KNOW YOUR TIMER
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The oven timer offers you the following
features:
1. Time of day
2. Automatic cooking
3. Minute minder
Automatic cooking
The main fan oven can be controlled
automatically.
Guidance on automatic cooking
lSelect food which will take the same
length of time to cook, and require the
same temperature.
l Set the oven timer so that food will
have finished cooking, or be about to
finish cooking on your return to the
oven. This will ensure that the food is
hot and will not require re heating.
l Food should be as cold as possible
when it goes into the oven, ideally
straight from the refrigerator. Frozen
meat and poultry should be thawed
thoroughly before it is put into the
oven.
l We advise that warm food is never
placed in the oven for automatic cook-
ing. Stews prepared by frying the
meat and vegetables should be
cooked as soon as possible.
l We advise that dishes containing
left over meat or poultry e.g. Shepards
Pie should not be cooked automatical-
ly, if there is a delay period.
l Stews and joints should be cooked
by the long, slow method, so that the
delay period is kept to a minimum.
l On warm days, to prevent the
growth of harmful bacteria in certain
foods (i.e. poultry, joints etc.) the delay
period should be kept to a minimum.
l Wine or beer may ferment and
cream may curdle during the delay
period, so it is best to add these ingre-
dients just before serving.
l Foods which discolour should be
protected by coating in fat or tossing
in water to which lemon juice has
been added prior to placing in the
oven.
l Dishes containing liquid should not
be filled too full to prevent boiling
over.
l Foods should be well sealed (but not
airtight) in a container to prevent the
loss of liquid during cooking.
Aluminium foil gives a good seal.
l Ensure that the food is cooked
through before serving.
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