Frigidaire CGLEF384DS2 Use & Care Manual page 32

Avoid Service ChecMist eoot o od
PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE/SOLUTION
Poor BAKING RESULTS
Baked foods too done or not Actual oven temperature and cooking times may vary from recipe or box instruction. If this
done enough, is a new range, temperatures may differ from your old range. Older ovens may drift in
temperature. You may have to adjust your favorite recipe times and temperatures.
Use the pan size recommended in tile recipe. Except when baking pies or breads, set the
oven temperature control 13°C (25%)lower when using glass pans.
Baked foods not evenlx browned A covered pan should not be used for baking, unless ssecified in the recipe. Foods baked in
and/or raised, covered pans do not brown well.
Use clean, shiny pans. Blackened pans may cause burning of bottora. Use flat bottom pans.
Warped pans may cause uneven baking.
If bottom of foods burns, raise the rack. If top of foods is too brown, lower the rack.
Baking time too long. Frequently opening the oven door to check doneness. Oven temperature drops I0°C (I 8%)
or more each time door is opened. Set for shortest baking time and check baking process
only at end of set time. Check baking progress through the window if available.
Placing a very large pan or several smaller pans very close together on one rack does not
allow proper circulation of the oven air around the pans. A cookie sheet or sheet pan should
not (:over tile entire oven rack. Allow at least 5.1 cm (2 in.) of space for air circulation on all
sides of baking pan(s) and between pans and sides of the oven. When two racks are used,
stagger pans so one is not directly above the other.
It will take approximately I 0 minutes for the oven to reach the temperature setting. Better
results will be obtained by pre-heating tile oven before placing foods to be baked.
Oven steaming. Moist foods raay cause oven steaming. Cover the dish if appropriate for the food being
cooked.
Fan noise during cooking opera- A cooling fan may automatically turn on and off to cool internal parts. It is normal, and the
tion. fan may continue to run even after oven is turned off.
BROILING
Oven smokes excessively during Open the door to tile broil stop position.
broiling.
Add 3 to 4 cups of water in the broiler pan to completely cover the bottom of the pan. Position
food on grid and broil. Tile water catches tile grease from the broiling food, cools the grease
and reduces smoking.
Meat too close to the element. Lower the rack.
Remove excess fat from the meat. Slash remaining fat edges to prevent curling; do not cut
into lean.
Always place the grid on the broiler pan with the slots down to allow grease to drip into the
pan.
Grease has built up on oven surfaces. Regular (:leaning is mandatory when broiling
frequently. Old grease or food spatters cause excessive smoking.
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