Oven functions
A Britannia has the perfect oven function for each recipe. Whether you are batch-baking lemon-scented fairy cakes for a birthday party or cooking a lasagne with aromatic porcini and Parma ham, a Britannia has the ideal cooking function.
Nine function - 90cm, 60cm ovens
1 - CONVENTIONAL COOKING
This function is suitable for roasting meats and baking on one shelf only, e.g. roasting joints, breads, fruitcakes.
2 - BOTTOM ELEMENT ONLY
This is for the slow cooking of stews and casseroles and is also suitable for cooking pizzas and sweet and savoury flans.
3 - TOP ELEMENT ONLY
Used for the browning and finishing off of dishes e.g. lasagne, cottage pie, cheese toppings on gratin dishes such as cauliflower cheese.
4 - TRADITIONAL GRILLING
This is suitable for bread and bread-based snacks, e.g. crumpets, muffins, teacakes and Welsh rarebit.
5 - FAN ASSISTED GRILLING
This is an ideal function to cook chops, sausages, chicken portions and mixed grills.
6 - FAN ASSISTED OVEN
This function can be used for baked fish, roasted meats and poultry. It is also suitable for frozen potato products and breaded fish.
7 - TRUE FAN OVEN
This function allows several kinds of food to be cooked at the same time on several shelves, e.g. batch baking of small cakes, biscuits etc.
8 - PIZZA FUNCTION
The lower element ensures a perfectly cooked base, while a gentle all-round heat browns the topping.
9 - QUICKSTART AND DEFROST
This function provides a fast preheat system by selecting the required temperature on the thermostat. DEFROST -For safe defrosting of small items such as fish and poultry pieces. It is particularly suitable for gentle thawing of cream cakes and desserts.
Four function - 40cm, 30cm ovens
1 - TRADITIONAL GRILLING
This is suitable for bread and bread-based snacks, e.g. crumpets, muffins, teacakes and Welsh rarebit.
2 - BOTTOM ELEMENT ONLY
Uses the bottom element of the oven. This is perfect for the gentle, slow cooking of stews and casseroles.
3 - TOP ELEMENT ONLY
Uses the top element only, making it absolutely ideal for browning.
4 - CONVENTIONAL OVEN
Normal conventional oven using top and bottom elements, for pastries and general use.
Rotisserie
A superb succulent way to cook pork, chicken, duck and other game birds. As the rotisserie uses the grill element there is minimal spitting, which helps maintain a clean oven cavity. The rotisserie comes with every Britannia, except the 120cm cooker.
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