Use and Care Manual

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Baking
Solving Baking Problems
Baking problems can occur for many reasons. Check the chart below for
the causes and remedies for the most common problems. It is important to
remember that the temperature setting and cooking times you are
accustomed to using with your previous oven may vary slightly from those
required with this oven. If you nd this to be true, it is necessary for you to
adjust your recipes and cooking times accordingly.
Common Baking Problems/Remedies
Problems Cause Remedy
Cakes burned on
the sides or not
done in center
1. Oven was too hot
2. Wrong pan size
3. Too many pans
1. Reduce temperature
2. Use recom. pan size
3. Reduce no. of pans
Cakes crack on top 1. Batter too thick
2. Oven too hot
3. Wrong pan size
1. Follow recipe
Add liquid
2. Reduce temperature
3. Use recom. pan size
Cakes are not level 1. Batter uneven
2. Oven or rack not level
3. Pan was warped
1. Distribute batter even
2. Level oven or rack
3. Use proper pan
Food too brown on
botton
1. Oven door opened too
often
2. Dark pans being used
3. Incorrect rack position
4. Wrong bake setting
5. Pan too large
1. Use door window to bot-
tom check food
2. Use shiny pans
3. Use recom. rack position
4. Adjust to conventional or
convection setting as needed
5. Use proper pan
Food too brown on
top
1. Rack position too high
2. Oven not preheated
3. Sides of pan too high
1. Use recom. rack position
2. Allow oven to preheat
3. Use proper pans
Cookies too at 1. Hot cookie sheet 1. Allow sheet to coolbetwe-
en batches
Pies burned around
edges
1. Oven too hot
2. Too many pans used
3. Oven not preheated
1. Reduce temperature
2. Reduce no. of pans
3. Allow oven to preheat
Pies too light on top 1. Oven not hot enough
2. Too many pans used
3. Oven not preheated
1. Increase temperature
2. Reduce no. of pans
3. Allow oven to preheat