Zanussi ZCG55 User Manual

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Oven - Helpful hints and tipsWarning! Refer to the Safety chapters.The temperature and baking times in thetables are guidelines only. They depend onthe recipes, quality and quantity of the ingredi-ents used.Top ovenThe top oven is the smaller of the two ovens. Ithas 3 shelf levels. Use is to cook smaller quanti-ties of food. It gives especially good resultswhen used to cook fruitcakes, sweets and sa-voury flants or quiche.Main ovenThe main oven is particularly suitable for cook-ing larger quantities of food.BakingGeneral instructions• Your new oven may bake or roast differentlyto the appliance you had before. Adapt yourusual settings (temperature, cooking times)and shelf levels to the values in the tables.• With longer baking times, the oven can beswitched off about 10 minutes before the endof baking time, to use the residual heat.• Use deep roasting pan in middle or top shelflevel of top oven.• To brown pastry dishes on the bottom, cookon metal plate or put on a baking tray.When you use frozen food, the trays in theoven can twist during baking. When thetrays get cold again, the distortion will begone.How to use the Baking Tables• We recommend to use the lower temperaturethe first time.• If you cannot find the settings for a specialrecipe, look for the one that is almost thesame.• Baking time can be extended by 10-15 mi-nutes, if you bake cakes on more than onelevel.• Cakes and pastries at different heights do notalways brown equally at first. If this occurs,do not change the temperature setting. Thedifferences equalize during the baking proce-dure.Tips on bakingBaking results Possible cause RemedyThe cake is not brownedsufficiently belowIncorrect oven level Put the cake on a lower oven levelThe cake sinks (becomessoggy, lumpy, streaky)Oven temperature too high Use a lower settingThe cake sinks (becomessoggy, lumpy, streaky)Baking time is too short Set a longer baking timeDo not set higher temperatures to de-crease baking timesThe cake sinks (becomessoggy, lumpy, streaky)Too much liquid in the mixture Use less liquid. Look at the mixing times, spe-cially when you use mixing machinesCake is too dry Oven temperature too low Set a higher oven temperatureCake is too dry Baking time too long Set a shorter baking timeCake does not brownequallyOven temperature too high andbaking time too shortSet a lower oven temperature and a longerbaking timeCake does not brownequallyNo equal mixture Put the mixture equally on the baking tray12 www.zanussi.com