Cooking advice – Hotpoint EG900X User Manual
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COOKING ADVICE
Using the Grill
The Grill setting
grills traditional foods perfectly (such
as toasted sandwiches, hotdogs etc.). The Fanned Grill
setting
is extremely useful for grilling foods rapidly, as
the distribution of heat makes it possible not only to brown
the surface but also to cook the bottom part. This mode
can also be used for browning foods at the end of the
cooking process.
Important: always use the grill with the oven door
closed. This will allow you both to attain excellent results
and to save energy (approximately 10%). For best results
when using the grill, it is recommended to use the highest
temperature (200°C) (175°C for fanned grilling), the grill
pan should be placed on the higher shelf.
Cooking Fish and Meat
Meat must weigh at least 1kg to prevent it from drying out.
When cooking white meat, fowl and fish, use temperature
settings from 150 °C to 200 °C. For red meat that should
be well done on the outside while tender and juicy in the
inside, it is a good idea to start with a high temperature
setting (200°C-220°C) for a short time, then turn the oven
down afterwards. In general, the larger the roast, the lower
the temperature setting. Place the meat on the centre of
the shelf and place the grill pan/baking tray beneath it to
catch the fat. Make sure that the shelf is inserted so that it
is in the centre of the oven. If you would like to increase
the amount of heat from below, use the low shelf positions.
Cooking Pizza
For best results when cooking pizza, use the “fan
assisted”mode:
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Preheat the oven for at least 10 minutes.
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Use a light aluminium pizza pan, placing it on the shelf
supplied with the oven. If the baking tray is used, this
will extend the cooking time, making it difficult to get a
crispy crust.
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Do not open the oven door frequently while the pizza is
cooking.
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If the pizza has a lot of toppings (three or four), we
recommend you add the mozzarella cheese on top
halfway through the cooking process.
Cooling ventilation
In order to cool down the exterior of the appliance, it is fitted
with a cooling fan that comes on when the function selector
"G" is turned. In this case, the fan is always on and a
normal flow of air can be heard exiting between the oven
door and the control panel.
Note: when cooking is finished, the fan stays on until
the oven has cooled down sufficiently, even if the
function selector “G” is set to “0”.
Once you have removed the food from the oven, we rec-
ommend you leave the oven door ajar for a few minutes,
this will drastically reduce the duration of the cooling cycle.
The process is controlled by an additional thermostat and
can consist of one or more cycles.
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The oven offers a wide range of alternatives which allows
you to cook any type of food in the best possible way. With
time you will learn to make the best use of this versatile
cooking appliance and the following are only a guide, which
may be varied according to your own personal taste.
Preheating
If the food being cooked needs to go into a preheated oven
(this is generally the case when cooking leavened foods)
the 'fan assisted' mode
can be used to reach the
desired temperature as quickly as possible. When
preheating is over, place food in the oven and select the
most appropriate cooking mode.
Cooking on More Than One Shelf
If you want to cook on more than one shelf at a time, use
the “fan assisted” mode
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When cooking food on several shelves keep the following
suggestions in mind:
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The oven is fitted with 5 shelf positions. During fan
assisted cooking, use two of the three central shelf
positions; the lowest and highest shelves receive the
hot air directly and therefore delicate foodstuffs could
be burnt on these shelf positions.
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As a general rule, use the 2nd and 4th shelf position
from the bottom, placing the foodstuffs that require
greater heat on the 2nd shelf position from the bottom.
For example, when cooking meat roasts together with
other food, place the roast on the 2nd shelf position
from the bottom and the more delicate food on the 4th
shelf position from the bottom.
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When cooking food that require differing times and
temperatures, set a temperature that is somewhere
between the two temperatures required, place the more
delicate food on the 4th shelf position from the bottom
and take the food requiring less time out of the oven
first.
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Use the baking tray on the lower shelf position and the
shelf on the upper position.
Baking Cakes
When baking cakes, always preheat the oven. Make sure
you wait until the oven has preheated thoroughly. Do not
open the oven door during baking to prevent the cake from
dropping. In general, if:
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