Baking
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Handling food carefully will help
protect your health.
Cakes, pizzas, and French fries
should be cooked until golden, not
dark brown.
Always observe CFIA food safety
guidelines.
Tips on baking
- Set a cooking duration. If used for
baking, do not delay the start for too
long. Otherwise the cake mixture or
dough will dry out, and the raising
agents will lose their effectiveness.
- Generally speaking, you can use wire
racks, baking trays, universal trays,
and any type of bakeware made of
heat-resistant material.
- Avoid using bright, thin-walled pans
made from a shiny material as they
give an uneven or poor browning
result. In certain unfavourable
conditions, the food will not cook
properly.
- Place cakes in rectangular bakeware
on the wire rack with the longer side
across the width of the oven for
optimum heat distribution and even
results.
- Always place bakeware on the rack.
- When baking cakes with fruit
toppings or deep cakes, place the
pan on the universal tray to catch any
spillages.
Using parchment paper
Miele accessories, e.g. the universal
tray, are treated with PerfectClean (see
“Features”). Surfaces treated with
PerfectClean generally do not need to
be greased or covered with parchment
paper.
Use parchment paper when baking
lye mixtures (e.g. pretzels) because
the sodium hydroxide can damage
the PerfectClean treated surface.
Use parchment paper when baking
sponge, meringue, macaroons, or
similar items. These are more likely to
stick due to their high egg white
content.
Use parchment paper when cooking
frozen food on the wire rack.
Selecting the temperature
As a general rule, select the
temperature given in the
corresponding recipe.
Choosing a baking temperature higher
than those recommended may reduce
the cooking time, but will lead to
uneven browning and unsatisfactory
cooking results.
Selecting the cooking duration
Check whether the food is cooked
shortly before the end of the specified
cooking duration. Stick a wooden
skewer into the food.
If it comes out clean without any
batter / dough on it, the food is done.
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