Kenmore 4100 Use and Care Guide - Page 10

Setting Oven Controls 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. Refer to the "Adjusting oven temperature" section. Baking Problems and Solutions Chart Baking Problems Causes Corrections Cookies and biscuits burn on the bottom. • Cookies and biscuits put into the oven before the preheating time is completed. Oven rack overcrowded. Cakes too dark on top or bottom. • Dark pan absorbs heat too fast. • 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 oven. • 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. Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet. 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 lower than recommended. Cakes not done in the center. • Oven too hot. Incorrect pan size. Pan not centered in oven. Cakes not level. • Range not level. • Pan too close to oven wall or rack overcrowded. • Pan warped. Foods not done when cooking time is up. • Oven too cool. Oven overcrowded. • Oven door opened too frequently. Set oven temperature 25°F lower than recommended. Use pan size suggested in recipe. 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. • 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 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. Set oven temperature 25°F 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. 10