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The symbols on the oven can be confusing at first glance, but don’t worry – they are actually quite easy to understand.
Oven symbols: This is what top/bottom heat is all about
You can set both the temperature and the setting on the controls of your oven. Both are important to ensure that your oven dish turns out well.
- The top/bottom heat setting ensures that heat is applied to the food from both above and below.
- Each of the symbols on the control is often located in a small square that represents the oven.
- The symbol for top/bottom heat is one bar at the top of the square and one bar at the bottom.
- There is also only top heat or only bottom heat. These are then displayed with only one bar each.
- If there is no indication of the oven setting in a recipe, this usually means top/bottom heat.
- Use this setting if you are only using one baking tray, otherwise the heating will be uneven.
- Top/bottom heat is particularly suitable for: delicate dishes, baked goods and meat.
The recirculation function
The convection function is another popular oven setting after top/bottom heat.
- With the convection function, a fan is added to the top/bottom function to circulate the hot air inside.
- The symbol for circulating air is the fan or the top/bottom heat symbol in combination with the fan.
- Use the convection function if you have food on several trays and need even heat.
