AEG DUO 3214Z - Manual (Page 15)

Questions on baking
How can I find out if my cake
is properly baked inside?
Prick into the highest point of the cake with a
wooden stick 10 minutes before the end of
the baking time stated.
If it is dry and there is no batter on it when you
remove it, the oven can be switched off and
the remaining heat used to finish baking the
cake.
The bread or the cake
(e.g. cheese cake) looks
very nice, but when cutting it,
it is still soggy inside.
Next time use less liquid and bake somewhat
longer at a lower temperature. As far as
cakes with moist covering are concerned,
bake the bottom first and distribute ground
almonds or bread crumbs on it before adding
the covering. Please check recipe and baking
times.
What can I do if my soufflé
got much too dark on top?
Remove the crust and for a short time brown
the soufflé under the grill. Do not use
parmesan cheese - it browns too quickly and
is quick to taste bitter.
Next time place the shelf one level lower and/
or reduce the temperature by 10 degrees.
The cookies do not come off
the shelf.
Place the shelf in the oven once more
for a short time and then immediately
remove the cookies from the shelf.
The cake does not come off the
tin when turning it. Carefully try to ease the cake out again using
a sharp knife.
Turn the tin again and several times cover it
with a wet, cold cloth.
Next time grease the tin well and, in addition,
line it with bread crumbs.
Roasting
Put all roasts into the cold oven. This saves
energy.
You can get a perfect juicy roast as follows:
- in an open high sided dish on the grid
- in a roasting dish with a lid, on the grid
The roast stays juicier if you cook it in the
roasting dish with the lid on. The oven
becomes less soiled.
In this case select temperatures around
10-20 X higher. The other settings do not
change.
The following charts apply to roasts in an open
dish, placed into the
cold oven.
Length of roasting time and temperature depend
on the kind of meat, the weight of the joint and its
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texture, the data given Is to be used as a
guide only.
The length of roasting time does not alter
substantially if you roast two pieces of meat,
both of the same size, together.
You can roast frozen joints without prior
defrosting. Select a temperature which is
10-20 °C lower than that given and lengthen the
roasting time by the half.
Turn the oven off 10 minutes before the end of
the roasting time and leave the meat inside and
the door shut. This saves energy.
Turn the joint once, half-way during the roasting
time.
Use grid with a roasting dish. If using the
microwave setting ensure that the roasting dish
Is suitable.