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USING THE OVEN
Cooling/Venting Fan
There is a cooling/venting fan in all built-in ovens. It will come on whenever you are using your oven and
blow warm air out above the door.
Condensation
Condensation may fog the oven door when you are cooking large quantities of food from a cold start. You
can minimise condensation by:
• keeping the amount of water used in cooking to a minimum;
• making sure that the oven door is firmly closed;
• baking custard in a baking dish which is just a little smaller than the water container;
• cooking casseroles with a lid.
Note: If you are using water in cooking, this will turn to steam and may condense outside the oven. This
is not a problem or a fault.
Loading the Shelves (Fan Forced Ovens)
• The oven has five positions for shelves. These
are numbered from the lowest to the highest
(see diagram).
• You can make the most of the oven, if you
cook more than one tray of food at a time,
eg two trays of scones, small cakes or sausage
rolls.
• When placing shelves, it is important to give
the maximum space above and below. Load
shelves in this way:
– when baking with one shelf, place it at
shelf position 2,3 or 4.
– when cooking with two shelves, place them
at shelf positions 2 and 4.
Hints for better baking
• Always pre-heat the oven.
• Individual ovens and thermostats vary. It may be necessary to adjust the temperature setting by
10°-20° to achieve the desired result.
• Select the correct shelf position for the food.
• Make sure dishes fit into the oven before switching it on.
• Keep the edges of the baking dishes at least 40mm from the side of the oven.
This provides better circulation of air and better cooking.
• Do not open the oven door more than necessary.
• Do not place foods with a lot of liquid into the oven with other foods. This will cause
food to steam and not brown.
• After the oven is turned off it retains heat. Use this heat to cook custards or to dry bread.
• Do not use a lot of cooking oil when roasting. Too much oil will splatter the sides of the
oven.
• Use brightly finished aluminium or non-stick cooking pans for sponges and cakes.
shelf position 5
shelf position 4
shelf position 3
shelf position 2
shelf position 1
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