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WARNING:
Hot surfaces may cause
burns! Do not touch the hot surfaces of
the appliance. Use oven gloves. Keep
children away from the appliance.
DANGER:
Risk of scalding by hot
steam! Take care when opening the
oven door as steam may escape.
Tips for baking
Use non-sticky coated appropriate metal plates or
aluminum vessels or heat resistant silicone
moulds.
Make best use of the space on the rack.
Place the baking mould in the middle of the shelf.
Select the correct rack position before turning the
oven on. Do not change the rack position when the
oven is hot.
Keep the oven door closed.
Tips for roasting
Treating whole chicken, turkey and large pieces of
meat with dressings such as lemon juice and black
pepper before cooking will increase the cooking
performance.
It takes about 15 to 30 minutes longer to roast
meat with bones when compared to roasting the
same size of meat without bones.
Each centimeter of meat thickness requires
approximately 4 to 5 minutes of cooking time.
Let meat rest in the oven for about 10 minutes
after the cooking time is over. The juice is better
distributed all over the roast and does not run out
when the meat is cut.
Fish should be placed on the middle or lower rack
in a heat-resistant plate.
General information on baking & roasting
6 How to operate the oven
Closed vessels will preserve the juice of the dish. If a
vegetable dish does not get cooked, boil the
vegetables beforehand or prepare them like canned
food and put in the oven.
Tips for cooking vegetables
If the vegetable dish runs out of juice and gets too
dry, cook it in a pan with a lid instead of a tray.
Bottom element only:
Selecting only the bottom
element
and setting the thermostat at the lowest
temperature
, allows the oven to be used as an
additional warming space, should the warming drawer
be fully utilised.
Top element only:
Selecting only the top element
assists in gentle defrost.
Grill:
Select the grill function for conventional grilling.
Note:
All ovens extract moisture from the food being
cooked, especially so during the winter months. This
is normal and not detrimental to the food or the oven.
6 Position selector knob
0
G
R
IL
L
OFF POSITION
Switches on
the Oven Light
Selects both the Top
and Bottom elements
Selects the Bottom element only
Selects the Top
element only
Selects the Grill
element only
Oven Light:
To
switch on the light, turn the selector
knob until the light icon, depicted on the knob, is at
the top. The light remains on when any other
functions are selected.
Top and Bottom elements (Conventional Bake):
Both the bottom bake element and the top heat
element are utilised. This position is ideal for baking,
roasting and cooking.
Using the oven
Baking
This product is supplied with one chromed
oven shelf and a roast pan. If required,
additional shelves, roast pans and a broiler
may be purchased from any Defy Service
Centre.
Set the selector knob to the desired baking mode.
See descriptions on page 6. Top and Bottom
elements or Bottom element only or Top element
only.
Set the oven thermostat to the required
temperature.
The thermostat indicator light will glow and remain
on until the oven has reached the selected
temperature. The light will then switch off.
Thereafter place the food in the oven.
During the baking cycle, the indicator light will
switch on and off as the thermostat maintains the
selected temperature.
After baking is completed, the thermostat and
the selector knob must be turned to the
"0"position in an anti clockwise direction.
Note: The oven thermostat is marked down to
70°C. When set to this position, the oven may
be used as a warmer.
Baking Guide:
Where possible, bake on the middle shelf position
of the oven.
Place the food halfway between the back of the
oven and the door.
Do not open the oven door until at least two thirds
of the baking time has lapsed.
The roast pan must not be used for baking
purposes.
