Solutions to Common Problems 41

Baking Problems

For best cooking results pre-heat the oven when baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or pastries, etc... There is no need to preheat the oven for roasting meats or baking casseroles. The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may vary slightly from your previous appliance.

Baking Problems and Solutions Chart

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Causes

Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cookies and biscuits

Cookies and biscuits put into the

• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before

burn on the bottom.

 

oven before the preheating time is

placing food in oven.

 

 

 

completed.

• Choose pan sizes that will permit 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2” to

 

 

• Oven rack overcrowded or rack

 

 

 

position too low.

4”) of air space on all sides when placed in the oven.

 

 

• Dark pan absorbs heat too fast.

• Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cakes too dark on

Cakes put into the oven before

• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before

top or bottom.

 

preheating time is completed.

placing food in the oven.

 

 

• Rack position too high or low.

• Use proper rack position for baking needs.

 

 

Oven too hot.

• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cakes not done in

Oven too hot.

• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recommended.

the center.

Incorrect pan size.

• Use pan size suggested in recipe.

 

 

• Pan not centered in oven.

• 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cakes not level.

Range not level.

• Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with water on

 

 

 

 

the center of the oven rack. If the water level is uneven, re-

 

 

 

 

fer to the installation instructions for leveling the range.

 

 

• Pan too close to oven wall or rack

• Be sure to allow 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2” to 4”) of clearance on

 

 

 

overcrowded.

all sides of each pan in the oven.

 

 

Pan warped.

• Do not use pans that are dented or warped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foods not done when

Oven too cool.

• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C higher than suggested

cooking time is up.

 

 

and bake for the recommended time.

 

 

Oven overcrowded.

• Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except the ones

 

 

 

 

to be used for baking.

 

 

• Oven door opened too frequently.

• Open oven door only after shortest recommended baking

 

 

 

 

time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Electrolux Built-In Wall Oven manual Solutions to Common Problems, Baking Problems