How to use the electric oven

Come si usa il electric oven: not only to save energy, but above all to cook better, avoid excessive burning and limit the loss of energy to the bare minimum vitamins and minerals.

HOW TO USE THE ELECTRIC OVEN

To use an electric oven properly, you simply need to follow a few precautions, based on the product you're preparing and the technique you've chosen.

• The first thing to do is to check the cleaning the oven. A dirty oven does not perform well and consumes more energy.
• Always place food to be cooked on the middle shelf.
• Whatever recipe you're making, first turn on the oven: the temperature must be well-established when you start cooking. Preheating the oven takes 5 to 10 minutes.
• Let's not trust of temperatures and times written in the recipe books. Each oven is "adjusted" differently, so you need to experiment and adjust the parameters accordingly.
• The ideal temperature is between 180-190When a recipe doesn't specify a cooking temperature, or if we're unsure, choose a medium, non-aggressive one.
• cooking Always start on the middle shelf and, if necessary, adjust to the lowest or highest one. Unless otherwise specified in the recipe, always place the pan in the middle.
• We are selling the oven at the end of each cooking session, when it is still warm to make removal easier.

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COOKING METHODS

There are essentially four methods of cooking with the oven.

• Fan oven. The oven provides greater and constant ventilation, which passes through the food as it cooks, and reduces energy consumption, with temperatures at least 10 degrees lower than a conventional oven. The fan oven is suitable for desserts, especially leavened ones, tarts, biscuits, and meringues. It also makes baked potatoes with the aroma of
• Static oven. Cooking occurs through radiation. It's suitable for foods, such as roasted meats, that don't require even cooking. A static oven is used for baked pasta, timbales, and lasagna.
• Oven with grill. It's located at the top of all new-generation ovens: here too, cooking is by radiation. It's used for gratinating foods, especially vegetables. The grill is also very suitable for making potato gateaux.
• Oven with fan grill. The combination combines ventilation with the grill.

HOW TO SET AN OVEN TO BAKE A CAKE

To properly set the temperature when baking a cake, follow a basic rule. Follow the temperature indicated in the recipe, which you should adjust based on the characteristics of your oven (each has its own). If you're using a conventional oven, increase the temperature by about 20 degrees compared to a fan-assisted oven.

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HOW TO SET THE OVEN TO HEAT

To reheat, you don't need to go too high. Just set the oven to a temperature no higher than 175 degrees. As for time, if it's a small or single portion, 5 minutes is sufficient; if the portions are large, then adjust the oven temperature. timer of the 15 minute warm-up.

HOW TO CHECK COOKING IN THE OVEN

To check the doneness of your food in the oven, there's an old but effective method. Just wait until the first half of the cooking time is up, especially if you're using a for desserts, and then check the cooking. Once we open the door, we check the leavening by looking at the appearance of what we're cooking. Then we close the door and wait the allotted time to complete the recipe.

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