Frigidaire FGEW2765KBB Use & Care Manual page 29

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.
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Baking Problems and Solutions Chart
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.
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Cakes too dark on- Cakes put int0 the oven before - Allow oven t0 preheat to the selected temperature
top or bottom, preheating time is completed: before placing food n the oven:
• Rack position too high or ow:, use proper rack position for baking needs:
-Oven t0o h0L Set oven temperature 25°F/i2°C loWer than
recommended,
Cakes not done in •
the center.
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Cakes not level,
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Foods not done
when cooking time
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Oven too hot.
Incorrect pan size.
Pan not centered in oven.
Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than
recommended.
Use pan size suggested in recipe.
Use proper rack position and place pan so there is
5.1cm to 10.2cm (2" to 4") of space on all sides of
pan.
Range not level. • 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.
Pan too close to oven wall or _ Be sure to allow 5.1cm to 10.2cm (2" to 4") of
rack overcrowded, clearance on all sides of each pan in the oven.
Pan warped. * Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
Oven too cool.
Oven overcrowded.
Oven door opened too
frequently.
Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C higher than
suggested and bake for the recommended time.
Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except
the ones to be used for baking.
Open oven door only after shortest recommended
baking time.