USING THE MAIN OVEN
Using the main oven
Caution: Accessible parts may be hot when the appliance is in use - keep children away from the vicinity of the oven.
Never put items directly on the base of the oven or cover the oven base with foil, as this can cause the base element to overheat.
Manual operation
Set the programmerto manualoperation. See ‘Programmer / Clock’ section.
Turn the selector control knob to the symbol for the desired oven function.
Turn the main oven temperature con- trol knob to the desired temperature.
The red thermostat indicator neon will come on and off 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 temperature.
To switch off the main oven, returnl the main oven control knob to the “ ” off position.
Automatic operation
See ‘Programmer / Clock section.
Preheating
Always use the fan oven setting for preheating to save time and electricity.
After the oven has been preheated on the fan oven setting, turn the selector control knob to the oven setting you require.
The oven must be preheated when cooking frozen or chilled food, and we recommend preheatingforyeastmixtures, batters, soufflés and whisked sponges, otherwise preheating is not necessary as a fan oven warms up quickly.
Preheat the oven until the indicator neon switches off for the first time; this will take between 5 - 15 minutes, depending on the temperature selected.
To help the air circulate freely
•Position the shelves evenly within the oven and maintain a clearance from the oven roof and base.
•If more than one cooking dish or baking tray is to be used on a shelf, leave a gap of at least 25mm between the items themselves and the oven interior.
•Allow enough space between shelves for food that will rise during cooking.
•Do not place items on the oven base as this will prevent air from circulating freely.
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