Tips for using your appliance
Here you will find a selection of tips about cookware
and
preparation
methods.
Notes
o Use the accessories
provided. Additional
accessories
may be obtained as optional accessories
from
specialist retailers or from customer service.
Before using the oven, remove any unnecessary
accessories
and cookware from the cooking
compartment.
o Always use oven gloves when taking hot accessories
or cookware
out of the cooking compartment.
Baking
Baking tins
o Use light-colored
baking tins and trays wherever
possible.
o Always place the baking tins on the middle of the
baking and roasting wire rack.
Baking tips
How to tell whether sponge cake is
Approx. 10 minutes before the end of the baking time stated in the recipe,
baked through,
insert a toothpick into the cake at its deepest point, tf the toothpick comes out
clean, the cake is ready.
The cake collapses.
Use less fluid next time or set the oven temperature
50°F (10°C) lower.
Observe the specified
mixing times in the recipe.
The cake has risen in the middle
Do not grease the sides of the springform
cake tin. After baking, loosen the
but is lower around the edge.
cake carefully with a knife.
The cake browns too much on top.
Place it lower in the oven, select a lower temperature
and bake the cake for a
little longer.
The cake is too dry.
When it is done, make small holes in the cake using a toothpick. Then drizzle
fruit juice or an alcoholic beverage over it. Next time, set the temperature
50°F
(10°C) higher and reduce the baking time.
The bread or cake (e.g. cheese-
Use slightly less fluid next time and bake for slightly longer at a lower tempera-
cake) looks good but is sticky on
ture. For cakes with a moist topping, bake the base first. Sprinkle it with
the inside (soggy with wet streaks),
almonds or bread crumbs and then place the topping on top. Please follow the
recipe and baking times.
The cake is unevenly browned.
Select a slightly lower temperature
to ensure that the cake is baked more
evenly. Excess greaseproof
paper can affect the air circulation. For this reason,
always trim greaseproof
paper to fit the baking tray.
The bottom of a cake topped with
Place the cake one level lower the next time.
fruit is too light.
The fruit juice overflows.
Next time, use the deeper universal pan, if you have one.
Small baked items made out of
There should be a gap of approx. 2 cm around each item. This gives enough
yeast dough stick to one another
space for the baked items to expand and turn brown on all sides.
during baking.
Condensation
forms when you bake
Baking may create water vapor, which escapes above the door. The steam may
moist cakes,
settle and form water droplets on the control panel or on the fronts of adjacent
units. This is a natural process.
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