Ariston DOV317 - Manual (Page 21)

...Using Your Fan Oven...
O Fan Oven Cooking in General
Unlike a conventional electric oven, which cooks food by natural convection,
the hot air system has been designed to circulate hot air throughout the entire
oven.
• The way in which the oven now cooks the food is far more efficient and effective
so lower temperatures should be used (see conversion chart on page 21). The
cooking times stay the same.
Note - It is recommended that recipe temperatures are reduced by 10°C to allow
for this efficiency although greater reductions may be necessary to suit
personal tastes and preferences.
• With this method of cooking you can also cook different foods on several shelf
positions at the same time without any transfer of smell or taste from one dish
to the other.
• As hot air is available almost as soon as you switch on the oven, pre-heating is
usually not necessary. With some foods such as scones, yorkshire pudding,
yeast dough's, pastries or soufflés, better results can be achieved if the oven
is pre-heated. A 5 to 10 minute pre-heating time is sufficient.
• When cooking with hot air it is not necessary to turn meat or indeed baste it.
The hot air cooks the food from ail sides, sealing it quickly from the outside
leaving the inside succulent and moist.
O To Use
• Turn the main oven control knob to the fan oven symbol
• The oven temperature Is then selected by turning the main oven thermostat control
knob to the required temperature setting. A thermostat controls the oven temperature
- when the temperature selected has been reached, the oven temperature indicator
neon will go out.
• The oven control knob Is marked in degrees Celsius.
O Shelf Positions
There are six shelf positions counting from the top of the oven, the shelves may be
moved up or down to accommodate large utensils.
O Oven Shelves
There are two shelves provided In the main oven. It is also possible to batch bake on
three levels using the top oven shelf. The shelves should be evenly spaced when
batch baking, using for example shelf positions two, four and six. If two or more
dishes are to be cooked on the same shelf, leave 13mm (V 2 ") space between them
for the correct circulation of air.
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