Baking; Tips On Baking; Notes On The Cooking Charts - Miele H 7464 BP Operating And Installation Instructions

Baking

Handling food carefully will help
protect your health.
Cakes, pizzas and french fries should
be cooked until golden, not dark
brown.

Tips on baking

- Set a cooking duration. If used for
baking, do not delay the start for too
long. Cake mixture or dough will dry
out, and the raising agents will lose
their effectiveness.
- Generally speaking, you can use
racks, baking trays, universal trays
and any type of baking tray made of
heat-resistant material.
- Avoid using bright, thin-walled tins as
they give an uneven or poor browning
result. Under adverse circumstances,
the food will not cook properly.
- Position rectangular tins with the
longer side across the width of the
oven compartment for optimum heat
distribution and even baking results.
- Always place bakeware on the rack.
- Bake cakes with fruit toppings or
deep cakes on the universal tray.
Using baking parchment
Miele accessories, e.g. the universal
tray, are treated with PerfectClean
enamel (see "Features"). Surfaces
treated with PerfectClean enamel
generally do not need to be greased or
covered with baking parchment.
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 Use baking parchment when baking
lye mixtures because the sodium
hydroxide used can damage the
surface treated with PerfectClean.
 Use baking parchment when baking
sponge, meringue, macaroons or
similar items. Due to their high egg
white content, these are more likely to
stick.
 Use baking paper when cooking
frozen food on the rack.

Notes on the cooking charts

You can find the cooking charts at the
end of this book.
Selecting the  temperature
 As a general rule, select the lower
temperature given in the chart.
Baking at temperatures higher than
those recommended may reduce the
cooking duration, but will lead to
uneven browning of the food, and
unsatisfactory cooking results.
Selecting the  cooking duration
Unless otherwise stated, the cooking
durations given in the cooking charts
are for an oven compartment which has
not been pre-heated. With a pre-heated
oven compartment, shorten times by
around 10 minutes.
 As a general rule, check the food
after the shortest duration. Stick a
wooden skewer into the food.
If it comes out clean without any batter/
dough on it, the food is done.