Cata ME 910 - Manual (Page 30)

Cooling ventilation
In order to cool down the exterior of the appliance, this model
is equipped with a cooling fan, which comes on automatically
when the oven is hot.
When the fan is on, a normal flow of air can be heard exiting
between the oven door and the control panel.
Note: When cooking is done, the fan stays on until the oven
cools down sufficiently.
Practical Cooking Advice
The oven offers a wide range of alternatives which allow you
to cook any type of food in the best possible way. With time you
will learn to make the best use of this versatile cooking applian-
ce and the following directions are only a guideline which may
be varied according to your own personal experience.
Preheating
If the oven must be preheated (this is generally the case when
cooking leavened foods), the“Multi-Cooking” mode and
the“Fast cooking”mode can be used to reach the desired tem-
perature as quickly as possible in order to save on energy .
Once the food has been placed in the oven, the most appro-
priate cooking mode can then be selected.
Cooking on More Than One Rack
If you have to cook food using several racks, use either
the“baking”mode
or the“Multi-Cooking”mode ,as
these are the only modes that allow you to do so.
When cooking delicate food on more than one rack, use
the“baking”mode, which allows you to cook on 2 racks at the
same time(the 2nd and 3rd from the bottom).Some examples
are included in the“Practical Cooking Advice”table.
When cooking other food on several racks, use the“Multi-
Cooking”mode keeping the following suggestions in mind:
· The oven is fitted with 4 racks .During fan assisted cooking,
use the two central racks; the lowest and highest racks recei-
ve the hot air directly and therefore delicate foodstuffs could
be burnt on these racks.
· As a general rule ,use the 2nd and 3rd rack from the bottom
,placing the foodstuffs that require greater heat on the 2nd
rack from the bottom .For example, when cooking meat roasts
together with other food, place the roast on the 2nd rack from
the bottom and the more delicate food on the 3rd rack from
the bottom.
· When cooking foodstuffs that require differing times and tem-
peratures ,set a temperature that is somewhere between the
two temperatures required ,place the more delicate food on
the 4th rack from the bottom and take the food requiring less
time out of the oven first .
· Use the dripping pan on the lower rack and the grid on the
upper ;
Using the“Fast Cooking”Mode
Functional,fast and practical for those of you who use pre-pac-
ked products (such as for example:frozen or pre-cooked food)
along with other food items.You will find useful suggestions in
the“Practical Cooking Advice”table.
Using the Grill
This multi-function oven offers you 2 different grilling modes.
Use the “grill ”mode , placing the food under the center of
the grill (situated on the 3rd or 4th rack form the bottom )becau-
se only the central part of the top heating element is turned on .
Use the bottom rack (1st from the bottom), placing the dripping
pan provided to collect any sauce and /or grease and prevent
the same from dripping onto the oven bottom. When using this
mode, we recommend you set the thermostat to the highest
setting. However, this does not mean you cannot use lower
temperatures, simply by adjusting the thermostat knob to the
desired temperature.
Setting
“fan assisted grill”, is extremely useful for grilling
foods rapidly ,as the distribution of heat makes it possible not
only to brown the surface ,but also to cook the bottom part .
Moreover, it can also be used for browning foods at the end of
the cooking process, such as adding that gratin finish to pasta
bakes, for example.
When using this mode, place the grid on the 2nd or 3rd oven
rack from the bottom (see cooking table ) then ,to prevent fat
and grease from dripping onto the bottom of the oven and thus
smoke from forming ,place a dripping-pan on the 1st rack from
the bottom.
When using this mode ,we advise you to set the thermostat
to 200 ,as it is the most efficient way to use the grill ,which is
based on the use of infrared rays .However, this does not mean
you cannot use lower temperatures, simply by adjusting the
thermostat knob to the desired temperature.
Therefore the best results when using the grill modes are ob-
tained by placing the grid on the lower racks (see cooking
table) then, to prevent fat and grease from dripping onto the
bottom of the oven and smoke from forming, place a dripping-
pan on the 1st oven rack from the bottom.
Baking Cakes
When baking cakes ,always place them in a preheated oven
.Make sure you wait until the oven has been preheated tho-
roughly (the end light “E ”will turn off ).Do not open the oven
door during baking to prevent the cake from dropping .In ge-
neral:
Pastry is too dry
Increase the temperature by 10 and reduce the cooking time .
Pastry dropped
Use less liquid or lower the temperature by 10 .
Pastry is too dark on top
Place it on a lower rack, lower the temperature, and increase
the cooking time.
Cooked well on the inside but sticky on the outside
Use less liquid, lower the temperature, and increase the coo-
king time.
The Pastry sticks to the pan
Grease the pan well and sprinkle it with a dusting of flour or use
greaseproof paper.
I used more than one level (in the function “ventilated oven ”)
and they are not all at the same cooking point
Use a lower temperature setting .It is not necessary to remove
the food from all the racks at the same time.