Creda Cooker - Manual (Page 12)

AUTOMATIC COOKING
The Top Oven and Main Oven can be controlled by the electronic clock.
When the clock has been set for one oven it is possible to use the other oven only on the
same automatic cooking programme.
The grill will not function when the Top Oven is set to cook automatically.
HINTS ON AUTOMATIC COOKING
1. Select foods which will take the same time to cook and require
approximately the same temperature.
2. Set the oven clock so that the food has just finished or about to finish
cooking on your return to the oven. This will ensure the food has not cooled
down and does not require reheating before serving.
3. Food should be as cold as possible when it goes into the oven, ideally
straight from the refrigerator. Frozen meat and poultry should be thawed
thoroughly before it is put in the oven.
4. We advise that warm food should never be placed in the oven if there is to
be a delay period. Stews prepared by frying the meat vegetables should be
cooked as soon as possible.
5. We advise dishes containing left-over cooked poultry or meat, for example
Shepherds Pie, should not be cooked automatically if there is to be a delay
period.
6. Stews and joints should be cooked by the long slow method, so that the
delay period is kept to a minimum.
7. On warm days, to prevent harmful bacterial growth in certain foods (ie
poultry, joints, etc) the delay start should be kept to a minimum.
8. Wine or beer may ferment and cream may curdle during the delay period, so
it is best to add these ingredients just before serving.
9. Foods which discolour should be protected by coating in fat or tossing in
water to which lemon juice has been added, prior to placing food in the oven.
10. Dishes containing liquid should not be filled too full to prevent boiling over.
11. Foods should be well sealed (but not airtight) in a container to prevent the
loss of liquid during cooking. Aluminium foil gives a good seal.
12. Ensure food is cooked thoroughly before serving.
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