE SHAPE	Batter spread unevenly	Shake pan lightly to evenly out batter
	Oven rack not level	Make sure oven rack is properly in place
		Place cakes in center of oven rack for best
		results
CAKE TEXTURE IS TOUGH OR CRUMBLY	Too much flour	Decrease flour
	Too little sugar or shortening	Increase sugar or fat
	Batter overmixed	Do not overmix batter- use recommended mix
		times
COOKIES ARE TOO CRISP	Low moisture in product	Increase liquid
	High sugar and fat content	Decrease sugar or fat
	Thin shape	Cut/roll larger pieces
	Baked too long	Decrease baking time
COOKIES ARE TOO SOFT	Too much liquid	Decrease liquid
	Low sugar or fat	Increase sugar or fat
	Underbaked	Increase cooking time
	Large/ thick shape	Cut slightly smaller

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