Frigidaire PLGF659GC Complete Owner's Guide (English) - Page 11

Cooking Informations 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 Baking Problems Causes Corrections Cookies and biscuits burn on the bottom. Cakes too dark on top or bottom. • Cookies and biscuits put into • Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature be- the oven before the preheating fore placing food in oven. time is completed. • Oven rack overcrowded. • Choose pan sizes that will permit 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2" to 4") of air space on all sides when placed in the oven. • Dark pan absorbs heat too • Use a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet. fast. • Cakes put into the oven before • Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature be- preheating time is completed. fore placing food in the oven. • Rack position too high or low. • Use proper rack position for baking needs. • Oven too hot. • Set oven temperature 25°F/12°C lower than recom- mended. Cakes not done in the center. • 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 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2" to 4") of space on all sides of pan. Cakes not level. Foods not done when cooking time is up. • Range not level. • Pan too close to oven wall or rack overcrowded. • Pan warped. • Oven too cool. • Oven overcrowded. • Oven door opened too fre- quently. • 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 5.1 cm to 10.2 cm (2" to 4") of clearance on all sides of each pan in the oven. • Do not use pans that are dented or warped. • 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. 11