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Baking Problems and Solutions Chart
Baking Problems
For best cooking results pre-heat the oven when baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or
pastries, etc. There is no need to preheat the oven for roasting meats or baking casseroles.
The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may vary slightly from your
previous appliance.
Causes
• Cookies and biscuits put into the
oven before the preheating time
is completed.
• Oven rack overcrowded or rack
position too low.
• 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
frequently.
Solutions
• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before
placing food in oven.
• Choose pan sizes that will permit 5.1cm to 10.2cm (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.
• 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 5.1cm
to 10.2cm (2” to 4”) of space on all sides of pan.
• Place a marked glass measuring cup lled with water on
the center of the oven rack. If the water level is uneven,
refer to the installation instructions for leveling the range.
• Be sure to allow 5.1cm to 10.2cm (2” to 4”) 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/12°C 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.