Before You Call

Solutions to Common Problems

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 and Solutions Chart

BAKING

CAUSES

CORRECTIONS

PROBLEMS

 

 

 

Cookies and biscuits

•

Cookies and biscuits put into the

• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature

burn on the bottom.

 

oven before the preheating time

before placing food in oven.

 

 

is completed.

• Choose pan sizes that will permit 5.1cm to 10.2cm (2”

 

•

Oven rack overcrowded.

 

 

 

to 4”) of air space on all sides when placed in the

 

 

 

oven.

 

• Dark pan absorbs heat too fast.

• Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.

Cakes too dark on top or bottom.

•Cakes put into the oven before 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 the • Oven too hot. center.

• Incorrect pan size.

• Pan not centered in oven.

•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 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 wall or

• Be sure to allow 5.1cm to 10.2cm (2” to 4”) of clearance

 

 

rack overcrowded.

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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790.488, 790.489 specifications

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