8. Tips and tricks
Baking
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... a cake baked in a tray is too light at the bottom? | Push the cake in deeper and remove all objects from the oven that you do not need. |
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... a cake baked in a form is too light at the bottom? | Do not insert the baking form in the oven on the tray, but on the grid iron. |
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... a cake/small cakes and pastries are too dark at the bottom? | Insert the cake/pastries at a higher level. |
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... a cake is too dry? | Set the oven temperature to a slightly higher value. Preheat the oven. |
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... a cake is too slippery or doughy on the inside or if meat | Set the baking or roasting temperature to a slightly lower value. Important: baking or |
is not cooked on the inside? | roasting times cannot be shortened by selecting higher temperatures. It is better to |
| choose a slightly longer baking or roasting time and to allow the dough to bake longer. |
... a cake baked with hot air in a form or a rectangular form | Do not place the baking form directly in front of the rear wall of the oven, but in the |
is too dark at the back? | middle. |
... a cake sags? | Use less fluid the next time or set the oven temperature to a value that is lower by |
| 10 degrees. Pay attention to the stirring times specified in the recipe. Do not open |
| the oven door too soon. |
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... a cake has risen in the middle and is lower at the edges? | Do not grease the edge of the spring form. After baking, carefully loosen the cake |
| with a knife. |
... a cake is too dark at the top? | Push it in deeper, select a lower temperature and bake the cake for a slightly longer |
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... a cake is too dark at the bottom? | Insert it at a higher level and choose a lower temperature the next time. |
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... a fruit cake is too light at the bottom and the fruit juices | The next time, you are best advised to use the deeper universal pan for baking. |
spill over? |
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... a cake is too dry at the bottom? | Use a toothpick to make small holes in the finished cake. Then sprinkle fruit juice or |
| an alcoholic beverage over it. The next time, choose a temperature that is higher by |
| 10 degrees and shorten the baking time. |
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... bread or a cake looks good from the outside, but is slippery | The next time, use slightly less fluid and bake slightly longer at a lower temperature. In |
on the inside (watery stripes)? | the case of cakes with a moist covering, first bake the base, sprinkle almonds or bread- |
| crumbs over it and then add the covering. Pay attention to recipes and baking times. |
...you have baked on several levels and your cakes on the | If you select a slightly lower temperature, your cakes and pastries will be browned |
top tray are darker than on the bottom one? | more evenly. Trays inserted at the same time need not be ready at the same time. |
| Allow the bottom trays to bake for |
| priately earlier time. |
... biscuits stick to the tray? | Briefly reinsert the tray in the oven and remove the biscuits immediately. |
... a cake does not come loose when turned out? | Carefully loosen the edge with a knife. Turn out the cake again and cover the |
| form several times with a cold wet cloth. The next time, grease the form well and |
| additionally sprinkle breadcrumbs into it. |
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Roasting and grilling
... a roast has become dark and parts of the crust are burnt? | Check the insertion height and the temperature. |
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... a roast looks good, but the sauce is burnt? | The next time, choose a smaller roasting dish and add more fluid. |
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... a roast looks good, but the sauce is too light and has | The next time, choose a larger roasting dish and use less fluid. |
become watery? |
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... the table does not list a weight for the roast? | Choose the next lowest weight in the list and prolong the roasting time. |
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