Always; Never; Main Oven - Ariston DB62 Instruction Booklet

Fan oven
The oven is heated by elements at the rear of the oven.
A fan at the rear of the oven operates to circulate heated
air within the oven.
! Never line the shelves, floor or the sides of the oven
with aluminium foil as overheating and damage may
result.
DO NOT use the oven without the removable oven
roof in position with its front flange facing
downwards.
Operation
1. Ensure the Oven Timer is set to manual.
2. Turn the selector switch to the 'fan oven' position.
3. Turn the oven thermostat control to the required
temperature setting (see Main Oven Temperature
Charts). The oven indicator light will come on and
will remain on until the oven reaches the set
temperature. The oven indicator light will then
automatically cycle on and off during cooking as
the oven temperature is controlled.
4. After use always return both controls to the Off
position and close the oven door.
Fan oven cookery notes
Since a fan oven heats up more quickly, and generally
cooks food at a lower temperature than a conventional
oven, pre-heating the oven is often unnecessary.
However, foods such as bread, scones Yorkshire
pudding, do benefit from being placed in a pre-heated
oven.
The charts are a guide only, giving approximate cooking
temperatures and times. To suit personal taste and
requirements, it may be necessary to increase or
decrease temperatures by 10˚C.
Because the fan oven cooks so efficiently, we
recommend that when cooking any recipes not
designed for a fan oven, you reduce the temperature
by about 25˚C and the time by about 10 minutes in
the hour. If large quantities are being cooked it will be
necessary to increase the cooking time somewhat to
compensate for the extra oven load.
Unless otherwise indicated in the charts, food is
placed in a cold oven, i.e. without pre-heating. If food
is placed in an already hot oven, the suggested cooking
time should be reduced, depending on the type and
quantity of food being cooked.
It should be noted that at the end of a cooking period
there may be a momentary puff of steam when the
oven door is opened, this will disperse in a few seconds
and is a perfectly normal characteristic of an oven
with a good door seal.
Oven Positions
Since the distribution of heat in the fan oven is very
even, most foods will cook satisfactorily on any shelf
position, but the shelves should be evenly spaced:
To ensure even circulation do not use meat pans larger
than 390 x 300mm (15ins x 12ins) and baking trays no
larger than 330 x 255mm (13ins x 10ins), these should
be positioned centrally on the oven shelf.
! Do not fit shelves upside down.
! Never use more than 3 shelves in the oven as air
circulation will be restricted.
! Food or cooking utensils should not be placed on
the floor of the oven.
To avoid unnecessary cleaning, rod shelves which are
not in use should be removed from the oven.
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