Setting Oven Controls

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 oven for roasting meat or baking casseroles.

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

Baking Problems Cookies and biscuits burn on the bottom.

Cakes too dark on top or bottom,

Baking Problems and Solutions Chart

CausesCorrections

°Cookies and biscuits put into the ° Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature

 

oven

before

the preheating

time

 

before

placing food

in oven.

 

 

 

is completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Oven

rack

overcrowded.

 

°

Choose

pan sizes that

will permit

5.1 cm

to 10.2 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2" to 4") of air space on all sides when placed in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

oven.

 

 

 

 

e

Dark

pan

absorbs heat too

fast.

°

Use a

medium-weight

aluminum

baking

sheet.

 

eCakes put into the oven before ° Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature

preheating time is completed.

before

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 the

*

Oven

 

too

hot.

 

 

 

 

°

Set

oven temperature

25°F/12°C

lower

than

 

 

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 5.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cm to 10.2 cm (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

wail

or

*

Be

sure

to

allow

5.1 cm

to

 

10.2

cm

(2"

to

4")

of

 

 

 

 

 

rack

 

overcrowded.

 

 

 

 

clearance

 

on

all sides

 

of

each

pan

in

the

oven.

 

 

 

 

°

Pan

warped.

 

 

 

 

 

°

Do not use pans that

are

 

dented

or

warped,

 

 

Foods not done

when

°

Oven

 

too

cool.

 

 

 

 

°

Set

oven

temperature

25°F/12°C

higher

 

than

suggested

cooking

time is up,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and bake for the recommended

time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven

 

overcrowded.

 

 

 

°

Be

sure

to

remove

all

pans

from

the

oven

except

the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ones to be used for baking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven

 

door

opened

too

 

 

°

Open

oven

door

only

after

 

shortest

recommended

 

 

 

 

 

frequently.

 

 

 

 

 

 

baking

time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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