Top Oven; Tips On Baking - Zanussi ZCV48300BA User Manual

The temperature and baking times in
the tables are guidelines only. They
depend on the recipes and the
quality and quantity of the
ingredients used.

Top oven

The top oven is the smaller of the two ovens. It
has 3 shelf positions. Use it to cook smaller
quantities of food. It gives especially good
results when used to cook fruitcakes, sweets
and savoury flants or quiche.
Main oven
The main oven is particularly suitable for
cooking larger quantities of food.
Baking
• Your oven can bake or roast differently to the
appliance you had before. Adapt your usual

Tips on baking

Baking results
The bottom of the cake is not
browned sufficiently.
The cake sinks and becomes
soggy, lumpy or streaky.
The cake sinks and becomes
soggy, lumpy or streaky.
The cake sinks and becomes
soggy, lumpy or streaky.
The cake is too dry.
The cake is too dry.
The cake browns unevenly.
The cake browns unevenly.
The cake is not ready in the bak-
ing time given.
12
• The manufacturer recommends that you use
• If you cannot find the settings for a special
• You can extend baking times by 10 – 15
• Cakes and pastries at different heights do
• With longer baking times, you can deactivate
When you cook frozen food, the trays in the
oven can twist during baking. When the trays
become cold again, the distortions are gone.
Possible cause
The shelf position is incorrect.
The oven temperature is too high. The next time you bake, set a
The baking time is too short.
There is too much liquid in the
mixture.
The oven temperature is too low.
The baking time is too long.
The oven temperature is too high
and the baking time is too short.
The mixture is unevenly distrib-
uted.
The oven temperature is too low.
settings (temperature, cooking times) and
shelf positions to the values in the tables.
the lower temperature the first time.
recipe, look for the one that is almost the
same.
minutes if you bake cakes on more than one
shelf position.
not always brown equally at first. If this
occurs, do not change the temperature
setting. The differences equalize during the
baking procedure.
the oven approximately 10 minutes before
the end of the baking time and then use the
residual heat.
Put the cake on a lower shelf.
slightly lower oven temperature.
Set a longer baking time. You
cannot decrease baking
times by setting higher tem-
peratures.
Use less liquid. Be careful with
mixing times, especially if you use
a mixing machine.
The next time you bake, set a
higher oven temperature.
The next time you bake, set a
shorter baking time.
Set a lower oven temperature
and a longer baking time.
Spread the mixture evenly on the
baking tray.
The next time you bake, set a
slightly higher oven temperature.
Remedy
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