Kenmore 790.46268 - Manual (Page 12)

Setting Oven Controls (confd)
Oven Baking Information
For best results, preheat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or pastries, etc. There is no need to
preheat the oven for roasting meat or baking casseroles.
The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may vary slightly from your previously owned appliance.
Baking problems and solutions
Baking Problems Causes Corrections
Cookies and • Cookies and biscuits put into • Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
biscuits burn on the oven before the preheating before placing food in oven.
the bottom. time is completed. ® Choose pan sizes that will permit 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to
® Oven rack overcrowded. 10.2 cm) of air space on all sides when placed in the
oven.
• Dark pan absorbs heat too fast. • Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.
Cakes too dark on • Cakes put into the oven before • Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
top or bottom. preheating time is completed. before placing food in the oven.
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® Oven rack position too high or ® Use proper rack position for baking needs.
low.
• Oven too hot. • Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than
recommended.
Cakes not done in ® Oven too hot. ® Set oven temperature 25“F/12°C lower than
the center. recommended.
® Incorrect pan size. ® Use pan size suggested in recipe.
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» Pan not centered in the oven. • Use proper rack position and place pan so there is 2"
to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of space on all sides of pan.
Cakes not level. ® Range not level. ® Place marked glass measuring cup filled with water on
the center of the oven rack. If water level is uneven,
refer to the installation instructions for leveling the
appliance.
® Pan too close to oven wall or ® Be sure to allow 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of
rack overcrowded. clearance on all sides of each pan in the oven.
® Pan warped. ® Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
Foods not done • Oven too cool. • Set oven temperature 25“F /12°C higher than
when cooking time suggested and bake for the recommended time.
is up. ' ® Oven overcrowded. ® Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except the
J ® Oven dooropened too ones to be used for baking.
frequently. ® Open oven door only after shortest recommended
baking time.
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