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Oven - Hints And Tips

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OVEN - HINTS AND TIPS WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. The temperature and baking times in the tables are guidelines only. They depend on the recipes and the quality and quantity of the ingredients used. CAUTION! Spillages from the food can block the burner holes, to avoid this place the food in centre of the shelf in the gas oven. TOP OVEN The top oven is the smaller of the two ovens. It has 3 shelf positions. Use it to cook smaller quantities of food. It gives especially good results when used TIPS ON BAKING to cook fruitcakes, sweets and savoury flants or quiche. MAIN OVEN The main oven is particularly suitable for cooking larger quantities of food. BAKING Use the lower temperature the first time. You can extend baking times by 10 - 15 minutes if you bake cakes on more than one shelf position. Cakes and pastries at different heights do not always brown equally. There is no need to change the temperature setting if an unequal browning occurs. The differences equalize during baking. Trays in the oven can twist during baking. When the trays become cold again, the distortions disappear. Baking results Possible cause Remedy The bottom of the cake is not baked sufficiently. The cake sinks and becomes soggy or streaky. The cake is too dry. The cake bakes unevenly. The cake is not ready in the baking time specified in a recipe. The shelf position is incorrect. The oven temperature is too high. The baking time is too short. The oven temperature is too low. The baking time is too long. The oven temperature is too high and the baking time is too short. The cake batter is not evenly distributed. The oven temperature is too low. Put the cake on a lower shelf. Next time set slightly lower oven temperature. Next time set a longer baking time and lower oven temperature. Next time set higher oven temperature. Next time set shorter baking time. Set lower oven temperature and longer baking time. Next time spread the cake batter evenly on the baking tray. Next time set a slightly higher oven temperature. 14

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OVEN - HINTS AND TIPS
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
The temperature and baking times in
the tables are guidelines only. They
depend on the recipes and the quality
and quantity of the ingredients used.
CAUTION!
Spillages from the food
can block the burner holes, to avoid
this place the food in centre of the
shelf in the gas oven.
TOP OVEN
The top oven is the smaller of the two ovens. It has
3 shelf positions. Use it to cook smaller quantities
of food. It gives especially good results when used
to cook fruitcakes, sweets and savoury flants or
quiche.
MAIN OVEN
The main oven is particularly suitable for cooking
larger quantities of food.
BAKING
Use the lower temperature the first time.
You can extend baking times by 10 – 15 minutes if
you bake cakes on more than one shelf position.
Cakes and pastries at different heights do not
always brown equally. There is no need to change
the temperature setting if an unequal browning
occurs. The differences equalize during baking.
Trays in the oven can twist during baking. When
the trays become cold again, the distortions
disappear.
TIPS ON BAKING
Baking results
Possible cause
Remedy
The bottom of the cake is
not baked sufficiently.
The shelf position is incorrect.
Put the cake on a lower shelf.
The cake sinks and be-
comes soggy or streaky.
The oven temperature is too
high.
Next time set slightly lower oven
temperature.
The baking time is too short.
Next time set a longer baking time
and lower oven temperature.
The cake is too dry.
The oven temperature is too
low.
Next time set higher oven tempera-
ture.
The baking time is too long.
Next time set shorter baking time.
The cake bakes unevenly.
The oven temperature is too
high and the baking time is
too short.
Set lower oven temperature and lon-
ger baking time.
The cake batter is not evenly
distributed.
Next time spread the cake batter
evenly on the baking tray.
The cake is not ready in
the baking time specified
in a recipe.
The oven temperature is too
low.
Next time set a slightly higher oven
temperature.
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