Using the Ovens
Using the top oven
Ignition
Push in and turn the top oven control knob anticlockwise to the ‘FULL ON’ position (gas mark 9). Hold the control knob in, and press the ignition switch or hold a lighted match or taper to the burner, until the burner lights. Hold the control knob in for 15 seconds. Do not hold the control knob in for longer that 15 seconds. If the burner fails to light within this time, release the con- trol knob and wait one minute before attempting further ignition.
Turn the control knob to the required setting.
To switch off, return the control knob to the off position.
Using the top oven
The top oven can be used in the same way as the main oven, to cook the full range of dishes, but it is a SECONDARY oven and there are some differences.
Foods cooked in the top oven should be in relation to the oven size. Larger dishes, or food which may rise during cooking, should be cooked in the main oven.
Large items, wide tins and tall items such as rich fruit cakes should be cooked in the main oven to obtain optimum results.
Notes:
When using the top oven as part of the
cooking process, hot air is expelled through a vent at the top of the oven. When opening the top oven door, care should be taken to avoid any pos- sible contact with potentially hot air, since this may cause discomfort to people with sensitive skin. We rec- ommend that you hold the underneath of the oven door handle.
Preheating
Always preheat the top oven for 15 minutes. However, if the main oven is being used at the same time, then preheating may not be necessary. The cooking time may need to be shortened slightly, or the cooking temperature adjusted, to allow for heat transfer from the main oven to the top oven if both ovens are used together.
Preheat the main oven for 15 minutes.
If you are not preheating the ovens, the cooking times in the baking guides may need to be extended, as they are based on a preheated oven.
The ovens must be preheated when reheating frozen or chilled foods, and we recommend preheating for yeast mixtures, batters, soufflés and whisked sponges.
Put the oven shelves in the position required before preheating the oven.
Oven light
Press the light button on the facia panel.
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