HINTS AND TIPS
DO NOT place dishes or baking trays directly on
the oven base as it interferes with the oven air
Arrange the shelves in the required positionscirculation and can lead to base burning; use the
before switching the oven ON. Shelf positionslower shelf position.
are numbered from the bottom upwards.
The use of excessively high temperatures can
When cooking more than one dish in the fancause uneven browning. It may be necessary to
oven, place dishes centrally on different shelvesreduce temperatures slightly. Refer to the
rather than cluster several dishes on one shelf,recommendations given in the oven cooking
this will allow the heat to circulate freely for thechart on page 22.
best cooking results.
When batch baking one type of food e.g. Victoria
sandwich cakes, those of similar size will be
cooked in the same time.
It is recommended that when baking larger
quantities, the shelf positions should be evenly
spaced to suit the load being cooked. A slight
increase in cooking time may be necessary.
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