Main Multifunction Oven & Grill
Fan Oven
Rear element & Fan
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Use the main oven thermostat to control the temperature.
Since a fan oven heats up more quickly, and generally cooks food at a lower
temperature than a conventional oven, pre-heating is often unnecessary.
However, foods such as bread, scones, Yorkshire pudding etc. do benefit from
being placed in a pre-heated oven. The charts on pages 28 and 29 are a guide
only, giving approximate cooking temperatures and times. To suit personal
taste and requirements it may be necessary to increase or decrease temps by
10ºC.
Because the fan oven cooks so efficiently, we recommend that when cooking
recipes not designed for a fan oven, you reduce the temperature by about 25ºC
and the time by about 10 minutes in the hour. If large quantities are being
cooked, it will be necessary to increase the cooking time somewhat to
compensate for the extra load.
Unless otherwise indicated in the charts, food is placed in a cold oven, i.e.
without pre-heating. If food is placed in an already hot oven, the suggested
cooking time should be reduced, depending on the type and quantity of food
being cooked.
It should be noted that at the end of the cooking period there might be a puff of
steam when the oven door is opened, this will disperse in a few seconds and is
a perfectly normal characteristic of an oven with a good door seal.
Since the distribution of heat in the fan oven is very even, most foods will cook
satisfactorily on any shelf position, but the shelves should be evenly spaced.
To ensure even circulation do not use meat pans larger than 415 x 320 (16½” x
12½”) and baking trays no larger than 330 x 255 (13” x 10”), these should be
positioned centrally on the oven shelf.
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Do not fit shelves upside down
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Never use more than three shelves in the oven (Two supplied with the
cooker), as air circulation will be restricted.
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Food or cooking utensils should not be placed on the floor of the oven
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To avoid unnecessary cleaning, rod shelves not in use should be removed
from the oven.
Cold start cooking
Preparation and Roasting
Place the bird directly onto the shelf in the first or second shelf position,
Large Poultry
with a large roasting tin on the oven base to collect the juices. It is important to
check that the bird and foil DO NOT overhang the burner at the back of the
oven. The maximum weight of a turkey that can be accommodated is 25lbs
(11.5kg) provided it will fit within the constraints of the oven.
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