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USAGE
HANDLING BAKING
Handling grilling problems
PROBLEM
CAUSES
WHAT TO DO
Grilled meats
overcooked on
outside and raw
in centre
• Meat too close
to grill
• Grill at lower
shelf position
excess grill smoke
• Build up of fats
in grill
• Clean grill
Juices running out
of meat
• Do not pierce
meat with fork
but turn with tongs
Grilled steaks and
chops buckling
• Cut fat with knife
towards meat
* Note: Condensation in grill compartment is normal
USING YOUR GRILL
GRILL SAFETY WARNING
WARNING
• ALWAYs turn the grill off immediately after you have
finished cooking. Fat left in the grill can catch fire.
• ALWAYs leave the grill door open during grilling.
• ALWAYs make sure that grill trays are fitted into the
grill according to instructions.
• DO NOT line the chrome grill rack with foil.
• DO NOT leave the grill unattended.
• DO NOT touch the hot surfaces inside the grill and
keep children away until the grill has cooled.
• DO NOT place thick pieces of food under the grill.
Food may catch fire.
• DO NOT store flammable materials near the grill.
GRILLING
• The grill works by directing heat onto the food.
(see diagram below).
• The grill is suitable for tender cuts of meat, steak,
chops, sausages, fish, toasted cheese and other foods
which cook quickly.
• The grill door MusT be left open during grilling.
• for best results the grill should be preheated for 3 minutes
before cooking to seal the natural juices of meat.
Using the Grill of your Gas Cooker
Note: Before you cook on the grill for the first time,
turn the grill on for fifteen minutes with 10 mm of water in
the bottom of the grill dish. this will remove oils left on the
grill during manufacture.
1. Turn the grill burner control knob to HI.
2. For manual ignition models
– Press the manual igniter button on the left hand side
of the control panel.
For electronic ignition models
– Press the electronic igniter switch on the right hand
side of the panel.
Note: If the grill does not light after 8 seconds,
follow these steps:
1. Turn the grill burner control knob back to the start
position and let go.
2. Wait 15 seconds for the gas to clear and repeat the
steps to light the grill.
HANDLING BAKING PROBLEMS
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
WHAT TO DO
uneven cooking
• Incorrect shelf position
• Oven tray too large
• Tray not in centre of oven
• Air flow in oven uneven
• select shelf which puts food in centre of oven
• Try other trays or dishes
• Put trays in centre of oven
• Turn food during cooking
Baked products too brown
on top
• Oven not pre-heated
• Aluminium foil in oven
• Baking tins too large for recipe
• Baking tins not evenly spaced
• food not evenly sized or placed on trays
• food placed too close to top of oven
• Pre-heat until indicator light goes off
• Remove foil
• use correct size tins
• Place baking tins so that there is at least 3cms
between tins and oven walls
• Make food same size and shape and spread
evenly on trays
• Place food in middle or on a lower shelf
Baked products too brown
on bottom
• Baking temperature too high
• Baking tins too large for recipe
• Baking tins are dark metal or glass
• food too low in oven
• Oven door opened too frequently
during cooking
• Lower temperature
• use correct size tins
• Change to shiny, light tins or lower temperature
by 10ºC
• Cook one shelf higher
• Do not open door until half way through
cooking time
Cakes have cracked
thick crust
• Baking temperature too high
• food too high in oven
• Cake batter over mixed
• Pan too deep
• Baking tins too dark
• Lower temperature
• Cook one shelf lower
• Mix just long enough to combine ingredients
• Check size of pan and use recommended size
• Change to shiny tins
Baking products are pale,
flat and under cooked
• Baking temperature too low
• food too low in oven
• Baking time too short
• Incorrect tin size
• Raise temperature
• Cook one shelf higher
• Increase cooking time
• use correct size tin
Cakes fallen in centre
• Baking temperature too low
• Baking time too short
• Measurement of ingredients is wrong
• Door opened too early
• Raise temperature
• Increase cooking time
• Check recipe
• Do not open door until three quarters (¾) of
way through cooking time
Crusts too thick
• Incorrect ingredients
• Check recipe
Meat and potatoes not
browning in fan oven
• Poor circulation
• Put food onto a rack to allow air to circulate
Juices running out of meat
• Do not pierce meat with fork but turn with tongs
* Note: Condensation on oven door is normal
