Caution:
Accessible parts may
be hot when the appliance is in
use, young children should be
kept away.
Oven ignition
Open the oven door. Push in and turn
the oven control knob anticlockwise to
the ‘full on’ position (gas mark 9).
Hold the control knob in and operate
the ignition switch, or hold a lighted
match or taper to the burner, until the
burner lights.
A few seconds after the flame has
established, the safety valve will open
and the control knob can be released.
If after 15 seconds, the burner has not
lit, switch off the oven and leave the
compartment door open.
Wait at
least one minute before a further
attempt to ignite the burner.
Do not hold the control knob in for
more than 15 seconds.
Turn the control knob to the required
gas mark setting.
To turn off
push in the control knob
and turn to the “off” position.
Notes:
As part of the cooking process, hot air
is expelled through a vent at the top of
the oven.
When opening the oven
door, care should be taken to avoid
any possible contact with potentially hot
air, since this may cause discomfort to
people with sensitive skin. We recommend
that you hold the underneath of the
oven door handle.
If you find that over a period of time,
the oven becomes hotter when used at
a particular gas mark, the thermostat
may need to be replaced.
In the event of the burner flames being
accidentally extinguished, turn off the
burner control and do not attempt to
re-ignite the burner for at least one minute.
Preheating
The oven must be preheated for 15 -
20 minutes when cooking frozen or
chilled foods, and we recommend pre-
heating for yeast mixtures, batters,
soufflés, whisked sponges and pastry.
If you are not preheating the oven, the
cooking times in the following guides
may need to be
extended
, as they
are based on a preheated oven.
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Using the Oven
