Safety thermostatIncorrect operation of the appliance or defec-tive components can cause dangerous over-heating. To prevent this, the oven has a safetythermostat which interrupts the power supply.The oven activates again automatically whenthe temperature drops.Helpful hints and tips• The appliance has five shelf levels. Count theshelf levels from the bottom of the appliancefloor.• The appliance has a special system whichcirculates the air and constantly recycles thesteam. With this system you can cook in asteamy environment and keep the food softinside and crusty outside. It decreases thecooking time and energy consumption to aminimum.• Moisture can condense in the appliance oron the door glass panels. This is normal. Al-ways stand back from the appliance whenyou open the appliance door while cooking.To decrease the condensation, operate theappliance for 10 minutes before cooking.• Clean the moisture after each use of the ap-pliance.• Do not put the objects directly on the appli-ance floor and do not put aluminium foil onthe components when you cook. This canchange the baking results and cause dam-age to the enamel.Baking cakes• Do not open the oven door before 3/4 of theset cooking time is up.• If you use two baking trays at the same time,keep one empty level between them.Cooking meat and fish• Use a deep pan for very fatty food to preventthe oven from stains that can be permanent.• Leave the meat for approximately 15 minutesbefore carving so that the juice does notseep out.• To prevent too much smoke in the oven dur-ing roasting, add some water into the deeppan. To prevent the smoke condensation,add water each time after it dries up.Cooking timesCooking times depend on the type of food, itsconsistency, and volume.Initially, monitor the performance when youcook. Find the best settings (heat setting, cook-ing time, etc.) for your cookware, recipes andquantities when you use this appliance.Baking and roasting tableCAKESTYPE OF DISHConventional Cook-ing True Fan Cooking Cookingtime [min] NotesShelf posi-tionTemp[°C]Shelf posi-tionTemp[°C]Whisked recipes 2 170 3 (2 and 4) 160 45 - 60 In a cake mouldShortbreaddough2 170 3 (2 and 4) 160 20 - 30 In a cake mouldButtermilkcheesecake1 170 2 165 60 - 80 In a 26 cm cakemould7www.zanussi.com