most attractive aspects of roast-
ing to a busy cook is that while
the roast is cooking, the cook is
freed to perform any other tasks
that need attention before din-
ner is served. Before beginning
the oven cooking segment of
the roasting process, the meat
should be trimmed, seasoned
and seared.
The standard temperature for
cooking roasts is 175ºC.
Technically, the lower the heat
of the oven, the better the final
roasted product will be. At a
lower temperature, the meat will
take longer to cook but will
produce more flavor and
moisture. Never roast meat at
a temperature below 93°C).
Once the temperature to cook
the roast at has been decided
upon, and the oven preheated,
place the trimmed, tied, sea-
soned, and seared meat onto a
baking dish and into the oven.
Roast the meat until its ideal
internal temperature is reached.
The ideal interior temperature will
depend wholly on what type
of meat is being roasted. For
example, a roast pork loin’s final
interior temperature should be
around 70°C. Gauge the interior
temperature of meat by using a
meat thermometer or by using
the ILVE Roasting Probe (available
on some models only).
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COOKING IN YOUR
ILVE GAS OVEN
An ILVE fan forced gas oven has
the base burner situated under
the oven floor. The advantage
of ILVE’s fan forced gas oven
is that the heat is distributed
evenly throughout, which makes
it ideal for batch baking. How-
ever, the lower shelf is the hot-
test when baking so experiment
with different shelf positions to
obtain the best results.
The thermostat in ILVE gas
ovens is mechanical; it oper-
ates on a different system than
electric ovens. There is no in-
dicator light on the front of the
panel of the upright to show you
when the oven has reached the
correct temperature, however
the gas oven heats up fairly
quickly due to the powerful gas
burner at the base of the oven.
A moderate to hot temperature
in gas ovens is 175°C. You can-
not switch between the mode of
cooking in the gas oven like you
can in the electric - if you are
cooking on the fan forced and
then wish to use the grill then
you must start again and ignite
the grill.
Cakes
Cook cakes on the third shelf
from the top on fan forced at
approximately 150°C. This will
give the cake a great colour and
texture.
Biscuits
If doing more than one tray of
biscuits at a time then use the
top three levels only.
The bottom shelf in oven is far
to close to the burner and bis-
cuits will burn underneath. Cook
your biscuits at 140°C on fan
forced so they cook evenly.
Muffins
Cook at 175°C on the third
shelf from the top of the oven
on fan forced. Muffins cook very
well in the gas oven with a great
colour and very even texture.
Roasting
Cook at 175°C on fan forced
for half an hour per 500g. The
gas oven is fantastic for roast-
ing - the meat tends to be very
moist and browns very well.
Best cooked on the ILVE grilling
dish.
Grilling
Grilling must be done on the
second level from the top of the
oven; the top level is too close
to the grill. Position food to-
wards the back half of the ILVE
grilling dish so that the meat is
closer to the direct heat.
