Oven - Hints And Tips - AEG CGB6133CCM User Manual

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10. OVEN - HINTS AND TIPS

WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
The temperature and baking
times in the tables are
guidelines only. They
depend on the recipes and
the quality and quantity of
the ingredients used.
CAUTION!
Spillages from the food can
block the burner holes, to
avoid this place the food in
centre of the shelf in the gas
oven.
10.1 Top oven
The top oven is the smaller of the two
ovens. It has 3 shelf positions. Use it to
cook smaller quantities of food. It gives
especially good results when used to
10.4 Tips on baking
Baking results
The bottom of the cake
is not baked sufficiently.
The cake sinks and be-
comes soggy or streaky.
The cake is too dry.
The cake bakes uneven-
ly.
The cake is not ready in
the baking time speci-
fied in a recipe.
cook fruitcakes, sweets and savoury flants
or quiche.
10.2 Main oven
The main oven is particularly suitable for
cooking larger quantities of food.
10.3 Baking
Use the lower temperature the first time.
You can extend baking times by 10 – 15
minutes if you bake cakes on more than
one shelf position.
Cakes and pastries at different heights
do not always brown equally. There is no
need to change the temperature setting
if an unequal browning occurs. The
differences equalize during baking.
Trays in the oven can twist during baking.
When the trays become cold again, the
distortions disappear.
Possible cause
The shelf position is incor-
rect.
The oven temperature is
too high.
The baking time is too
short.
The oven temperature is
too low.
The baking time is too long. Next time set shorter baking time.
The oven temperature is
too high and the baking
time is too short.
The cake batter is not even-
ly distributed.
The oven temperature is
too low.
Remedy
Put the cake on a lower shelf.
Next time set slightly lower oven
temperature.
Next time set a longer baking
time and lower oven temperature.
Next time set higher oven tem-
perature.
Set lower oven temperature and
longer baking time.
Next time spread the cake batter
evenly on the baking tray.
Next time set a slightly higher
oven temperature.