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Baking Pans | Pan Placement |
Safety
Use the proper baking pan. The type of finish on the pan determines the amount of browning that will occur.
■Dark, rough or dull pans absorb heat resulting in a browner, crisper crust. Use this type for pies.
■Shiny, bright and smooth pans reflect heat, resulting in a lighter, more delicate browning. Cakes and cookies require this type of pan.
■Glass baking dishes also absorb heat. When baking in glass baking dishes, the temperature may need to be reduced by 25°F.
■If you are using dark
For even cooking and proper browning, there must be enough room for air circulation in the oven. Baking results will be better if baking pans are centered as much as possible rather than being placed to the front or to the back of the oven.
Pans should not touch each other or the walls of the oven. Allow 1- to
Instructions
Operating Instructions
Cookies
When baking cookies, flat cookie sheets (without sides) produce
may occur.
Do not use a cookie sheet so large that it touches the walls or the door of the oven. Never entirely cover a shelf with a large cookie sheet.
For best results during baking, use only one cookie sheet in the oven at a time.
Troubleshooting
Pies
For best results, bake pies in dark, rough or dull pans to produce a browner, crisper crust. Frozen pies in foil pans should be placed on an aluminum cookie sheet for baking since the shiny foil pan reflects heat away from the pie crust; the cookie sheet helps retain it.
Cakes
When baking cakes, warped or bent pans will cause uneven baking results and poorly shaped products. A cake baked in a pan larger than the recipe recommends will usually be crisper, thinner and drier than it should be. If baked in a pan smaller than recommended, it may be undercooked and batter may overflow. Check the recipe to make sure the pan size used is the one recommended.
Tips
Peeking
Set the timer for the estimated cooking | DO NOT open the door to check until the |
time and do not open the door to look at | minimum time. Opening the oven door |
your food. Most recipes provide minimum | frequently during cooking allows heat to |
and maximum baking times such as “bake | escape and makes baking times longer. |
Your baking results may also be affected. |
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