Hotpoint 50cm Instructions Manual page 29

Cooking Results Not Satisfactory?
Problem
Grilling
Uneven cooking front
to back
Fat splattering
Oven Baking
Uneven rising of cakes
Sinking of cakes
Over/Under cooking
Fast/Slow cooking
Check
Ensure that the grill pan is positioned centrally below
the grill element.
Ensure that the grill is not set to too high a temperature.
Ensure that the oven shelves are level by using a spirit
level on the rod shelf and adjusting, using suitable
packing e.g. wood, under the feet of the appliance. This should
be checked both left to right and front to back. Ensure that the
food is positioned centrally in the oven.
The following may cause cakes to sink:
1. Preheat of fan ovens.
2. Cooking at too high a temperature.
3. Using normal creaming method with soft margarine.
Refer to the cooking times and temperatures given in
the oven temperature charts, however, it may be necessary to
increase or decrease temperatures by 10˚C to suit
personal taste.
Do not use utensils greater than 2 1 / ins in height.
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