Baking
Frozen food
When baking deep frozen products
such as chips, croquettes, cakes,
pizza and baguettes, use the lowest
temperature quoted on the
manufacturer's packaging.
Cook frozen desserts, pizza or
baguettes on baking paper on the
rack.
Baking large frozen items on the
baking tray or the condensate tray can
cause the metal to distort to such an
extent that the tray cannot be taken
out of the oven.
Small items of frozen food such as
oven chips or potato croquettes can
be cooked on the baking tray. Place
them on baking paper for better
cooking results. Turn several times
during cooking.
Baking tray / Condensate tray
When baking cakes with a deep fresh
fruit filling, e.g. plum or damson, use
the condensate tray. As it has higher
sides than the baking tray, fruit juice
is less likely to spill over and the oven
will stay cleaner.
Grease and flour the baking tray
when baking bread and rolls.
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Shelf level
When baking cakes with a moist
topping, only bake on one shelf level.
Bake on a maximum of two levels at
the same time. If you are baking on
two levels, use shelf levels 2 and 4.
If you are baking on the condensate
tray, please use it on shelf level 2 and
place the baking tray on shelf level 4
for best results.
Notes on the baking chart
As a general rule, select the lower
temperature given in the chart.
Do not set a temperature higher than
that recommended. Increasing the
temperature may reduce the baking
duration, but will lead to uneven
browning, and unsatisfactory cooking
results.
Check if the food is cooked at the
end of the shortest duration quoted.
To check if a cake is ready, insert a
wooden skewer into the centre. It is
ready if the skewer comes out clean,
without dough or crumbs sticking to
it.