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Solutions to common problems
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Baking problems
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 vary slightly from your previous appliance.
Baking Problems and Solutions Chart
BAKING
PROBLEMS
CAUSES
CORRECTIONS
Cookies and
biscuits burn on
the bottom.
•
Cookies and biscuits put
into the oven before the
preheating time is completed.
• Allow oven to preheat to the selected
temperature before placing food in oven.
• Oven rack overcrowded.
• 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.
• Dark pan absorbs heat too
fast.
• Use a medium-weight aluminum baking
sheet.
Cakes too dark on
top or bottom.
• Cakes put into the oven
before preheating time is
completed.
• Allow oven to preheat to the selected
temperature 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 25°F/12°C lower than
recommended.
Cakes not done in
the center.
• Oven too hot.
• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than
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 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2” to 4”) of space
on all sides of pan.
Cakes not level.
• Range not level.
• 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 range.
• Pan too close to oven wall or
rack overcrowded.
• 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.
• Pan warped.
• Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
• Oven light left on during
baking.
• Keep oven light off during cooking except
when checking food.
Foods not done
when cooking time
is up.
• Oven too cool.
• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C higher than
suggested and bake for the recommended
time.
• Oven overcrowded.
• Be sure to remove all pans from the oven
except the ones to be used for baking.
• Oven door opened too
frequently.
• Open oven door only after shortest
recommended baking time.