Frigidaire 318205119 warranty Cooking Informations, Oven Baking

Cooking Informations

Oven Baking

For best cooking results, heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or 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 Chart

Baking	Causes		Corrections
Problems
Cookies and bis-	•	Cookies and biscuits put into	• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature be-
cuits burn on the		the oven before the preheat-	fore placing food in oven.
bottom.		ing time is completed.
	•	Oven rack overcrowded.	• Choose pan sizes that will permit 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2”
			to 4”) of air space on all sides when placed in the oven.
	• Dark pan absorbs heat too		• Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.
		fast.
Cakes too dark on	•	Cakes put into the oven be-	• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature be-
top or bottom.		fore preheating time is com-	fore placing food in the oven.
		pleted.
	• Rack position too high or low.		• Use proper rack position for baking needs.
	•	Oven too hot.	• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom-
			mended.
Cakes not done in	•	Oven too hot.	• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom-
the center.			mended.
	•	Incorrect pan size.	• Use pan size suggested in recipe.
	• Pan not centered in oven.		• Use proper rack position and place pan so there is 5.1
			cm to 10.2 cm (2” to 4”) of space on all sides of pan.
Cakes not level.	•	Range not level.	• Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with water
			on the center of the oven rack. If the water level is un-
			even, refer to the installation instructions for leveling the
			range.
	• Pan too close to oven wall or		• Be sure to allow 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2” to 4”) of clear-
		rack overcrowded.	ance on all sides of each pan in the oven.
	•	Pan warped.	• Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
Foods not done	•	Oven too cool.	• Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C higher than suggested
when cooking			and bake for the recommended time.
time is up.	•	Oven overcrowded.	• Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except the
			ones to be used for baking.
	• Oven door opened too fre-		• Open oven door only after shortest recommended bak-
		quently.	ing time.

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