Glen Dimplex Home Appliances Ltd BI 90 MF manual Defrosting and cooling, Be safe, Slow cooking

USING THE MAIN OVEN

Defrosting and cooling

(i)Turn the selector control knob to defrost .

(ii)Turn the oven control to the light

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To defrost frozen foods, place food in the centre of the oven and close the door.

To cool foods after cooking prior to refrigeration or freezing, place food in the centre of the oven with the door open.

Be safe

•Do not defrost stuffed poultry using this method.

•Do not defrost larger joints of meat or poultry over 2kg / 4lb using this method.

•Never place uncooked food which is to be defrosted next to cooked food which is to be cooled, as this can lead to cross contamination.

Please refer to the Cooking Guide for more information on using the Defrost function.

Slow cooking

Turn the selector control to either conventional oven or fanned oven.

Do not try to slow cook using any of the other oven functions.

For roasting joints of meat or poultry and for pot roasts, preheat the oven to 190˚C - 200˚C and cook for 30 minutes, then adjust the oven temperature control to 110 - 120˚C for the remainder of the cooking time.

•Always use the top half of the oven when slow cooking with the conventional oven function.

•Slow cooking times will be about three times as long as conventional cooking times.

•Make sure that frozen foods are thoroughly thawed before cooking.

•Do not slow cook joints of meat or poultry weighing more than 21⁄4kg / 41⁄2lb. Always use the top half of the oven for slow cooking.

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