Oven cooking guide
The following cooking guide is intended as a rough guide only. You may be required to set oven 10-20 degrees above
or below this guide to get the result you want. Also adjustments may be needed to the cooking time to suit personal
expectations. If you are new to using a Fan Forced oven It is advisable to make these adjustments until you get to
know the way yoor oven performs. If following cookbook recipes or pre-packaged goods you should read carefully
their cooking times guidelines.
For best results when baking, preheat your oven for 15-20 minutes.
Food
Conventional Oven / Pizza Fan forced mode
Time in
minutes
Temperature (ºC) Oven shelf
position
Temperature(ºC) Oven shelf
position
Plain or fruit scones 200 Any 10-15
Rolled biscuits 170 2-3 150 Any 10-15
Spooned biscuits 190 2-3 180 Any 12-15
Shortbread biscuits 160 2-3 150 Any 30-35
Hard individual meringues 110 2 100 Any 90
Soft individual meringues 180 2 165 Any 15-20
Pavlova 110 2 100 Any 75
Patty cakes 190 2-3 170 Any 15-20
Sponge 180 2-3 170 Any 20-30
Plain butter cake 180 2 170 Any 25-40
Rich fruit cake 140 2 130 Any 180
Short crust cornish pasty 180-200 2* 160 Any 40-45
Short crust custard tart 180-220 2* 170-200 Any 20-30
Cream puffs 210 2 200 Any 25-30
Yeast bread 210 2* 200 Any 25-30
Pizza 215 2* 205 Any 12-20
* When using you could use position 3 of the oven
Meat/Poultry/Fish Fan Forced - Rec. Temp (ºC) Minutes per kilogram
Beef
Rare 180 35-40
Medium 180 45-50
Well done 180 55-60
Lamb
Medium 180 40
Well done 180 60
Veal 170 60
Pork 200 60
Chicken 180 45-60
Duck 180 60-70
Turkey 180
40–45 (less than 10kg)
35–40 (more than 10kg)
Fish 160-170 20
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Understanding cooking problems
Problem Causes What to do
Uneven cooking
Incorrect shelf position Select shelf that puts food in centre of oven
Oven tray too large Remove oven tray. Use smaller trays or dishes
Trays not in centre Put trays in centre
Oven fan causing uneven browning or small
cakes to lean over
Rotate food during cooking, or use Conventional
Mode (i.e. no fan)
Baked products too
brown on top
Oven not preheated Preheat the oven
Baking tins too large (diameter) for recipe Use correct size tins
Fan-forced mode with oven temperature too
high
Check recipe. Reduce oven temperature by
10 – 20 or more
Cooking time too long Next time, shorten cooking time
Baking tins not evenly spaced Stagger baking tins at least 3cm between tins and
the oven walls
Items to be cooked are not evenly sized or
spaced on trays
Make into same size and shape and spread
evenly over trays
Baked products too
brown on bottom
Baking tins too large (diameter) Use correct size tins
Baking tins are dark metal or glass Change to shiny, light tins or lower the
temperature by 10°-20 C
Food too low in oven Cook one shelf higher
Oven door opened too frequently during
baking
Don’t open the oven door until at least half the
cooking time has passed
Baking temperature too high Lower the temperature
Oven tray blocking heat (below thermostat) Use higher shelf position for oven tray
Cakes have a cracked
thick crust
Baking temperature too high Lower the temperature
Food too low in oven Cook one shelf higher
Cake batter over mixed Mix just long enough to combine the ingredients
Baking tin too deep or wrong size Check size of tin and use recommended size
Baking tins dark Change to shiny light tins
Baked products are pale,
flat and under cooked
Baking temperature too low Raise the temperature
Food too low in oven Cook one shelf higher
Baking time too short Increase cooking time
Incorrect baking tin size Use correct size tin
Cakes fallen in centre
Baking temperature too low Raise the temperature
Baking time too short Increase cooking time
Proportions of ingredients incorrect for recipe Check recipe
Opening door too early during baking Do not open door until the last quarter of
cooking time
Roast meat and potatoes
not browning in fan oven
Poor hot air circulation Elevate food onto a rack to allow air circulation
Oven temperature is too low Increase temperature to 200 - 220
Not long enough in oven Continue cooking for another 15+ minutes
NOTE: Condensation on oven door is normal, especially when kitchen is cold
Also spacing and size of food on trays and the number of baking dishes in the oven can affect air circulation.
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