USING FOIL
For Baking
To catch sp,llovets, cu, a p,ece 01 loll sllghlly larger lhan the pan and lurn
up ,he edges use IWO oven racks and pu, the 1011 on the lower we” rack
below the pan Do not use aluminum 1011 dlreclly under a pan on rhe same
we? iack The loll w~II reflect heal away lrom the pan
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Do no! cover Ihe oven bottom or an enl!re oven rack
wfth loll The loll can block normal heat flow. cause
cookrng failures, and damage the oven ~nler!or
For Roasrlng
For slow brornlng. place a 1011 “lent lw& over the meal Thus 1s especlai
ly good on a large lurkey The ‘tent’ lels oven heal c~rculale under Ihe
1011 Sealing Ihe 1011 WIII tend to sleam Ihe meat
To reduce spatwrmg, llghlly crush lo11 and pur I! in Ihe bottom 01 Ihe pan
under the load
For Brollmg
Do nor cover the enlire broiler grid with loll Poor
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drainage of hot fal may cause a braler fire
If a fire starts, close Ihe oven door and turn conlrols
OH. If lwe conlmues. rhrow baking soda on the Ilre. Do
not put water on the fire.
CHOOSING OVEN COOKWARE
ALUMINUM- Absorbs heal lasler lhan glass or sleel and conducls heal
well Gives delicate brownfng. tender crusls. and reduces spanerlng 01
roasls Besl for cakes, mutlfns. quack breads. cookies and roastlng
OVENPROOF GLASS/PO~ERY Because lhls cookware absorbs and
holds heal well you should lower your oven temperalure 25oF Gfves a
load a deep, crusty brown lop Best for casseroles
TEFLON” DULL OR DARKENED COOKWARE: Absorbs heal quicker
lhan shiny cookware Lower your oven temperalure 25Fo (except lor paslry)
Good lor pes and olher loads baked I” pastry shells
COMMON BAKING PROBLEMS AND CAUSES
CAKE RISES UNEVENLY
BOTTOM PIE CRUST
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Range or OY~T rack not
SOGGY
level
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Fllllng too ,u~cy
- Pan warped
- Batter spread unevenly in
Pan
. Flll,lg allowed 10 sland ,n
pfe shell before baking
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Used shiny pans
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Temoeralure too low al
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Pan too close 10 we7
wall or rack lo crowded
CAKE HIGH IN MIDDLE
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Too much flour
l Oven lemperalure 100
h,gh n,gn
sra” of bakfng
. Crust and/or hll,ng no,
allowed 10 cool belore 1111
1ng crust
BURNING AROUND EDGES G AROUND EDGES
OF PIE CRUST 3RUST
* Oven lemDeral”re 100
lemDeral”re 100
hlqh hlqh
CAKE NOT DONE IN
CENTER
- Wrong pan stze
. E;ges 01 crusl ,“o Ihln or
loo high
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Oven 100 full or pans too
close logelher
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Oven loo hot
. Pan not centered <n oven
CAKE FALLS
Too much shortening II
quid or sugar
Temperature loo low
Pan loo small
COOKIES AND BISCUITS
BURN ON BOTTOM
. Oven preheat hme 100
shorl
. Pan loo deep or too larqe
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Used dark pans
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Used wronq rack pos~hon
FOOD NOT DbNE AT END
OF COOKING TIME
Oven door opened 100
ohen
. Oven (emperalure set 100
IOW
. Oven 100 crowded
Too much leavening or
slale leavenfng
. Oven door opened loo
onen
Overmlxlng aHer addlng
flour
- Aluminum fool blccklng atr
mO”eme”,