OVER THE YEARS, DEFY'S SERVICE CENTRES HAVE IDENTIFIED THIS LIST OF DO'S AND DON'TS
AS BEING IMPORTANT FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND
SAFETY. PLEASE READ IT AND
FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH ITS CONTENTS.
Do
•Clean your appliance regularly This will prolong it's good looks and enhance hygiene levels.
•Use flat bottomed pots and pans when cooking on the hotplates. This will maximise efficiency and reduce electricity costs.
•Keep children well away from the cooking appliance. Explain the dangers to them. Being safety conscious is being safe, not sorry.
•Supervise the cooking process. Overcooked or spoiled food is wasteful.
•Leave about a 40mm. air gap between baking tins and the oven walls. Adequate air circulation is important for good baking results.
•Get into the habit of wearing oven gloves when handling utensils in a hot oven. This will help to avoid accidental burns.
•Partly slide out the oven shelf before removing hot dishes from the oven. This will prevent accidental contact with the hot oven sides.
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Don’t
Use pots which are smaller than the hotplate diameter. This wastes electricity and allows the pot handles to overheat.
Leave the appliance unattended especially when grilling. This is good practice and avoids accidents.
Place anything on the open oven door. The glass is not a work surface and could get scratched.
Use abrasive cleaning materials. They will scratch surfaces and facia graphics.
Allow fat splashes to dry and bake onto the stove/oven surface before cleaning them. It is easier to clean spills while they are still slightly warm and soft.
Put baking tins on the floor of the oven. This will prevent heat circulation and spoil baking results.
Use the appliance to heat the home. Neither the hotplates nor the oven were designed for this purpose and damage could occur.
Allow pot handles to overhang the front of the appliance. Children might be tempted to grab them with harmful consequences.
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