The Fan Oven
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 advantage of cooking with this function is
energy saving through:
zFaster 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
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oven is preheated first, e.g. bread, pastries, scones,
souffles, etc.
zLower Temperatures
Fan oven cooking generally requires lower
temperatures than conventional cooking.
Follow the temperatures recommended in the cookingHints and Tips
chart. Remember to reduce temperatures by about- Shelf positions are not critical, but make sure the
20-25°C for your own recipes which use conventionalshelves are evenly spaced.
cooking.
- When cooking more than one dish in the fan oven,
place dishes centrally on the shelves rather than
zEven Heating for Baking
The fan oven has uniform heating on all shelf positions.several dishes on one shelf.
This means that batches of the same food can be- When the oven is full, you may need to allow slightly
cooked in the oven at the same time. However, thelonger cooking time.
top shelf may brown slightly quicker than the lower
one. This is quite usual. There is no mixing of flavours- When the oven is full of the same food, e.g. equal
between dishes.trays of small cakes or equal size victoria sandwich
cakes, then they will be cooked in the same time and
removed from the oven together. When different sizes
How to use the Fan Oven
)))))of trays or types of food, e.g. biscuits and cakes are
cooked, they will not necessarily be ready together.
1. Turn the oven function control knob to .
2. Turn the thermostat control to the required temperature.- The fan oven can be used to heat foods through without
thawing first, e.g. fruit tarts, mince pies, sausage rolls,
and other small pastry items. Use a temperature of
Things to note
190-200°C and allow 20-40 minutes (depending on
? The oven light will come on when the oven functionthe quantity of food in the oven).
control knob is set.- The use of too high temperatures can cause uneven
? The oven fan will operate continually during cooking.browning. Check with the recommendations for oven
? The thermostat control light will remain on until thetemperatures given in the cooking charts, but be
correct temperature is reached. It will then cycle onprepared to adjust the temperature, if necessary.
and off to show the temperature is being maintained.Remember to reduce temperatures by about 20-25°C
for your own conventional recipes.
The cooling fan- When roasting do use the trivet in the meat tin. Fat
During cooking the cooling fan will operate continually.and meat juices will drain into the meat tin below and
It may run on after the oven is switched off to keep thecan be used to make gravy. The trivet also prevents
controls cool. This is quite normal.splashes of fat from soiling the oven interior.
- The meat tin should not be placed on a heated
NOTEhotplate as this may cause the enamel to crack.
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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