Solutions to Common Pro ms
BakingProblems
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 vaq/slightly from your
previous appliance.
Baking Problemsand SolutionsChart
Baking Problems Causes Solutions
Cookies and biscuits . Cookies and biscuits put into , Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
burn on the bottom, the oven before the preheating before placing food in oven.
time is completed.
- Oven rack overcrowded or rack • Choose pan sizes that will permit 2" to 4" (5=1 cm to
position too low. 10.2 cm) of air space on all sides when placed in the
oven.
- Dark pan absorbs heat too fast. • Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.
Cakes too dark on top . Cakes put into the oven before • Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
or bottom, preheating time is completed, before placing food in the oven.
• Rack position too high or low. , Use proper rack position for baking needs.
• Oven too hot. • Set oven temperature 25T/12°C lower than
recommended.
Cakes not done in the - Oven too hot. • Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than
center, recommended.
• Incorrect pan size. , Use pan size suggested in recipe.
• Pan not centered in oven. , 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.
Cakes not level. - Range not level. • Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with water
Foods not done when
cooking time is up.
- Pan too close to oven "wall or
rack overcrowded.
, Pan warpe&
- Oven too cool.
. Oven overcrowded.
• Oven door opened too
freq uently.
on the center of the oven rack. tf the water level is
uneven, refer to the installation instructions for leveling
the range.
• 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/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.
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