Slow cook
The slow cook setting gives a very low heat in the oven. It is particularly useful when you are cooking soups, stews and casseroles because the long slow cooking will make cheaper, tougher cuts of meat more tender.
Some foods such as pastry and biscuits are not suitable for slow cooking because the temperature is too low. Cover all food during cooking to prevent it from drying out. You can uncover food for the last half hour if it is normally served golden brown.
Using slow cook
You need to cook food at gas mark 6 for 30 minutes before you turn the oven down to the slow cook setting. This makes sure that the temperature of the food gets hot enough to start the food cooking.
Fully open the door before lighting the main oven.
Push in the control knob and turn it to gas mark 9
When the burner has lit release the control knob.
There will only be small flames at first
Turn the main oven control knob to gas mark 6
When the burner is showing large flames place your food in the oven and close the door.
IMPORTANT!
Do not close the door until the burner is showing large flames.
After 30 minutes turn the main oven control to the slow cook setting
To turn the slow cook off, turn the control knob to the off position. This is shown by a 0.
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