Miele H 316, H 326, H 320, H 310 manual Ceramic hobs, Warning and Safety instructions

Warning and Safety instructions

Do not use plastic containers. These melt at high temperatures

and could damage the oven.

Do not heat up unopened tins or jars of food in the oven, as pressure can

build up and they may explode. This could result in injury or damage.

Do not push pots and pans around on the oven floor as this could

damage the surface.

Do not lean or sit on the open oven door, or place heavy items on it.

This could damage the appliance. Take care in the region of the hinges. The oven door can support a maximum load of 10 kg.

When closing the oven door to pre- vent the risk of damage hold the

handle firmly and do not let go of it until it is shut. Make sure that nothing gets trapped between the door and the oven.

Cover any food which is left in the oven to be kept hot. This avoids

the food drying out. It also prevents steam condensing and possibly lead- ing to moisture damage in the oven.

Bake any deep-frozen items such as pizzas on baking paper on the

rack itself. Do not place them on the baking tray or in the grill pan/oven tray. This could cause the metal to distort to such an extent that it might be im- possible to remove the pan from the oven whilst it is still hot. This distortion would increase with subsequent use. Deep frozen foods such as oven chips or potato croquettes can be cooked on the baking tray or grill pan/oven.

Never add water to food on a hot baking tray or grill pan/oven tray or

directly onto food in a hot oven. The steam created could cause serious burns or scalding and the sudden change in temperature can damage the enamel.

Never line the floor of the oven with aluminium foil when using Conven-

tional top and bottom heat A. Do not place a dish, tin, baking tray or grill pan/oven tray on the floor of the oven.

If using a grill pan/oven tray made by a different manufacturer make sure that there is a gap of at least 6 cm between the bottom of the pan and the floor of the oven.

If these instructions are not observed the bottom heat will be blocked. This can cause permanent damage to the floor of the oven.

Protective aluminium foil panels are available in retail outlets which

are supposed to protect the oven cav- ity from soiling and reduce the need for cleaning. If used, cooking and baking times will increase considerably.

They can also cause damage to the ap- pliance (e.g. by blocking the heat).

Ceramic hobs

When switched on the cooking areas heat up. A residual heat indi-

cator shows whether a cooking zone is hot.

Do not cover the hob display field by a hot pan. This could cause

damage to the residual heat indicators.

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