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Using the Fan Oven
(Main Oven only)
The air inside the oven is heated by the element
around the fan situated behind the back panel. The
fan circulates hot air to maintain an even temperature
inside the oven.
The advantages of cooking with this function are:
✓
Faster Preheating
As the fan oven quickly reaches temperature, it is
not usually necessary to preheat the oven
although you may find that you need to allow an
extra 5-7 minutes on cooking times. For recipes
which require higher temperatures, best results
are achieved if the oven is preheated first, e.g.
bread, pastries, scones, souffles, etc.
✓
Lower Temperatures
Fan oven cooking generally requires lower
temperatures than conventional cooking.
Follow the temperatures recommended in the
chart at page. 15. Remember to reduce
temperatures by about 20-25
°
C for your own
recipes which use conventional cooking.
✓
Even Heating for Baking
The fan oven has uniform heating on all runner
positions. This means that batches of the same
food can be cooked in the oven at the same time.
However, the top shelf may brown slightly
quicker than the lower one.
This is quite usual. There is no mixing of flavours
between dishes.
☞
How to Use the Fan Oven
Turn the oven function control knob to the required
temperature.
THINGS TO NOTE
●
The oven light will come on when the oven
function control knob is set.
●
The thermostat control light will remain on until
the correct temperature is reached. It will then
cycle on and off to show that temperature is being
maintained.
•
The cooling fan will operate continually during
cooking. It may run on after the oven is switched
off to keep the controls cool. This is quite normal.
NOTE
The action of the cooling fan will depend on how
long the oven has been used and at what temperature.
It may not switch in at all at lower temperature
settings nor run on where the oven has only been
used for a short time.
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