Preheating
The oven must be preheated when
cooking frozen or chilled foods, and
we recommend preheating for yeast
mixtures, batters, soufflés, and
whisked sponges.
Preheat the oven until the indicator
light switches off for the first time, this
will take up to 20 minutes depending
on the temperature selected.
If you are not preheating the oven, the
cooking times in the following guide
may need to be extended, as they are
based on a preheated oven.
When cooking frozen or chilled food,
use the highest possible shelf position,
while allowing some clearance
between the food and the top element.
Cooking temperatures
Because the top oven is more compact
it may be necessary to reduce cooking
temperatures specified in recipes by 20˚C.
Use the following guide as a reference
for determining temperatures to use.
Shelf positions
There are 3 shelf positions in the top
oven, which are counted from the
bottom of the oven upwards, so shelf
position 1 is the lowest.
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Item Temperature Shelf Approximate
˚C position cooking time
Small cakes 180 2 15 - 20 mins
Victoria sandwich 160 2 20 - 25 mins
(2 x 180 mm / 7”)
Swiss Roll 200 2 8 - 12 mins
Semi rich fruit cake 140 1 2
1
⁄4 - 2
3
⁄4 hours
(180 mm / 7” )
Scones 215 3 10 - 15 mins
Meringues 110 1 2 - 3 hours
Shortcake Pastry 200 - 210 2 depends on size and
Puff / Flaky Pastry 200 - 210 2 type of cooking dish,
Choux Pastry 200 - 210 2 and also the filling
Biscuits 160 - 200 3 10 - 20 mins
Sponge Pudding 150 2 30 - 45 mins
Milk Pudding 140 1 2 - 2
1
⁄2 hours
Baking guide
USING THE TOP OVEN
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