9.8 Cancelling the clockfunctions1. Press the again and again untilthe necessary function indicatorstarts to flash.2. Press and hold .The clock function goes out after someseconds.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.Always preheat an emptyoven at the temperaturerequired for the food for 20minutes before you startcooking.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• Use the lower temperature the firsttime.• 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 equally.There is no need to change thetemperature setting if an unequalbrowning occurs. The differencesequalize during baking.• Trays in the oven can twist duringbaking. When the trays become coldagain, the distortions disappear.10.4 Tips on bakingBaking results Possible cause RemedyThe bottom of the cakeis not browned suffi-ciently.The shelf position is incor-rect.Put the cake on a lower shelf.The cake sinks and be-comes soggy, lumpy orstreaky.The oven temperature istoo high.The next time you bake, set aslightly lower oven temperature.The baking time is tooshort.Set a longer baking time. Youcannot decrease baking times bysetting higher temperatures.There is too much liquid inthe mixture.Use less liquid. Be careful withmixing times, especially if you usea mixing machine.ENGLISH 17