Practical Cooking Advice - Indesit K3C55 Installation Und Gebrauch

The oven offers a wide range of options, enabling each food
to be cooked in the most suitable way. It takes time to
understand how to get the best out of this versatile appliance,
therefore the notes below are only intended as a set of
guidelines, which may then be expanded as you gain more
personal experience.
Baking cakes
The oven must be preheated when a cake is placed inside;
wait for the preheating phase to finish (approximately 10-15
minutes). Cooking temperatures for cakes vary between 160°C
and 200°C. Do not open the door while you are baking a cake
as this could cause it to collapse.
Cake is too dry
Next time you bake a cake, set the temperature 10°C
higher and reduce the cooking time.
Cake collapses
Use less liquid or lower the temperature by 10°C.
Cake is burnt on to
Place it on a lower rack, set a lower temperature and
extend the cooking time.
Cooked well on the outside, but sticky in the
centre
Use less liquid, reduce the temperature and increase
the cooking time.
Cake sticks to the mould
Grease the mould well and dust with a little flour, or
use baking paper.
Having used several rack positions (in the "fan-
assisted" mode), not all the cakes are cooking at
the same rate
Set a lower temperature.
Racks inserted at the same time should not
necessarily be taken out at the same time.
Cooking fish and meat
Use low temperatures when cooking white meat, game and
fish. (150°C-175°C). If you wish red meat to be cooked well
on the outside but juicy on the inside, start with a high tem-
perature (200-220°C) for a short time and then reduce it. As a
general rule, the more meat there is, the lower the tempera-
ture and the longer the cooking time should be. Place the
meat in the centre of the rack and position a container
underneath to collect drops of fat. Place the rack in the centre
of the oven. If the cooking method requires more heat coming
from below the meat, use the lowest shelf.
Cooking on several shelves simultaneously
Whenever it is necessary to use two racks, only use the
"fan-assisted oven" function, which is really the only option
available when cooking in this manner.
• The oven has 5 different rack positions. Only use the two
central positions when cooking in the fan-assisted mode:

Practical cooking advice

• In general, use the second and fourth rack positions (when
• When cooking foods that require different cooking times
• Place the dripping pan on the lowest rack position and
• When cooking pizzas on more than one rack with the
Using the grill
The oven offers two different grilling methods: Use the
"top oven" function for small items. The energy consumption
for this mode is only 1200 W. It is therefore ideal for grilling
smaller dishes: for example toast, hot dogs, etc.
Position the food in the centre of the grill, as only the
central part of the top heating element will be switched
on in this mode. Food placed at the corners of the grill
will not be cooked.
The
grill to be used. Use this mode when there is a uniform
distribution of food and you wish to brown the top of the food
evenly.
Important: To obtain the best results and to save energy
(approximately 10%), always keep the oven door closed when
using the grill function.
When using the grill function, we recommend that you set
the thermostat to its maximum value. However, this does not
mean that you cannot use lower temperatures.
When using the grill function, position the grill on the highest
shelf (see cooking advice table) and place the dripping pan
underneath it to collect any drips of fat.
The
for grilling foods quickly as it distributes the heat emitted by
the grill, allowing the surface of the food to brown while the
inside is actually being cooked. It enables large pieces of
meat or poultry to be grilled without using the turnspit. It can
also be used in the final part of the cooking process for dishes
that require a little browning on the surface, for example it is
an ideal way of browning the top of a baked pasta dish after
it has been cooked.
When cooking in this mode place the grill on the 2nd or 3rd
rack position from the bottom of the oven (see cooking advice
table), then position a dripping pan on the lowest shelf to
collect drips of fat and avoid the formation of smoke. By
using this mode in conjunction with the spit (selected models
only) it is possible to cook dishes in the dripping pan on the
lowest shelf, for example: potatoes, etc...
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the outer rack positions (higher and lower) receive more
direct heat and more delicate foods may burn.
counting from the bottom of the oven upwards), placing
the food that needs more heat on the second rack position.
For example: if you wish to cook a roast with another
type of food, put the roast on the second rack position
and the more delicate food on the fourth.
and temperatures, set the temperature to a value halfway
between the two recommended values and place the more
delicate food on the fourth rack position. Remove the
food that needs less cooking time first.
the grill on the highest.
temperature set to 220°C, remember to preheat the oven
for at least 15 minutes. Generally, cooking on the fourth
rack takes longer; for this reason it is advisable to remove
the pizza on the lower shelf first, leaving the other pizza
inside for a few minutes.
"grill" position enables the whole surface of the
"Fan-assisted grill" position is extremely useful