Preheating

USING THE MAIN OVEN - ELECTRIC

Accessible parts may be hot when the oven is used. Young children should be kept away.

To switch on the oven

Turn the oven control knob(s) to the required setting.

The red thermostat indicator (if fitted) will come on until the selected temperature is reached and then go off; it will turn on and off periodically as the thermostat operates to maintain the selected tem- perature.

To switch off, return the control knob to the “off” position.

When using the oven

As part of the cooking process, hot air is expelled through a vent in the oven. When opening the oven door, care should be taken to avoid any possible contact with potentially hot air, since this may cause discomfort to people with sensitive skin. We recommend that you hold the underneath of the oven door handle.

Fanned oven

When cooking sensitive items such as souffle and Yorkshire puddings or, when cooking bread, we recommend that the oven is pre-heated until the neon switches off for the first time. For any other types of cooking, a pre-heat may not be re- quired.

Conventional oven

Preheating is always required

Manual Operation (fanned only)

The programmer must be set to manual operation before the main oven can be used. If A (Auto) is on the programmer display, return the oven to manual by pressing the up and down buttons simul- taneously Any programme which has been set is cancelled.

The cooling fan

The cooling fan may operate when the main oven is on and may continue to op- erate for a period after the oven has been switched off.

OVEN FURNITURE

Oven shelves

The oven shelf must be positioned with the upstand at the rear of the oven and facing upwards.

Position baking trays and roasting tins on the middle of the shelves, and leave one clear shelf position between shelves, to allow for circulation of heat.

Baking tray and roasting tins

For best cooked results and even brown- ing, the recommended size baking trays and roasting tins that should be used are as follows;

Baking tray 350mm x 250mm

This size of baking tray will hold up to 12 small cakes.

Roasting tin 370mm x 320mm

We recommend that you use good quality cookware. Poor quality trays and tins may warp when heated, leading to uneven baking results.