infrared broil

Baking

Solving Baking Problems

Baking problems can occur for many reasons. Check the chart below for the causes and remedies for the most common problems. It is important to remember that the temperature setting and cooking times you are accustomed to using with your previous oven may vary slightly from those required with this oven. If you find this to be true, it is necessary for you to adjust your recipes and cooking times accordingly.

Common Baking Problems/Remedies

Problems

Cause

Remedy

Cakes burned on the

1. Oven was too hot

1.

Reduce temperature

sides or not done

2. Wrong pan size

2.

Use recom. pan size

in center

3. Too many pans

3. Reduce no. of pans

 

Cakes crack on top

1. Batter too thick

1.

Follow recipe

Broiling

BROIL (Infrared Broil)

The broil burner at the top of

the oven heats the metal screen

until it glows. Heat radiates from

the GourmetGlo™ infrared

broiler located at the top of the

oven cavity. The distance

between the foods and the broil

elements determines broiling

speed. For “fast” broiling, food

may be as close as 2 inches

(5 cm) to the broil element or on the top rack. “Fast” broiling is best for meats where rare to medium doneness is desired. Use this setting for broiling small and average cuts of meat.

 

 

2.

Oven too hot

 

Add liquid

 

 

3. Wrong pan size

2.

Reduce temperature

 

 

 

 

3. Use recom. pan size

 

Cakes are not level

1.

Batter uneven

1.

Distribute batter even

 

 

2.

Oven or rack not level

2.

Level oven or rack

 

 

3. Pan was warped

3. Use proper pan

 

Food too brown on

1. Oven door opened

1.

Use door window to

 

bottom

 

too often

 

check food

 

 

2.

Dark pans being used

2.

Use shiny pans

Operation

 

3.

Incorrect rack position

3.

Use recom. rack position

 

4.

Wrong bake setting

4.

Adjust to conventional

 

5.

Pan too large

 

or convection setting

 

 

 

 

as needed

 

 

 

5. Use proper pan

Food too brown on

1.

Rack position too high

1.

Use recom. rack position

 

 

top

2. Oven not preheated

2.

Allow oven to preheat

 

 

3.

Sides of pan too high

3.

Use proper pans

 

Cookies too flat

1.

Hot cookie sheet

1.

Allow sheet to cool

 

 

 

 

 

between batches

 

Pies burned around

1. Oven too hot

1.

Reduce temperature

 

edges

2. Too many pans used

2.

Reduce no. of pans

 

 

3. Oven not preheated

3. Allow oven to preheat

 

Pies too light on top

1.

Oven not hot enough

1.

Increase temperature

 

 

2.

Too many pans used

2.

Reduce no. of pans

 

 

3. Oven not preheated

3. Allow oven to preheat

 

 

 

 

 

 

infrared convection broil

CONVECTION BROIL (Infrared Convection Broil)

The top burner operates at full power. This function is exactly the same as regular broiling with the additional benefit of air circulation by the motorized fan in the rear of the oven. Smoke is reduced since the airflow also reduces peak temperatures on the food. Use this setting for broiling thick cuts of meats.

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