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BAKING AND GRILLING TIPS
Baking tips
1. How to establish whether sponge cake is baked through: Approximately 10 minutes
before the end of the baking time specified in the recipe, stick a cocktail stick into
the cake at the highest point. If the cocktail stick comes out clean, the cake is ready.
2. The cake collapse: Use less fluid next time or set the oven temperature 10 degrees
lower. Observe the specified mixing times in the recipe.
3. The cake has risen tin the middle but is lower around the edge: Do not grease the
sides of the spring form cake tin. After baking, loosen the cake carefully with a
knife.
4. The cake goes too dark on top: Place it lower in the oven, select a lower
temperature and bake the cake for a little longer.
5. The cake is too dry: When it is done, make small holes in the cake using a cocktail
stick. Then drizzle fruit juice or an alcoholic beverage over it. Next time, select a
temperature 10 degree higher and reduce the baking time.
6. The bread or cake(e.g. cheesecake) looks good, but is soggy on the inside (sticky,
streaked with water): Use slightly less fluid next time and bake for slightly longer at
a lower temperature. For cakes with a moist topping, bake the base first. Sprinkle it
with almonds or bread crumbs and then place the topping on top. Please follow the
recipe and baking times.
7. The cake is unevenly browned: Select a slightly lower temperature to ensure that
the cake is baked more evenly. Bake delicate pastries on one level using Top/
bottom heating. Protruding greaseproof paper can affect the air circulation. For
this reason, always cut greaseproof paper to fit the baking tray.
8. The bottom of a fruit cake is too light: Place the cake one level lower the next time.
9. The fruit juice overflows. Next time, use the deeper universal pan, if you have one.
10. Small baked items made out of yeast dough stick to one another when baking:
There should be a gap of approx. 2 cm around each item. This gives enough space
for the baked items to expand well and turn brown on all sides.
11. You were baking on several levels: The items on the top baking tray are darker than
that on the bottom baking tray. Always use 3D hot air to bake on more than one
level. Baking trays that are placed in the oven at the same time will not necessarily
be ready at the same time.
12. Condensation forms when you bake moist cakes:_ Baking may result in the
formation of water vapour, which escapes above the door. The steam may settle
and form water droplets on the control panel or on the fronts of adjacent units.
This is natural process.
Grilling tips
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When grilling, preheat the oven for approx. 4 minutes, before placing the food into
the cooking compartment. Always grill with the oven door closed.
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As far as possible, the pieces of food you are grilling should be of equal thickness.
This will allow them to brown evenly and remain succulent and juicy.
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Turn the food you are grilling after 2/3 of the time.
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