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❖ Meat of up to 1 kg can be cooked more economically in a pan on the hob.
❖ Make use of the residual heat of the oven.
❖ If the cooking time takes longer than 40 minutes, switch off the oven 10 minutes
before.
❖ For baking it is better to use black trays which conduct heat better and shorten
the baking time.
❖ Make sure the oven door is closed properly.
❖ Heat can escape through spillages on the door seals. Clean up any spillages
immediately.
❖ Do not install the oven / hob near of refrigerators / freezers. Otherwise the
energy consumption increases unnecessarily.
6. Cooking guidelines
WARNING! Be very careful when frying, because oil and fat heat up
very fast especially when operating a high-power level. Extremely hot oil
and fat inflame spontaneously and represent a serious fire risk.
WARNING! NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off
the appliance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.
CAUTION! The interior parts of the appliance become extremely hot.
Do not touch any parts inside the appliance if you handle your cookware.
RISK OF BURNS!
CAUTION! Be careful if you open the door. Do not get in contact with
the hot parts of the oven or the steam, which will escape the oven. RISK
OF BURNS! RISK OF SCALDING!
CAUTION! Cooking utensils may become hot because of the heat
transferred by the heated food. Potholders or oven gloves may be needed
to handle such utensils.
6.1 Tips for cooking and frying (hob)
❖ Simmering is cooking with a temperature of approx. 85
0
C. At this temperature
small bubbles ascend to the surface of the cooking liquid. Simmering is a perfect
way to cook delicious soups and stews as the flavours of the food unfold
