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Acrylamide in foodstuffs
Acrylamide is mainly produced in grain and potato products
prepared at high temperatures, such as potato crisps, chips,
toast, bread rolls, bread or fine baked goods (biscuits,
gingerbread, cookies).
Tips for using your appliance
Here you will find a selection of tips on ovenware and
preparation methods.
Notes
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Use the accessories provided. Additional accessories may
be obtained as special accessories from specialist retailers
or from the after-sales service.
Before using the oven, remove any unnecessary accessories
and ovenware from the cooking compartment.
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Always use an oven cloth or oven gloves when taking
accessories or cookware out of the cooking compartment.
Baking
Baking tins
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Use light-coloured baking tins and trays wherever possible.
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Always place the baking tins on the middle of the baking and
roasting wire rack.
Baking tips
Tips for keeping acrylamide to a minimum when preparing food
General
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Keep cooking times to a minimum.
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Cook meals until they are golden brown, but not too dark.
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Large, thick pieces of food contain less acrylamide.
Baking
With Top/bottom heating max. 200 °C.
With 3D hot air or hot air max.180 °C.
Biscuits
With Top/bottom heating max. 190 °C.
With 3D hot air or hot air max. 170 °C.
Egg or egg yolk reduces the production of acrylamide.
Oven chips
Spread out a single layer evenly on the baking tray. Cook at least 400 g at once on a
baking tray so that the chips do not dry out.
How to establish whether sponge cake
is baked through.
Approx. 10 minutes before the end of the baking time stated in the recipe, insert a cock-
tail stick into the cake at its deepest point. If no cake mixture sticks to the wood, the cake
is ready.
The cake collapses.
Use less fluid next time or set the oven temperature 10 degrees lower. Note the stirring
times indicated in the recipe.
The cake has risen high in the middle
and less around the edges.
Do not grease the sides of the springform cake tin. After baking, carefully loosen the
cake using a knife.
The cake is too dark on the top.
Place it lower in the oven, select a lower temperature and bake the cake for a little
longer.
The cake is too dry.
When it is done, make small holes in the cake using a cocktail stick. Then drizzle fruit
juice or an alcoholic drink over it. Next time, set the temperature 10 degrees higher and
reduce the baking time.
The bread or cake (e.g. cheesecake)
looks good but is sticky on the inside
(soggy with wet streaks).
Next time, use less liquid and bake at a lower temperature for slightly longer. For cakes
with a moist topping, bake the base first. Sprinkle it with almonds or bread crumbs and
then place the topping on top. Take care to follow recipes and baking times.
The pastries are not evenly browned.
Select a slightly lower temperature to ensure that the cake is baked more evenly. Excess
greaseproof paper can affect the air circulation. Always cut the greaseproof paper to suit
the size of the baking tray.
The bottom of a fruit flan is too light.
Place the cake one level lower the next time.
The fruit juice overflows.
Next time, use the deeper universal pan, if you have one.
Small baked items made out of yeast
dough stick to one another during bak-
ing.
There should be a gap of approx. 2 cm around each item. This gives enough space for
the baked items to expand and turn brown on all sides.
Condensation forms when you bake
moist cakes.
Baking may create water vapour, which escapes above the door. The steam may settle
and form water droplets on the control panel or on the fronts of adjacent units. This is a
natural process.
