Using the fan oven, Cooking chart, How to use the fan oven – Zanussi MIXED FUEL COOKER ZCM 600 User Manual

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The air inside the oven is heated by the element around

the fan situated behind the back panel. The fan circulates

hot air to maintain an even temperature inside the oven.

The advantages of cooking with this function are:

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Faster Preheating
As the fan oven quickly reaches temperature, it is not

usually necessary to preheat the oven although you

may find that you need to allow an extra 5-7 minutes

on cooking times. For recipes which require higher

temperatures, best results are achieved if the oven

is preheated first, e.g. bread, pastries, scones,

souffles, etc.

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Lower Temperatures

Fan oven cooking generally requires lower

temperatures than conventional cooking.

Follow the temperatures recommended in the

cooking chart. Remember to reduce temperatures by

about 20-25°C for your own recipes which use

conventional cooking.

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Even Heating for Baking

The fan oven has uniform heating on all runner

positions. This means that batches of the same food

can be cooked in the oven at the same time.

However, the top shelf may brown slightly quicker

than the lower one.

This is quite usual. There is no mixing of flavours

between dishes.

How to Use the Fan Oven

1. Turn the oven function control knob to

.

2. Turn the thermostat control to the required temperatu-

re.

THINGS TO NOTE

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The oven light will come on when the oven function

control knob is set.

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The thermostat control light will remain on until the

correct temperature is reached. It will then cycle on

and off to show that the temperature is being

maintained.

Using the Fan Oven

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This chart is intended as a guide only. It may be necessary to increase or decrease the temperature to suit your

individual requirements. Only experience will enable you to determine the correct setting for your personal requirements.

Cooking Chart

Food

Thermostat

Runner

Time

Position

Biscuits, cookies

2 trays

160-190

1-3

18-25 min.

Bread, yeast doughs

2 trays

170-200

1-3

35-45 min.

Cakes, Victoria sandwich

2 trays

160-170

1-3

20-28 min.

Choux pastry, eclairs

2 trays

170-200

1-3

30-35 min.

Fruit pies, plate tarts, crumbles

2 trays

170-200

1-3

50-65 min.

Meringues

2 trays

70-90

1-3

90-150 min.

Puff pastry, vol au vents

2 trays

200-230

1-3

20-35 min.

Scones

2 trays

200-210

1-3

8-12 min.

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