USINGYOUROVEN
HOWTOBAKE
1.When cool, position rack in oven 3.Place food in center of oven, PressSTOP/CLEARbuttontocancela
dependingon whatyouare baking, allowing a minimum of 2 inches baking operation.
between utensil and oven walls.
2.To setoven:PressBAKETEMPpad. If you have carefully followed the
"Bake" lights in the display. 4.Check food for doneness at basic instructions and still experi-
minimum time in recipe. Cook ence poor results,these suggestions
Turn SETknobtothe desiredoven longer if necessary.Removefood may be helpful:
temperature. "ON" lights in the from the oven.
display. The oven immediately
turns on and beginsto heat. The
display will register the oven
temperaturestarting at IO0°F.
COMMONBAKINGPROBLEMSANDWHYTHEYHAPPEN
PROBLEM CAUSE PROBLEM CAUSE
Cakesare uneven. Panstouchingeachotheror Excessiveshrinkage. Toolittle leavening.
ovenwalls. Overmixing.
Batterunevenin pans. Pantoo large.
Oventemperaturetoolowor Oventemperaturetoohigh.
bakingtimetoo short. Bakingtime too long.
Rangenotlevel. Panstooclosetoeachother
Undermixing. or ovenwalls.
Toomuchliquid.
Crumblyor dry texture. Impropermeasurementof sugar,
Cakehigh in middle. Temperaturetoo high. bakingpowder,liquidor fat.
Bakingtimetoo long. Oldbakingpowder.
Overmixing. Oventemperaturetoo high.
Toomuchflour. Bakingtime too long.
Panstouchingeachotheror
ovenwalls. Uneventexture. Toomuchliquid.
Undermixing.
Cakefalls. Toomuchshorteningor sugar. Oventemperaturetoo low.
Toomuchor too little liquid. Bakingtimetoo short.
Temperaturetoo low.
Oldor too little bakingpowder. Cakeshavetunnels. Notenoughshortening.
Pantoo small. Toomuchbakingpowder.
Ovendooropenedfrequently. Overmixing.
Oventemperaturetoo high.
'akesdon'tbrownevenly Ovennot preheated.
onbottom. Pansdarkened,dentedor warped. Cakescrack on top. Batterovermixed.
Oventemperaturetoo high.
akes don'tbrown on top. Oventemperaturetoolow. Toomuchleavening.
Overmixing.
Toomuchliquid. Cakenot donein middle. Temperaturetoo high.
Incorrectpansizeor too little Pantoo small.
batterin pan.
Ovendooropenedtoo often. Piecrustedgestoo brown. Oventemperaturetoo high.
Panstouchingeachother
Cakes,cookies,biscuitstoo Ovennot preheated, or ovenwalls.
brown on bottom, Panstouchingeachother or Edgesof crust too thin.
ovenwalls.
Usingglass, darkened,warped Piesdon't brown on bottom. Usingshinymetalpans.
or dull finish metal pans.
Incorrectrack position. Pieshavesoakedcrust. Temperaturetoo lowat start
Incorrectuse of aluminumfoil. of baking.
Placed2 cookiesheetson one Fillingtoojuicy.
rack. Usingshinymetalpans.
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