HowtosetYourRange
h’ Bating
LPositiontheshelfor shelvesin
theoven.
2. Closeovendoor.TurnOVEN
SETknobtoBAKEandOVEN
TEMPknobtodesiredtemperature.
Preheatovenforatleast15minutes
ifpreheatingisnecessary.
3. Placefoodinovenoncenter
ofshelf.Allowatleast2inches
betweenedgeofbakewareandoven
wallor adjacentcookware.
Ifcookingontwoshelvesatthe
sametime,placeshelvesabout4
inchesapartandstaggerfoodon
them.
4. Checkfoodfordonenessat
minimumtimeonrecipe.Cook
longerifnecessary.Switchoff
heatandremovefood.
mheati~
Preheatingisveryimportantwhen
usingtemperaturesbelow225”F.
andwhenbakingfoodssuchas
biscuits,cookies,cakesandother
pastries.
Preheatingisnotnecessarywhen
roastingor forlong-timecookingof
wholemeals.
sheIfPositiom
Mostbakingisdoneonthesecond
shelfposition(B)fromthebottom.
Whenbakingthreeorfouritems,
usetwoshelvespositionedonthe
secondandfourthsetsofsupports
(B& D) frombottomofoven.
Bakeangelfoodcakeson firstshelf
position(A)frombottomofoven.
BaMw mps
@
Followatestedrecipeand
measuretheingredientscarefully.
Ifyouareusingapackagemix,
followlabeldirections.
@Ifmoistureisnoticeableonthe
frontoftheovenorontheblackglass
doorwhenfirstturningontheoven,
leavetheovendoorajarforafew
minutesoruntiltheoveniswarm.
@Donotopentheovendoorduring
abakingoperation-heatwillbelost
andthebakingtimemightneedto
beextended.Thiscouldcausepoor
bakingresults.If’youmustopenthe
door,openitpartially-only 3or4
inches—andcloseitasquicklyas
possible.
~Donotdisturbtheheatcirculation
intheovenwiththeuseofaluminum
foil.Iffoilisused,placeasmall
sheetofit,about10by12inchesat
themost,onalowershelfseveral
inchesbelowthefood.Donotplace
foilontheovenbottom.
Comon Bakingproblems
andPossibleSolutions
Pm
Burningaroundedges
oOventoofill; avoidovercrowding.
~Edgesofcrusttoothin.
@Incorrectbakingtemperature.
Bottomcrustsoggyandunbaked
~Allowcrustand/orfillingtocool
sufficientlybeforefillingpieshell.
eFilling maybetoothinorjuky.
eFillingallowedtostandinpieshell
beforebaking.(Fillpieshellsand
bakeimmediately.)
eIngredientsandpropermeasuring
affectthequalityofthecrust.Usea
testedrecipeandgoodtechnique.
Makesuretherearenotinyholesor
tearsinabottomcrust.“Patching”
apiecrustcouldcausesoaking.
Piefil~ingrunsover
eTop and bottomcrustnotwell
sealedtogether.
@Edgesofpiecrustnotbuiltup
highenough.
@Toomuchfilling.
eChecksizeofpieplate.
Pastryistough;crust notflaky
@Toomuchhandling.
@Fattoosofiorcutintoofine.
Rolldoughlightlyandhandleas
littleaspossible.
mm
(like riseshigherononeside
~Batterspreadunevenlyinpan.
~oven shelvesnotlevel,
eUsingwarpedpans.
eIncorrectpansize.
Cakescrackingontop
eOventemperaturetoohigh.
eBattertoothick,followrecipe
orexactpackagedirections.
@Checkforpropershelfposition.
eCheckpansizecalledforinrecipe.
eImpropermixingofcake.
Cakefalls
eToomuchshortening,sugaror
liquid.
eCheckleaveningagent,baking
powderorbakingsodatoassure
freshness.Makeahabittonote
expirationdatesofpackaged
ingredients.
eCakenotbakedlongenoughor
atincorrecttemperature.
@Ifaddingoiltoacakemix,make
certaintheoilisthetypeand
amountspecified.
Crustishard
eChecktemperature.
eCheckshelfposition.
Cakehassoggylayerorstreaks
atbottom
oUndermining ingredients.
eShorteningtoosoftforproper
creaming.
sTOO muchliquid.
COOKl(Efl&BIS(XJ’HW
Doughycenter;heavycruston
surface
echecktemperature.
eCheckshelfposition.
eFO11OW bakinginstructions
carefullyasgiveninreliablerecipe
oronconveniencefoodpackage.
eFlatcookiesheetswillgivemore
evenbakingresults.Don’tovercrowd
foodsonabakingsheet.
eConveniencefoodsusedbeyond
theirexpirationdate.
Browningmorenoticeableon
oneside
eOvendoornotclosedproperly,
checkgasketseal.
eCheckshelfposition.
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