Oven light stays on.
Excessive moisture
Problem
Food browns unevenly.
Food is too brown on bottom.
Food is dry or shrunk in size.
Food is baking/roasting too slow.
Pie crust is not brown or is soggy.
Cake is pale and flat.
Cake is high in middle with crack on top.
Pie crust edges are too brown.
Door is not properly closed.
Oven was not pre-heated.
Baking cookware is too large for the recipe.
Aluminum foil on oven rack
Aluminum foil on bottom of oven
Oven was not pre-heated.
Utilization of incorrect rack position
Avoid dark colored cooking pans/sheets
Oven temperature is too high.
Baked for too long of time.
Oven door opened frequently.
Pan size is too large.
Oven was not pre-heated.
Oven door opened too frequently.
Oven temperature is too low.
Tightly sealed with aluminum foil.
Cookware is too small.
Baking time was not long enough.
Utlization of shiny steel pans
Rack position
Oven temperature is too low.
Oven temperature is too low.
Check baking time to be correct.
Tested the cake too soon.
Oven door opened too frequently.
Pan size is too large.
Oven temperature is too high.
Baking time was too long.
Check baking time to be correct.
Rack position
Pan size is too small.
Oven temperature is too high.
The crust is too thin.
Check for obstruction in oven door.
Check to see if the hinge is bent or door switch is broken.
When utilizing bake mode pre-heat the oven. Convection Bake
and Convection Roast will eliminate any moisture in the oven.
Oven - Baking
Possible Causes
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