preheated first. For best results when cooking frozen
or cooked chilled ready meals always preheat the
oven first.
Do not place dishes, tins and trays directly on the
oven base as it becomes very hot and damage will
occur.
To turn the top oven off
Turn the control knob to the off position. This is
shown by a dot.
Hints and tips
• Arrange the shelves in the required positions
before switching the oven on. Shelf positions are
counted from the bottom upwards.
• Ensure that food is placed centrally on the shelf
and there is sufficient room around the baking
tray/dish to allow for maximum circulation.
• Do not push dishes too far back as food will burn if
it overhangs the burner flame.
• Stand dishes on a suitably sized baking tray on the
shelf to prevent spillage onto the oven base and to
help reduce cleaning.
• The material and finish of the baking tray and
dishes used affect base browning. Enamelware,
dark, heavy or non-stick utensils increase base
browning. Shiny aluminium or polished steel trays
reflect the heat away and give less base browning.
• Do not place baking trays directly on the oven base
as it interferes with the oven air circulation and can
lead to base burning; use the lower shelf position.
• For economy leave the door open for the shortest
possible time, particularly when placing food into a
pre-heated oven.
Do not place cookware and cooking pots with rough
bases e.g. cast iron on the oven door as damage to
the glass may occur.
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The main oven
Heat zones
There are zones of heat within the oven. The
temperature in the middle is the gas mark you have
chosen. The top of the oven is slightly hotter and the
lower shelf slightly cooler. The base of the oven is
quite a lot cooler. You can make use of these heat
zones when you are cooking foods requiring different
temperatures all at the same time. If you are cooking
more than one tray of similar items, for example
cakes or biscuits, swap the trays during cooking or
you can remove the top tray when the food is cooked
and move the lower tray to the higher shelf to finish
cooking.
Preheating
When you need to preheat the oven, we recommend
you do so for 20 minutes. For recipes needing high
temperatures, e.g. bread, pastries, scones, soufflés
etc., best results are achieved if the oven is
preheated first. For best results when cooking frozen
or cooked chilled ready meals always preheat the
oven first.
Using the main oven
Fully open the door before lighting the main
oven.
Push in and hold the
control knob, turn to
gas mark 9.
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