Eikm’tosetMm”Range
h“
1. Positiontheshelfor shelvesin
theoven.
2. Close ovendoor,turnOVEN
I“EMPknobtodesiredtemperature
andpreheatovenforabout10
minutesif preheatingis necessary.
3. Place foodinovenon centerof
shelf.Allowatleastan inchbetween
edgeofbakewareandovenwallor
adjacentutensils.
If cooking on two shelvesatthe
sametime,placeshelvesabout4
inchesapartandstaggerfoodon
them.
4.Checkfoodfordonenessat
minimumtimeonrecipe.Cook
longerifnecessary.Switchoff
heatandremovefood.
reheating is important when using
temperaturesbelow225”F.and
whenbakingfoodssuchasbiscuits,
cookies,cakesandotherpastries.
Preheatingis notnecessarywhen
roastingor forlong-timecooking
ofwholemeals.
Mostbakingisdoneonthesecond
shelfposition(B)fromthebottom.
Whenbakingthreeor fouritems,
,l~c~Wushelvespositionedonthe
secondandfourthsetsofsupports
(B& D)frombottomofoven.
Bakeangelfoodcakesonfirstshelf
position(A)frombottomofoven.
BakingTips
@Followatestedrecipeand
measuretheingredientscarefully.
Ifyouareusingapackagemix,
followlabeldirections.
~If moistureisnoticeableonthe
frontoftheovenorontheoven
windowwhenfirstturningonthe
oven,leavetheovendoorajarfora
fewminutesor untiltheovenis
warm.
eDonotopentheovendoorduring
abakingoperation—heatwillbe
lostandthebakingtimemightneed
tobeextended.Thiscouldcause
poorbakingresults.
~Donotdisturbtheheatcirculation
intheovenwiththeuseofaluminum
foil.If foilisused,placeasmall
sheetofit, about10by 12inchesat
themost,onalowershelfseveral
inchesbelowthefood.Do not
placefoilontheovenbottom.
CommonBaking Problems
andPossibleSolutions
Pm
Burning around edges
~Oventoofill; avoidovercrowding.
@Edgesofcrusttoothin.
@Incorrectbakingtemperature.
Bottom crust soggy and unbaked
@
Allowcrustand/orfillingtocool
sufficientlybeforefillingpieshell.
~Fillingmaybetoothinorjuicy.
~Fillingallowedtostandinpie
shellbeforebaking.(Fillpieshells
andbakeimmediately.)
~Ingredientsandpropermeasuring
affectthequalityofthecrust.Usea
testedrecipeandgoodtechnique.
Makesuretherearenotinyholes
ortearsinabottomcrust.“Patching”
apiecrustcouldcausesoaking.
Pie filling runs over
~Topandbottomcrustnotwell
sealedtogether.
@Edgesofpiecrustnotbuiltup
highenough.
@Toomuchfilling.
~Checksizeofpieplate.
Pastry is tough; crust not flaky
@TOO
muchhandling.
@Fattoosoftor cutintoofine.
Rolldoughlightlyandhandleas
littleaspossible.”
7
CAKES
Cakerises higheron one side
@
Batterspreadunevenlyinpan.
@Ovenshelvesnotlevel.
@Usingwarpedpans.
@Incorrectpansize.
Cakescracking on top
~Checkoventemperature.
~Battertoothick,followrecipe
orexactpackagedirections.
~Checkforpropershelfposition.
~Checkpansizecalledforinwipe.
~Impropermixingofcake.
Cakefalls
~Toomuchshortening,sugaror
liquid.
eCheckleaveningagent,baking
powderor bakingsodatoassure
freshness.Makeahabittonote
expirationdatesofpackaged
ingredients.
eCakenotbakedlongenoughor at
correcttemperature.
~Ifaddingoiltoacakemix,make
certaintheoilisthetypeand
amountspecified.
Crustis hard
eChecktemperature.
gCheckshelfposition.
Cake has soggy layeror streaks
at bottom
UI
Underminingingredients.
gShorteningtoosoftforproper
creaming.
gToomuchliquid.
Cooms &Imxmm
Doughy center; heavycrust on
surface
~Checktemperature.
@Checkshelfposition.
eFollowbakinginstructions
carefi.dlyasgiveninreliablerecipe
or onconveniencefoodpackage.
~Flatcookiesheetswillgivemore
evenbakingresults.Don’tovercrowd
foodson abakingsheet.
8Conveniencefoodsusedbeyond
theirexpirationdate.
Browning more noticeable on
one side
~Ovendoornotclosedproperly,
checkgasketsea!.
gCheckshelfposition.
