Oven Baking Informations
For best results, preheat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or 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.
See step-by-step baking instructions for right oven in the Electronic Oven Control section.
See left oven step-by-step instructions in the "Setting Left Oven Control" section.
Causes
Baking Problems
• Cookies and biscuits put into
Cookies and
biscuits burn on
the bottom.
• Oven rack overcrowded.
• Dark pan absorbs heat too fast.
• Cakes put into the oven before
Cakes too dark on
top or bottom.
• Oven rack position too high or
• Oven too hot.
Cakes not done in
• Oven too hot.
the center.
• Incorrect pan size.
• Pan not centered in the oven.
• Range not level.
Cakes not level.
• Pan too close to oven wall or
• Pan warped.
• Oven too cool.
Foods not done
when cooking
• Oven overcrowded.
time is up.
• Oven door opened too
Baking problems and solutions
the oven before the pre-heating
time is completed.
preheating time is completed.
low.
rack overcrowded.
frequently.
Corrections
• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
before 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
before placing food in the oven.
• Use proper rack position for baking needs.
• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than
recommended.
• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than
recommended.
• 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 marked glass measuring cup filled with water on
the center of the oven rack. If water level is uneven,
refer to the installation instructions for leveling the
appliance.
• Be sure to allow 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2" to 4") 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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