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What exactly do those symbols on your oven mean?

What exactly do those symbols on your oven mean?

Convenience serves people:with an oven dish you (almost) do not have to worry about your food. Curl up on the couch with a blanket and your oven will do the work. But how exactly does such an oven work? Do you know what all those symbols you see on an oven stand for? We explain it to you.

Convection oven (fan)

This is the position where the heat is evenly distributed. With this position you can bake on several levels. Ideal as a basic stand.

Read: ‘With these tips you can cook even better with your oven‘

Bottom and top heat (line below and above)

Heat comes from both sides. Suitable for baking oven dishes, meat (substitutes), cookies and cakes.

Bottom heat (underline)

A perfect setting if you want to prepare something au bain-marie or to brown a dish on the bottom.

Grilling (teeth)

You use the grill setting for gratinating a dish. Watch out for black edges. Thick pieces of meat will not be cooked with this setting.

Grilling with ventilation (teeth with fan)

Your dish gets an ideal distribution of heat and a crispy crust. Ideal for vegetables, thick pieces of meat, chicken and fries.

Pizza mode (fan and underscore)

Yes, there is a pizza stand! The combination of ventilated heat and bottom heat makes your (healthy) pizza bellissimo.