13Tips and tricksPotato wedges õ 3 1 180 190* 20 25õ % 1 190 200* 20 25ô % 1 190 200* 15 - 20Croquettes õ 3 1 180 190* 25 - 30õ % 1 190 200* 25 - 30ô % 1 190 200* 20 25Fish fingers õ 3 1 180 200* 15 - 20õ % 1 190 210* 15 - 20ô % 1 190 200* 10 - 15Lasagne, frozen (400 g) õ 3 1 180 190* 35 - 40Lasagne, frozen (1200 g) õ 3 1 180 190* 40 - 45Lasagne, chilled (400 g) õ 3 1 170 180* 35 - 40õ % 2 190 200* 35 - 40Lasagne, chilled (1200 g) õ 3 1 170 180* 40 - 45õ % 2 190 200* 40 - 45Meal Oven Setting Level Temperature in °C Time in minutes* Preheat ovenThe cake is too light in colour Check the shelf height.Check whether you have used the bakeware that we have recommended.Place your tin on the wire rack and not on the baking tray.If the shelf height and the bakeware are correct, then you should either extend the bak-ing time or increase the temperature.The cake is too dark Check the shelf height.If the shelf height is correct, you should either shorten the baking time or reduce thetemperature.The cake is unevenly browned in the bak-ing tinCheck the shelf height.Check the temperature.Make sure that your baking tin is not placed directly in front of the air outlets in the rearpanel of the cooking compartment.Check that the baking tin is in the correct position on the wire rack.The cake is too dry Set a slightly higher temperature and a slightly shorter baking time.The cake is too moist in the centre Set a slightly lower temperature.Note: Higher temperatures may not mean shorter baking times (cooked on the outside,but not on the inside).Select a longer baking time and allow the cake mixture to prove for longer.Add less liquid to the mixture.The cake collapses when you take it out ofthe ovenUse less liquid for the mixture.Set a longer baking time or a slightly lower temperature.The specified baking time is not correct For small items, check the quantity on the baking tray. Small items must not be touch-ing each other.Frozen products are not browned evenlyafter bakingCheck whether the frozen product is unevenly pre-browned before baking. This unevenbrowning will remain after the baking time.Several cakes on one level are unevenlybrownedCheck the position of the baking tins on the wire rack.Frozen products are not browned, notcrispy or the specified times are not cor-rectRemove ice from frozen products before baking. Do not use frozen products that areheavily frostedSaving energy Only preheat the appliance when it is specified in the baking table that you should doso.Use dark baking tins as these absorb the heat better.Make use of the residual heat with longer baking times and switch the oven off5 10 minutes before the end of the baking time.