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The air inside the oven is heated by the element around
the fan situated behind the back panel. The fan circulates
hot air to maintain an even temperature inside the oven.
The advantages of cooking with this function are:
•
Faster Preheating
As the fan oven quickly reaches temperature, it is
not usually necessary to preheat the oven although
you may find that you need to allow an extra 5-7
minutes on cooking times. For recipes which
require higher temperatures, best results are
achieved if the oven is preheated first, e.g. bread,
pastries, scones, souffles, etc.
•
Lower Temperatures
Fan oven cooking generally requires lower
temperatures than conventional cooking.
Follow the temperatures recommended in the
cooking chart. Remember to reduce temperatures by
about 20-25°C for your own recipes which use
conventional cooking.
Using the Fan Oven
This chart is intended as a guide only. It may be necessary to increase or decrease the temperature to suit your
individual requirements. Only experience will enable you to determine the correct setting for your personal requirements.
Cooking Chart
•
Even Heating for Baking
The fan oven has uniform heating on all shelf
positions. This means that batches of the same
food can be cooked in the oven at the same time.
However, the top shelf may brown slightly quicker
than the lower one. This is quite usual. There is no
mixing of flavours between dishes.
How to Use the Fan Oven
1. Turn the oven function control knob to
.
2. Turn the thermostat control to the required
temperature.
THINGS TO NOTE
• The oven light will come on when the oven function
control knob is set.
• The thermostat control light will remain on until the
correct temperature is reached. It will then cycle on
and off to show that the temperature is being
maintained.
Shelf positions
are not critical
but ensure that
oven shelves
are evenly
spaced when
more than one
is used.
Food
Shelf
Cooking
Cooking
Position
Temp (°C) Time (minutes)
Biscuits
180 - 190
10 - 20
Bread
210 - 220
25 - 30
Casseroles
130 - 140
2½ - 3 h.
Cakes:
- Small and queen
160-170
18 - 25
- Sponges
160 - 170
18 - 20
- Madeira
140 - 150
1¼ - 1½ h.
- Rich Fruit
130 - 140
2¼ - 2½ h.
- Christmas
130 - 140
3 - 4½ h.
- Meringues
90 - 100
2½ - 3 h.
Fish
170 - 190
20 - 30
Fruit Pies and Crumbles
190 - 200
40 - 50
Milk Puddings
130 - 140
1½ - 2 h.
Pastry:
- Choux
190 - 200
30 - 35
- Shortcrust
190 - 200
15 - 20
- Flaky
190 - 200
25 - 40
- Puff
210 - 220
25 - 40
Plate Tarts
180
25 - 45
Quiches/Flans
180 - 210
25 - 45
Scones
210 - 220
8 - 10
Roasting:
Meat & Poultry
160 - 180
see roasting
chart
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