Fan Oven Cooking Chart

This chart is intended as a guide only. It may be necessary to increase or decrease the temperature to suit your individual requirements. Only experience will enable you to determine the correct setting for your personal requirements.

Food

 

Thermostat

Runner

Time

 

 

 

Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biscuits, cookies

2 trays

160-190

1-3

18-25 min.

 

 

 

 

 

Bread, yeast doughs

2 trays

170-200

1-3

35-45 min.

 

 

 

 

 

Cakes, Victoria sandwich

2 trays

160-170

1-3

20-28 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choux pastry, eclairs

2 trays

170-200

1-3

30-35

min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fruit pies, plate tarts, crumbles

2 trays

170-200

1-3

50-65

min.

 

 

 

 

 

Meringues

2 trays

70-90

1-3

90-150 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puff pastry, vol au vents

2 trays

200-230

1-3

20-35

min.

 

 

 

 

 

Scones

2 trays

200-210

1-3

8-12 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defrosting Chart

Food

Defrosting time

Standing time

Notes

 

(Mins)

(Mins)

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken 1000 g.

100-140

20-30

Place the chicken on an inverted

 

 

 

saucer on a large plate. Defrost open

 

 

 

and turn at half time or defrost

 

 

 

covered with foil. Remove giblets

 

 

 

as soon as possible.

 

 

 

 

Meat 1000 g.

100-140

20-30

Defrost open and turn at

 

 

 

half time or cover with foil

 

 

 

 

Meat 500 g.

90-120

20-30

As above

 

 

 

 

Trout 150 g.

23-35

10-15

Defrost open

 

 

 

 

Strawberries 300 g.

30-40

10-20

Defrost open

 

 

 

 

Butter 250 g.

30-40

10-15

Defrost open

 

 

 

 

Cream 2 x 200 g.

80-100

10-15

Defrost open (cream is

 

 

 

easy to whip even if parts

 

 

 

of it are still slightly frozen)

 

 

 

 

Cake 1400 g.

60

60

Defrost open

 

 

 

 

The times quoted in the chart should be used as a guide only, as the speed of defrosting will depend on the kitchen temperature. For example, the colder the ambient temperature, the longer the defrosting time.

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Zanussi ZCE 700 manual Fan Oven Cooking Chart, Defrosting Chart