Setting
Oven Controls
(cont'd)
Oven Baking
mnformations
For best results, preheat
the oven before baking
cookies,
breads,
cakes,
pies or pastries,
etc, There
is 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,
Refer to "ReeaJibrating
Your Oven Temperature" section,
Baking
problems
and solutions
Baking
Problems
Causes
Corrections
o
Cookies
and
biscuits
burn
on
the bottom.
Cakes too dark on
top or bottom.
Cokes
not done in
the center.
Cokes
not level.
Foods not done
when cooking
time is up.
Cookies and biscuits put into the
oven before the pre-heating time is
completed,
Oven rock overcrowded,
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Dark pan absorbs
heat too fast.
o
Cakes put into the oven before
preheating
time is completed.
o
Oven rack position
too high or low.
o
Oven too hot.
o
Oven too hot.
o
incorrect
pan size.
o
Pan not centered
in the oven.
o
Range not level.
o
Pan too close to oven wail or rack
overcrowded.
o
Pan warped.
o
Oven too cool.
o
Oven overcrowded.
o
Oven door opened
too frequently.
,, Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
before placing food in oven,
o
Choose
pan sizes that wiii permit 2" to 4" (5.1 cm
to 10.2 cm) of air space on all sides when placed
in the oven.
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Use a medium-weight
aluminum
baking
sheet.
o
Allow oven to preheat
to the selected
temperature
before placing food in the oven.
o
Use proper rack position
for baking
needs.
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Set oven temperature
25°F/12°C
lower than
recommended.
o
Set oven temperature
25°F/12°C
lower than
recommended.
o
Use pan size suggested
in recipe.
o
Use proper rack position and place pan so there is
2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of space on all sides of
pan.
o
Place marked
glass measuring
cup filled with
water on the center of the oven rack. if water
level
is uneven,
refer to the installation
instructions
for
leveling
the appliance.
o
Be sure to allow 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of
clearance
on all sides of each pan in the oven.
o
Do not use pans that are dented
or warped.
o
Set oven temperature
25°F/12°C
higher than
suggested
and bake for the recommended
time.
o
Be sure to remove
aii pans from the oven except
the ones to be used for baking.
o
Open oven door only after shortest
recommended
baking
time.
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