USING THE TOP OVEN - ELECTRIC
When you are cooking keep children away from
the vicinity of the oven
.
Caution:
The top element gets extremely hot when
in use, so take extra care to avoid touching it.
The
top oven is a conventional oven.
Note: The top oven is not controlled by
the programmer
.
To turn on the top oven
Turn the temperature control knob until the required
temperature is selected.
The red thermostat indicator will come on until the
selected temperature is reached, and then go off; it
will turn on and off periodically as the thermostat
operates to maintain the selected temperature.
To switch off, return the top oven control knob to the
off position.
Important:
Never put items directly on the base of
the oven, or cover the oven base with foil, as this
may cause the ele-ment to overheat. Always
position items on the shelf.
The cooling fan
When the top oven is switched on, you will hear the
cooling fan come on - this keeps the fascia and
control knobs of the appliance cool during cooking.
Preheating
The oven must be preheated when cook-ing frozen
or chilled foods, and we recommend preheating for
yeast mixtures, batters, soufflés, and whisked
sponges.
preheat the oven until the indicator light switches
off for the first time, this will take up to 15 minutes
depending on the temperature selected.
If you are not preheating the oven, the cooking
times in the following guide may need to be
extended, as they are based on a preheated oven.
Shelf positions
There are 3 shelf positions which are counted
from the bottom of the oven up-wards, so shelf
position 1 is the lowest.
When cooking frozen or chilled food, use the
highest possible shelf position, while allowing
some clearance between the food and the top
element.
The oven shelf must be positioned with the up-
stand at the rear of the oven and facing up.
position baking trays and roast-ing tins on the
middle of the shelves, and leave one clear shelf
position between shelves, to allow for circulation
of heat.
When using the top oven
When opening the oven door, care should be
taken to avoid any possible contact with potential
hot air, since this may cause discomfort to people
with sensitive skin. We recommend that you hold
the underneath of the oven door handle
.
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