Use and Care

Baking Problem Cause
Food browns unevenly
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Oven not preheated
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Aluminum foil on oven rack or oven bottom
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Baking utensil t
oo large for recipe
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Pans touching each other or oven walls
Food too brown on bottom
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Oven not preheated
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Using glass
, dull or darkened metal pans
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Incorrect rack position
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Pans touching each other or oven walls
Food is dry or has shrunk
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Oven temperature too high
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Baking time too long
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Oven door opened fr
equently
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Pan size too large
Food is baking or roasting too
slowly
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Oven temperature too low
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Oven no
t preheated
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Oven door opened frequently
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Tightly sealed with aluminum foil
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Pan size too small
Pie crusts do not brown on
bottom or crust is soggy
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Baking time not long enough
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Using shiny steel pans
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Incorrect rack position
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Oven temperature is too low
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Oven temperature too low
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Incorrect baking time
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Cake tested too soon
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Oven door opened too often
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Pan size may be too large
Cakes high in middle with crack
on top
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Oven temperature too high
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Baking time too long
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Pans touching each other or oven walls
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Incorrect rack position
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Pan size too small
Pie crust edges too brown
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Oven temperature too high
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E
dges of crust too thin
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