Frigidaire FGEW2765KFA Use & Care Manual page 26

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
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BA KI NG
PROBLEH$
Cookies and
biscuits burn on
the bottom.
• Cookies and biscuits put into
the oven before the preheating
time is completed.
Oven rack overcrowded.
Dark pan absorbs heat too fast.
Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
before placing food in oven.
Choose pan sizes that will permit 5.1cm to 10.2cm
(2" to 4") of air space on all sides when placed in
the oven.
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
top or bottom: preheating time is comPleted: before placing food in the oven:
Rack position too high or low', Use proper rack position for baking needs:
OVen to0 hot,- Set oVen temperature 25OF/12°C lower than
.......................... recommended.
Cakes not done in • Oven too hot. • Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than
the center, recommended.
• fncorrect pan size. • Use pan size suggested in recipe.
• Pan not centered in oven. • Use proper rack position and place pan so there is
' 5.1cm to 10.2cm (2" to 4") of space on all sides of
Cakes not level,
Range not level.
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- Pan too close to oven wall or •
pan,
Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with
water on the center of the oven rack. If the water
level is uneven, refer to the installation instructions
for leveling the range.
Be sure to allow 5.1cm to 10.2cm (2" to 4") of
1 P r
........ j_ ack overcrowded, clearance 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
when cooking time suggested and bake for the recommended time.
is up. • Oven overcrowded. - Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except
f ...... - the ones to be used for baking.
! _ - Oven door opened too - Open oven door only after shortest recommended
_. __ " frequently, baking time.