… Baking and roasting
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Optimal use
The recommended baking and roasting temperatures given in older recipe books are
likely to be too high and the recommended shelf levels in the cooking space not ideal.
The 'Tips on settings' section shows how to get the best use out of the appliance.
If in doubt, follow these tips. Note that the temperatures and times given in the tables
are based on typical methods of preparing food and thus are only indicative.
Cooking space temperature when using hot air
When baking or roasting with hot air, the cooking space temperature needs to be
around 20 °C lower than with top and bottom heat. Recipes often only give temper-
atures for baking or roasting with top and bottom heat. Compare them to the temper-
atures in the 'Tips on settings' section. If in doubt, select a lower temperature.
If the cake or roast is nice and brown on the outside but still doughy or raw
in the middle, it is usually a sign that the cooking space temperature is too
high.
