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C O O K I N G G U I D E
• Keep edges of baking dishes at least 40mm from the side of the oven. This allows free
circulation of heat and ensures even cooking.
• Do not open the oven door more than necessary.
• Do not place foods with a lot of liquid into the oven with other foods. This will cause food to
steam and not brown.
• After the oven is turned off it retains the heat for some time. Use this heat to finish custards or
to dry bread.
• Do not use a lot of cooking oil when roasting. This will prevent splattering oil on the sides of
the oven and the oven door. Polyunsaturated fats can leave residue which is very difficult to
remove.
• When cooking things which require a high heat from below (e.g. tarts), place the cooking dish
on a scone tray in the desired shelf position.
• For sponges and cakes use aluminium, bright finished or non-stick
utensils.
• Remove unnecessary trays or dishes when roasting or baking.
Oven shelf location
Your oven has seven or nine positions for shelves. These are numbered
from 1 (the lowest shelf position) to 7 or 9 (the highest shelf position).
See diagram.
To give maximum space above and below the shelves, load them in
this way:
• When cooking with 1 shelf, use position 3 or 4.
• When cooking with 2 shelves, use position 3 and 5 (7 position rack)
or 3 and 7 (9 position rack). Refer to cooking guide.
Use the oven efficiently, by cooking many trays of food at the same
time. For example:
• Cook 2 trays of scones, small cakes or sausage rolls.
• Cook a roast dinner at the same time as you cook chips or
vegetables.
Choosing the best oven settings
The following table is intended as a guide and experience may show some variation in cooking
times necessary to meet individual requirements.
For best results when baking you must preheat your oven for 30 minutes.
Modes without Oven Fan
Food
Scones
Biscuits
Meringues
Cakes
Pastry - shortcrust
Pastry - choux
20
Yeast goods
Plain or fruit
Rolled
Spooned
Shortbread biscuits
Hard - individual
Soft - individual
Pavlova - 6 egg
Patty cakes
Sponge - 4 egg
Shallow butter cake
Rich fruit cake
Cornish pasties
Custard tart
Cream puffs
Bread
Temperature
Oven shelf
in °C
position*
220
2
170
2
190
2
160
1 or 2
110
2
180
2
110
1
190
3
180
2
180
2
140
2
200
2
200 / 180
1
210
2
210
1
9 Position Rack
7 Position Rack
Time in
minutes
10 -15
10 - 15
12 - 15
30 - 35
90
15 - 20
75
15 - 20
20 - 30
30 - 40
180
40 - 45
10 / 20 - 30
25 - 30
25 - 30
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
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