
Cooking with a fan oven
If you ar us d to cooking with a
conv ntional ov n, you will find a
numb r of diff r nc to cooking with a
fan ov n, which will r quir a diff r nt
approach:
Th r ar no zon s of h at in a
fan ov n, th conv ction fan at th
back of th ov n nsur s an v n
t mp ratur throughout th ov n; this
mak s it id al for batch baking - g;
wh n planning a party or stocking th
fr z r, as all it m will b cook d
within th sam l ngth of tim .
Cooking tim s will g n rally b short r
- by b tw n 5 - 10 minut s p r hour -
than thos tim s giv n in r cip books
for conv ntional cooking.
W r comm nd pr h ating th ov n
for froz n of chill d food, and also for
soufflés, batt r mixtur s and y ast
mixtur s. Pr h at th ov n until th
indicator light switch s off for th first
tim , this will tak b tw n 5 to 15
minut s d p nding on th t mp ratur
s l ct d.
Th r is no flavour transf r nc in a
fan ov n, which m ans you can cook
strong sm lling foods such as fish, at
th sam tim as mild foods - g; milk
puddings.
Foods ar cook d at a low r
t mp ratur (b tw n 10˚C and
20˚C low r) than a conv ntional ov n,
so conv ntional r cip t mp ratur s
may hav to b r duc d.
Defrosting and cooling
To defrost froz n foods, turn th
ov n control to th d frost position,
plac th food in th c ntr of th ov n
and clos th door.
To cool foods aft r cooking, prior to
r frig rating or fr zing, turn th ov n
control to th d frost position, and
op n th door.
Be safe
Do not d frost stuff d poultry using this
m thod. Do not d frost larg r joints of
m at and poultry ov r 2kg / 4lb using
this m thod.
Never plac uncook d food for
d frosting n xt to cook d food which
is to b cool d, as this can l ad to
cross contamination.
D frosting m at, poultry and fish can
b acc l rat d using this m thod, but
mak sur th y ar compl t ly thaw d
b for cooking thoroughly.
Plac m at and poultry on a triv t in a
m at tin.
Defrosting times
Small or thin pi c s of froz n fish or
m at - g; fish fill ts, prawns and minc ,
will tak approximat ly 1 - 2 hours.
Placing th food in a singl lay r will
r duc th thawing tim .
A m dium siz d cass rol or st w will
tak approximat ly 3 - 4 hours.
A 11⁄2kg / 3lb ov n r ady chick n will
tak approximat ly 5 hours - r mov
th gibl ts as soon as possibl .
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Using the Main Oven