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Cooking Tips
Cooking Tips
Baking problems can occur for many reasons. Check the Baking Problem
chart for the causes an recommen e reme ies for the most common
problems. It is important to remember that the temperature setting an
cooking times you are accustome to using with your previous oven may
vary slightly from those require with this oven. If you fin this to be true, it
is necessary for you to a just your recipes an cooking times accor ingly.
PROBLEM CAUSE REMEDY
Cakes burne on the 1. Oven was too hot 1. Re uce temperature
si es or not one 2. Wrong pan size 2. Use recom. pan size
in center
3. Too many pans 3. Re uce no. of pans
Cakes crack on top 1. Batter too thick 1. Follow recipe
A liqui
2. Oven too hot 2. Re uce temperature
3. Wrong pan size 3. Use recom. pan size
Cakes are not level 1. Batter uneven 1. Distribute batter even
2. Oven or rack not level 2. Level oven or rack
3. Pan was warpe 3. Use proper pan
Foo too brown on 1. Oven oor opene 1. Use oor win ow to
bottom too often check foo
2. Dark pans being use 2. Use shiny pans
3.
Incorrect rack position
3.
Use recom. rack position
4. Wrong bake setting 4. A just to conventional
or convection setting
as nee e
5. Pan too large 5. Use proper pan
Foo too brown on 1. Rack position too high 1. Use recom. rack position
top 2. Oven not preheate 2. Allow oven to preheat
3. Si es of pan too high 3. Use proper pans
Cookies too flat 1. Hot cookie sheet 1. Allow sheet to cool
between batches
Pies burne aroun 1. Oven too hot 1. Re uce temperature
e ges 2. Too many pans use 2. Re uce no. of pans
3. Oven not preheate 3. Allow oven to preheat
Pies too light on top 1. Oven not hot enough 1. Increase temperature
2. Too many pans use 2. Re uce no. of pans
3.
Oven not preheate
3.
Allow oven to preheat
COMMON BAKING PROBLEM / REMEDIES
Solving Baking Problems Roasting Instructions
Always use the broiler pan an gri supplie with each oven. The hot air
must be allowe to circulate aroun the item that is being roaste . Do
not cover what is being roaste . Convection roasting seals in juices
quickly for a moist, ten er pro uct. Poultry will have a light, crispy skin
an meats will be browne , not ry or burne . Cook meats an poultry
irectly from the refrigerator. There is no nee for meat or poultry to
stan at room temperature.
• As a general rule, to convert conventional recipes to convection
recipes, re uce the temperature by 25°F (-3.9°C) an the cooking
time by approximately 10 to 15%.
• Always roast meats fat si e up in a shallow pan using a roasting rack.
No basting is require when the fat si e is up. Do not a water to
the pan as this will cause a steame effect. Roasting is a ry heat
process.
• Poultry shoul be place breast si e up on a rack in a shallow pan.
Brush poultry with melte butter, margarine, or oil before an uring
roasting.
• For convection roasting, o not use pans with tall si es as this will
interfere with the circulation of heate air over the foo .
• When using a meat thermometer, insert the probe halfway into the
center of the thickest portion of the meat. (For poultry insert the
thermometer probe between the bo y an leg into the thickest part of
the inner thigh.) The tip of the probe shoul not touch bone, fat, or
gristle to ensure an accurate rea ing. Check the meat temperature
halfway through the recommen e roasting time. After rea ing the
thermometer once, insert it
¼ inch (1.3 cm) further into the meat, then take a secon rea ing. If the
secon temperature registers below the first, continue cooking the
meat.
• Roasting times always vary accor ing to the size, shape an quality of
meats an poultry. Less ten er cuts of meat are best prepare in the
conventional bake setting an may require moist cooking techniques.
Remove roaste meats from the oven when the thermometer registers
5°F (2°C) to 10°F
(4°C) lower than the esire oneness. The meat will
continue to cook after removal from the oven. Allow roasts
to stan 15 to 20 minutes after roasting in or er to make
carving easier.
• If using a cooking bag, foil tent, or other cover, use the conventional
bake setting rather than either convection setting.