Kenmore 9751 Use and Care Manual - Page 22

Setting Oven Controls 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. Baking Problems Cookies and biscuits burn on the bottom. Cakes too dark on top or bottom. Baking Problems and Solutions Chart Causes Corrections • Cookies and biscuits put into the • Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature oven before the preheating time before placing food in oven. is completed. • Oven rack overcrowded. • Choose pan sizes that will permit 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2" to 4") 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 put into the oven before • Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature preheating time is completed. before placing food in the oven. • Rack position too high or low. • Oven too hot. Cakes not done in the • Oven too hot. center. • Incorrect pan size. • Pan not centered in oven. • Use proper rack position for baking needs. • Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recommended. • 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 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2" to 4") of space on all sides of pan. Cakes not level. • Range not level. Foods not done when cooking time is up. • Pan too close to oven wall or rack overcrowded. • Pan warped. • Oven too cool. • Oven overcrowded. • Oven door opened too frequently. • 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 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2" to 4") of clearance on all sides of each pan in the oven. • Do not use pans that are dented or warped. • 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. 22