Solutions to common problems, Before you call – Electrolux EI30IF40LS User Manual
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SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS
Before You Call
Baking Problems and Solutions
For best cooking results, heat 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.
Cookies and
biscuits burn on
the bottom.
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Cookies and biscuits put into
oven before the preheating
time is completed.
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Oven rack is overcrowded.
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Dark pans absorbs heat too
fast.
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Allow oven to preheat to desired temperature before placing food
in oven.
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Choose pan sizes that will permit 2” to 4” of air space (5.1 cm o
10.2 cm) on all sides when placed in the oven.
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Use a medium weight baking sheet.
Cakes too dark on
top or bottom
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Cakes put in oven before
preheating time is completed.
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Rack position too high or too
low.
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Oven too hot.
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Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before placing
food in the oven.
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Use proper rack position for baking needs.
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Set oven temperature 25°F/13°C lower than recommended.
Cakes not done in
center
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Oven too hot.
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Incorrect pan size.
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Pan not centered in oven.
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Set oven temperature 25°F/13°C lower than recommended.
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Use pan size suggested in recipe.
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Use proper rack position and place pan so there is 5.1 cm to 10.2
cm (2” to 4”) of space on all sides of pan.
Cakes not level.
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Oven not level.
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Pan too close to oven wall or
rack overcrowded.
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Pan warped.
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Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with water on the
center of the oven rack. If the water level is uneven, refer to the
installation instructions for leveling the oven.
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Be sure to allow 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2” to 4”) of clearance on all
sides of each pan in the oven.
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Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
Foods not done
when cooking
time is over.
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Oven too cool.
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Oven overcrowded.
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Oven door opened too
frequently.
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Set oven temperature 25°F/13°C higher than suggested and bake
for the recommended time.
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Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except the ones to be
used for baking.
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Open oven door only after shortest recommended baking time.