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Pre-heat the oven only when indicated in the recipe.
• It is better to use dark colored bakeware, preferably enamelled in black, as
these materials absorb heat particularly well.
• If you wish to bake a batch of several cakes, you should do so one after the
other. As the oven is already hot, the baking times of second and subsequent
cakes are shorter. You may also prepare two cakes simultaneously by placing
rectangular pans side by side.
• If using the oven continuously for a long time, you may switch it off 5 or 10
minutes before the time indicated and take advantage of the residual heat to
fi nish cooking the food.
• Use the “mini broil” function whenever you plan to prepare small amounts of
food, placing the food in the central part of rack.
6. ENERGY-SAVING TIPS
