GE JKP17 - Manual (Page 21)

Baking Guides
When using prepared baking mixes, follow package recipe instructions
for the best baking results.
Cookies
When baking cookies, cookie sheets (without
sides) produce better-looking cookies. Cookies
in jelly roll pan (short sides all around) may have
darker edges and pale light
may occur.
not cookie sheet so that it touches the
walls or the door the oven. Never entirely cover a
with a cookie sheet.
For best results during regular baking, use only
1 sheet in the oven on shelf
either position or C. Also see the Multi-Shelf
baking section.
Pies Cakes
best results, bake pies in dark. or dull pans, When baking cakes, warped or bent pans cause
produce a browner, crisper crust. Frozen pies in uneven baking results poorly shaped products.
pans should be on aluminum cookie sheet A cake baked in a pan larger than the recipe
for baking since shiny foil reflects away recommended usually be crisper, thinner and
from pie crust; the cookie sheet helps retain it. drier than it should be. If baked in a pan smaller than
recommended, it may be undercooked and batter may
overflow. Check the recipe to make sure the pan size
used is the one recommended.
Aluminum Foil
cover a shelf entirely with aluminum foil.
This will disturb the circulation and in
poor baking. A smaller foil may be used to
catch a by placing it on a lower
several inches below the food.
Don’t Peek
Set the timer the estimated cooking time and do DO NOT open the door to check until the
not open the door to look at your food. Most recipes minimum time. Opening the oven door frequently
provide minimum and maximum baking times such during cooking allows heat to escape and makes
“bake minutes.” baking times longer. Your baking results may also
be affected.
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