Kenmore 790.3693 - Manual (Page 16)

Setting Oven Controls (cont’d)
Oven Baking informations
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.
Refer to “Adjusting the Oven Temperature” section.
Baking problems and solutions
Baking Problems Causes Solutions
Cookies and • Cookies and biscuits put into the • Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
biscuits burn on the oven before the preheating time before placing food in oven.
bottom. is completed.
• Oven rack overcrowded. » Choose pan sizes that will permit 2” to 4” (5.1cm to
10.2cm) of air space on all sides when placed in the
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• 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
low.
• Use proper rack position for baking needs.
• 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.
• Pan not centered in the oven. • Use proper rack position and place pan so there is 2” to
( ) 4” (5.1cm to 10.2cm) 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
rack overcrowded.
• Be sure to allow 2” to 4” (5.1cm to 10.2cm) of 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
ones to be used for baking.
• Oven door opened too • Open oven door only after shortest recommended
frequently. baking time.
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