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Cooking Informations
Oven Baking
For best cooking results, 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
Cookies and bis-
cuits 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 be-
fore placing food in oven.
• 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 be-
fore placing food in the oven.
• Use proper rack position for baking needs.
• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom-
mended.
• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom-
mended.
• 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.
• Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with water
on the center of the oven rack. If the water level is un-
even, refer to the installation instructions for leveling
the range.
• Be sure to allow 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2” to 4”) of clear-
ance 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 bak-
ing time.
Baking Problems and Solutions Chart