USING THE MAIN OVEN
Conventional temperature
(°C)
‘A’EfciencyOven
(°C)
Gas Mark
100
110
130
140
150
160
180-190
200
220
230
250
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
1/4
1/4
1/2
1
2
3
4-5
6
7
8
9
Do not defrost larger joints of meat and
poultry over 2kg/4lb using this method.
Never place uncooked food for defrosting
next to cooked food which is to be cooled,
as this can lead to cross contamination.
Defrostingmeat,poultry,andshcanbe
accelerated using this method but make
sure they are completely thawed before
cooking thoroughly. Place meat and
poultry on a trivet in a meat tin.
Main oven baking guide
Cooking times & temperatures
The temperature settings and times given
in the baking guide are based on dishes
made with block margarine. If soft tub
margarine is used it may be necessary to
reduce the temperature setting.
Allow enough space between shelves for
food that will rise during cooking.
Do not place items on the oven base as
this will prevent air circulating freely.
Note:
This is a high efciency oven, therefore
some adjustment will have to be
made to conventional
cooking temperatures. The
table below shows conventional
cooking temperatures, ‘A’ efciency
temperatures and gas marks. For optimum
results, conventional temperatures need to
beconvertedto‘A’efciencytemperatures.
For example, an item which would normally
cook at a conventional temperature of
180°C,willnowcookatthe‘A’efciency
temperature of 160°C.
The table below shows conventional
cooking temperatures, ‘A’ efciency
temperatures and gas marks. For optimum
results, conventional temperatures need to
beconvertedto‘A’efciencytemperatures.
Main oven baking guide