Using the Oven, Precautions and General Advice

Instructions for the User

8. USING THE OVEN

8.1 Precautions and General Advice

When the oven and grill are used for the first time, they should be heated to the maximum temperature for long enough to burn off any oily residues left by the manufacturing process, which might contaminate foods with unpleasant smells.

Oven accessories which may come into contact with foods are made from materials compliant with EEC

directive 89/109 of 21/12/88 and national relevant regulations.

To avoid unpleasant contact with any steam inside the oven, open the door in two stages: hold it open just a little (about 5 cm) for 4-5 seconds, then open it completely. If you have to carry out any procedures on foods, leave the door open for as short a time as possible to prevent a drop in the oven temperature which will impair the cooking results.

When the oven door is opened while cooking is in progress, steam production and all the heating elements will cut out automatically and the oven light, the water level lights and the oven pilot light will come on.

8.2 Steam cooking

8.2.1 Filling the tank

To fill the tank with water, open the oven door and pour water (max. 1.5 litres) into the pull-out filler tray provided as shown on the right. During filling, the tank level indicator lights will come on as the level gradually increases. When the light comes on, the tank is full. If no more water flows out of the filler tray A simply transfer a little into the boiler by pressing key .

The hardness of the water used for steam cooking must not exceed 10-11° F. Still mineral water must be used; tap-water is also acceptable if it has been treated with a purifying/hardness removal system. When full, the tank contains 1.5 litres of water.

8.2.2 General instructions

Steam cooking can be used in combination with any function selected using the function selector knob except for functions and . The best results

are obtained when steam is combined with the or functions. To generate steam during normal operation, simply turn the steam regulator knob to a value between MIN and MAX.

If the water in the tank runs out during steam cooking, the warning light will start to flash. There is also a device which prevents the boiler in the bottom of the oven from overheating if the water runs out. Water should not be added during cooking as this is dangerous: make sure that the tank is full before starting a steam cooking procedure.