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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Oven Cooking Guide
The following is intended as a rough guide. It is often required to set the
oven 10-20 degrees above or below the guide to get the result you want.
Also, adjustments are needed for the cooking time to suit personal
expectations
.
For best results when baking, preheat your oven for 15-20
minutes.
Food
Conventional Oven
Fan forced oven
Time in
minutes
Temperature(°C)
Oven shelf
position
Temperature(°C)
Oven shelf
position
Plain or fruit scones
220
2
210
Any
10-15
Rolled biscuits
170
2
150
Any
10-15
Spooned biscuits
190
2
180
Any
12-15
Shortbread biscuits
160
1
150
Any
30-35
Hard individual meringues 110
2
100
Any
90
Soft individual meringues
180
2
165
Any
15-20
Pavlova
110
1
100
Any
75
Patty cakes
190
2
180
Any
15-20
Sponge
180
2
170
Any
20-30
Plain butter cake
180
2
170
Any
25-40
Rich fruit cake
140
2
130
Any
180
Shortcrust cornish pasty
180-200
2
160
Any
40-45
Shortcrust custard tart
180-220
1
170-200
Any
20-30
Cream puffs
210
2
200
Any
25-30
Yeast bread
210
1
200
Any
25-30
Pizza
200
2
220
Any
15-25
Shelf position is counted from the bottom shelf up. Bottom shelf position is number 1. (See image above.)
Meat/Poultry/Fish
Recommended temperature(°C)
Minutes per kilogram
Beef
Rare
200
35-40
Medium
200
45-50
Well done
200
55-60
Lamb
Medium
200
40
Well done
60
Veal
180
60
Pork
200
60
Chicken
180-200
45-60
Duck
180-200
60-70
Turkey
180
40
–
45 (less than10kg)
35
–
40 (more than10kg)
Fish
180
20
Note
: Condensation on the oven door is normal, especially when the kitchen is cold.
Spacing and size of food on trays and the number of baking dishes in the oven can affect air circulation.