48Solutions to Common Problems

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

Baking Problems

Causes

Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

Cookies and

Cookies and biscuits put into the

Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before

biscuits burn on the

 

oven before the preheating time

 

placing food in oven.

bottom.

 

is completed.

 

 

 

Oven rack overcrowded or rack

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

 

 

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

the center.

 

 

 

recommended.

 

Incorrect pan size.

Use pan size suggested in recipe.

 

Pan not centered in oven.

Use proper rack position and place pan so there is 5.1cm

 

 

 

 

to 10.2cm (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,

 

 

 

 

refer to the installation instructions for leveling the range.

 

Pan too close to oven wall or

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

 

 

rack overcrowded.

 

on all sides of each pan in the oven.

 

Pan warped.

• Do not use pans that are dented or warped.

 

 

 

 

Foods not done

Oven too cool.

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

 

 

 

and bake for the recommended time.

when cooking time

Oven overcrowded.

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

is up.

 

 

 

ones to be used for baking.

 

Oven door opened too

• Open oven door only after shortest recommended baking

 

 

frequently.

 

time.

 

 

 

 

 

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Electrolux EW30GS65GS manual Solutions to Common Problems, Baking Problems