Cooking lnformations

Oven Baking

For best cooking results, heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or pastries, etc... There is no need to
preheat the ovenfor roasting meat or baking casseroles.
The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake aproduct may vary slightly from your previously owned appliance.
Baking Problems and Solutions Chart
Causes Corrections
Baking
Problems
Cookies and bis-
cuits burn on the
bottom.
Cakes too dark on
top or bottom.
Cakes not done in
the center.
Cakes not level.
Foods not done
when cooking time
is up.
• Cookies and biscuits putinto
the oven before the preheating
time is completed.
• Oven rackovercrowded.
• Dark pan absorbs heat too fast.
Cakes put into the oven before
preheating time is completed.
Rack position toohigh or low.
Oven too hot.
* Oventoo hot.
Incorrect pan size.
Pan not centered inoven.
• Range not level.
• Pan too close to oven wall or
rack overcrowded.
• Panwarped.
Oven too cool.
• Oven overcrowded.
• Oven door opened too fre-
quently.
• Allow oven to preheat tothe selected temperature be-
fore placing food in oven.
Choose pan sizes that will permit 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2"
to4") of air space on all sides when placed in the oven.
Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.
• Allow oven to preheat tothe selected temperature be-
fore placing food in the oven.
Use proper rack position for baking needs.
Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom-
mended.
* Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom-
mended.
Use pan size suggested in recipe.
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.
Place amarked glass measuring cup filled with water
on the center ofthe oven rack. If the water level is un-
even, refer to the installation instructions for leveling
the range.
Be sure to allow 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2" to 4") of clear-
ance on all sides ofeach pan in the oven.
Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C higher than suggested
and bake for the recommended time.
Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except the
ones to beused for baking.
Open oven door only after shortest recommended bak-
ing time.
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