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How to use the Fan Oven
1. Turn the oven function control knob to
2. Turn the thermostat control to the required tempera-
ture.
THINGS TO NOTE
The oven light will come on when the oven function
control knob is set.
The oven fan will operate continually during cooking.
The thermostat control light will remain on until the
correct temperature is reached. It will then cycle on
and off to show that the temperature is being
maintained.
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 in at all at lower temperature settings nor run on
where the oven has only been used for a short time.
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The air inside the oven is heated by the element around
the fan situated behind the back panel. The fan circulates
hot air to maintain an even temperature inside the oven.
The advantage of cooking with this function is
energy saving through:
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Faster Preheating
As the fan oven quickly reaches temperature, it is not
usually necessary to preheat the oven although you may
find that you need to allow an extra 5-7 minutes on
cooking times. For recipes which require higher
temperatures, best results are achieved if the oven is
preheated first, e.g. bread, pastries, scones, souffles,
etc.
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Lower Temperatures
Fan oven cooking generally requires lower temperatures
than conventional cooking.
Follow the temperatures recommended in the cooking
chart. Remember to reduce temperatures by about 20-
25°C for your own recipes which use conventional cooking.
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Even Heating for Baking
The fan oven has uniform heating on all shelf positions.
This means that batches of the same food can be cooked
in the oven at the same time. However, the top shelf may
brown slightly quicker than the lower one.
This is quite usual. There is no mixing of flavours between
dishes.
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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 slightly
longer cooking time.
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).
