THE TOP OVEN

USES OF THE TOP OVEN

The top oven is the smaller of the two ovens. It is designed for cooking smaller quantities of food. It gives especially good results if used to cook fruit cakes, sweets and savoury flans or quiche.

The top oven is also ideal for use as warming compartment to warm dishes and keep food hot. Use a temperature setting of 80°C – 100°C on the oven temperature control.

SELECTING THE TOP OVEN

Conventional Setting

Base Element Only

Top Element Only

Conventional Setting

￿Turn the top oven function selector to

￿Turn the top oven temperature control to the required setting.

Additional Functions and

￿These functions can be used to finish off dishes that may require extra base heat, e.g. pizza or pies, or top browning e.g. au gratin dishes.

￿Towards the end of the cook time turn the oven selector to the required function.

NOTE

These functions should not be used for the entire cooking time. They are intended as a support function only.

Base Element Only

￿Turn the top oven function selector to

￿This function is particularly useful for foods such as pizza where base browning and crispness are required.

￿Some pizzas should be cooked directly on the oven shelf. To prevent soiling the oven base, place a baking tray in one of the lower positions.

Do not place dishes, tins or baking trays directly on the oven base as damage will occur.

Top Element Only

￿Turn the top oven selector to

￿This function is particularly useful for items such as cauliflower cheese or au gratin dishes which may require top browning before serving.

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Zanussi ZDQ495 manual Uses of the TOP Oven, Selecting the TOP Oven

ZDQ495 specifications

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