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Timer Instructions
The oven timer offers you the following features:
1. Time of day
2. Automatic cooking (Large oven only)
3. Minute
minder
The large oven can be controlled by the automatic timer. When the timer has been
set, the small oven remains functional.
Hints on Automatic
1. Select foods which will take the same amount of time to cook and require
Cooking
approximately
the
same
temperature.
2. Set the oven timer so that the food has just finished or about to finish cooking
on your return to the oven. This will ensure the food has not cooled down and
does not require re-heating before serving.
3. Food should be as cold as possible when it goes into the oven, ideally straight
from the refrigerator. Frozen meat and poultry should be thawed thoroughly
before being placed into the oven.
4. We advise that warm food should never be placed in the oven if there is to be a
delay period. Stews prepared by frying the meat and vegetables should be
cooked as soon as possible.
5. We advise dishes containing left over cooked poultry or meat (eg. Shepherds
pie) should not be cooked automatically if there is to be a delay period.
6. Stews and joints should be cooked by the long slow method, so that the delay
start is kept to a minimum.
7. On warm days, to prevent harmful bacterial growth in certain foods (eg. Poultry,
joints etc.) the delay start should be kept to a minimum.
8. Wine or beer may ferment and cream may curdle during the delay period, so it
is best that these ingredients are added just before serving.
9. Foods that discolour should be protected by coating in fat or tossing in water (to
which lemon juice has just been added) prior to placing the food into the oven.
10. Dishes containing liquid should not be overfilled. This will prevent boiling over.
11. Foods should be well sealed (but not airtight) in a container to prevent the loss
of liquid during cooling. Aluminium foil gives a good seal.
12. Ensure food is cooked thoroughly before serving.
