Whirlpool RF0100XKW0 Hints for Successful Baking, Oven Racks, PAN Placement, Utensils, Timings

HINTS FOR SUCCESSFUL BAKING

OVEN RACKS

Arrange oven racks in the correct positions BEFORE the oven is turned on. If using only one rack, position rack so the food is near the center of the oven. If using both racks, allow 3 to 4 inches between racks. The racks should be arranged so they divide the oven in thirds.

PAN PLACEMENT

Allow 2 inches between utensils and the oven walls. Utensils should not touch each other, or the oven walls. When using both racks for cooking, stagger the utensils so one is not directly over another nor touching each other or the oven walls.

Cooking results will be affected by the use of utensils that are too large for the oven rack, misplacement of utensils in the oven or placing too many utensils on the oven rack. Incorrect placement of cooking utensils in the oven will orevent orooer. . oven air circulation which affects cooking results and oven operation.

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UTENSILS

To obtain good baking results, use bright or light colored aluminum pans for cookies or biscuits and dull or ano- dized aluminum pans for pies and breads. Dark pans absorb heat and cause overbrowning.

Bake biscuits and cookies on a flat sheet or very shallow pan. The bottom of an inverted pan may be used. If sheet or utensil has sides, pale or light browning will occur.

For a crisp crust, use glass or dull, anodized aluminum pie plates and bread pans.

When baking cakes in glass utensils, lower recommended temperature by 25” F. and use the recommended cooking time in the recipe. It is not necessary to lower tempera- tures for baking pies or cooking casseroles in glass utensils.

Use level pans. Warped ones result in uneven browning and poorly shaped products.

Use the size pan recommended in the recipe. As a gene- ral guide, cake pans should be filled only about two- thirds full.

Always remove the broiler tray and pan from the oven before baking.

TIMINGS

Turn the Oven Temperature Control to the temperature recommended in the recipe and preheat the oven.

Check the-food after the minimum time recommended in the recipe and continue checking at intervals until the food is done.

Leave the oven door closed until the minimum baking time given has elapsed, then check food. Do not be a “peeping Tom.” Opening theoven door frequently during cooking allows excessive heat to escape which wastes energy and affects baking results.

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