Amana ACF4205A Range User Manual


 
Cooking
Baking Guidelines
When bakingwith a newoven, keep in mindtemperaturesvaryfrom oven tooven. Store-boughtthermometersare
generally notaccurate and shouldnotbe used tocalibrateoven temperatures.
BAKING TIME GUIDELINES
Cake Pan Pan size
Type
Oval 7¾"x5¾"
13"x9¾"
Round, 6"
2" layer
8"
14"
Round, 8"
3" layer
12"
Half Round, 18"
2" layer
Half Round, 18"
3" layer
Square 6"
10"
16"
Cups of Oven
batter Temp.
2 ½ 350°F
8 350°F
2 350°F
3
10
5
350°F
350°F
325°F
Minutes
25 to 30
25 to 30
25 to 30
30 to 35
50 to 55
60 to 65
11 325°F 75 to 80
9 325°F 60 to 65
12 325°F 60 to 65
2 350°F 25 to 30
6 350°F 35 to 40
15 112 350°F 45 to50
Hints for Cookies,
Shiny,fiat cookiesheets should
be used. Avoidcookie pans with
high sides- thiswillcause
uneven browningonthe top.
Cookie sheet shouldnottouch
the sides ofthe oven or door.
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Followrecipe'sdirectionsfor
pan size. Shinypanswork best
for cakes.
Cake baked in too large a pan
willbethin and dry.Toosmalla
pan willbe undercookedor
unevenly cookedand may spill.
Pies
Pies shouldbe baked indark or
dullpans to increasebrowning.
Frozen pies shouldbe heated
on an aluminumcookiesheet.
BAKEWARE GUIDELINES
Dark or dull pans
Shiny pans (no
sides)
Shiny pans Recommended for
(sides) cakes
Glass pans
Absorb more heat
and resultindarke¢
browning.
Recommended for
pies and breads.
Recommended for
cookies.
Lower
recommended
oventemperature
by 25°F.
Bake Pan Placement
Keep pansand bakingsheets2 inchesfromoven
walls.
Stagger pans placedon differentracksso one is
notdirectlyover theother.
Preheating
Inmost cases, you should preheat the oven before baking. After the range controlis
set, the oven temperaturewill begin torise until the desired cooking temperatureis
reached(approximately 8 to 10 minutes). When cooking temperatureis reached
oven signal beeps. For delicate baking (such as puffpastries or souffles),
preheat approximately 15-20 minutes before placing food inside oven or wait
10 minutes aRer oven signal beeps before placing food in oven. The extra time
createsa more stableoven temperature.
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