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Solutions to Common Problems
OVEN BAKING
For best cooking results r 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.
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Cookies | and | biscuits | ° | Cookies and | biscuits put | into the | ° Allow | oven to | preheat | to | the selected temperature | |||||
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| oven | before | the preheating | time | before | placing | food in oven. |
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| Oven | rack | overcrowded. |
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| ° | Dark | pan | absorbs heat | too | fast. | Use a | aluminum | baking | sheet. | ||||
Cakes too dark on top * | Cakes put into the oven before | ||
or bottom. | preheating | time is completed. | |
* | Rack | position too high or low. | |
° | Oven | too | hot. |
•Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before placing food in the oven.
°Use proper rack position for baking needs.
°Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recommended.
Cakes not done in he
center.
Cakes not level.
*Oven too hot.
*Incorrect pan size.
*Pan not centered in oven.
Range not level.
Pan too close to oven wall or rack overcrowded.
*Pan warped.
*Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recommended.
°Use pan size suggested in recipe.
°Use proper rack position and place pan so there is 5.1cm to 10.2cm (2" to 4") of space on aii sides of pan.
*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.
°Be sure to allow 5.1cm to 10.2cm (2" to 4") of clearance on aii sides of each pan in the oven.
°Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
Foods not done when * Oven too cool. cooking tlme is up.
* Oven overcrowded.
° Oven door opened too frequently.
*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 be used for baking.
°Open oven door only after shortest recommended baking time.
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