10. OVEN - HINTS AND TIPSWARNING!Refer to Safety chapters.The temperature and bakingtimes in the tables areguidelines only. Theydepend on the recipes andthe quality and quantity ofthe ingredients used.10.1 Top ovenThe top oven is the smaller of the twoovens. It has 3 shelf positions. Use it tocook smaller quantities of food. It givesespecially good results when used tocook fruitcakes, sweets and savoury flantsor quiche.10.2 Main ovenThe main oven is particularly suitable forcooking larger quantities of food.10.3 Baking• Your oven can bake or roastdifferently to the appliance you hadbefore. Adapt your usual settings(temperature, cooking times) andshelf positions to the values in thetables.• The manufacturer recommends thatyou use the lower temperature thefirst time.• If you cannot find the settings for aspecial recipe, look for the one that isalmost the same.• You can extend baking times by 10 –15 minutes if you bake cakes on morethan one shelf position.• Cakes and pastries at differentheights do not always brown equallyat first. If this occurs, do not changethe temperature setting. Thedifferences equalize during thebaking procedure.• With longer baking times, you candeactivate the oven approximately 10minutes before the end of the bakingtime and then use the residual heat.When you cook frozen food, the trays inthe oven can twist during baking. Whenthe trays become cold again, thedistortions are gone.10.4 Tips on bakingBaking results Possible cause RemedyThe bottom of the cake isnot browned sufficiently.The shelf position is incor-rect.Put the cake on a lowershelf.The cake sinks and becomessoggy, lumpy or streaky.The oven temperature is toohigh.The next time you bake, seta slightly lower oven temper-ature.The cake sinks and becomessoggy, lumpy or streaky.The baking time is too short. Set a longer baking time.You cannot decrease bak-ing times by setting highertemperatures.The cake sinks and becomessoggy, lumpy or streaky.There is too much liquid inthe mixture.Use less liquid. Be carefulwith mixing times, especiallyif you use a mixing machine.The cake is too dry. The oven temperature is toolow.The next time you bake, seta higher oven temperature.ENGLISH 15