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Oven control
Oven burner controls
After you ignite the oven burner, you can adjust the temperature inside the oven, as
required, using the numbers on the control panel or knob. The higher numbers provide
higher temperatures, while smaller numbers provide lower temperatures.
Function Description
Max. 6 5 4 3 2 1
Turn the control anti-clockwise to set to the Gas Mark as
required.
Do not operate
the appliance between the “Off” position and the f
irst temperature marker
in the anti-clockwise direction. Always use the oven between the maximum and minimum
settings. When switching the oven off, turn the knob in the clockwise direction
to the “0”
position.
Preheating
We recommend you preheat your oven for 10 minutes. For recipes needing high
temperatures, such as bread, pastries, scones or soufflés, the best results are achieved if
the oven is preheated first. For best results when cooking from frozen or cooking chilled
ready meals, always preheat the oven first.
Cooking
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Ensure that food is placed centrally on the shelf and that there is sufficient room
around the baking tray / dish to allow for maximum circulation.
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Stand dishes on a suitably sized baking tray on the shelf to prevent spillage onto the
oven base and to help reduce the amount of cleaning required.
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The material and finish of the baking tray and dishes used will affect base browning.
Enamel, dark, heavy or nonstick utensils increase base browning. Shiny aluminium or
polished steel trays reflect the heat away and reduce base browning.
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When cooking more than one dish in the oven, place dishes centrally on different
shelves rather than cluster several dishes on one shelf, this will allow the heat to circulate
freely for the best cooking results.
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If you are cooking more than one tray of similar items, for example cakes or biscuits,
swap the trays during cooking
or remove the top tray when the food on it is cooked and move the lower tray to the
higher shelf to finish cooking.
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Do not place baking trays directly on the oven base as it interferes with the
oven air circulation and can lead to base burning. Use the lower shelf position.
