Kenmore 7540 Use and Care Guide - Page 16

Setting Oven Controls (cont'd) Setting the Warm & Hold Feature (Cont'd) To set Keep Warm to turn ON automatically: 1. Arrange the interior oven racks and place food in the oven. Set the oven properly Bake (see page 19). for Timed Bake or Delayed Timed 2. Press _. " "will appear in the display and the Keep Warm indicator light above the pad will turn ON. 3. Press _, or Mr to start. Keep Warm is set to turn ON automatically after Timed Bake or Delayed Timed Bake has finished. 4. To turn Warm & Hold feature OFF at any time press @ or _. OFF. The Keep Warm indicator light above the pad will turn Oven Baking information For best results, preheat 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. Refer to "Adjusting the Oven Temperature" section. Baking problems and solutions Baking Problems Cookies and biscuits burn on the bottom. Cakes too dark on top or bottom. Causes o Cookies and biscuits put into the oven before the preheating time is completed. Oven rack overcrowded. • Dark pan absorbs heat too fast. Corrections • 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. • Cakes put into the oven before preheating time is completed. • Oven 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. • Oven too hot. Incorrect pan size. Pan not centered in the oven. 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. 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 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of space on all sides of pan. • Place marked glass measuring cup filled with water on the center of the oven rack. If 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/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. 16