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On Roasting:
Do not roast joints smaller than 1 kg. Smaller pieces
could dry out when roasting. Dark meat, which is to be
well done on the outside but remain medium or rare
inside, must be roasted at a higher temperature (200°C-
250°C).
White meat, poultry and fish, on the other hand, require
a lower temperature (150°C-175°C). The ingredients
for a sauce or gravy should only be added to the roast-
ing pan right at the beginning if the cooking time is short.
Otherwise add them in the last half hour.
You can use a spoon to test whether the meat is cooked:
if it cannot be depressed, it is cooked through. Roast
beef and fillet, which is to remain pink inside, must be
roasted at a higher temperature in a shorter time.
If cooking meat directly on the oven shelf, insert the
roasting pan in the shelf level below to catch the juices.
Leave the joint to stand for at least 15 minutes, so that the
meat juices do not run out.
To reduce the build up of smoke in the oven, it is recom-
mended to pour a little water in the roasting pan. To
prevent condensation forming, add water several times.
The plates can be kept warm in the oven at minimum
temperature until serving.
Caution!
Do not line the oven with aluminium foil
and do not place a roasting pan or baking
tray on the floor, as otherwise the oven
enamel will be damaged by the heat build-
up.
Cooking times
Cooking times can vary according to the different com-
position, ingredients and amounts of liquid in the indi-
vidual dishes.
Note the settings of your first cooking or roasting experi-
ments to gain experience for later preparation of the
same dishes.
Based upon your own experiences you will be able to
alter the values given in the tables.
- Heat thus reaches all parts of the oven evenly and
fast and this means that you can simultaneously
cook different types of foods positioned on the various
oven shelves . Fan cooking ensures rapid elimination
of moisture and the dryer oven environment stops
the different aromas and flavours from being
transmitted from one food to another.
- The possibility of cooking on several shelf heights
means that you can cook several different dishes at
the same time and up to three tins of biscuits and
mini pizzas to be eaten immediately or subsequently
deep frozen.
- Naturally the oven can also be used for cooking on
just one shelf. In this case you should use the
lowest set of runners so that you can keep an eye
on progress more easily.
- In addition, the oven is particularly recommended
for sterilizing preserves, cooking home-made fruit in
syrup, and for drying mushrooms or fruit.
Defrosting
The oven fan operates without heat and circulates the air,
at room temperature, inside the oven.
Ensure the thermostat control knob is in the
OFF position.
Hints and Tips
On baking:
Cakes and pastries usually require a medium
temperature (150°C-200°C) and therefore it is necessary
to preheat the oven for about 10 minutes.
Do not open the oven door before 3/4 of the baking time
has elapsed.
Shortcrust pastry is baked in a springform tin or on a tray
for up to 2/3 of the baking time and then garnished before
being fully baked. This further baking time depends on
the type and amount of topping or filling. Sponge mixtures
must separate with difficulty from the spoon. The baking
time would be unnecessarily extended by too much
liquid.
If two baking trays with pastries or biscuits are inserted
into the oven at the same time, a shelf level must be left
free between the trays.
If two baking trays with pastries or biscuits are inserted
into the oven at the same time, the trays must be swapped
and turned around after about 2/3 of the baking time.