Energy saving tips
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Cooking
Remove all accessories from the
oven that are not required for a
cooking process.
Preheat the oven only if instructed to
do so in the recipe or the cooking
chart.
Try not to open the door during
cooking processes.
In general, if a range of temperatures
is given in a recipe or chart, it is best
to select the lower temperature and
to check the food after the shortest
duration.
Use dark, matt bakeware and
cooking containers made of non-
reflective materials (enamelled steel,
heat-resistant glass, coated
aluminium). Shiny materials such as
stainless steel or aluminium reflect
the heat and therefore can give a
more uneven result. Do not cover the
oven floor or the rack with heat-
reflecting aluminium foil.
Monitor cooking durations to avoid
wasting energy when cooking.
Wherever possible set the cooking
duration, or use a roast probe.
Convection Bake can be used for
cooking many types of food. Because
the fan distributes the heat to food
straight away, it allows you to use a
lower temperature than you would
with Surround. It also enables
you to cook on several shelf levels at
the same time.
Gentle Bake is an innovative
function that makes optimum use of
residual heat. You can save up to
30% energy compared to cooking
with a standard oven function as long
as the door is kept shut during
cooking.
Convection Broil can be used for
a wide variety of food. With
Convection Broil you can use lower
temperatures than with other broil
functions which use the maximum
temperature setting.
Whenever possible you should cook
several dishes at the same time.
Place them next to each other in the
oven or on different shelf levels.
Dishes which you are unable to cook
at the same time should, if possible,
be cooked one after the other in order
to make use of existing heat in the
oven.
Residual heat utilization
The temperature in cooking programs
using temperatures above
285°F/140°C which take longer than
30minutes to cook can be turned
down to the lowest possible
temperature about 5minutes before
the end of cooking. The residual heat
in the oven is sufficient for cooking
the food. Do not switch the oven off
(see "Warning and safety
instructions").
If you wish to clean catalytic
enamelled parts of the oven, it is best
to do so immediately after a cooking
program. The residual heat in the
oven will help reduce the amount of
energy required.