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USING THE MAIN OVEN - GAS
Using the main oven
Ignition
Push in and turn the main oven control
knob to the ‘FULL ON’ position. Hold the
control knob in, and press the ignition
switch or hold a lighted match or taper to
the burner, until the burner lights.
If after 15 seconds, the burner has not lit,
turn off the oven and leave the compart-
ment door open. Wait at least one minute
before a further attempt to ignite the
burner.
Do not hold the control knob in for more
than 15 seconds.
Turn the control knob to the required
setting.
To turn off, return the control knob to the
“off” position.
Preheat the main oven for 15 minutes.
If you are not preheating the oven, the
cooking times in the baking guides may
need to be extended, as they are based
on a preheated oven.
The oven
must
be preheated when
reheating frozen or chilled foods, and
we recommend preheating for yeast
mixtures, batters, soufflés and whisked
sponges.
Put the oven shelves in the position re-
quired before preheating the oven.
Oven light
Press the light button on the facia panel.
Zones of heat
The temperature at the centre of the
oven corresponds with the selected
temperature and is slightly higher towards
the top of the oven and slightly lower
towards the oven base.
These zones of heat can be useful as dif-
ferent dishes requiring different tempera-
tures can be cooked at the same time,
when more than one shelf is used.
The temperature at the oven base is suit-
able for cooking baked vegetables, baked
fruit, milk pudding etc, and for warming
bread rolls, soup, coffee, or ovenproof
plates and dishes.
If you find that over a period of time,
the oven becomes hotter when used at
a particular temperature, the thermostat
may need to be replaced.
Oven furniture
Baking tray and roasting tins
For best cooked results and even brown-
ing, the maximum size baking trays and
roasting tins that should be used are as
follows;
Baking tray
350mm x 330mm
Roasting tin 370mm x 320mm
Position baking trays and roasting tins on
the middle of the shelves, and leave one
clear shelf position between shelves, to
allow for circulation of heat.
Oven shelves
Extra shelves may be ordered from your
local supplier.
The oven shelf must be positioned with
the upstand at the rear of the oven and
facing upwards.
Slow cooking
Make sure that frozen foods are thor-
oughly THAWED before cooking.
Do not slow cook joints of meat or poultry
weighing more than 2¼kg/4½lb.
Always use the top half of the oven for
slow cooking.