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Cooking mode
Soft Cooking (Defrost - Quick defrost - Plate warmer)
The circular and top (roof) heating elements are partially activated. The low power and the fan allow very gentle and
even cooking. Ideal for dry pastry and all types of prolonged low-temperature cooking.
The temperature is preset to 100 °C for “wellness” cooking and provides for preheating of the oven before placing food
in it.
With this oven, Highland further develops this cooking programme, allowing the air to be heated gradually in a controlled
way and at low power, by means of the knob C. This offers new possibilities for treating the food:
Defrost The temperature is only 25-30 °C with the inside fan on.
Quick Defrost The conditions for quick thawing of food are obtained between 35 and 55 °C with the fan on.
Plate warmer Increasing the temperature to between 60 and 80 °C allows the warming of cooked but cold food
or food which must be kept hot without affecting the cooking.
Natural conventional cooking
The heat source is from above (roof heating element) and below (floor heating element). This is the conventional
cooking function which ensures even cooking using a single shelf.
The temperature is preset to 180 °C and provides for preheating of the oven before placing food in it.
Fan cooking
The top (roof) heating element, bottom (floor) heating element and fan inside the oven are activated.
The constant and uniform heat cooks and browns the food evenly. Various dishes can be cooked at the same time,
using a maximum of 2 shelves.
“Master Cooking”
The circular, bottom (floor) and top (roof) heating elements are partially activated. The even temperature distribution,
in combination with forced air circulation, makes this function ideal for baking all types of pizzas.
Hot air
The circular heating element is switched on and the fan starts. The constant and even heat cooks and browns the food
evenly. Different foods can also be cooked the same time, provided their cooking temperatures are similar. This is the
gentlest type of fan cooking available with this Highland oven, and is ideal for preparing cakes and pastries, enabling three
shelves to be used at the same time.
The temperature is preset to 150 °C and provides for preheating of the oven before placing food in it.
“Multi power” hot air cooking
This turns on the circular heating element together with partial activation of the top (roof) and bottom (floor) heating
elements and the fan. Compared with the previous function, it is a more powerful and faster way to reach the required
temperature; this, in combination with an even distribution of heat, makes it ideal for roast meat and fish and for baked
pasta, using up to three shelves.
The temperature is preset to 200 °C and provides for preheating of the oven before placing food in it.
“Quick cooking”
The circular heating element is turned on together with the top (roof) and bottom (floor) heating elements and fan.
This is the most powerful function available on your Highland oven, and the heat distribution is designed to be more
intense towards the bottom; this makes it ideal for preparing pizzas or fast cooking of frozen foods in general. It can be
used for quickly bringing the oven to the required temperature, and then setting any of the other available programmes.
The temperature is preset to 220 °C and provides for preheating of the oven before placing food in it.
Grilling
Activating the Grill heating element at the top of the oven, these cooking programmes work using infrared radiance;
therefore it is not the temperature that is important but the amount of radiance, which depends on the set power level.
It is possible to select from 4 power levels: 20%, 40%, 60% (default) and 80% max. grill power.
It is best to put the food in the oven when the oven is cold, immediately exploiting the incandescence of the grill heating element.
This quick surface cooking keeps the meat tender on the inside; it is also possible to quickly toast up to 9 slices of bread.
If the grill is used for a prolonged period the oven automatically limits the maximum temperature, in which case the grill
reduces its effectiveness.
The Highland oven is designed to grill food with the oven door completely closed.