Browning element
This function uses the element in the top of the oven only. It is a useful function for the browning or finishing of pasta dishes, vegetables in sauce, shepherds pie and lasagne, the item to be browned being already hot before switching to the top element.
Base heat
This function uses the base element only. It will crisp up your pizza or quiche base or finish off cooking the base of a pastry case on a lower shelf. It is also a gentle heat, good for slow cooking of casseroles in the middle of the oven or for plate warming.
The Browning and Base heat functions are useful additions to your oven, giving you flexibility to finish off items to perfection. With use, you will soon realise how these functions can combine to extend your cooking skills.
Oven shelves
the shelf guard should be at the back pointing upwards
As well as the flat shelves some models are supplied with a drop shelf. The drop shelf increases the possibilities for oven shelf spacing.
The oven shelves can be easily removed and refitted.
Pull the shelf forward until the back of the shelf is stopped by the shelf stop bumps in the oven sides.
Lift up the front of the shelf so the back of the shelf will pass under the shelf stop and then pull the shelf forward.
To refit the shelf, line up the shelf with a groove in the oven side and push the shelf back until the ends hit the shelf stop. Lift up the front so the shelf ends clear the shelf stops, and then lower the front so that the shelf is level and push it fully back.
Steam
When cooking foods with high water content (e.g. oven chips) there may be some steam visible
at the grille at the rear of the hotplate. This is perfectly normal.
Oven light
To turn on the oven lights press the button.
If one of the oven lights fail, turn off the power supply before you change the bulb. See the ‘Troubleshooting’ section for details on how to change an oven light bulb.
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