Oven
Baking
informations
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.
See step-by-step baking instructions for right oven in the Electronic Oven Control section.
See left oven step-by-step instructions in the "Setting Left Oven Control" section.
Setting
Oven
Controls
FEATURE OVERVIEW
Oven Baking
Informations
Baking problems
and solutions
Baking Problems
Cookies
and
biscuits
burn on
the bottom.
Cakes too dark
on
top or bottom,
Cakes not done
in
the center.
Cakes not level.
Foods not done
when
cooking
time
is up,
Causes
o
Cookies and biscuits put into
the oven before the pre-heating
time is completed.
o
Oven rack overcrowded.
o
Dark pan absorbs heat too fast.
o
Cakes put into the oven before
preheating time is completed.
Oven rack position too high or
low.
.
Oven too hot.
o
Oven too hot.
o
Incorrect
pan size.
•
Pan not centered
in the oven.
,
Range not level.
Pan too close to oven wall or
rack overcrowded.
o
Pan warped.
o
Oven too cool.
Oven overcrowded.
o
Oven door opened
too
frequently.
Corrections
Allow
oven to preheat
to the selected
temperature
before
placing
food
in oven.
o
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
recommended.
o
Set oven temperature
25°F/12°C
lower than
recommended.
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.
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 5.1 cmtol0.2cm(2"
to4")of
clearance on all sides of each pan in the oven.
o
Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C
higher than
suggested and bake for the recommended time.
o
Be sure to remove all 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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