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PRACTICAL COOKING ADVICE
The oven offers a wide range of alternatives which allow 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 directions are only a guideline which may be varied according to your own personal
experience.
Preheating
If the oven must be preheated (this is generally the case when cooking leavened foods), the "Multi-
Cooking" mode and the "Fast cooking "mode can be used to reach the desired temperature as
quickly as possible in order to save on energy.
Once the food has been placed in the oven, the most appropriate cooking mode can then be
selected.
Cooking on More Than One Rack
If you have to cook food using several racks, use either the "baking" mode or the "Multi-Cooking"
mode, as these are the only modes that allow you to do so.
When cooking delicate food on more than one rack, use the "baking" mode, which allows you to
cook on 3 racks at the same time (the 1st 3rd and 5th from the bottom).Some examples are included
in the "Practical Cooking Advice" table.
When cooking other food on several racks, use the "Multi-Cooking" mode keeping the following
suggestions in mind:
· The oven is fitted with 5 racks. During fan assisted cooking, use two of the three central racks; the
lowest and highest racks receive the hot air directly and therefore delicate foodstuffs could be burnt
on these racks.
· As a general rule, use the 2nd and 4th rack from the bottom, placing the foodstuffs that require
greater heat on the 2nd rack from the bottom .For example, when cooking meat roasts together
with other food, place the roast on the 2nd rack from the bottom and the more delicate food on the
4th rack from the bottom.
· When cooking foodstuffs 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 rack
from the bottom and take the food requiring less time out of the oven first .
· Use the dripping pan on the lower rack and the grid on the upper;
Using the "Fast Cooking" Mode
Functional, fast and practical for those of you who use pre-packed products (such as for example:
frozen or pre-cooked food) along with other food items. You will find useful suggestions in the
"Practical Cooking Advice" table.
Using the Grill
This multi-function oven offers you 2 different grilling modes.
Use the "grill "mode, placing the food under the centre of the grill (situated on the 3rd or 4th rack
form the bottom) because only the central part of the top heating element is turned on.
Use the bottom rack (1st from the bottom), placing the dripping pan provided to collect any sauce
and /or grease and prevent the same from dripping onto the oven bottom. When using this mode,
we recommend you set the thermostat to the highest setting. However, this does not mean you
cannot use lower temperatures, simply by adjusting the program to the desired temperature.
Setting "fan assisted 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.
Moreover, it can also be used for browning foods at the end of the cooking process, such as adding
that gratin finish to pasta bakes, for example.
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