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COOKING GUIDE (FREESTANDING MODELS)
Choosing the best oven settings
The following table is intended as a guide and experience may show some variation in cooking times necessary to
meet individual requirements. We recommend that you preheat your oven for 30 minutes.
Modes without Oven Fan
FOOD
TEMPERATURE ˚C
OVEN SHELF POSITION*
TIME IN MINUTES
Scones
Plain or fruit
220
2 or 3
10 – 15
Biscuits
Rolled
Spooned
Shortbread biscuits
170
190
160
3
3
3
13 – 18
13 – 18
30 – 35
Meringues
Hard - individual
Soft - individual
Pavlova - 6 egg
110
180
110
3
3
3
90
15 – 20
75
Cakes
Cupcakes
Sponge - 4 egg
Shallow butter cake
190
180
180
2 or 3
2 or 3
3
15 – 20
20 – 30
25 – 30
Pastry – short crust
Cornish pasties
Custard tart
200
200/180
3
3
40 – 45
Pastry 8/200
Whole tart 10/200
& 20/180
Pastry – choux
Cream puffs
210
3
25 – 30
Yeast goods
Bread
210
3
25 – 30
Modes with Oven Fan
FOOD
TEMPERATURE ˚C OVEN SHELF POSITION*
TIME IN MINUTES
SINGLE SHELF
MULTI SHELF
Scones
Plain or fruit
210
2 or 3
1 & 3
10 – 15
Biscuits
Rolled
150
2 or 3
1 & 3
13 – 18
Spooned
180
2 or 3
1 & 3
13 – 18
Shortbread
150
2 or 3
1 & 3
13 – 18
Meringues
Hard – individual
100
2 or 3
1 & 3
90
Soft – individual
165
2 or 3
1 & 3
15 – 20
Pavlova – 6 egg
100
2 or 3
1 & 3
75
Cakes
Cupcakes
180
2 or 3
1 & 3
15 – 20
Sponge – 4 egg
170
2 or 3
1 & 3
20 – 30
Shallow butter cake
170
2 or 3
1 & 3
25 – 30
Rich fruit cake
170
2 or 3
1 & 3
60
Pastry – short
crust
Cornish pasties
180
2 or 3
1 & 3
40 – 45
Custard tart
190/170
2 or 3
1 & 3
20 – 30
Whole tart
Pastry 8/190
Whole tart 10/190
& 20/170
Pastry – choux
Cream puffs
200
2 or 3
1 & 3
25 – 30
Yeast goods
Bread
200
3
1 & 3
25 – 30
* Counting from the bottom shelf up.