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Oven baking information, Setting oven controls (confd) – Kenmore 790.4626 User Manual

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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
biscuits burn on
the bottom.

Cookies and biscuits put into
the oven before the preheating
time is completed.
Oven rack overcrowded.

Dark pan absorbs heat too fast.

Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature

before placing food in oven.
Choose pan sizes that will permit 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to

10.2 cm) of air space on all sides when placed in the

oven.

Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.

Cakes too dark on
top or bottom.

Cakes put into the oven before
preheating time is completed.
Oven rack position too high or
low.
Oven too hot.

Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature

before placing food in the oven.

Use proper rack position for baking needs.

Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than
recommended.

Cakes not done in
the center.

• Oven too hot.

• Incorrect pan size.
• Pan not centered in the oven.

Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than
recommended.
Use pan size suggested in recipe.
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.

• Pan too close to oven wall or

rackovercrowded.

• Pan warped.

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 tor leveling the

appliance.

Be sure to allow 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of

clearance on all sides of each pan in the oven.

Do not use pans that are dented or warped.

Foods not done

when cooking time
is up.

• Oven too cool.

• Oven overcrowded.
• Oven dooropened too

frequently.

Set oven temperature 25“F /12“C higher than
suggested and bake for the recommended time.
Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except the

ones to be used for baking.

Open oven door only after shortest recommended
baking time.

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