Energy saving tips
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Cooking programmes
- If possible, use the automatic
programmes for cooking food.
- Remove all accessories from the
oven compartment that are not
required for cooking.
- In general, if a range of temperatures
is given in a recipe or chart, it is best
to select the lower temperature and
to check the food after the shortest
duration.
- Preheat the oven compartment only if
instructed to do so in the recipe or
the cooking chart.
- If possible, do not open the door
during a programme.
- Use dark, matt bakeware and
cooking containers made of non-
reflective materials (enamelled steel,
heat-resistant glass, coated
aluminium). Shiny materials such as
stainless steel or aluminium reflect
the heat and therefore can give a
more uneven food heating result. Do
not cover the oven floor or the rack
with heat-reflecting aluminium foil.
- Monitor cooking durations to avoid
wasting energy when cooking.
Set the cooking duration, or use a
food probe if you have one.
- The
Fan plus
function can be used
for cooking many types of food.
Because the fan distributes the heat
in the oven compartment straight
away, it allows you to use a lower
temperature than you would with
Conventional heat
. It also enables
you to cook on multiple shelf levels at
the same time.
-
Eco Fan heat
is an innovative
function which is suitable for smaller
foodstuffs, e.g. frozen pizzas, part-
baked rolls, biscuits and for meat
dishes and roasts. Energy-efficient
cooking thanks to optimal utilisation
of heat. When cooking on a single
shelf, up to 30 % less energy is used
with comparatively good cooking
results. Do not open the door during
the cooking programme.
-
Fan grill
is the best function for
grilled dishes. With this function you
can use lower temperatures than in
other grill functions which use the
maximum temperature setting.
- Whenever possible you should cook
multiple foods at the same time.
Place them next to each other in the
oven or on different shelf levels.
- Foods which you are unable to cook
at the same time should, if possible,
be cooked one after the other in
order to make use of existing heat in
the oven.
