Ariston FD88 manual How to Keep Your Oven in Shape, Practical Cooking Advice

How to Keep Your Oven in Shape

Before cleaning your oven, or performing maintenance, disconnect it from the power supply. To extend the life of your oven, it must be cleaned frequently, keeping in mind that:

•The self-cleaning panels (if present) and the enameled parts should be washed with warm water - abrasive powders and corrosive substances should be avoided;

•The inside of the oven should be cleaned immediately after use with warm water and soap; the soap should be rinsed away and the interior dried thoroughly;

•Stainless steel can be stained if it remains in contact with agressive detergents (containing phosphorus) or water with a high lime content. We recommend that you rinse these parts thoroughly and dry them well after cleaning. It is also a good idea to dry any water spills.

Replacing the Lamp in the Oven

•Cut off the supply of power to the oven by turning off the omnipolar switch connecting it to the mains, or by removing the plug if it is accessible;

•Unscrew the glass cover attached to the lamp holder;

•Unscrew the lamp and replace it with another high-

temperature lamp (300° C) with the following characteristics:

-Voltage: 230/240 V

-Wattage: 25W

-Socket: E14

•Remount the glass cover and reconnect the appliance to the power supply.

Practical Cooking Advice

Preheating

With the exception of the “5. Grill ” and “ 6. Double

Grill ” functions, which do not require any preheating,

this phase is carried out automatically by the appliance, which sets the length of time for preheating based on the temperature selected by the user. The time that should elapse before the cooking phase begins will appear on the display.

Cooking on More Than One Rack

If you have to cook on 2 racks, just use Cooking Mode "3.

Ventilation ” , which is the only one appropriate for

this type of cooking.

Use the second, third and fourth rack from the bottom, as the bottom one receives too much direct heat, which could burn more delicate foods.

If three racks are used at the same time, switch the third and fourth racks halfway through cooking.

Using the grill

The oven offers you three different grilling modes.

Use Cooking Mode "5. Grill ” for small portions

(toasted snadwiches, hotdogs etc...): the electrical consumption is then a mere 1200 W.

Position the food under the centre of the grill, as only the central part of the top heating element is in use.

The “6. Double Grill ” Cooking Mode allows you to

grill along the entire surface area of the grill. Use this cooking mode when you have food distributed evenly throughout the oven and you would like to brown it uniformly.

The “7. Double Ventilated Grill ” Cooking Mode is

extremely useful for grilling food rapidly. Not only does it brown the surface, but it also cooks the bottom part. For example, it is ideal for browning pasta bakes.

Important: always use the grill with the oven door closed. This will allow you both to attain excellent results and to save energy (about 10%).To obtain the best results when using any of the three grilling modes turn knob "C" to 100%. If necessary, however, the thermostat can be set to lower temperatures by simply turning knob "C" to the energy percentage required.

To prevent fat and grease from dripping onto the bottom of the oven, place the dripping pan beneath the rack used for grilling.

Baking pastries

Do not open the door while the pastry is cooking, in order to prevent it from dropping.

Batters must not be too runny, as this will resut in prolonged cooking times. 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.

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