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Energy and environment tips
Here you can find tips on how to save energy when baking and
roasting and how to dispose of your appliance properly.
Saving energy
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Only preheat the oven when it is specified in the recipe that
you should do so.
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Use dark, black lacquered or enamelled baking tins. They
absorb the heat particularly well.
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Open the oven door as infrequently as possible while you are
cooking, baking or roasting.
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It is best to bake several cakes one after the other. The oven
is still warm. This reduces the baking time for the second
cake. You can also place two loaf tins next to each other.
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For longer cooking times, you can switch the oven off
10 minutes before the end of the cooking time and use the
residual heat to finish cooking.
Environmentally-friendly disposal
Dispose of packaging in an environmentally-friendly manner.
Tips for using your appliance
Here you will find a selection of tips about ovenware and
preparation methods.
Notes
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Use the accessories provided. Additional accessories may
be obtained as optional accessories from specialist retailers
or from the after-sales service.
Before using the oven, remove any unnecessary accessories
and ovenware from the cooking compartment.
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Always use an oven cloth or oven gloves when taking
accessories or cookware out of the cooking compartment.
Baking
Baking tins
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Use light-coloured baking tins and trays wherever possible.
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Always place the baking tins on the middle of the baking and
roasting wire rack.
Baking tips
This appliance complies with European Directive
2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE). The directive gives a framework for
the collection and recycling of old appliances, which is
valid across the EU.
How to establish whether sponge cake
is baked through.
Approx. 10 minutes before the end of the baking time stated in the recipe, insert a cock-
tail stick into the cake at its deepest point. If no cake mixture sticks to the wood, the cake
is ready.
The cake collapses.
Use less fluid next time or set the oven temperature 10 degrees lower. Note the stirring
times indicated in the recipe.
The cake has risen high in the middle
and less around the edges.
Do not grease the sides of the springform cake tin. After baking, carefully loosen the
cake using a knife.
The cake is too dark on the top.
Place it lower in the oven, select a lower temperature and bake the cake for a little
longer.
The cake is too dry.
When it is done, make small holes in the cake using a cocktail stick. Then drizzle fruit
juice or an alcoholic drink over it. Next time, set the temperature 10 degrees higher and
reduce the baking time.
The bread or cake (e.g. cheesecake)
looks good but is sticky on the inside
(soggy with wet streaks).
Next time, use less liquid and bake at a lower temperature for slightly longer. For cakes
with a moist topping, bake the base first. Sprinkle it with almonds or bread crumbs and
then place the topping on top. Take care to follow recipes and baking times.
The pastries are not evenly browned.
Select a slightly lower temperature to ensure that the cake is baked more evenly. Excess
greaseproof paper can affect the air circulation. Always cut the greaseproof paper to suit
the size of the baking tray.
The bottom of a fruit flan is too light.
Place the cake one level lower the next time.
The fruit juice overflows.
Next time, use the deeper universal pan, if you have one.
Small baked items made out of yeast
dough stick to one another during bak-
ing.
There should be a gap of approx. 2 cm around each item. This gives enough space for
the baked items to expand and turn brown on all sides.
Condensation forms when you bake
moist cakes.
Baking may create water vapour, which escapes above the door. The steam may settle
and form water droplets on the control panel or on the fronts of adjacent units. This is a
natural process.
