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GRILLING GUIDE
COOKING GUIDE
COOKING GUIDE
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. It may be necessary to change some cooking times and temperatures from your
previous oven. For best results when baking preheat your oven for 30 minutes.
Conventional cooking
FOOD
TEMPERATURE
°
C
OVEN SHELF POSITION*
TIME IN MINUTES
Scones
Plain or fruit
220
2 or 3
10 – 15
Biscuits
Rolled
Spooned
Shortbread biscuits
180
190
160
2 or 3
2 or 3
2 or 3
10 – 15
12 – 15
30 – 35
Meringues
Hard – individual
Soft – individual
Pavlova – 6 egg
110
180
110
2 or 3
2 or 3
2
90
15 – 20
75
Cakes
Patty cakes
Sponge – 4 egg
Shallow butter cake
Rich fruit cake
190
180
180
150
2 or 3
2 or 3
2 or 3
2 or 3
15 – 20
20 – 30
30 – 40
180
Pastry –
shortcrust
Cornish pasties
Custard tart
200/180
200/180
2 or 3
2 or 3
40 – 45
10/20 – 30
Pastry – choux
Cream puffs
210
2 or 3
25 – 30
Yeast goods
Bread
210
2 or 3
25 – 30
Fan forced cooking
FOOD
TEMPERATURE
°
C
OVEN SHELF POSITION*
TIME IN MINUTES
Scones
Plain or fruit
210
1 & 4
10 – 15
Biscuits
Rolled
Spooned
Shortbread biscuits
170
180
150
Any
Any
Any
10 – 15
12 – 15
30 – 35
Meringues
Hard – individual
Soft – individual
Pavlova – 6 egg
100
165
100
Any
Any
1 & 4
90
15 – 20
75
Cakes
Patty cakes
Sponge – 4 egg
Shallow butter cake
Rich fruit cake
180
170
170
130
1 & 4
1 & 4
Any
1
15 – 20
20 – 30
30 – 40
180
Pastry –
shortcrust
Cornish pasties
Custard tart
180/160
190/170
Any
Any
40 – 45
20 – 30
Pastry – choux
Cream puffs
200
Any
25 – 30
Yeast goods
Bread
200
1
25 – 30
* Counting from the bottom shelf up.
Grilling hints
WARNING
WARNING
Always clean the grill/oven dish after every use. Excessive
fat build up may cause a fire.
As a method of cooking, grilling can be used to:
• Enhance the flavours of vegetables, fish, poultry
and meat.
• Seal the surface of the food and retain the
natural juices.
NOTE: Below is a table indicating the door position whilst
grilling for each of the product types.
DESCRIPTION
DOOR POSITION DURING GRILLING
Grill in oven
Door FULLY closed
This table shows how to grill different types of meat:
MEAT
METHOD
Beef
You can use tenderloin, rump, sirloin. Brush
with oil or melted butter, especially if the
meat is very lean.
Lamb
You can use loin chops, shortloin chops,
chump chops, and forequarter chops.
Remove skin or cut at intervals to stop
curling. Brush with oil or melted butter.
Poultry
Divide into serving pieces. Brush with oil.
Fish
Brush with oil or melted butter and
lemon juice.
Guide to better grilling
TIPS & INFORMATION
IMPORTANT
Definite times can not be given for grilling as it is
dependant on the size of the food and your own tastes.
These times should only be used as a rough guide and
remember to turn the food over halfway through the
cooking process (except with fan grill).
For better grilling results, follow these easy instructions:
1. Remove oven/grill dish and grill insert and preheat
grill for about 3 minutes.
2. Choose only prime cuts of meat or fish. If the cut is
less than 5mm thick it will dry out. If the cut is more
than 40mm thick, the outside may burn whilst the
inside remains raw.
3. Do not place aluminium foil under the food as this
prevents fats and oils from draining away, which
could result in a fire.
4. Baste the food during cooking with butter, olive oil
or marinade.
5. Use tongs to turn food as a fork pierces the surface
allowing juices to escape.
MEAT
TIME
Steak
15 - 20 minutes
Chops
20 - 30 minutes
Fish
8 - 10 minutes
Fan grill (multifunction grill in oven models only)
If your appliance has fan grill as a function, this will assist
the grilling process by circulating the heat evenly around
the food. The recommended temperature setting is 180°C
for all fan grilling functions.
1. Place the oven/grill dish on the bottom rack.
2. Place meat/poultry on an oven shelf above the oven/
grill dish.
3. Wipe off any oil or fat which spatters while the oven
is still warm.
There is no need to turn the meat as both sides are
cooked at the same time.
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