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Conventional Oven (Top and Base Heat)
This function combines the heat from the top and
base elements
(Fig. 4.21)
. It is particularly suitable
for roasting and baking pastry, cakes and biscuits.
Food cooked on the top rack will brown and crisp faster than
on the lower rack, because the heat is greater at the top of
the oven than at the base, as in ‘fan assisted oven’ function.
Similar items being cooked will need to be changed around
for even cooking (use racks 2 & 3). This also means that foods
requiring different temperatures can be cooked together,
using the cooler zone in the lower half of the oven and hotter
area to the top.
Browning Element
This function uses the element in the top of the oven only
(Fig. 4.22)
. It is a useful function for the browning
or finishing of pasta dishes, vegetables in sauce and
lasagne, the item to be browned being already hot
before switching to the top element.
Warming
This function uses the base element only
(Fig. 4.23)
. It
will crisp up your pizza or quiche base or finish off
cooking the base of a pastry case on a lower rack.
It is also a gentle heat, good for slow cooking of
casseroles in the middle of the oven or for plate warming.
The Browning and Warming functions are useful additions
to your oven, giving you flexibility to finish off items to
perfection. With use, you will soon realize how these
functions can combine to extend your cooking skills.
Self-Cleaning
The oven has a self-cleaning function. The oven will run at a
high temperature cycle to burn any cooking residue
to ash that is easily cleaned away with a damp cloth.
For safety, the oven will lock during the cleaning
cycle. See the
‘Cleaning’
section for further details on
the self-cleaning operation.
Fig. 4.21
Fig. 4.22
Fig. 4.23
