Fan Oven Cookery Notes
To heat the oven, turn the control knob clockwise, selecting the
required temperature as recommended in the temperature chart. The
pilot light will immediately come on the remain on until the oven
reaches the required temperature. This light will then automatically go
off and on during cooking as the oven thermostat maintains the
correct temperature.
Note: If the pilot light does not come On when the control is turned,
check that the timer is in Manual operation (clock section).
It should be noted that at the end of a cooking period there may be a
momentary pull of steam when the oven door is opened. This will dis-
perse in a few seconds and is a perfectly normal characteristic
of an oven with a good door seal.
Since a Circulaire fan oven heats up more quickly, and generally
cooks food at a lower temperature than a conventional oven, pre-
heating the oven is often unnecessary. However, foods such as
bread, scones, Yorkshire pudding, should be placed in a pre-
heated oven.
The cooking charts are a guide only, giving approxi-
mate cooking temperatures and times. To suit personal taste and
requirements, it may be necessary to increase or decrease
temperatures by 10°C.
Unless otherwise indicated in the charts, food is placed in a cold
oven, i.e. without pre-heating. If food is placed in an already hot
oven, the suggested cooking time should be reduced, depending
on the type and quantity of food being cooked.
Since the distribution of heat in the Circulaire oven is very even,
most foods will cook satisfactorily on any shelf position, but the
shelves should be evenly spaced.
To ensure even circulation do not use meat pans larger than 390 x
300mm (15" x 12”) and baking trays no larger than 330 x 255mm (13”
x 10”), these should be positioned centrally on the oven shelf.
Food or utensils should not be placed directly on the floor of the oven
for cooking.
Never use more than 3 shelves in the oven as air circulation will be
seriously restricted.
To avoid unnecessary cleaning, rod shelves which are not in use
should be removed from the oven.
When 3 shelves are used to cook large quantities of food for
home freezing or parties, it may be necessary to increase the
cooking times given in the charts by a few minutes, to allow for the
loss of heat due to the extra time taken to load the oven, and the
larger mass of food. Baking trays should have an equal gap on all
sides to allow even air circulation.
N.B. Recipes in cookery books give times and temperatures for
cooking in ordinary ovens. The Creda fan oven make it possible, in
most cases, to:–
(a) reduce the recommended temperature by 25°C (45°F).
(b) reduce the recommended time by approximately 10 minutes
per hour.
(c) Make pre-heating the oven unnecessary for certain foods.
Oven Positions
Temperature and
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