La Cornue Grand-Maman 90 Manuel D'utilisation page 64

Place the dish in the oven, then lower the thermostat to 200 °C (390 °F) or 175 °C (345 °F)
for white meat; leave to cook for the time needed: the crust is formed, and in-depth cooking
continues.
If you do use the electric oven, you must reduce the grill simmerstat to 0 once the dish has
been placed in the oven.
For a Roast or for a rack of beef,
lamb, small or medium sized fish, place the grill
tray at the mid-level of your oven. Pre-heat at level 280 °C (535 °F) for fifteen minutes, then
lower to level 230 °C (450 °F) for approximately 5 to 10 minutes once the dish has been pla-
ced in the oven.
If you do use your electric oven, keep the temperature very high at maximum for the vaul-
ted oven for 10 minutes after the dish has been placed into the oven and then reduce the
thermostat to approximately 230 °C (450 °F).
Comply with the cooking times which are recommended in your recipe book or by your but-
cher. We recommend paring all the fat from the meat before cooking.
If you have included a vegetable dish to accompany the meal, you can add a little butter or
oil on top to preserve its beautiful colours. In order to grill onions or any other vegetable
around a roast always add a bit of oil mixed with butter at the bottom of the dish before
adding the vegetables.
If you choose to slice onions into rings, it is recommended to slice everything quite fine to
suit the required temperatures.
We suggest you do everything in moderation:
- too much fat and lard will create smoke and will splash grease,
- a temperature which is too high will carbonise all foods.
For pastries
the height of the grill tray will depend on the type of cake and on the coo-
king time.
The most intense heat comes from the bottom of the oven. Never place a tray or a dish on
this bottom surface.
Apple pies require a top level tray heat in order to brown the apples and heat is also requi-
red from below to cook the pastry. Temperature 200 °C (390 °F) on the thermostat and the
middle positioning work well together.
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