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Using the fan oven
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 fan cooking are:
Faster Preheating
As the 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
soufflés etc.
Lower Temperatures
Fan oven cooking generally requires
temperatures 20-25°C lower than conventional
cooking.
Even Heating for Baking
The fan oven has even heating on all shelf
positions. This means that batches of the
same food can be cooked in the oven at the
same time. There is no mixing of flavours.
Please note that shelf positions are counted
from the top downwards.
Fan Oven Cooking Chart
Food
Shelf Position
Temp °C
Biscuits 3
180-190
Bread 4
210-220
Casseroles 3
130-140
Cakes
Small & Queen
3
160-170
Sponges
3
160-170
Rich
Fruit
3
130-140
Christmas
3
130-140
Meringues 4
90-100
Fish
3 or 4
170-190
Fruit Pies & Crumbles
3
190-200
Milk Puddings
3
130-140
Pastry
Choux
Shortcrust
Flaky
3 or 4
190-200
Puff
Plate Tarts
4
180-190
Quiches / Flans
3
170-180
Scones 3
210-220
Roasting: Meat & Poultry
4 or 5
180-190
