Kenmore 790.4672 - Manual (Page 23)

Oven Baking
For best cooking results, pre-heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or pastries, etc.
The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may vary slightly from your previously owned appliance.
If you feel your oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust its temperature. Referto the “Adjusting Oven Temperature" section.
Setting Oven Controls (cont’d)
Baking Problems and Solutions Chart
Baking
Problems Causes Corrections
Cookies and bis- • Cookies and biscuits put into • Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
cuits burn on the
bottom. the oven before the preheat­
ing time is completed.
before placing food in oven.
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• Oven rack overcrowded. • 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.
.... • Dark pan absorbs heat too
fast.
• Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.
Cakes too dark on • Cakes put into the oven be- • Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
top or bottorn. fore preheating time is com­
pleted.
• Rack position too high or low.
• Oven too hot.
before placing food in the oven.
• Use proper rack position for baking needs.
• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom­
mended.
Cakes not done in
the center. • Oven too hot. • Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom­
mended.
______ • Incorrect pan size. • Use pan size suggested in recipe.
• Pan not centered in 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.
• Pan too close to oven wall or
rack overcrowded.
• Pan warped.
• Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with wa­
ter on the center of the oven rack. If the water level
is uneven, refer to the installation instructions for
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
• Oven too cool. • Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C higher than sug­
gested and bake for the recommended time.
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 fre- • Open oven door only after shortest recommended
quently. baking time.
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