Electrolux EOB3000, Instruction Booklet

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Using the Fan Oven
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 advantages of cooking with this function are:
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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 or remember to reduce temperatures by about 20-
25°C for your own recipes which use conventional
cooking.
The oven fan operates without heat and circulates the
air, at room temperature, inside the oven. This increases
the speed of defrosting. However, please note that the
temperature of the kitchen will influence the speed of
defrosting.
This function is particularly suitable for delicate food which
could be damaged by heat, e.g. cream filled gateaux,
iced cakes, pastries, bread and other yeast products.
How to Use Defrosting
1. Turn the oven function control knob to .
2. Ensure the thermostat control knob is in the OFF
position.
Defrosting
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Even Heating for Baking
The fan oven has uniform heating on all runner 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 that the lower one.
This is quite usual. There is no mixing of flavours between
dishes.
How to Use the Fan Oven
1. Turn the oven function control knob to .
2. Turn the thermostat control to the required temperatu-
re.
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 the temperature is being maintained.
Hints and Tips
• Cover food with a lid, aluminium foil or plastic film to
prevent drying out during defrosting.
• ALWAYS COOK THOROUGHLY IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THAWING.
• Frozen food should be placed in a single layer when
ever possible and turned over half way through the
defrosting process.
• Only joints of meat and poultry up to 2 kg. (4 lb.) are
suitable for defrosting in this way.