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The oven offers a wide range of alternatives which allows
you to cook any type of food in the best possible way.
With time you will learn to make the best use of this
versatile cooking appliance and the following are only a
guide, which may be varied according to your own
personal taste.
Preheating
If the food being cooked needs to go into a preheated
oven (this is generally the case when cooking
leavened foods), the "fan assisted mode"
used to reach the desired temperature as quickly as
possible. When preheating is over, which is indicated
by the red oven indicator light "E" going out. Place
food in the oven and select the most appropriate
cooking mode.
Cooking on More Than One Shelf
If you want to cook on more than one shelf at the same
time, use the "fan assisted mode"
mode appropriate for this type of cooking.
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The oven is fitted with 5 shelves. During fan assisted
cooking, use two of the three central shelf positions;
the lowest and highest shelf positions receive the
hot air directly and therefore delicate foodstuffs could
be burnt on these shelf positions.
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As a general rule, use the 2nd and 4th shelf position
from the bottom, placing the foodstuffs that require
greater heat on the 2nd shelf position from the bottom.
For example, when cooking meat roasts together with
other food, place the roast on the 2nd shelf position
from the bottom and the more delicate food on the
4th shelf position from the bottom.
•
When cooking food that require differing times and
temperatures, set a temperature that is somewhere
between the two temperatures required, place the
more delicate food on the 4th shelf position from the
bottom and take the food requiring less time out of
the oven first.
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Use the baking tray on the lower shelf position and
the shelf on the upper;
Using the Grill
The Grill
setting perfectly grills traditional foods (such
as toasted sandwiches, hotdogs, etc.).
The Fanned Grill
is extremely useful for grilling foods
rapidly, as the distribution of heat makes it possible not
only to brown the surface but also to cook the bottom
part.
This mode can also be used for browning foods at the
end of the cooking process.
Important: always use the grill with the oven door
closed. This will allow you both to attain excellent results
and to save energy (approximately 10%).
For best results when cooking on the grill, it is
recommended to use the highest temperature (175 °C),the
grill pan should be placed on the higher shelf (see
Cooking Chart).
Cooking Advice
Baking Cakes
When baking cakes, always preheat the oven. Make
sure you wait until the oven has preheated thoroughly
(the red oven indicator light "E" will go out). Do not
open the oven door during baking to prevent the cake
from dropping. In general, if:
Pastry is too dry
Increase the temperature by 10°C and reduce the
cooking time.
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can be
Pastry has dropped
Pastry dropped
Use less liquid or lower the temperature by 10°C.
Pastry is too dark on top
Place it on a lower shelf, lower the temperature and increase
Place it on a lower rack, lower the temperature, and
the cooking time.
increase the cooking time.
which is the only
It is cooked well on the inside but is sticky on the
Cooked well on the inside but sticky on the
outside
outside
Use less liquid, lower the temperature, and increase
the cooking time.
The pastry sticks to the pan
Grease the pan well and sprinkle it with a dusting of
flour or use greaseproof paper.
I used more than one level (in the function
You have used more than one shelf (in the fan assisted
"ventilated oven") and they are not all at the same
mode) and they are not all at the same cooking point.
cooking point
Use a lower temperature setting. It is not necessary to remove
Use a lower temperature setting. It is not necessary to
the food from both shelves at the same time.
remove the food from all the racks at the same time.
Cooking Fish and Meat
Meat must weigh at least 1kg to prevent it from drying
out. When cooking white meat, fowl and fish, use
temperature settings from 150 °C to 200 °C.
For red meat that should be well done on the outside
while tender and juicy in the inside, it is a good idea to
start with a high temperature setting (200°C-220°C) for
a short time, then turn the oven down afterwards.
In general, the larger the roast, the lower the temperature
setting. Place the meat on the centre of the shelf and
place the grill pan/baking tray beneath it to catch the fat.
Make sure that the shelf is inserted so that it is in the
centre of the oven. If you would like to increase the
amount of heat from below, use the low shelf positions.
Cooking Pizza
For best results when cooking pizza, use the "fan
assisted mode"
- Preheat the oven for at least 10 minutes.
- Use a light aluminium pizza pan, placing it on the shelf.
If the baking tray is used, this will extend the cooking
time, making it difficult to get a crispy crust.
- Do not open the door frequently while the pizza is
cooking.
- If the pizza has alot of toppings (three or four), we
recommend you add the mozzarella cheese on top,
halfway through the cooking process.
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