• Stand dishes on a suitably sized baking tray on the
shelf to prevent spillage onto the oven base and to help
reduce cleaning.
• The material and finish of the baking tray and dishes
used affect base browning. Enamelware, dark, heavy
or non-stick utensils increase base browning. Shiny
aluminium or polished steel trays reflect the heat away
and give less base browning.
• Because of the smaller cooking space and lower tem-
peratures, shorter cooking times are sometimes re-
quired. Be guided by the recommendations given in
the cooking chart.
• For economy leave the door open for the shortest pos-
sible time, particularly when placing food into a pre-
heated oven.
Hints and tips when using fan cooking
• Arrange the shelves in the required positions before
switching the oven on. Shelf positions are counted
from the bottom upwards.
• When cooking more than one dish in the fan oven,
place dishes centrally on different shelves rather than
placing several dishes on one shelf, this will allow the
heat to circulate freely for the best cooking results.
• When batch baking one type of food, e.g. Victoria
sandwich cakes, those of similar size will be cooked
in the same time.
• It is recommended that when baking larger quantities
the shelf positions should be evenly spaced to suit the
load being cooked. A slight increase in cooking time
may be necessary.
• Do not place baking trays directly on the oven base as
it interferes with the oven air circulation and can lead
to base burning; use the lower shelf position.
Hints and tips when defrosting
• Place the frozen food in a single layer where possible
and turn it over half way through the defrosting proc-
ess.
• The actual speed of defrosting is influenced by room
temperature. On warm days defrosting will be faster
than on cooler days.
• It is preferable to thaw fish, meat and poultry slowly in
the fridge. However, this process can be accelerated
by using the defrost function. Small or thin fish fillets,
frozen peeled prawns, cubed or minced meat, liver, thin
chops, steaks etc., can be thawed in 1 – 2 hours.
• A 1kg/2¼lb oven ready chicken will be thawed in ap-
proximately 5 hours. Remove the giblets as soon as
possible during the thawing process.
• Joints of meat up to 2kg/4½lb in weight can be thawed
using the defrost function.
• All joints of meat and poultry must be thawed thor-
oughly before cooking.
• Always cook thoroughly immediately after thawing.
• Do not leave food at room temperature once it is de-
frosted. Cook raw food immediately or store cooked
food in the fridge, once it has cooled.
Top Oven - Conventional Cooking
Shelf Positions are not critical but ensure that oven
shelves are evenly spaced when more than one is
used (e.g. shelf positions 1 and 3)
Food
Temperature
[°C]
Approx Cook Time
(mins)
Shelf Position
Biscuits
170 - 190
10 - 20
1
Bread
200 - 220
30 - 35
1
Bread rolls/buns
200 - 220
10 - 15
1
Cakes:
- Small & Queen
170 - 180
18 - 25
1
- Sponges
160 - 175
20 - 30
1
- Victoria Sandwich
160 - 170
18 - 25
1
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