Precautions for using electric heating oven

Electric ovens are familiar to most people; we often see them in our daily lives. The components of an electric oven are not complex, so I won't go into detail here. Commonly used heating elements in electric ovens include quartz far-infrared heating elements, resistance wire (electric stove wire) array heaters, halogen heating elements, and finned heating elements. Quartz far-infrared heating elements offer the highest efficiency, a greater safety factor, and are relatively easy to replace and repair, making them the most widely used.

Dianrehui reminds you to pay attention to the following points when using an oven:

1. Oven Preheating: Before baking any food, the oven must be preheated to the specified temperature to meet the baking time specified in the recipe. Preheating the oven takes approximately 10 minutes; if it takes less than 10 minutes, the specified temperature may not be reached. Leaving the oven unheated for too long can also shorten the oven's lifespan.

2. Baking Height: When baking in a small oven, you basically just place the food inside. However, medium-sized ovens usually have three levels: upper, middle, and lower. Unless the recipe specifies the upper and lower heat temperatures, place the baking pan in the middle. If the upper heat is high and the lower heat is low, unless the upper and lower heats are independently adjustable, add the upper and lower heat temperatures and divide by two, then place the baking pan in the upper heat. However, you should still monitor the surface for any scorching.

3. Dealing with Burned Food: Small ovens are more prone to scorching. In this case, cover the food with aluminum foil or slightly open the oven door to dissipate heat. Medium-sized ovens have ample space and are more temperature-controlled. Unless the oven temperature is too high, too close to the upper heat, or the oven is cooked for too long, scorching is less likely to occur.

4. Dealing with Uneven Oven Temperatures: Although medium-sized ovens can be controlled, they are still not as good as large professional ovens. For example, when making Chinese and Western pastries, because the temperature in a medium-sized oven is less stable than in a large professional oven, you must be more careful and aware of temperature fluctuations during baking. You must rotate the pastries or cool them down as needed to avoid uneven expansion on both sides of the cake or bread, or cookies that are undercooked while some are undercooked.

5. Avoid burns: A heating oven is not only hot inside, but also hot outside and on the glass door. Therefore, it is best to wear heat-insulating gloves when opening or closing the oven door to avoid burns from hot objects like the glass door.