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Using the Conventional Oven
Using a conventional oven
The oven is heated by elements at the
top of the oven, and underneath the
floor of the oven.
Conventional oven cooking is ideal for
preparing various foods - meat, bread,
cakes, pies - or even for cooking a
whole meal.
With this heating system you can only
use one level at a time.
If you need to put food in a preheated
oven, please wait until the indicator
neon goes off before putting food in
the oven.
Feel free to use your own cake tins and
smaller tins that the ones included.
When roasting meat, please remem-
ber that larger and thicker pieces of
meat should be roasted on the lower
shelf position at a lower temperatures,
and smaller thinner pieces can be
cooked on the middle shelf position at
a higher temperature setting.
Some 5 - 10 minutes before the cooker
has completed cooking, switch the
oven off. This will save on energy.
After roasting is finished and before
cutting the meat, wait 5-10 minutes;
this allows the meat juices to settle
inside the meat.
You can cook frozen meat without
thawing it first, just bear in mind that
the roasting time will be longer,
depending on the size of the meat joint.
Zones of heat
The temperature at the centre of the
oven corresponds with the selected
temperature - it is slightly higher
towards the top of the oven and
slightly lower towards the oven base.
These zones of heat can be useful as
different dishes requiring different
temperatures can be cooked at the
same time, when more than one shelf
is used.
If you prefer darker cooked results,
cook on a higher shelf, for paler results
use a lower shelf.
Oven shelves & shelf positions
Shelf positions in an electric oven are
counted from the base upwards.
There are 2 shelves supplied.
Position baking trays and roasting tins
on the middle of the shelves.
Never put items directly on the base of
the oven or cover the oven base with
foil as this can cause the base element
to overheat.
During cooking, do not place the grill
pan on the floor of the oven, as damage
to the appliance or adjacent cabinet
may occur, due to overheating.
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