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The "Maxioven" Ariston oven combines in a single
appliance the advantages of traditional convection
ovens with those of modern forced air ventilation
ovens. It is an extremely versatile appliance that
allows you to easily and safely choose between 7
different cooking modes. The various features are
selected by means of the selector knob (
B
) and the
thermostat knob (
C
) on the control panel.
Oven light
When the selector knob is in any position other than the
"
●
" position, the oven light comes on.
NOTE:
to turn the oven light on without activating any
of the heating elements, the selection knob "
B
" must
be turned to the setting indicated by the
symbol
and the thermostat knob "
C
" must be set to zero
indicated by the "
●
" symbol.
Attention:
The first time you use the oven we
recommend that you set the thermostat on the
hightest setting and leave the oven on for about a
half of an hour with nothing in it. Then, open the oven
door and let the room air. The odour that is often
detected during this initial use is due to the
evaporation of substances used to protect the oven
during storage and until it is installed.
Convection Mode
Set the termostat knob (
C
) between
50
°C and
250
°C.
The outer heating elements at both the top and the
bottom of the oven will come on. The heat is
distributed uniformly from the top to the bottom. The
convection mode is recommended for preparing
meat-based dishes featuring beef or veal which
require slow cooking with the addition of liquids. It
still remains the best cooking mode for dry pastries
and fruit in general. When cooking in convection
mode, only use one dripping-pan or cooking rack at a
time, otherwise the the heat distribution with be
uneven. Select from among the various rack heights
based on the whether the dish needs more or less
heat from the top or bottom.
Lower heating element
Set the termostat knob (
C
) between
50
°C and
250
°C.
By turning the knob to this position, the oven light
and lower heating element come on.
This position is recommended for finishing off the
cooking of food (in baking trays) which is already
superficially well-cooked but still soft inside.
Note that when using this position, the thermostat is
automatically set at the maximum temperature which
cannot be regulated.
Upper heating element
Set the termostat knob (
C
) between
50
°C and
250
°C.
By turning the knob to this position, the oven light
and upper heathing element come on.
This position is recommended for finishing off the
cooking of food (in baking trays) which is already
inside well-cooked but still soft superficially.
Grill
Important:
do not set the thermostat knob "
C
" to
over
200
°C. During grilling, keep the oven door
closed.
Both of the central heating element of the grill are
activated. Food is cooked in the grill by the
downward thermal rays produced by an incandescent
electric heating element. The high, direct grill tempe-
rature immediately browns meat, thus stopping juice
dispersion and keeping meat more tender. The grill is
particularly recommended for cooking dishes
requiring a high superficial temperature: beef and veal
steaks, entrecote, fillet steaks, hamburgers etc...
Ventilated Grill
Important:
do not set the thermostat knob "
C
" to
over
200
°C. During grilling, keep the oven door
closed.
Both of the central heating element of the grill are
activated, as well as the fan. This combination of
features increases the effectiveness of the thermal
radiation of the heating elements through forced air
circulation of the air throughout the oven. This helps
prevents foods from burning on the surface, allowing
the heat to penetrate into the food.
"Gentle pastry oven"
Set the termostat knob (
C
) between
50
°C and
250
°C.
The lower heating element and the fan come on.
This setting is ideal when cooking delicate foods,
especially pastries that need to raise, because the
heat rising from the bottom facilitates leavening.
Please note that with this feature it takes a rather
long time to reach higher temperatures in the oven.
Therefore, if high temperatures are needed, we
recommend that you use the "Conventional" setting.
Ventilation Mode
Set the thermostat knob (
C
) between
50
°C and
250
°C.
Both the heating elements and the fan will come on.
Since the heat remains constant and uniform
throughout the oven, the air cooks and browns food
uniformly over its entire surface. With this mode, you
can also cook various dishes at the same time, as
long as their respective cooking temperatures are the
same. A maximum of 2 rack levels can be used at
Start-up and use
