Frigidaire FPGH3077RF Complete Owner's Guide - Page 33

Solutions to Common Baking Problems BEFORE YOU CALL 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 Cookies and biscuits burn on the bottom. Baking Problems and Solutions Chart Causes Corrections • Cookies and biscuits put into oven before the preheating time is completed. • Oven rack is overcrowded. • Dark pans absorbs heat too fast. • Allow oven to preheat to desired temperature before placing food in oven. • Choose pan sizes that will permit 2" to 4" of air space (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) on all sides when placed in the oven. • Use a medium weight baking sheet. Cakes too dark on top or bottom. Cakes not done in center. • Cakes put in oven before preheating time is completed. • Rack position too high or too low. • Oven too hot. • Oven too hot. • Incorrect pan size. • Pan not centered in oven. • Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before placing food in the oven. • Use proper rack position for baking needs. • Set oven temperature 25°F/13°C lower than recommended. • Set oven temperature 25°F/13°C lower than recommended. • Use pan size suggested in recipe. • Use proper rack position and place pan to allow for 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of space on all sides of pan. Cakes not level. Foods not done when cooking time is over. • Range not level. • Pan too close to oven wall or rack overcrowded. • 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 warped. • Be sure to allow 2" to 4" (5.1 cm to 10.2 cm) of clearance on all sides of each pan in the oven. • Do not use pans that are dented or warped. • Oven light left on during baking. • Keep oven light off while baking. • Oven too cool. • • Oven overcrowded. • Oven door opened too frequently. • Set oven temperature 25°F/13°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. 33