Setting Oven Controls
Oven Baking
For best cooking resuUts, 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 casserobs,
The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may vary sHghtUyfrom your previousUy owned appliance,
Baking Problems and Solutions Chart
Baking
Problems
Cookies and bis- cuits burn on the bottom.
Cakes too dark on
top or bottom.
Cakes not done in the center.
Cakes not tevet.
Foods not done when cooking time is up.
Causes
Cookies and biscuits put into the oven before the preheat- ing time is completed,
Oven rack overcrowded,
Dark pan absorbs heat too fast,
Cakes put into the oven be- fore preheating time is com- pbted,
oRack position too high or low, Oven too hot,
Oven too hot,
o Incorrect pan size,
oPan not centered in oven,
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,
Corrections
Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature be- fore placing food in oven,
Choose pan sizes that wiii permit 5,1 cm to 10,2 cm (2" to 4") of air space on all sides when placed in the
oven,
oUse a
Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature be- fore placing food in the oven,
Use proper rack position for baking needs,
Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom- mended,
Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom- mended,
o Use pan size suggested in recipe,
oUse 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,
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 range,
Be sure to allow 5,1 cm to 10,2 cm (2" to 4") 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,
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