Belling 864 Installation And User Instructions Manual page 21

The main oven is heated by an element and circulating
fan on the rear wall of the oven. (rear element and fan).
Use the main oven thermostat control (3) to set the
required temperature. A neon adjacent to the oven
control indicates when the oven is preheated, and cycles
with the elements during use.
MAIN OVEN FOR COOKING (2000 W)
Turn the thermostat control knob clockwise, selecting
the required temperature between 100°C (200°F) and
220°C (425°F)
Before placing food in the oven wait until the thermostat
indicator neon (6) has gone off, to indicate that the oven
has preheated.
The rear element will come on and the heat is distributed
by the fan.
The charts on page 23 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.
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.
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MAIN OVEN COOKERY NOTES
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.
- 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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