Electrolux E48DF76EPS manual Cooking Instructions, Baking Problems and Solutions Chart, Causes

Cooking Instructions 27

BAKING PROBLEMS

For best cooking results preheat the oven before 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

Baking Problems	Causes		Solutions
Cookies and biscuits	•	Cookies and biscuits put into the	• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
burn on the bottom.		oven before the preheating time is	before placing food in oven.
		completed.
	• Oven rack overcrowded or rack		• Choose pan sizes that will permit (2” to 4”) of air
		position too low.	space on all sides when placed in the oven.
			• Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.
	• Dark pan absorbs heat too fast.
Cakes too dark on	•	Cakes put into the oven before	• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
top or bottom.		preheating time is completed.	before 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 lower than recom-
			mended.
Cakes not done in	•	Oven too hot.	• Set oven temperature 25°F lower than recom-
the center.			mended.
	•	Incorrect pan size.	• Use pan size suggested in recipe.
	• Pan not centered in oven.		• Use proper rack position and place pan so there is
			2” to 4” of space on all sides of pan.
Cakes not level.	•	Wall oven not level.	• Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with
			water on the center of the oven rack. If the water
			level is uneven, refer to the installation instructions
			for leveling the wall oven.
	• Pan too close to oven wall or rack		• Be sure to allow 2” to 4” of clearance on all sides
		overcrowded.	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 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.