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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 chart
at page. 11 or remember to reduce temperatures by
about 20-25°C for your own recipes which use
conventional cooking.
How to use the Fan Oven
1. Turn the oven function control knob to
.
2. Turn the thermostat control to the required
THINGS TO NOTE
During cooking, the cooling fan and the thermostat
control light will operate in the same way as described for
the conventional oven function.
Using the Fan Oven
Food
Shelf
Cooking
Position Temp (°C)
Biscuits
180-190
Bread
210-220
Casseroles
130-140
Cakes: Small and queen
160-170
Sponges
160-170
Madeira
140-150
Rich Fruit
130-140
Christmas
130-140
Meringues
90-100
Fish
170-190
Fruit Pies and Crumbles
190-200
Milk Puddings
130-140
Pastry: Choux
Shortcrust
Flaky
Puff
Plate Tarts
180
Quiches/Flans
170-180
Scones
210-220
Roasting: Meat & Poultry
160-180
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.
When roasting, ensure the meat is cooked
thoroughly, use a meat thermometer if
preferred to check the centre temperature
has reached the required temperature (see
table below).
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Shelf
positions
are not
critical but
ensure
that oven
shelves
are evenly
spaced
when
more than
one is
used.
Even Heating for Baking
The fan oven has uniform heating on all runner
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.
MEAT
TEMPERATURES
Beef
Rare - 60°C
Medium - 70°C
Well Done - 80°C
PorkWell Done - 80°C
Lamb
Medium - 70°C
Well Done - 80°C
Cooking Chart
