Cooking Guide; Oven Shelf Location; Choosing The Best Oven Settings - Electrolux EOC617 User Manual

cooking guide

• S elect the correct shelf location for food being cooked.
• M ake sure dishes will fit into the oven before you switch it on.
• K eep edges of baking dishes at least 40mm from the
side of the oven. This allows free circulation of heat and
ensures even cooking.
• D o not open the oven door more than necessary.
• D o not place foods with a lot of liquid into the oven with
other foods. This will cause food to steam and not brown.
• A fter the oven is turned off it retains the heat for some
time. Use this heat to finish custards or to dry bread.
• D o not use a lot of cooking oil when roasting. This will
prevent splattering oil on the sides of the oven and the
oven door. Polyunsaturated fats can leave varnish like
residue which is very difficult to remove.
• W hen cooking things which require a high heat from
below (e.g. tarts), place the cooking dish on a scone tray
in the desired shelf position.
• F or sponges and cakes use aluminium, bright finished or
non-stick utensils.
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oven shelf location

Your oven comes with formed "easy clean" runners that allow
five positions for shelves. These are numbered from 1 (the lowest
shelf position) to 5 (the highest shelf position). See diagram.
In general:
• W hen cooking with 1 shelf, use position 3.
• W hen cooking with 2 shelves, use position 2 and 4.
For more specific suggestions refer to the table on the
following page.
Use the oven efficiently, by cooking many trays of food at the
same time. For example:
• C ook 2 trays of scones, small cakes or sausage rolls.
• C ook a roast dinner at the same time as you cook chips
or vegetables.
Not a shelf
position
Not a shelf position
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
5 position rack
5 Position Rack
cooking guide

Choosing the best oven settings

The following table is intended as a guide and experience
may show some variation in cooking times necessary to meet
individual requirements. For best baking results preheat oven
for 30 minutes.
food non fan forced Mode
Temperature 0 C Oven shelf position* Temperature
Plain or fruit scones 220 2
Rolled biscuits 170 2
Spooned biscuits
190 2
Shortbread biscuits 160 1 or 2
Hard individual meringues 110 2
Soft individual meringues 180 2
Pavlova – 6 eggs
110 1
Patty cakes 190 3
Sponge – 4 eggs
180 2
Shallow butter cake 180 2
Rich fruit cake
140 2
Shortcrust cornish pasty 200 2
#
Shortcrust custard tart 200/180 1
Cream puffs 210 2
Yeast bread 210 1
*Shelf position is counted from the bottom up. Bottom shelf is 1.
# Turn down temperatures and times shown.
fan forced oven time in minutes
0 C Oven shelf position*
210 Any 10 –15
150 Any 10 –15
180 Any 12 –15
150 Any 30 – 35
100 Any 90
165 Any 15 – 20
100 Any 75
180 Any 15 – 20
170 Any 20 – 30
170 Any 25 – 40
130 Any 180
180 Any 40 – 45
(180/160) (10/35
200 Any 25 – 30
200 Any 25 – 30
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