
Baking
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Eating food which has been cooked
correctly is important for good
health.
Only bake cakes, pizza, chips etc.
until they are golden. Do not
overcook them.
Fan plus
For baking on several levels
When using Fan plus, reduce the
temperatures given for Conventional
heat by about 20 °C.
Conventional heat
For baking traditional recipes, e.g. rich
fruit cake and making soufflés.
Only bake on one level at a time.
Bake tray bakes on shelf level 3 and
cakes in tins on shelf level 2.
If using an older recipe or cookbook,
set the oven temperature for
Conventional heat 10 °C lower than
that recommended. This will not
change cooking durations.
Top heat
Select at the end of the cooking
duration to brown the topping on a dish.
For gratins and bakes.
Bottom heat
Use this setting towards the end of
baking, to brown the base of a cake,
quiche or pizza.
Cake plus
For creamed mixtures, choux pastry
(e.g. eclairs) and frozen pretzels.
Intensive bake
For baking cakes with a moist topping,
e.g. cheese cake, fresh fruit cakes,
quiche and flans. Also suitable for items
such as pizza without the need to pre-
bake the base.
Use the bottom shelf level.
Combination mode
The gleaming finish on bread, rolls and
puff pastry is achieved by adding steam
(maximum moisture, low temperature) in
cooking stage 1. Browning is achieved
using a high moisture level and a high
temperature. The drying out phase
takes place with low moisture and a
high temperature.