Frigidaire 318200944 manual 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 preheating	fore placing food in oven.
bottom.		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 fast.		• Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet.
Cakes too dark on	•	Cakes put into the oven before	• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature be-
top or bottom.		preheating time is completed.	fore placing food in the oven.
	• 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.	•	Wall oven 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 wall oven.
	• 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 time			and bake for the recommended 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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