Using The Main Oven - Gas; Main Oven Baking Guide - Belling GAS B Service Manual

For roasting joints of meat or poultry, and
for pot roasts preheat the oven to gas
mark 6 and cook for 30 minutes, then
adjust the oven control to the "S" slow
setting for the remainder of the cooking
time.
Slow cooking times will be about three
times as long as conventional cooking
times.

Main oven baking guide

Dish
Scones
Meringues
Cakes
Small cakes
Whisked sponge
Swiss roll
Victoria sandwich
(2 x 180mm / 7")
Genoese sponge
Madeira (180mm / 7")
Gingerbread
Semi rich fruit cake
(205mm / 8")
Christmas cake
(205mm / 8")
Dundee cake (205mm / 8")
Pastry
Rough Puff
Flaky / Puff
Shortcrust
Flan
Biscuits
Nut brownies
Brandy snaps
Flapjacks
Gingernuts

USING THE MAIN OVEN - GAS

Recommended
gas mark
7
"S" slow set
5
5
6
4
4
3
3
2 or 3
1 or 2
3
7
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
Suggested shelf Approximate
position cooking time
(preheated oven)
middle - top 8 - 15 mins
bottom 2 - 3 hours
middle - top 15 - 25 mins
middle - top 20 - 25 mins
middle - top 10 - 12 mins
middle - top 20 - 30 mins
middle 20 - 30 mins
middle 1 - 1¼ hours
middle 1 - 1¼ hours
middle - top 2 - 3 hours
bottom depending on
recipe
middle - bottom 2 - 2 hours
middle - top Cooking time
middle - top depends on
middle - top recipe and type
middle - top of filling
middle - top 25 - 35 mins
middle - top 10 - 12 mins
middle - top 20 - 25 mins
middle - top 10 - 20 mins