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• Use only dishes and tins that are suitable for oven use,
e.g. made of glass, fireproof porcelain or metal.
• Do not use the oven compartment for storing anything
other than the accompanying accessories.
• Do not cook food for too long or at too high a
temperature. Do not leave unattended if hot and
baking parchment or other flammable materials have
been used.
• If materials in the appliance catch fire, leave the door
closed. Switch off immediately, and remove the plug
from the wall socket.
KEY TO THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE
APPLIANCE
1. Left cooking plate (18.5 cm)
2. Right cooking plate (15.5 cm)
3. Power selector, right cooking plate
4. Indicator lamp, right cooking plate
5. Mode selector, left cooking plate and oven
6. Indicator lamp, left cooking plate
7. Temperature selector, oven
8. Indicator lamp, oven
9. Timer
10. Heat elements
11. Handle
12. Oven door
An oven tray, rack and tongs for handling the oven tray
and rack are also supplied (not illustrated).
Overview of operational buttons
Button Symbol Function
Settings for the right cooking plate
300, 400 and 700 W
Oven, top heat
Oven, top and bottom heat
Oven, bottom heat
Left cooking plate 400 W
Left cooking plate 800 W
Left cooking plate 1200 W
Adjusting the oven temperature
(90-230 ºC)
Adjusting the cooking time
PREPARING THE APPLIANCE
Each individual appliance is checked at the factory but, for
safety’s sake, you should check carefully after unpacking
that the appliance has not been damaged during transport.
• Check whether there is any visible damage (e.g. in the
form of dents or similar), if the door closes properly,
and if the hinges are in order.
• If the appliance appears to have been damaged,
contact the shop where you bought it, and do not
use it until it has been checked by an authorised
specialist.
• Before use, check that you have removed all
transport packaging inside and out.
• Clean the appliance before using it (see the section
“Cleaning” below).
The heating elements (10) have been oiled during
manufacture and could give off some smoke when first
using the appliance. This is entirely harmless and will stop
after a few minutes. However, so that the food does not
taste of this smoke, we recommend that you take the
following action before using the appliance for the first
time:
• Place the oven tray and the rack inside the appliance.
• Select upper and lower heating, set the temperature
to 230 ºC and set the cooking time to 15 minutes (See
“Operating the Appliance” below). The appliance will
start automatically.
• The appliance switches off automatically after ten
minutes.
The smoke will now have completely disappeared and you
can use the appliance to cook food.
Tip: When preparing food that is likely to drip fat during
cooking, for example when roasting a chicken, it is a good
idea to place a sheet of foil in the base of the oven tray as
well as covering the chicken with foil to prevent fat from
spraying on the oven interior.
USING THE APPLIANCE
Using the oven
1. Connect the appliance.
2. Place the food inside the appliance (unless the
appliance has to be preheated first) and close the oven
door (12).
3. Choose the desired function using the mode selector
(5) (see overview of control buttons above). The oven
has four settings:
o Heat from above
o Heat from above and below
o Heat from below
4. Turn the temperature selector (7) clockwise to the
desired cooking temperature.
5. The indicator lamp (8) next to the temperature selector
will light up.
o The temperature can be set between 90 and 230
ºC.
6. Turn the timer (9) clockwise to the desired cooking
time.
o The oven switches on when the timer is activated.
o If you do not wish to use the timer you can turn
it anti-clockwise. The oven is now on until it is
turned off manually using the mode selector.