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C h a p t e r 2 - U s e o f t h e o v e n a n d r e f e r e n c e c o o k i n g t i m e s
DEFROSTING
Place the wire rack in guide no. 2 and the dripping pan in guide no. 3, as shown
in the figure on page 18.
The food being defrosted should be placed directly on the wire rack.
If this is not possible for practical reasons (such as in the case of minced meat,
which once defrosted may fall between the openings in the wire rack), place the
food on a dinner plate, and then place the plate on the wire rack (in this case, the
dripping pan is not required).
Turn the function selector knob (
G
) to position . Turn the thermostat knob (
D
)
to position “
•
“.
Turn the ON/OFF and timer knob (
F
) to the desired time. A bell will ring when
defrosting is complete.
N.B. the defrosting times are reduced significantly with this function.
KEEPING FOOD WARM
Place the dripping pan or the wire rack with a pan on top (the lasagne pan, if sup-
plied, may also be used) in guide no. 3, as shown in the figure on page 18. This
function is used to keep the food warm until serving. The food should not be left in
the oven too long, as it may become too dry (to avoid this, cover the pan with tin-
foil or baking paper).
Turn the function selector knob (
G
) to position .
Turn the thermostat knob (
D
) to .
Turn the ON/OFF and timer knob (
F
) to the desired time. A bell will ring when the
set time has elapsed; if the food being kept warm is served before the end of the set
time, manually turn the ON/OFF and timer knob (
F
) to position “0”.
2.2 - GENERAL ADVICE
2.3 - HOW TO SET THE FUNCTIONS
• When cooking using the convection oven, traditional oven or grill functions, the oven should always be
preheated to the set temperature for best results.
• The cooking times depend on the quality of the products, the temperature of the food and individual
tastes. The times given in the table are only intended as a guide, and may need to be varied. They do
not take into account the time required to preheat the oven.
• When cooking frozen food, follow the recommendations on the package.
