Indesit K6E32/G manual Different functions and uses of the oven

The different functions and uses of the oven

The various functions included in the cooker are selected by operating the control devices located on the cooker control panel.

Notice: The first time you use your appliance, we recom- mend that you set the thermostat to the highest setting and leave the oven on for about half an hour with nothing in it, with the oven door shut. Then, open the oven door and let the room air. The odour that is often detected dur- ing this initial use is due to the evaporation of substances used to protect the oven during storage and until it is in- stalled.

Attention: Only use the bottom shelf of the oven when using the rotisserie to cook (where present). For all other types of cooking, never use the bottom shelf and never place anything on the bottom of the oven when it is in operation because this could damage the enamel. Always place your cookware (dishes, aluminium foil, etc. etc.) on the grate provided with the appliance inserted especially along the oven guides.

Attention: to use the oven in manual mode without the cooking control timer, match the indicator on the control

panel with the symbol on the timer knob.

Cooling ventilation (only in certain models)

In order to cool down the exterior of the appliance, some models are equipped with a cooling fan which comes on automatically when the oven is hot.

When the fan is on, a normal flow of air can be heard exiting between the oven door and the control panel.

Note: When cooking is done, the fan stays on until the oven cools down sufficiently.

Using the oven

When the oven control knob (G) is turned in a clockwise

direction to the symbol the fan and oven light will come on to assist in the defrosting of frozen food. Rotating further to the complete range of temperatures shown on the dial you can choose which is most suitable for the food you are going to cook. The temperature is reached automatically and controlled by the oven thermostat (from 50°C to 240°C).

Note: Whilst using tag oven for conventional cooking knob (O) must be set with “MAX” in line with the reference mark on the control panel.

Grill

The top heating element will come on. On this setting, food is cooked by the thermal radiation given off in the downward direction by the electric heating element. The very high temperature and direct heat of the grill make it possible to brown meats on the surface while locking in the juices to keep them tender.

Oven Light

The light comes on when the "G" knob is turned to the setting. The light illuminates the oven and remains on when any of the heating elements is turned on.

Thermostat Light (L)

This light indicates that the oven is heating. When it turns off, the temperature inside the oven has reached the set- ting made with the thermostat knob. At this point, the light will turn on and off as the oven maintains the temperature at a constant level.

The cook-top electric plate control knobs (I)

The cookers may be equipped with standard, fast and automatic electric plates in various combinations (the fast plates distinguished from the others by a red dot in the centre, the automatic ones by a round aluminium disk at the centre.

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.

Cooking Control Timer Knob (only a few models) Some models are equipped with a timer program to control when the oven shuts off during cooking.To use this feature, you must wind the "M" knob one full turn in the counter-

clockwise direction ;Then, turn the knob in the clockwise

direction , to set the time by matching up the indicator on the control panel with the number of minutes on the knob.

At the end of the programmed length of time, the timer will sound and automatically turn off the oven.

Attention: to use the oven in manual mode without the cooking control timer, match the indicator on the control

panel with the symbol on the timer knob.

When the oven is not in use, the cooking control timer can be used like a normal timer.

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