those specified, the meat will brown
on the outside, but will not be
properly cooked through.
When roasting on the wire rack, set a
temperature approx. 10 °C lower than
for roasting in a roasting dish.
Selecting the cooking duration
Unless otherwise stated, the durations
given in the cooking chart are for an
oven which has not been pre-heated.
The traditional British method for
calculating the roasting time is to
allow 15 to 20 minutes per
lb/450 grams, according to type of
meat, plus approx. 20 minutes,
adjusting the length of time as
roasting proceeds to obtain the
required result. The roasting time can
also be determined by multiplying the
thickness of the roast [cm] with the
time per cm [min/cm], depending on
the type of meat:
– Beef/venison: 15–18 min/cm
– Pork/veal/lamb: 12–15 min/cm
– Sirloin/fillet: 8–10 min/cm
As a general rule, check whether the
food is cooked after the shortest
duration.
Cooking durations with M Chef
functions are shorter than with
conventional cooking functions.
Use the Dialog oven cookbook for
guidance.
Tips
– For frozen meat, increase the cooking
duration by approx. 20 minutes per kg.
– Frozen meat weighing less than
approx. 1.5 kg does not need to be
defrosted before roasting.
Notes on the functions
You can find an overview of all the
functions with their recommended
values in "Main and sub-menus".
Use the
Bottom heat
the end of the cooking duration to brown
the base of the food.
Do not use the
M Chef + Intensive
and
bake
Intensive bake
functions for roasting as the juices will
become too dark.
Using Automatic programmes
Follow the instructions on the display.
Use the Dialog oven cookbook for
guidance.
Using M Chef + Fan plus and Fan
plus
Use these functions for roasting meat,
fish and poultry that needs to be well
browned as well as sirloin joints and
fillet.
Since the fan distributes the heat
around the oven compartment straight
away when using the
function, it allows you to use a lower
temperature than you would with the
function.
Conventional heat
Place the food on shelf level 1.
Roasting
function towards
Fan plus
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