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Lid cleaning
All the cooker lids can be disassembled, to allow a
better cleaning.
Enamelled lids can be dissasembled as shown in fig.
11.
After a proper cleaning, carefully reposition the lid into
its hinges.
Models with catalytic side panels
The catalytic side panels can neutralise most food and
splashes of grease when the temperature exceeds
220°C.
To facilitate cleaning, it is advisable to heat the oven,
empty, above this temperature for 1 to 2 hours a week.
Practical advice:
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Manual cleaning of catalytic side panels is not
advisable.
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These side panels are irremediably damaged by the
use of sprays, steel wool soaked in soap or other
detergents.
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With time some discolouring of the side panels may
occur. This will not affect the catalytic action.
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Once the side panels are saturated the cleaning
process ceases. This does not effect the appliances
operation.
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Follow the advice given below in order to reduce to a
minimum the formation of splashes in the oven.
How to diminish splashes? Some advice:
Always cook at the recommended temperature. When
roasting, temperatures which are too high can contribute
to the formation of splashes.
Try to cook at lower temperatures (do not, of course,
forget to adapt cooking times). You will save energy and
roasted meat will be much more tender.
Use only a small quantity of fat or oil, or even no fat at
all when roasting meat. The addition of fat when grilling
or roasting contributes to the formation of splashes of
fat.
It is unnecessary to add water when roasting or grilling
meat. The addition of water and the meat juices will
contribute, during the cooking process, to the formation
of fat splashes and condensation.
The side panels are better protected against splashes if
the dish containing the roast is covered. In this case
the covering must be removed 20-30 minutes before the
end of cooking; meat will be roasted better on the
outside.
Some large pieces of meat and turkey can certainly be
cooked in this way; the inside will thus be cooked before
the outside burns.
Always use the dripping pan when roasting or grilling
meat.
The long life of your catalytic side panels is dependent
on your following this fundamental advice.
Fig. 11
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