Top oven baking guide
Cooking times
The cooking times given in the following
guide are based on a preheated oven, if
you don’t preheat the oven the cooking
times may need to be extended.
Cooking temperatures
Because the top oven is more compact
it may be necessary to reduce the
cooking temperatures specified in
recipes by up to 20˚C. Use the
following guide as a reference for
determining temperatures to use.
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Item
Temperature
Shelf
Approximate
at ˚C
Position
Cooking Time
Small cakes
180
middle
15 - 20 mins
Victoria sandwich
160
middle
20 - 25 mins
(2 x 180mm / 7”)
Swiss roll
200
middle
8 - 12 mins
Semi rich fruit cake
140
bottom
2
1
⁄
2
- 3 hours
(180mm / 7” deep tin)
Scones
215
high
10 - 15 mins
Meringues
90 - 100
low
2 - 3 hours
Shortcrust pastry
200 - 210
middle
Depends on size &
Puff / flaky pastry
200 - 210
middle
type of cooking dish
Choux pastry
200 - 210
middle
& also the filling
Biscuits
160 - 200
high
10 - 20 mins
Sponge pudding
150
middle
30 - 45 mins
Milk pudding
140
low
2 - 2
1
⁄
2
hours
Using the Top Oven
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