IKEA LAGAN Manual page 10

COOKING rECOMMENDATIONS
Cooking Conditions
Conditions in your kitchen can affect the performance of your appliance when cooking food.
Material
Aging cookware
High altitude
Cooking Results
Small adjustments may fix a problem with food not being as done as you like or more done than you like.
Material
Food too light
Food too dark
Cooking Tips
Use these additional tips to get the best results from your appliance.
Material
Baking
Rack placement
Preheat
Checking food
Bake
Food placement
Cooking
Broiling / roasting
Broiling pan
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Attributes
As pans age and become
discolored, cooking times may
need to be reduced slightly.
Air is drier and air pressure is
lower.
Water boils at a lower
temperature, and liquids
evaporate faster.
Foods may take longer to
bake.
Doughs may rise faster.
recommendation
Use the middle to maximum cook time recommended on packaging or recipe.
Use the minimum cook time recommended on packaging or recipe.
recommendation
Follow the instructions in "OVEN CONTROLS" on page 18
When using only one rack, place the rack so the food is in the center of the
oven.
Fully preheat the oven before baking items like cookies, cakes, biscuits and
breads. Insert food immediately after the beep.
Use the window and oven light when checking food. Opening the door may
reduce baking performance.
Bake is the best function to use for baking on multiple racks.
Allow at least 2 inches (5 cm) of space between bakeware for proper air
circulation.
recommendation
For best results when broiling, use a broil pan with a broil pan insert designed
to drain the fat from the food, help avoid spatter, and reduce smoking.
The broiler pan will catch grease spills, and the insert helps prevent grease
splatters.
recommendation
If food is too dark or overcooked, use
the minimum cook time in the recipe or
packaging.
If food is too light or undercooked, use the
middle to maximum cook time in the recipe
or packaging.
Adjust cooking temperature, cooking time, or
recipes as needed.
Increase amount of liquid in baking recipes.
Increase cook time on cooktop. Cover dishes
to reduce evaporation.
Increase bake time or oven temperature.
Reduce amount of baking soda or baking
powder in recipe. Reduce rising time or punch
down dough and allow it to rise twice.
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