Viking VDR548 Use and Care Manual - Page 16

Baking Solving Baking Problems Baking problems can occur for many reasons. Check the chart below for the causes and remedies for the most common problems. It is important to remember that the temperature setting and cooking times you are accustomed to using with your previous oven may vary slightly from those required with this oven. If you find this to be true, it is necessary for you to adjust your recipes and cooking times accordingly. Problems Cakes burned on the sides or not done in center Cakes crack on top Cakes are not level Food too brown on bottom Food too brown on top Cookies too flat Pies burned around edges Pies too light on top Common Baking Problems/Remedies Cause Remedy 1. Oven was too hot 1. Reduce temperature 2. Wrong pan size 2. Use recom. pan size 3. Too many pans 3. Reduce no. of pans 1. Batter too thick 2. Oven too hot 3. Wrong pan size 1. Follow recipe Add liquid 2. Reduce temperature 3. Use recom. pan size 1. Batter uneven 2. Oven or rack not level 3. Pan was warped 1. Distribute batter even 2. Level oven or rack 3. Use proper pan 1. Oven door opened too often 2. Dark pans being used 3. Incorrect rack position 4. Wrong bake setting 5. Pan too large 1. Use door window to check food 2. Use shiny pans 3. Use recom. rack position 4. Adjust to conventional or convection setting as needed 5. Use proper pan 1. Rack position too high 1. Use recom. rack position 2. Oven not preheated 2. Allow oven to preheat 3. Sides of pan too high 3. Use proper pans 1. Hot cookie sheet 1. Allow sheet to cool between batches 1. Oven too hot 2. Too many pans used 3. Oven not preheated 1. Oven not hot enough 2. Too many pans used 3. Oven not preheated 1. Reduce temperature 2. Reduce no. of pans 3. Allow oven to preheat 1. Increase temperature 2. Reduce no. of pans 3. Allow oven to preheat 16