Setting Oven Controls contd, Oven Baking

Setting Oven Controls (cont'd)

For best cooking results, pre-heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or pastries, etc.

The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may vary slightly from your previously owned appliance.

If you feel your oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust its temperature. Refer to the "Adjusting oven temperature" section.

Problems

Cookies and bis- cuits burn on the bottom.

Cakes too dark on top or bottom.

Cakes not done in the center.

Baking Problems and Solutions Chart

CausesCorrections

•	Cookies and biscuits put into		•	Allow oven to preheat	to the selected temperature
•			•
	the oven before the preheating			before placing food in oven.
	time is completed,
	Oven rack overcrowded.			Choose pan sizes that will permit 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to
				10.2 cm) of air space on all sides when placed in the
				ove n.
•	Dark pan absorbs heat too			Use a medium-weight	aluminum baking sheet.
	fast.
	Cakes put into the oven be-			Allow oven to preheat	to the selected temperature
	fore preheating time is com-			before placing food in the oven.
	pleted.
•	Rack position too high or low.			Use proper rack position		for baking needs.
•	Oventoo	hot.		Set oven temperature	25 o F/12 o C lower than recom-
				mended.
	Oven too hot.			Set oven temperature	25°F/12°C lower than recom-
				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" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of space on all sides of
				pan.

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Cakes not level.

Foods not done when cooking time is up.

Range not level.

Pan too close to oven wall or rack overcrowded.

•Pan warped. Oven too cool.

Oven overcrowded.

•Oven door opened too fre- quently.

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 level- ing the appliance.

Be sure to allow 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of clear- ance on all sides of each pan in the oven.

•Do not use pans that are dented or warped.

Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C higher than sug- gested and bake for the recommended time.

Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except the ones to be used for baking.

•Open oven door only after shortest recommended baking time.