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Oven baking, Setting wail oven controls – Kenmore 790.4885 User Manual

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Oven Baking

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.

Setting Wail Oven Controls

Baking Problems and Solutions Table

Baking
Problems

Causes

Corrections

Cookies and bis­
cuits 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 5.1cm to 10.2cm

(2” to 4”) 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.

• 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.

i. )

• Oven too hot.

• Incorrect pan size.
» Pan not centered in 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

5.1cm to 10.2cm (2” to 4”) of space on all sides of
pan.

Cakes not level.

( )

• Range not level.

• Pan too close to oven wall or

rack overcrowded.

• Pan warped.

• 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 range.

• Be sure to allow 5.1cm to 10.2cm (2” to 4”) 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 door opened too fre­

quently.

• 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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