Oven cooking advice table
GB
DISHES
Savoury sponge cake
made with yoghurt
Country-style pie
Terrines
"En cocotte" dishes
Soufflé
Stuffed vegetables
Braised vegetables en
cocotte
Flan
Terrines
Soufflé
Dishes with a crust
Baking in foil ("en
papillote")
Rice
DISHES
Spit-roast poultry
Large braised cuts
Sautéed meat en cocotte,
traditional dishes
Grilled meat
Meat with a crust
Salt-crusted dishes
Grilled fish and kebabs
Whole (stuffed) fish
Fish fillet (with wine or other
liquid)
Baking in foil ("en papillote")
Fish with a crust (puff pastry or
shortcrust pastry)
Soufflé
Salt-crusted fish
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EXAMPLES
savoury sponge cake with olives, tuna, etc.
cheese country-style pie, salmon pastry, ...
fish, meat, vegetable, foie gras terrines, etc.
poultry liver pie, salmon mousse, eggs en cocotte,
etc.
cheese soufflé, vegetable soufflé, fish soufflé, etc.
potatoes, tomatoes, courgettes, cabbages, etc.
lettuce, saffron carrots, salsify, etc.
mushroom flan, vegetable pancake, etc.
vegetable terrines
asparagus soufflé , tomato soufflé, etc.
vegetable pie, etc.
truffles, etc.
Pilaff
EXAMPLES
chicken, young cockerel
whole braised leg, large capon or
turkey, etc.
beef bourguignon, rabbit cacciatora,
veal Marengo, lamb stew, Basque
chicken, etc. Hotpot, terrine, etc.
grilled steak, chops, sausages, kebabs,
chicken drumsticks, etc.
beef Wellington, leg with a crust, etc.
salt-crusted poultry, etc.
sea bass, mackerel, sardines, mullet,
tuna, etc.
bream, carp, etc.
salmon, rock-fish, cod, sea bass, etc.
sole, dab, scallops, etc.
salmon, kebabs, etc.
scallops, etc.
sea bass, carp, etc.
FUNCTION
TEMPERATURE
Baked cakes or Multilevel
160 °C
Baked cakes or Multilevel
200 °C
Traditional oven
160 °C
Traditional oven
160 °C
Multilevel
200 °C
Multilevel
200 °C
Traditional oven
200 °C
Traditional oven
160 °C
Traditional oven
160 °C
Multilevel
200 °C
Multilevel
200 °C
Multilevel
200 °C
Traditional oven
180 °C
FUNCTION
TEMPERATURE
Rotisserie
270 °C
180°C (a third of the
Multilevel
way through cooking,
lower to 160°C)
Conventional oven
190 °C
Grill
200 °C
Multilevel
200 °C
Multilevel
240
Grill
180
Multilevel
200 °C
Conventional oven
200 °C
Multilevel
200 °C
Multilevel
200 °C
Multilevel
200 °C
Multilevel
240 °C
SUPPORT
cake tin on dripping pan
on dripping pan
terrine mould on dripping pan (bain-
marie filled with hot water)
baking dish on dripping pan (bain-
marie filled with hot water)
cake tin on dripping pan
on dripping pan
or cake tin on dripping pan
baking dish on dripping pan
baking dish or cake tin on dripping
pan (bain-marie filled with hot water)
cake tin on dripping pan (bain-marie
filled with hot water)
cake tin on dripping pan
on dripping pan
foil pouch on dripping pan
tray on plate
SUPPORT
rotisserie spit support
meat on dripping pan (baste
with cooking juices at
regular intervals)
casserole dish on dripping
pan
on grill (shelf level depends
on thickness of fish)
on dripping pan (for large
cuts, lower to 160 °C after
the pastry has cooked)
meat on dripping pan or tray
on dripping pan
on grill (shelf level depends
on thickness of fish)
on dripping pan
on dripping pan
on dripping pan
on dripping pan
cake tin on dripping pan
fish on dripping pan or tray
on dripping pan