Westinghouse GEK1385W - Manual (Page 14)

14 HANDLING BAKING
HANDLING BAKING PROBLEMS
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE WHAT TO DO
Uneven cooking • Incorrect shelf position
• Oven tray too large
• Tray not in centre of oven
• Air flow in oven uneven • Select shelf which puts food in centre of oven
• Try other trays or dishes
• Put trays in centre of oven
• Turn food during cooking
Baked products too brown
on top • Oven not pre-heated
• Aluminium foil in oven
• Baking tins too large for recipe
• Baking tins not evenly spaced
• Food not evenly sized or placed on trays
• Food placed too close to top of oven
• Pre-heat until indicator light goes off
• Remove foil
• Use correct size tins
• Place baking tins so that there is at least 3cms
between tins and oven walls
• Make food same size and shape and spread
evenly on trays
• Place food in middle or on a lower shelf
Baked products too brown
on bottom • Baking temperature too high
• Baking tins too large for recipe
• Baking tins are dark metal or glass
• Food too low in oven
• Oven door opened too frequently
during cooking
• Lower temperature
• Use correct size tins
• Change to shiny, light tins or lower temperature
by 10ºC
• Cook one shelf higher
• Do not open door until half way through
cooking time
Cakes have cracked
thick crust • Baking temperature too high
• Food too high in oven
• Cake batter over mixed
• Pan too deep
• Baking tins too dark • Lower temperature
• Cook one shelf lower
• Mix just long enough to combine ingredients
• Check size of pan and use recommended size
• Change to shiny tins
Baking products are pale,
flat and under cooked • Baking temperature too low
• Food too low in oven
• Baking time too short
• Incorrect tin size • Raise temperature
• Cook one shelf higher
• Increase cooking time
• Use correct size tin
Cakes fallen in centre • Baking temperature too low
• Baking time too short
• Measurement of ingredients is wrong
• Door opened too early • Raise temperature
• Increase cooking time
• Check recipe
• Do not open door until three quarters (¾) of
way through cooking time
Crusts too thick • Incorrect ingredients • Check recipe
Meat and potatoes not
browning in fan oven • Poor circulation • Put food onto a rack to allow air to circulate
Juices running out of meat • Do not pierce meat with fork but turn with tongs
* NOTE: Condensation on oven door is normal
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