Top oven baking guide
Shelf position
There are 5 shelf positions which are
counted from the bottom of the oven
upwards, so shelf position 1 is the lowest.
Cooking times
The cooking times given in the following
guide are based on a preheated oven,
if you don’t preheat the oven, the
cooking times may need to be extended.
Cooking temperatures
Because the top oven is more compact
it may be necessary to reduce the
cooking temperatures specified in
recipes by up to 20˚C. Use the
following guide as a reference for
determining temperatures to use.
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Item Temperature Shelf Approximate
at ˚C Position Cooking Time
Small cakes 180 3 15 - 20 mins
Victoria sandwich 160 3 20 - 25 mins
(2 x 180mm / 7”)
Swiss roll 200 3 8 - 12 mins
Semi rich fruit cake 140 1 2
1
⁄
2 - 3 hours
(180mm / 7” deep tin)
Scones 215 4 10 - 15 mins
Meringues 90 - 100 1 2 - 3 hours
Shortcrust pastry 200 - 210
depends on
Depends on size &
Puff / flaky pastry 200 - 210 recipe & type of cooking dish &
Choux pastry 200 - 210 filling also the filling
Biscuits 160 - 200 3 10 - 20 mins
Sponge pudding 150 2 30 - 45 mins
Milk pudding 140 1 2 - 2
1
⁄2 hours
USING THE TOP OVEN
PROGRAMMER / CLOCK
1. Auto symbol appears.
2.
3. Auto symbol will flash.
4. Auto symbol goes out.
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Semi-automatic cooking
(example)
You have started cooking a meal or
dish in the oven, and want to set the
time for the oven to switch off
.
Press the cook time button, then use
the plus and minus buttons to set the
display to show the length of cooking
time required, eg; 2 hours as shown (1).
After setting, the display will revert to
show the time of day, but you can
press the cook time button and the
display will show how much cooking
time still remains on the clock.
Press the ready time button, and the
display will show the actual time the
oven is going to switch off - eg; 18.00
(6.00 pm) as shown (2).
At the end of the cooking time, the
alarm will sound.
To switch off the alarm, press the
minute minder button (3).
When the oven has switched off, return
the oven knob to the off position,
and press the manual button (4).
If you wish to cancel the automatic
setting or to cancel any remaining
cooking time left on the clock before
the alarm sounds, press the manual
button (4).
