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Oven Baking
For best cooking results, heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies, 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 and Solutions
Baking Problems
Cookies and biscuits burn
on the bottom.
Cakes too dark on top or
bottom
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Cakes not done in center
Cakes not level.
Foods not done when
cooking time is over.
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Causes
Cookies and biscuits put
into oven before preheating
time is completed.
Oven rack is overcrowded.
Dark pans absorbs heat too
fast.
Cakes put in oven before
preheating time is
completed.
Rack position too high or
too low, and oven too hot.
• Oven too hot.
• Incorrect pan size.
• Pan not centered in oven.
• Glass cookware slow heat
conductor.
• Oven not level.
• Pan too close to oven wall
or rack overcrowded or pan
warped.
• Oven light left on while
baking.
• Oven too cool.
• Oven overcrowded.
• Oven door opened too
frequently.
Corrections
Allow oven to preheat to desired temperature before
placing food in oven.
Choose pan sizes that will permit 2" to 4" of air space
(5.1 cm o 10.2 cm) on all sides when placed in the
oven.
• Use a medium weight 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 (13°C) lower than recom-
mended.
• Set oven temperature 25°F (13°C) lower than recom-
mended.
Use pan size suggested in recipe.
Use proper rack position and place pan so there are
2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of space on all sides of
pan.
Reduce temperature and increase cook time or use
shiny bakeware.
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 oven.
Use proper rack position and place pan so there are
2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of space on all sides of
pan.
Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
Turn off oven light while baking.
Set oven temperature 25°F (13°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.
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