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Cooking Tips
UPPER OVEN ON ROAST
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Suitable for roasting and high temperature cooking
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Food might need to be shielded during longer cooking and ensure perfect browning e.g.
apple pie
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Cooking times might be slightly longer when both ovens are in use
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Open door slightly before opening fully to allow steam to escape especially if using from
ROAST setting
UPPER OVEN ON ‘E’ LOWER OVEN ON BAKE
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Suitable for moderate temperature cooking.
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Good for baking especially slightly longer baking e.g. fruit/cherry cake. The centre or lower
shelves give best results.
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Food might need to be shielded during longer baking and ensure perfect browning e.g.
Cherry and Almond Cake
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If cooking several trays, you will need to swap the trays on the shelves part way through
the cooking to ensure best results
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Ensure there is space around the trays to allow air circulation
LOWER OVEN ON ‘e’
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Suitable for longer, slower cooking from slow roasts and casseroles to rice and steamed
puddings and drying out meringues.
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Always bring food to the boil before placing in the lower oven on simmer or ‘e’ e.g.
casseroles, rice and steam puddings
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Start meat joints in the roasting oven for about 30-45 minutes before transferring to
simmering oven to ensure safe cooking. This method is unsuitable for stuffed meat and
poultry.
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Make sure that pork and poultry reach an internal temperature of at least 75oC
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Always thaw frozen food thoroughly before cooking
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Adjust seasonings and thickenings at the end of cooking time.
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Ensure dried pulses (e.g. kidney beans) are boiled for at least 10 minutes before adding to
dishes
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place dishes directly on the base – use the floor grid
GRILL
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Suitable for all types of grilling and browning foods
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Works best preheated for 2 minutes from ROAST or 5 minutes from ECO
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Preheat and grill with oven door closed TOP TIP
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Open door slightly before opening fully to allow steam to escape especially if using from
ROAST setting
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Use for a maximum of 30 minutes for the best results
HOTPLATE: BOILING SETTING
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If boiling is too rapid, just move the pan partially onto the resting plate
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When boiling vegatables use minimal amount of boiling water to preserve nutrients and
speed up boiling
HOTPLATE: SIMMERING SETTING
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Great for drop scones cooked directly on the hotplate (lightly oiled) and toasties cook on
Bak-o-glide and flip after 4 minutes
INDUCTION
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Perfect for all types of hob cooking
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Ideal for stir-frying, deep frying and boiling
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Use bridge mode for large pans, griddles and fish kettles
