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4.7 Helpful hints
We recommend to use the supplied baking tray.
It is also possible to bake in cake tins and trays bought somewhere else. For
baking it is better to use black trays which conduct heat better and
shorten the baking time.
Shapes and trays with bright or shiny surfaces are not recommended when using
the conventional heating method (top and bottom heaters).The use of such tins
can result in under-cooking the base of cakes.
Before you take a cake out of the oven, check that it is ready using a wooden
stick (when the cake is ready the stick should come out dry and clean after
having been inserted into the cake).
When switching off the oven leave the cake inside for about 5 minutes.
Cook meat with a weight of more than 1 kg in the oven. Cook smaller pieces of
food using the hob.
Use oven-proof cookware only. Check that their handles also are oven-proof.
When you cook meat on a grillage, insert a drip tray with a small amount of
water into the oven (minimum rack height).
Turn over meat at least once.
Never pour cold water on the meat.
4.8 How to save energy
Use proper cookware for cooking.
Cookware with thick, flat bases can save up to 1/3 of electric energy.
Remember to cover your cookware if possible; otherwise you will use four times
as much energy!
The diameter of the cookware should not be smaller than diameter of the
cooking zone.
Ensure that the heating plates and the cookware are clean.
Soils prevent heat-transfer. Repeatedly burnt-on spillages can often be removed
by products only, which will damage the environment.
Do not uncover the cookware too often (a "watched" pot-content will never
boil!).
Do not open the oven door unnecessarily often.
Switch off the oven in good time and make use of the residual heat.
For long cooking times: Switch off the heating zones 5 to 10 minutes before
you will finish cooking. This saves up to 20% of energy.
Only use the oven when cooking larger dishes.
Meat of up to 1kg can be cooked more economically in a pan on the hob.
Make use of the residual heat of the oven.
lf the cooking time is longer than 40 minutes, switch off the oven 10 minutes
before.
Make sure that the oven door is closed properly.
