Hotpoint EW74, Instructions For Installation And Use Manual

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Using The Slow Cook
Setting ' S '
' S ' SLO W setting
This is used for slow cooking, keeping food warm
and warming plates for short periods.
Extra care should be taken when warming bone
china, as it may be damaged in a hot oven.
DO NOT pla ce f oo d or plat e s d irec tly on t he
o v en fl oor as t hi s cou ld da m a ge bo t h t he o v en
l ining a n d t he plat e s which a re being w a rme d .
A d v a n ta ge s o f " SL O W " coo k ing a re :
- T he oven stays c l eaner because there i s l ess
sp l ash i ng .
- Ti m i ng of food i s not as cr i t i ca l , so there i s l ess
fear of overcook i ng .
- I ne x pens i ve j o i nts of meat are tender i sed .
- F u ll y l oad i ng the oven can be econom i ca l .
- Cook i ng t i mes can be e x tended i n some cases by
up to 2 hours .
B ear i ng i n m i nd these advantages , i t makes sense
to cook l arger q uant i t i es of food than re q u i red and
store them i n a free z er to be used co l d or for re-
heat i ng . I t i s i mportant to fo ll ow the gu i de li nes g i ven
for prepar i ng food us i ng the S l ow S ett i ng 'S' .
S t or a ge a n d re - he at ing o f f oo d :
1 . I f food i s to be fro z en or not used i mmed i ate l y ,
p l ace i t i n a c l ean conta i ner and coo l as soon as
poss i b l e .
2 . A l ways thaw fro z en food comp l ete l y i n the
refr i gerator before re-heat i ng .
3 . A l ways reheat food thorough l y and ensure i t i s p i p i ng
hot before serv i ng .
4 . O n l y re-heat food onc e .
O p er at ion :
1 . P l ace the prepared food i n the ma i n oven and ensure
the door i s fu ll y c l osed .
2 . S e l ect ' S ' ( S l ow Cook i ng T emperature) by turn i ng
M a i n O ven T emperature Contro l c l ockw i se ensur i ng
the oven door i s fu ll y c l osed .
P oin ts t o con s i d er when p re pa ring f oo d f or
" SL O W " coo k ing :
1 . M ake sure that the d i shes to be used w ill f i t i nto
the oven ensur i ng enough room for a i r to c i rcu l ate .
2 . A ll d i shes cooked on the s l ow sett i ng w ill re q u i re a
m i n i mum of 6 hours , however , i f they are cooked
for 1-2 hours l onger then deter i orat i on i n the i r
appearance may be not i ced .
3 . N ever cook j o i nts of meat over 2 . 7 kg (6 l b) or pou l try
over 2 . 0kg (4 l b 8o z ) . W e do not recommend that
j o i nts of meat or pou l try are stuffed before cook i ng
on the s l ow sett i ng .
4 . T o sea l i n the meat j u i ces , a l ways cook meat or
pou l try at 1 7 0 ° C for 30 m i nutes before wrapp i ng i n
fo il and p l ac i ng on a rack over a meat t i n (to a ll ow
good a i r c i rcu l at i on) before turn i ng the contro l to
the s l ow sett i ng and cook i ng i mmed i ate l y .
5 . A l ways ensure that j o i nts of pork and pou l try are
thorough l y cooked by check i ng w i th a meat
thermometer before serv i ng .
6 . A l ways thaw fro z en foods comp l ete l y before
cook i ng . W e do not recommend p l ac i ng fro z en food
i n the oven to cook .
7 . A l ways br i ng soups , li q u i ds and cassero l es to the
bo il before p l ac i ng i n the oven .
8 . E nsure that cassero l e d i shes have a good sea l (not
a i rt i ght) and cover food f i rst w i th fo il and then the
li d to prevent l oss of mo i sture .
9 . E nsure that fru i t and vegetab l es are cut i nto even
s i z ed sma ll p i eces to cook proper l y .
10 . A l ways ad j ust season i ng before serv i ng .
11 . I f us i ng dr i ed red k i dney beans i t i s i mportant that
the beans are soaked and then bo il ed for a m i n i mum
of 10 m i nutes before us i ng i n any d i sh to destroy
any to xi ns .
12 . E gg and f i sh d i shes need on l y 1-5 hours cook i ng
and shou l d be i nc l uded i n day cook i ng sess i ons ,
where they can be checked from t i me to t i me .