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The oven offers a wide range of alternatives which allow
you to cook any type of food in the best possible way. With
time you will learn to make the best use of this versatile
cooking appliance and the following directions are only a
guideline which may be varied according to your own per-
sonal experience.
Baking cakes
The oven should always be warm before putting in cakes
wait till the end of preheating (about 10-15 min.). Cake-
baking temperatures are normally around 160°C/200°C.
Do not open the oven door during the baking process as
this could cause the cake to sink.In general:
Cooking fish and meat
When cooking white meat, fowl and fish use low
temperatures. (150°C-175°C). When red meat must be
superficially well-cooked but succulent inside, it is
advisable to start with a high temperature (200-220°C)
for a short time, and then to reduce it at a later point.
Generally speaking, the more meat there is, the lower the
temperature and the longer the cooking time should
be.Place the meat in the centre of the grid and put a spill-
tray underneath to catch grease drips. Insert the grid so
that it is in the middle of the oven. If more heat from below
is required, use the 1° bottom shelf.
Cooking advice
Pastry is too dry
Increase the temperature by 10°C and reduce the
cooking time.
Pastry dropped
Use less liquid or lower the temperature by 10°C.
Cooked well on the inside but sticky on the
outside
Use less liquid, lower the temperature, and increase
the cooking time.
The pastry sticks to the pan
Grease the pan well and sprinkle it with a dusting of
flour.
Pastry is too dark on top
Place it on a lower rack, lower the temperature, and
increase the cooking time.
Food to be cooked
Wt.
(Kg)
Cooking position
of shelves from
bottom
Temperature
(°C)
Pre-heating time
(min)
Cooking time
(min.)
Pasta
Lasagne
Cannelloni
Pasta bakes au gratin
2.5
2.5
2.5
3
3
3
210
200
200
10
10
10
60-75
40-50
40-50
Meat
Veal
Chicken
Duck
Rabbit
Pork
Lamb
1.7
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.1
1.8
3
3
3
3
3
3
200
220
200
200
200
200
10
10
10
10
10
10
85-90
90-100
100-110
70-80
70-80
90-95
Fish
Mackerel
Dentex
Trout baked in paper
1.1
1.5
1.0
3
3
3
180-200
180-200
180-200
10
10
10
35-40
40-50
40-45
Pizza
Neapolitan
1.0
3
220
15
15-20
Cake
Biscuits
Tarts
Savoury pie
Raised Cakes
0.5
1.1
1.0
1.0
3
3
3
3
180
180
180
165
15
15
15
15
30-35
30-35
45-50
35-40
NB:
cooking times are approximate and may vary according to personal taste.
Cooking advice
