ENGLISH 40
Adviceandtipsregardinguse
Howtoreadthecookingtable:
Thetableindicatesthebestfunctiontouse
foragivenfood,tobecookedononeor
moreshelvesatthesametime.Cooking
timesstartfromthemomentfoodisplaced
intheoven,excludingpreheating(where
required).Cookingtemperaturesandtimes
areonlyapproximateanddependonthe
amountoffoodandtypeofaccessoryused.
Usethelowestrecommendedvaluesinitially
and,ifcookingresultsarenotthosedesired,
usehighervalues.Itisadvisabletousethe
accessoriessuppliedandpreferablydark-
colouredmetalcaketinsandpans.Potsand
accessoriesinPyrexorporcelaincanalso
beused,butcookingtimeswillbeslightly
longer.
Cookingdifferentfoodsatthesametime
UsingtheFORCEDAIRfunctionitispossible
tocookdifferentfoodsrequiringthesame
cookingtemperatureatthesametime(e.g.
shandvegetables)ondifferentshelves.
Removethefoodrequiringshortercooking
timesandleavefoodrequiringlonger
cookingtimesintheoven.
Cakes
- Bakedelicatecakeswiththe
conventionalfunctionononelevelonly.
Usedark-colouredmetalcaketins
andalwayspositionthemontherack
supplied.Tocookonmorethanone
shelf,selecttheforcedairfunctionand
arrangedthecaketinsinastaggered
wayontheracks,tofavourair
circulation.
- Toknowifaraisingcakeisbaked,insert
awoodentoothpickinthetoppartof
thecake.Ifthetoothpickcomesoutdry,
thecakeisready.
- Ifusingnon-stickcaketinsdonotbutter
theedges,asthecakemaynotrise
evenlyatthesides.
- Ifthecakegoes“at”duringbaking,set
alowertemperaturethenexttime,even
reducingtheamountofliquidinthe
mixtureandmixingmoregently.
- Forcakeswithjuicyllings(cheesecake
orfruitpies)usethe“FORCEDAIR”
function.Ifthebaseofthecakeissoggy,
lowertheshelfandsprinklethebottom
ofthecakewithbreadcrumbsorbiscuit
crumbsbeforeaddingthelling.
Meat
- UseanykindofpanorPyrexdish
suitableforthesizeofthemeatbeing
cooked.Forroasts,itisbesttopoura
littlestockonthebottomofthepan,
bastingthemeatduringcookingfor
addedavour.Payattentiontothe
steamcreatedduringthisoperation.
Whentheroastisready,leaveitinthe
ovenforanother10-15minutes,orwrap
itinaluminiumfoil.
- Togrillpiecesofmeat,choosecutsofthe
samethicknesstoobtainevencooking.
Verythickpiecesofmeatrequirelonger
cookingtimes.Topreventthemeatfrom
burningontheoutside,moveitaway
fromthegrillbyplacingtherackata
lowerlevel.Turnthemeattwothirds
ofthewaythroughcooking,paying
attentiontothesteamwhenopeningthe
door.
- Tocollectthecookingjuicesitis
advisabletoplaceadrip-traywithhalf
alitreofwaterdirectlyundertherackon
whichthefoodisplaced.Top-upwhen
necessary.
Pizza
- Lightlygreasethetraystoensure
thepizzahasacrispybase.Addthe
mozzarellatwothirdsofthewaythrough
baking.