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Lower Oven Cooking Advice
Cooking with Forced Air
Fan cooking is more economical and quicker than cooking in a conventional oven. The moving hot air
surrounds the food and penetrates it more quickly than in a conventional oven.
The oven can be filled with different dishes all requiring the same cooking temperature. Subtract 10
minutes per hour for every dish requiring a cooking time of more than 1 hour and reduce the heat by 10-
20°C; the hotter the oven, the more the temperature can be reduced.
Generally, there is no need to pre-heat the oven, but it is advisable to pre-heat for about 5 minutes to ensure
the best results; use the indicator light as a guide, it goes out when the set temperature is reached.
Fan cooking is ideal for gelatine based dishes and softening ice cream - a microwave oven is much too
strong for these dishes. Cooking yeast based dishes is also speeded up this way. If the oven door has been
opened, the oven quickly regains its temperature once the door is closed.
Sterilization
Sterilization of foods to be conserved, in full and hermetically sealed jars, is done in the following way:
a. Set the switch to position .
b. Set the thermostat knob to position 175 °C and preheat the oven.
c. Fill the dripping pan with hot water.
d. Set the jars onto the dripping pan making sure they do not touch each other and the door and set the
thermostat knob to position 125 °C.
When sterilization has begun, that is, when the contents of the jars start to bubble, turn off the oven and
let cool.
Regeneration
Set the switch to position
and the thermostat knob to position 150 °C.
Bread becomes fragrant again if wet with a few drops of water and put into the oven for about 10 minutes
at the highest temperature.
Roasting
To obtain classical roasting, it is necessary to remember:
– That it is advisable to maintain a temperature between 180 °C and 200 °C.
– That the cooking time depends on the quantity and the type of foods.
Simultaneous Cooking of Different Foods
With the function selector in position
the ventilated oven allows you to cook different types of food
at the same time.
Fish, cakes and meat can be cooked together without the smells and flavours mixing.
The only precautions required are the following:
– The cooking temperatures must be as close as possible with a maximum difference of 20 - 25 °C
between the different foods.
– Different dishes must be placed in the oven at different times according to the cooking time required
for each one. This type of cooking obviously provides a considerable saving on time and energy.