KitchenAid KEBS177SWH Use and Care Guide - Page 14

BAKING PROBLEMS AND CAUSES Problems Cookies and biscuits: • too brown on top • brown more on one side than the other Cakes: • rises higher on one side • burns on the sides • cracks on top Pies: • burns around the edges • Too light in color on the top Causes • the pan was set too high in the oven OR • the selector switch was left on "BROIL" during baking OR • if aluminum foil is used, it may distribute the heat unevenly in the oven OR • the pan's sides are too deep OR • the pan is too wide or too long for the oven OR • the oven rack is overcrowded - NOTE: Pan placement on page 12. • the pan was set too close to one side of the oven OR • the oven door was not closed properly. • the batter was spread unevenly in the pan OR • the pans were set too close to the sides of the oven OR • oven is not level OR • pans were warped. • there were too many pans or the pans were too large for the oven OR • the oven was too hot. • the batter was too thick OR • the pan was not the correct size OR • the pan was not centered in the oven. • the oven was too hot OR • there were too many pans or the pans were too large for the oven OR • the pans were too dark. • the oven was not hot enough OR • the oven was too full, cutting off even heat distribution. 14