HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPSThe temperature and baking times in the tables are guidelines only. They depend on therecipes, quality and quantity of the ingredients used.BakingGeneral instructions• Your new oven may bake or roast differently to the appliance you had before. Adapt yourusual settings (temperature, cooking times) and shelf positions to the values in the ta-bles.• With longer baking times, the oven can be switched off about 10 minutes before the endof baking time, to use the residual heat.When you use frozen food, the trays in the oven can twist during baking. When thetrays get cold again, the distortion will be gone.How to use the Baking Tables• We recommend to use the lower temperature the first time.• If you cannot find the settings for a special recipe, look for the one that is almost thesame.• Baking time can be extended by 10 - 15 minutes, if you bake cakes on more than onelevel.• Cakes and pastries at different heights do not always brown equally at first. If this oc-curs, do not change the temperature setting. The differences equalize during the bakingprocedure.Tips on bakingBaking results Possible cause RemedyThe cake is not brownedenough underneath. Wrong shelf position. Place the cake lower.The cake sinks (becomes soggy,lumpy, streaky).The oven temperature is toohigh.The next time you bake set aslightly lower oven tempera-ture.The cake sinks (becomes soggy,lumpy, streaky). The baking time is too short.Set a longer baking time. Bak-ing times cannot be reducedby setting higher tempera-tures.The cake sinks (becomes soggy,lumpy, streaky).There is too much liquid in themixture.Use less liquid. Pay attention tomixing times, especially if youuse a mixing machine.The cake is too dry. The oven temperature is toolow.The next time you bake set ahigher oven temperature.The cake is too dry. The baking time is too long. The next time you bake set ashorter baking time.Helpful hints and tips 13