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THINGS TO NOTE
The oven light will come on when the oven is
switched on.
The cooling fan will operate continually
during cooking. It may run on after the oven
is switched off to keep the controls cool.
This is quite normal.
NOTE
The action of the cooling fan will depend on
how long the oven has been used and at what
temperature. It may not switch on at all at lower
temperature settings nor run on where the oven
has only been used for a short time.
Hints and Tips
Shelf positions are not critical, but make sure
the shelves are evenly spaced.
When cooking more than one dish in the fan
oven, place dishes centrally on the shelves rather
than several dishes on one shelf.
When the oven is full, you may need to allow a
slightly longer cooking time.
A shelf may be placed on the floor of the oven.
Place dishes on a shelf in this position rather
than on the oven base, to allow air circulation
around the food.
When the oven is full of the same food, e.g.
equal trays of small cakes or equal size victoria
sandwich cakes, then they will be cooked in the
same time and removed from the oven together.
When different sizes of trays or types of food,
e.g. biscuits and cakes are cooked, they will not
necessarily be ready together.
The fan oven can be used to heat foods through
without thawing first, e.g. fruit tarts, mince pies,
sausage rolls, and other small pastry items. Use
a temperature of 190-200°C and allow 20-40
minutes (depending on the quantity of food in
the oven).
The use of too high temperatures can cause
uneven browning. Check with the
recommendations for oven temperatures given
in the cooking charts, but be prepared to adjust
the temperature by 10°C if necessary. Remember
to reduce temperatures by about 20-25 °C for
your own conventional recipes.
The meat tin
should not
be placed on a heated
hotplate or burner as this may cause the enamel
to crack.
The Conventional and Fan Oven cooking chart
is intended as a guide only. It may be necessary
to increase or decrease the temperature to suit
your individual requirements. Only experience
will enable you to determine the correct setting
for your personal requirements.
If you wish to cook more than one dish at the
same time, we suggest that you change the
cooking levels of your dishes during the last 5-
10 minutes in order to obtain a more uniform
colour of your dishes.
