The hotplate burners |
| The Ovens |
You should read ‘hotplate burners’ in the ‘2 Minute Tour’ before all the following information
If a burner flame goes out, turn the control knob off and leave it for one minute before relighting it.
You can remove the burner parts for cleaning, see page 14.
You should wipe the enamel top surface of the cooker around the hotplate burners as soon as possible after spills occur. Try to wipe them off while the enamel is still warm.
Avoid using unstable and misshapen pans that may tilt easily and pans with a very small base diameter e.g. milk pans, single egg poachers.
The minimum pan diameter recommended is 120mm (about 43/4"). Smaller pans will be unstable.
Pans and kettles with down turned base rims should not be used.
The Grill
You should read ‘grill’ in the 2 Minute Tour’ before all the following information
Never close the grill door while the grill is on.
Don’t leave the grill on for more than a few moments, without the grill pan underneath it.
You should read ‘the oven’ in the
‘2 Minute Tour’ before all the following information
The wire shelves should always be pushed firmly to the back of the oven.
Baking trays with food cooking on them should be placed level with the front edge of the oven’s wire shelves. Other containers should be placed centrally. Keep all trays and containers away from the back of the oven, as overbrowning of the food may occur.
For even browning, the maximum recommended size of a baking tray is 325mm (123/4") by 305mm (12") for the main oven and 230mm (9”) by 320mm (121/2”) for the Tall oven.
When the oven is on, don’t leave the door open for longer than necessary, otherwise the knobs may get very hot.
•Always leave a ‘fingers width’ between dishes on the same shelf This allows the heat to circulate freely around them.
•To reduce fat splashing when you add vegetables to hot fat around a roast, dry them thoroughly or brush lightly with cooking oil.
•Where dishes may boil and spill over during cooking, place them on a baking tray.
For best results, especially on toast, preheat the grill with the grill pan in the cooking position for two minutes before use.
The grill trivet can be removed and the food placed on it while you are waiting for the grill to preheat.
The grill pan grid can be turned over to give two grilling positions.
You can brown the top of dishes cooked in the oven, under the grill. Remove the grill trivet and place the dish onto the base of the grill pan.
Slide the grill pan along the floor of the grill cavity.
The Main (gas) oven
The oven is protected by a safety cut off, which reduces the supply of gas to the oven if the flames go out, e.g. an interruption to the mains supply.
•Plates can be warmed in the oven on the ‘S’ setting. The ‘S’ setting can be used to keep foods hot for
•The Cook & Clean oven liners (see Cleaning your cooker) work better when fat splashes are avoided. Cover meat when cooking.
•Sufficient heat rises out of the oven while cooking to warm plates in the grill compartment.
•If you want to brown the base of a pastry dish, preheat the baking tray for 15 minutes before placing the dish in the centre of the tray.
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