Setting Oven Controls

Oven Baking

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

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

Baking Problems

Baking Problems and Solutions Chart

CausesCorrections

Cookies and bis- cuits burn on the bottom.

Cakes too dark on top or bottom.

Cakes not done in the center.

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- pleted.

Rack position too high or low.

Oven too hot.

Oven too hot.

Incorrect pan size.

Pan not centered in oven.

Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before placing food in oven.

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.

Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.

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 recom- mended.

Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom- mended.

Use pan size suggested in recipe.

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.

 

 

Pan too close to oven wall or

 

 

 

rack overcrowded.

 

 

Pan warped.

Foods

not done

Oven too cool.

when

cooking

Oven overcrowded.

time is up.

 

 

 

 

Oven door opened too fre-

 

 

 

quently.

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Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with wa- ter 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 5.1 cm to l0.2 cm (2" to 4") of clearance 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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Kenmore 790. 9802 manual Oven Baking

790. 9802 specifications

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