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Using the oven
Conventional cooking
Turn the oven function control knob to the relevant symbol
() and set the thermostat knob on the required tempe-
rature.
If you need more heat from the top or the bottom of the
oven, turn the oven function control knob to (top
heating element only) or (bottom heating element
only).
Fan cooking
Turn the oven function control knob to the relevant
symbol ( or ) and set the thermostat knob on the
required temperature. The fan behind the back panel
circulates heated air into the oven.
If you need to cook more than one dish in the fan oven at
the same time, place the shelves on the first and third
position from the bottom (fig. 7). If you are cooking only
one dish in the fan oven, use the lo er positions, as this
ill give you better results.
Grilling
Turn the oven function control knob to the relevant symbol
( or ) and set the thermostat knob on the required
temperature. With the setting , you ill obtain even
heating on the hole surface of the dish.
When grilling meat or fish, spread a little oil on them and
al ays place them on the oven grid. The shelf level
depends on the thinckness of the food.
Al ays place the dripping pan at the lo est level, ith
some ater in it, to avoid smoke and unpleasant smells.
Thermal grilling
Turn the oven function control knob to the relevant
symbol ( or ) and set the thermostat knob on the
required temperature. When using this cooking
function, select a maximum temperature of 200°C
and do not exceed 1 hour of operation.
The full grill element and the oven fan operate alternately,
circulating hot air around the food. The need to check and
turn food is reduced. With the exception of toast and rare
steaks, you can thermal grill all the foods you ould
normally cook under a conventional grill.
Defrosting
Turn the oven function control knob to the relevant symbol
() and set the thermostat knob on the OFF position
(symbol : l). The oven fan operates ithout heat and
circulates the air, at room temperature, inside the oven.
Fig. 7
Al ays cook ith the oven door closed
The temperatures inside the oven can reach 250°C.
Al ays ensure that you are using oven proof baking
trays, oven dishes, etc.
Do not place pans, biscuit pans or aluminium foil
directly on the base of the oven. This could cause a
heat build-up hich could affect the performance of the
oven and damage the oven enamel.
Carefully supervise cookings ith fats or oil, since
these types of foodstuff can result in a fire, if over-
heated. For the same reason, be careful hen placing
or removing food in the oven, not to let any fat or oil fall
on the oven base. If this happens, carefully clean the
oven to avoid unpleasant smells or smoke.
Hints and Tips on cooking
Fish and Meat
You can place meat in oven proof dishes, or directly on
the oven shelf. In this case, remember to place the
dripping pan in the first position from the bottom ith
some ater in it. The dripping pan ill avoid the falling
of melted fat on the oven base.
White meat, poultry and fish in general, need a medium
temperature cooking (bet een 150 and 175 °C). If you
need to cook red meat (slightly bro ned on the outside
and more gently cooked in the inside), a higher tempera-
ture (bet een 200 and 250 °C) for a short time is
recommended.
Hints and Tips on baking
Cakes usually need a medium temperature cooking,
bet een 150 and 200 °C.
A short oven pre-heating (about 10 minutes) is
recommeded hen cooking cakes or baking. Once the
cooking has been started, keep the oven door closed
during all the cooking time, and check the cooking
results through the oven door glass.
Fan cooking
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