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Setting the oven controls
For best cooking results, pre-heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or
pastries, etc.
The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may vary slightly from your
previously owned appliance.
BAKING PROBLEMS
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
• Cookies and biscuits put into
the oven before the preheating
time is completed.
• Oven rack overcrowded.
• Dark pan absorbs heat too fast.
• Cakes put into the oven before
preheating time is completed.
• Rack position too high or low.
• Oven too hot.
• Oven too hot.
• Incorrect pan size.
• Pan not centered in oven.
• Range not level.
• Pan too close to oven wall or
rack overcrowded.
• Pan warped.
• Oven too cool.
• Oven overcrowded.
• Oven door opened too fre-
quently.
Corrections
• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before
placing food in oven.
• Choose pan sizes that will permit 2” to 4” (5.1 cm to 10.2
cm) 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 lower than recommended.
• Set oven temperature 25°F lower than recommended.
• Use pan size suggested in recipe.
• 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.
• Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with water on the
center of the oven rack. If the water level is uneven, refer to
the installation instructions for leveling the appliance.
• 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.
• Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
• Set oven temperature 25°F higher than suggested and bake
for the recommended time.
• Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except the ones
to be used for baking.
• Open oven door only after shortest recommended baking
time.
Baking Problems and Solutions Chart