Hotpoint DD2540IX, Instructions For Installation And Use Manual

BOTTOM OVEN - FAN OVEN

Important: 

The oven is heated by elements at the rear of 

the oven. A fan at the rear of the oven operates to 

circulate heated air within the oven.
Operating procedure: 
1. Ensure Oven Timer is set to Manual.
2. Turn the selector switch to the fan oven position,

then turn the oven thermostat control to the required

temperature setting (see oven temperature charts).

3. The oven light will remain on. The oven indicator light

will remain on until the oven reaches the set temperature.

This light will then automatically cy

cle on and off dur

ing

cooking as the oven temperature is controlled.
4. After use always return all controls t

o the off position

and close the oven door.

BOTTOM OVEN - FAN OVEN COOKERY NOTES

Since a fan oven heats up more quickly, and generally 

cooks food at a lower temperature than a conventional 

oven, pre-heating the oven is often unnecessary. However, 

foods such as bread, scones, Yorkshire pudding

, do benefit 

from being placed in a pre-heated oven.
The charts are a guide only, giving approximate cooking 

temperatures and times. To suit personal taste and 

requirements, it may be necessary to increase or decrease 

temperatures by 10°C.
Because the fan oven c

ooks so efficien

tly, we recommend 

that when cooking any recipes not designed for a fan oven, 

you reduce the temperature by about 25°C and the time by 

about 10 minutes in the hour. If large quantities are being 

cooked it will be necessary to increase the cooking time 

somewhat to compensate for the extra oven load.
Unless otherwise indicated in the charts, food is placed in a 

cold oven, i.e. without preheating.
If food is placed in an already hot oven, the suggested 

cooking time should be reduced, depending on the type 

and quantity of food being cooked.
It should be noted that at the end of a cooking period 

there may be a momentar

y puff of st

eam when the oven 

door is opened, this will disperse in a few seconds and is 

a perfectly normal characteristic of an oven with a good 

door seal.

Oven Positions

Since the distribution of heat in the fan oven is very even, 

most foods will cook satisfactorily on any shelf position, 

but the shelves should be evenly spaced:
To ensure even circulation do not use meat pans larger 

than 390x300mm (15ins x 12ins) and baking trays no 

larger than 330x255mm (13ins x 10ins), these should be 

positioned centrally on the oven shelf.
D

o not fit shelv

es upside down.

Never use more than 3 shelves in the oven as air circulation 

will be restricted.
Food or cooking utensils should not be plac

ed on the floor 

of the oven. To avoid unnecessary cleaning, rod shelves 

which are not in use should be removed from the oven.

Temperature and Time

The oven is provided with two shelves. A third is available 

as an optional extra, contact Genuine Parts and Accessories 

Hotline (see back page) for further information.

If three shelves are used to cook large quantities of food for 

home freezing or parties, it may be necessary to increase 

the cooking times given in the charts by a few minutes, 

to allow for the loss of heat due to the extra time taken to 

load the oven, and the larger mass of food.
Baking trays should allow an equal gap on all sides of the 

oven.