AGA 7 Series User's Manual & Installation Instructions

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12Cooking hints• Both ovens must be pre heated until the neon goes out.• The guidelines are for cooking after the oven(s) havereached the desired temperature.• Larger items may benefit from being turned.• Shelf positions are counted from the top.• Put dishes in the centre of the shelf.• When using both ovens together reduce cooking timesand settings.• It is important to check that food is piping hot beforeserving.• You can change the settings and cooking times to suityour tastes.• For perfect results turn foods towards end of cookingtime e.g. cakes, pastries, biscuits.Deep fat frying• DO NOT try to fry too much food at a time, especiallyfrozen food.• This only lowers the temperature of the oil or fat toomuch, resulting in greasy food.• Always dry food thoroughly before frying, and lower itslowly into the hot oil or fat, Frozen foods in particular,will cause frothing or spitting, if added too quickly.• NEVER heat fat, or fry with a lid on the pan.• Keep the outside of the pan, clean and free from streaksof oil or fat.• The following charts give a guide to cooking a numberof everyday items.5. Cooking guideLower oven (Fanned)• The lower oven has a fan, which means the air iscirculated to create an even temperature throughoutthe oven.• In most cases this means that food requires alower temperature when cooked in this oven, byapproximately 10 - 20ºC. Also some baked goodsmay require a slightly reduced cooking time by a fewminutes.• The cooking charts are a general guide but times andtemperatures may vary according to individual recipes.• The meat sections should be used as a general guidebut may vary according to the size, shape of joint on oroff the bone.• Thaw frozen joints thoroughly before cooking them.• The times are for open roasting. If covered with foilallow extra time.• The turkey/chicken is cooked when the juices run clearwhen pierced with a skewer. If the juices are still pinkcontinue to cook checking every 15 minutes until juicesrun clear.• 1kg = 2.2lb