The Roasting Oven Setting - AGA CITY60 CONTEMPORARY User Manual

The Roasting Oven Setting

The roasting oven setting is indirectly heated by two
elements, one in the base of the oven and the other in
the roof. These elements heat the air and the cast iron
within to provide cooking results consistent with the
traditional AGA heat-storage cooker, with the flexibility of
being able to turn the off when not in use.
The roasting oven setting can be used for 'grilling' at the
top and 'shallow frying' on the oven floor.
When cooking on the base of the roasting oven, place
the floor grid on the base before putting the food into the
oven. This lifts the food away from the base element to
ensure best cooking results are achieved.
The roasting oven setting is zoned in heat, meaning it is
slightly hotter towards the top than the centre and the
oven grid shelf set on the oven floor is slightly less hot
than the centre.
The base of the oven can be used as another cooking
surface, indeed it is often called a hidden hotplate use
the floor grid for protection so food does not overbrown.
The beauty of the roasting oven setting is that any fat is
burnt off when the oven is at full heat, just brush out
occasionally to remove the carbon deposits.
The roasting oven setting is excellent for bread and
pastries. Quiches in ceramic or pies in Pyrex dishes
need not be baked blind as when they are in placed on
the floor grid on the base of the oven the pastry cooks
from underneath and the filling will set and brown from
the all-round heat. As you are aware metal flat tins
conduct heat quicker than ceramic may need less
cooking time.
The specially designed roasting tins and bakeware slide
directly onto the runners, so almost every available
square centimetre of space can be used. Food can be
protected by the use of the cold plain shelf or shielded
by means of the large roasting tin which means you can
cook food that requires different temperatures at the
same time. If food is browning too quickly and you do
not want to move it to another oven just slide the cold
plain shelf over the food to reduce the top heat.
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