Electrolux EKC60154, User Manual

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Practical use
Never lay aluminium foil, a baking
tray or a shelf directly on the bottom
of the oven. If the bottom heater is
blocked, the enamel can be damaged
by over-heating.
The oven becomes hot when used,
KEEP AN EYE ON CHILDREN
.
In the case of temperature changes and/or
food such as pizza being unevenly placed on
a shelf, there is risk that the shelf will warp.
The shelf will return to its original form
when it cools down.
How do you utilise the various functions
when you use the oven? Here is some useful
advice and a few tips about the best way to
utilise the different oven functions for
various types of food preparation:
Baking
Test sponge cakes with a cooking needle
about five minutes before the end of the
cooking time. Then you have the
opportunity to shorten or lengthen the
cooking time. The result can be affected by
the recipe and the material, colour, shape
and size of the cake tin.
T
HE PRINCIPLE OF HOT AIR
An annular heating element round the fan
heats up then air, which is then spread
through the air channels in the oven rear
wall by the fan. The hot air circulates in the
oven before it is once again sucked in
through the fan grille.
The heat is transferred quickly and
effectively, which often means that you can
use a lower oven temperature than in the
case of top and bottom heating. Decrease the
temperature by 15-20% if the recipe says
you should use a temperature of between
160 and 225°C. The higher the temperature,
the greater the decrease. At temperatures