Indesit KT6C3 manual Main Oven Cookery Notes, Oven positions, Temperature and time

Main Oven Cookery Notes

GB	The oven is fitted with wirework shelf supports and two
	rod shelves.
	To heat the oven turn the knob clockwise, selecting
	the require temperature between 80°C (176°F) and
	230°C (450°F) as recommended in the temperature
	chart. The pilot light will immediately come on and
	remain on until the oven reaches the required
	temperature. This light will then automatically go off
	and on during cooking as the oven thermostat
	maintains the correct temperature.
	It should be noted that at the end of the cooking
	period there may be a momentary puff of steam when
	the oven door is opened. This will disperse in a few
	seconds and is a perfectly normal characteristic of an
	oven with a good door seal.
	Since a circulaire fan oven heats up more quickly,and
	generally cooks food at a lower temperature than a
	conventional oven, pre-heating is often
	unnecessary.However, foods such as bread,
	scones,Yorkshire pudding,do benefit from being
	placed in a pre-heated oven.
	The 'oven temperature charts' are a guide only, giving
	approximate cooking temperatures and times.To suit
	personal taste and requirements, it may be necessary
	to increase or decrease temperatures by 10°C.
	Unless otherwise indicated in the charts food should
	be placed in a cold oven, i.e. without pre-heating. If
	food is placed in an already hot oven, the suggested
	cooking time should be reduced, depending on the
	type and quantity of food being cooked.

Oven positions

Since the distribution of heat in the circulaire fan oven is very even, most foods will cook satisfactorily on any shelf position, but the shelves should be evenly spaced.

The top oven rod shelf can be used in the main oven when cooking large quantities of food. Additional shelves can be purchased through your oven supplier or our Parts Department (see Key Contacts, back page).

Food or utensils should Never be placed directly an the floor of the oven for cooking.

Never use more than 3 shelves in the oven as air circulation will be seriously restricted.To ensure oven circulation do not use meat pans larger than 390 x 300mm (15"x12") and baking trays no larger than 330 x 255mm (13"x 10"), these should be positioned centrally on the oven shelf.

Food should not be placed directly on the floor of the oven. To avoid unnecessary cleaning, rod shelves which are not in use, should be removed from the oven.

Temperature and time

When all three shelves are used to cook large quantities of food for home freezing or parties, it may be necessary to increase the cooking times given in the temperature charts by a few minutes, to allow for the loss of heat due to extra time taken to load the oven, and the larger mass of food. Baking trays should have an equal gap at either side of the oven.

Frozen meat and poultry

Joints of meat and whole birds should be defrosted slowly, preferably in a domestic refrigerator (allowing 5-6 hours per 450g (1 lb), or at room temperature (allowing 2-3 hours per 450g (1 lb).

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