toasting bread
3Sit the toaster upright, on a stable, level, heat resistant surface, clear of curtains and other combustible materials. Don’t put it on or near anything that could be damaged even by moderate sources of heat.
4Put the plug into the wall socket. If necessary, switch the socket on.
5 Put bread into the toasting slots (maximum thickness 38mm ).
6 You can treat the left and right pairs of toasting slots as two independent
7 Move the browning control to the required setting (1 = light, 6 = dark).
8 Press the bread carriage handle down fully – it won’t lock down unless the toaster is connected to the electricity supply.
9 The light in the 5 button will come on, to show that the elements are heating.
10When it’s done, the toast will pop up, the light in the 5 button will go out, and the elements will turn off.
,Take care – if you’re using both pairs of slots, they’ll probably pop up at different times.
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11To stop a pair of slots before the toasting cycle has finished, press the 5 button below that pair of slots. The 5 light will go out, the toast will pop up, and the elements will turn off. This will not affect the other pair of slots.
frozen bread f
12This feature takes the guesswork out of toasting frozen bread.
13Leave the browning control at your favoured setting, insert the frozen bread, lower the bread carriage handle, then press the f button next to that pair of slots.
14The light in the f button will come on, and the toasting time will be altered automatically to give the same degree of browning you get with unfrozen bread.
caution don’t try to defrost bread – you’ll probably wreck the toaster
a)toasting frozen bread changes ice to steam, which escapes via the toasting slots
b)defrosting bread on a low setting changes ice to water, which drips into the toaster, over the electronics and maybe the elements, causing mayhem
reheating toast m
15There’s no need to adjust the browning control. Insert the toast, lower the bread carriage handle, then press the m button.
16The light in the m button will come on, the toast will be given a short burst of heat, then pop up, and the m light will go out.
17You must only reheat plain, “unbuttered” toast.
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18After toasting small items (bagels, crumpets, etc.) the bread carriage handle may be raised further, to allow them to be removed more easily.
hints and tips
19When toasting more than one slice of bread, use slices of similar size, thickness and freshness.
20 Old (yesterday’s) bread contains less moisture, so makes crisper toast.
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