User manual

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Using the Fan Oven
The air inside the oven is heated by the
element around the fan situated behind the
back panel. The fan circulates hot air to
maintain an even temperature inside the
oven.
The advantages of cooking with this
function are:
l Faster Preheating
As the fan oven quickly reaches
temperature, it is not usually necessary to
preheat the oven although you may find that
you need to allow an extra 5-7 minutes on
cooking times. For recipes which require
higher temperatures, best results are
achieved if the oven is preheated first, e.g.
bread, pastries, scones, souffles, etc.
l Lower Temperatures
Fan oven cooking generally requires lower
temperatures than conventional cooking.
Follow the temperatures recommended in
the cooking chart or remember to reduce
temperatures by about 20-25°C for your own
recipes which use conventional cooking.
l Even Heating for Baking
The fan oven has uniform heating on all
runner positions. This means that batches
of the same food can be cooked in the oven
at the same time. However, the top shelf
may brown slightly quicker that the lower
one.
This is quite usual. There is no mixing of
flavours between dishes.
How to Use the Fan Oven
1. Turn the oven function control knob to .
2. Turn the thermostat control to the required
temperature.
Things to note:
 The oven light will come on when the oven
function control knob is set.
 The oven fan will operate continually during
cooking.
 The thermostat control light will remain on
until the correct temperature is reached. It
will then cycle on and off to show the
temperature is being maintained.
The oven fan operates without heat and
circulates the air, at room temperature,
inside the oven. This increases the speed
of defrosting. However, please note that the
temperature of the kitchen will influence the
speed of defrosting.
This function is particularly suitable for
delicate food which could be damaged by
heat, e.g. cream filled gateaux, iced cakes,
pastries, bread and other yeast products.
How to Use Defrosting
1. Turn the oven function control knob to .
2. Ensure the thermostat control knob is in
the OFF position.
Defrosting
Hints and Tips
 Cover food with a lid, aluminium foil or
plastic film to prevent drying out during
defrosting.
 ALWAYS COOK THOROUGHLY
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAWING.
 Frozen food should be placed in a single
layer when ever possible and turned over
half way through the defrosting process.
 Only joints of meat and poultry up to 2 kg.
(4 lb.) are suitable for defrosting in this
way.