Indesit K3E11/R manual Cooking advice

To avoid heat dispersion and damage to the plates, recommend using cooking vessels with flat bottoms in diameters which are not smaller than the plate diameter. Table shows the correspondence between the position indicated on the knobs and the use for which the plates advised.

Setting	Normal or Fast Plate
0	Off
1	Cooking vegetables, fish
2	Cooking potatoes (using steam) soups,
	chickpeas, beans.
3	Continuing the cooking of large quantities
	of food, minestrone
4	For roasting (average)
5	For roasting (above average)
6	For browning and reaching a boil in a
	short time.

Before using the hot plates for the first time, you should heat them at maximum temperature for approximately 4 minutes, without any pans. During this initial stage, their protective coating hardens and reaches its maximum resistance.

The green pilot lamp (H)

This lights up when an electric plate is turned on.

Timer Knob

To use the timer, the ringer “M” must be wound up by turning the knob one full turn clockwise "; then turn it back #, to the desired time so that the number of minutes on the knob matches the reference mark on the panel.

Attention

Avoid the children touch the oven door because it is very hot during the cooking.

!The internal surfaces of the compartment (where present) may become hot.

Warning: never place hot containers or items and flammable materials inside the dishwarmer drawer.

Storage recess below the oven (only a few models)

Below the oven a recess can be used to contain cooking pans and cooker accessories.Moreover, during oven operation, it may be used to keep food warm.To open the storage is necessary turn it downwards.

Caution: this storage recess must not be used to store inflammable materials.

Cooking advice

The oven offers a wide range of alternatives which allow you to cook any type of food in the best possible way. With time you will learn to make the best use of this ver- satile cooking appliance and the following directions are only a guideline which may be varied according to your own personal experience.

Baking cakes

The oven should always be warm before putting in cakes wait till the end of preheating (about 10-15 min.). Cake- baking temperatures are normally around 160°C/200°C. Do not open the oven door during the baking process as this could cause the cake to sink.In general:

Pastry is too dry

Increase the temperature by 10°C and reduce the cooking time.

Pastry dropped

Use less liquid or lower the temperature by 10°C.

Pastry is too dark on top

Place it on a lower rack, lower the temperature, and increase the cooking time.

Cooked well on the inside but sticky on the outside

Use less liquid, lower the temperature, and increase the cooking time.

The pastry sticks to the pan

Grease the pan well and sprinkle it with a dusting of flour.

Cooking fish and meat

When cooking white meat, fowl and fish use low temperatures. (150°C-175°C). When red meat must be superficially well-cooked but succulent inside, it is advisable to start with a high temperature (200-220°C) for a short time, and then to reduce it at a later point. Generally speaking, the more meat there is, the lower the tempera- ture and the longer the cooking time should be.Place the

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