Fan oven

Bill said:

Hi all

I recently started living alone, which means I have to cook. I have an
electric fan oven without a handbook. All the recipes, all right I'll be
honest, instructions on the tins/packets say "adjust for fan ovens", Thing
is, do I reduce the temperature or the time. I know you can't be specific,
but roughly by how much.
Thanks
Bill

I would contact the manufacturer to get the manual. I pulled this info
up from google:
Fan Ovens
An electric fan oven with a heating element around the fan cooks faster
and at lower temperatures than a conventional electric oven, and
there's no need to pre-heat before cooking. When using this sort of
oven, remember to decrease both the temperature and cooking time (the
manufacturer's instruction booklet will provide details).

Bill said:

Hi all

I recently started living alone, which means I have to cook. I have
an electric fan oven without a handbook. All the recipes, all right
I'll be honest, instructions on the tins/packets say "adjust for fan
ovens", Thing is, do I reduce the temperature or the time. I know
you can't be specific, but roughly by how much.
Thanks
Bill

Keep the temp the same and reduce cook time by about 20%

Obviously you'll need to watch the fist few items closely while you get the
hang of it.
--
Pete Romfh

On Sun 12 Jun 2005 04:47:38a, Bill wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Hi all

I recently started living alone, which means I have to cook. I have an
electric fan oven without a handbook. All the recipes, all right I'll
be honest, instructions on the tins/packets say "adjust for fan ovens",
Thing is, do I reduce the temperature or the time. I know you can't be
specific, but roughly by how much.
Thanks
Bill

Generally, temperature should be reduced by 25°F. Cooking times can vary,
but may be reduced 20-25%. However, some types of recipes do not cook more
quickly.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Quoted message said:

Hi all

I recently started living alone, which means I have to cook. I have an
electric fan oven without a handbook. All the recipes, all right I'll be
honest, instructions on the tins/packets say "adjust for fan ovens",
Thing is, do I reduce the temperature or the time. I know you can't be
specific, but roughly by how much.
Thanks
Bill

Rule of thumb is reduce by 25 - 25. Or 25 degrees less heat setting, 25%
less time. I've found this to be fairly true. Most manufacturers have
owners manuals available on line if you want to see what they have to say.

Bill said:

Hi all

I recently started living alone, which means I have to cook. I have an
electric fan oven without a handbook. All the recipes, all right I'll be
honest, instructions on the tins/packets say "adjust for fan ovens", Thing
is, do I reduce the temperature or the time. I know you can't be specific,
but roughly by how much.

Is the fan always on or is it optional?

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do I reduce the temperature or the time.

Thanks all for the suggestions. It will give me a good starting point.

Bill