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COMMON BAKING PROBLEMS AND CAUSES
CAKE RISES UNEVENLY
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Range or oven rack not level
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Pan warped
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Batter spread unevenly in pan
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Pans too close to oven wall or rack too crowded
BOTTOM PIE CRUST SOGGY
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Filling too juicy
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Filling allowed to stand in pie shell before baking
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Used shiny pans
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Temperature too low at start of baking
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Crust and/or filling not allowed to cool before filling
CAKE HIGH IN MIDDLE crust
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Too much flour
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Oven
temperature too high
BURNING AROUND EDGES OF PIE CRUST
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Oven temperatures too high
CAKE NOT DONE IN CENTER
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Wrong pan size
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Oven too hot
. Pan not centered in oven
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Edges of crust too thin or too high
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Oven too full or pans too close together
COOKIES AND BISCUITS BURN ON BOTTOM
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Oven preheat time too short
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Pan too deep or too large
CAKE FALLS
. Too much shortening, liquid or sugar
* Temoerature too low
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Used dark pans
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Used incorrect rack position
FOOD NOT DONE AT END OF COOKING TIME
Outside Finishes:
Chrome
Glass
(oven door)
Wash with soap and water. For heavy soil,
apply a small amount of baby oil or cooking
cover with a damp cloth and let soak 30
oil with a cloth or paper towel. Rub in the
minutes. A chrome cleaner may be used. To
same direction as the brush marks on the
remove fingerprints on brushed chrome, chrome.
W/ash with a soapy cloth, well wrung out. permanently damage glass. To help prevent
Remove stubborn soil with a paste of baking
a brown residue from forming on the oven
soda and water or ammonia and water. Do
window the next time the oven is heated,
not use abrasive materials. Before using an
rinse the inside of the window with vinegar
all-purpose cleaner, check the label to be
and water, then dry.
sure it is recommended for glass-some will
Paint
flower panel)
Vinyl
Oven Finish:
Self-Cleaning
Oven
Door Seal
Oven Racks
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Pan t’oo small
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Oven door opened too often
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Too much leavening or stale leavening
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Overmixing after adding flour
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Oven temperature set too low
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Oven too crowded
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Oven door opened too often
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Aluminum foil blocking air movement
Wash with soap and water then rinse with which may scratch the surface.
vinegar and water and dry with a paper
towel. Avoid cleaning powders or abrasives
Wash with soap and water then dry. Do not
use abrasive or caustic cleaners.
See pages for clean cycle information. Use seal (see below). Never use any oven
soap, water and a scouring pad for touch up
cleaners. To be sure that all cleaner residue
cleaning between self-cleaning cycles.
has been removed give a final rinse of
Avoid any contact with the oven door vinegar and wash.
Soak soiled area with hydrogen peroxide
(see page 26).
Remove from oven (see instructions on page
18) and wash at sink with soap, water and a
scouring pad.
Broil Pan
and Grid
Do not leave in range to cool. If you clean im-
paper towel and let soak. Later wash in soap
mediately, the soil will steam loose while you
and water using a scouring pad as
are eating. Remove pan from oven and necessary. Both the pan and grid are
remove fat and drippings. Sprinkle pan with dishwasher safe.
detergent then cover with a wet cloth or
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