¡ The setting values apply to food placed in the cook-
ing compartment while the cooking compartment is
still cold. You can cut your energy use by up to
20%.
It is not usually necessary to preheat the appliance.
If you would like to preheat the oven anyway, you
can reduce the indicated baking times by a few
minutes.
Preheating is required for some types of food. Do
not place accessories into the cooking compart-
ment until it has finished preheating.
¡ Remove any accessories that are not being used
from the cooking compartment. This allows you to
achieve optimal cooking results and save up to 20%
in energy.
¡ Only use original accessories.
The original accessory has been tailored to the
cooking compartment and the types of heating.
Ensure that the accessory slides in the right way
round.
Greaseproof paper
Only use greaseproof paper that is suitable for the se-
lected temperature. Always cut the greaseproof paper
to size.
WARNING ‒ Risk of fire!
Opening the appliance door creates a draught.
Greaseproof paper may come into contact with the
heating element and catch fire.
Never place greaseproof paper loosely over ac-
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cessories when preheating the appliance and while
cooking.
Always cut greaseproof paper to size and use a
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plate or baking tin to hold it down.
18.4 Notes on baking
When baking, use the shelf positions indicated.
Baking on one level
Rising pasta/baked goods or tin on the
wire rack
Flat pasta/baked items or in the baking
tray
Baking on two or more levels
Universal pan
Baking tray
Baking tins on the wire rack:
First wire rack
Second wire rack
Baking on three levels
Baking trays
Universal pan
Baking trays
Notes
¡ When baking on several layers, use hot air. Different
food that is placed in the oven at the same time will
not necessarily be ready at the same time.
In such cases, you can remove the cooked food
and continue to cook the other baking tray. If neces-
sary, you can change the position and direction of
the baking trays.
¡ Position baking tins/dishes either next to one an-
other or offset on different shelves so that they are
not directly one above the other in the cooking com-
partment. You can cut energy use by cooking differ-
ent items at the same time.
¡ For best results, we recommend using dark-col-
oured metal baking tins.
18.5 Cakes and other baked goods
Recommended settings for cakes and baked items
The temperature and baking time depend on the quant-
ity and consistency of the dough. This is why temperat-
ure ranges are given in the tables. Set a short cooking
time first. If required, set a longer cooking time next
time. A lower temperature results in more even brown-
ing.
Baking tips
We have compiled a few tips to help you achieve a
good baking result.
Topic
You want your cake to
rise evenly.
You do not want small
baked goods to stick to
Shelf posi-
each other when baking.
tion
2
2–3
Determine whether the
cake is ready.
Shelf posi-
tion
3
1
You want to bake accord-
Shelf posi-
ing to your own recipe.
tion
Use bakeware made of
3
silicone, glass, plastic or
1
ceramic.
Shelf posi-
tion
5
3
1
How it works en
Tip
¡ Only grease the base
of the springform cake
tin.
¡ After baking, use a
knife to carefully
loosen the cake from
the baking tin.
Leave a minimum clear-
ance of 2 cm around
each item that is to be
baked. This allows
enough space for the
baked goods to expand
and brown on all sides.
Push a cocktail stick into
the highest point on the
cake. If the cocktail stick
comes out clean, the
cake is ready.
Use similar items in the
baking tables as a guide.
¡ The baking tin must be
heat-resistant up to
250 °C.
¡ Cakes in these types
of bakeware brown
less.
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