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Oven Baking
For best cooking results, preheat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies, pastries, etc. There
is no need to preheat the oven for roasting meat or baking casseroles. The cooking times and temperatures
needed to bake a product may vary slightly from your previously owned appliance.
Baking problems and Solutions Baking problems
Baking problems
Cookies and bis-
cuits burn on the
bottom.
Cakes too dark on
top or bottom
Cakes not done in
center
Cakes not level.
Foods not done
when cooking time
is over.
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Causes
Cookies and biscuits put
into oven before oven is
preheated.
Cakes put in oven before
oven is preheated.
Rack position too high or
too low.
Oven too hot.
Oven too hot.
Incorrect pan size.
Pan not centered in oven.
Glass cookware slow heat
conductor.
Oven not level.
Pan too close to oven wall
or rack overcrowded.
Pan warped.
Oven light left on while
baking.
Oven too cool.
Oven overcrowded.
Oven door opened too fre-
quently.
Corrections
Allow oven to preheat to desired temperature before
placing food in oven.
Choose pan sizes that will permit at least 2" of air
space
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 (13°C) lower than recom-
mended.
Set oven temperature 25°F (13°C) lower than recom-
mended.
Use pan size suggested in recipe.
Use proper rack position and place pan so there are at
least 2" (5.1 cm) of space on all sides of pan.
Reduce temperature and increase cook time or use
shiny bakeware.
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 oven.
Use proper rack position and place pan so there are at
least 2" (5.1 cm) of space on all sides of pan.
Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
Do not leave the oven light on while baking.
Set oven temperature 25°F (13°C) higher than sug-
gested 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 the shortest recommended
baking time.
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