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OPERATING YOUR AGA
The following points are intended to help during the period of change-over from your previous cooker to the AGA way of
life. You will also find that the AGA Book provides a very useful introduction to the cooker.
After your AGA has been assembled
When first used, your AGA will emit an odour for a short while. Do not worry, this is simply due to protective oil burning off
the hotplates. If the inside of the hotplate lids are wiped whilst the AGA is heating up it will avoid a film of this oil being
deposited on the inside of the lids.
Also, condensation may occur on the top plate and front plate whilst the AGA is heating up. This should be wiped away as
soon as possible.
Beginning to cook on your AGA
Try to cook as much as possible in the ovens, without changing your menus. This not only conserves heat but also reduces
cooking smells and condensation in the kitchen.
The roasting oven can also be used for grilling (at the top) and shallow frying (on the bottom).
Keep the insulated lids down when the hotplates are not in use so that the heat stored in the cooker is conserved.
For optimum cooking performance, use the AGA cookware. This all has thick bases which gives the best contact with the
hotplates.
Most AGA pans can be stacked in the simmering oven. This is especially useful for steaming vegetables and simmering
sauces.
Store the plain shelf out of the AGA. Use it, cold in the roasting oven to deflect the heat from the top of the oven thus
creating a more moderate oven temperature. It can also be used as a baking sheet.
The AGA Cake Baker can be used in the AGA for cakes needing over 45 minutes cooking.
A guide to AGA cooking is given on Page 16. Ask your AGA Specialist for an invitation to an AGA demonstration.
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BAKING OVEN
WHEN USING ALL OF THE OVENS AND HOTPLATES TOGETHER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME i.e. full meal.
In the above case, the Baking Oven temperature may rise, it will therefore be necessary to adjust the cooking procedure,
the following suggestions may prove useful.
1. When placing the food in the Baking Oven, ensure that the cold Plain Shelf is set directly above the dish, for the whole
of the cooking time.
2. In addition it may be necessary to lower the shelf position.
3. When baking food, such as very rich fruit cakes, which require a long period of cooking time, place the cake on the
fourth grid shelf position of the oven with the cold plain shelf set directly above, for 3/4 hour approximately. Move the
plain shelf to the middle of the Simmering Oven. Transfer the cake to this shelf and bake until cooked through.
4. Alternatively, allow the Baking Oven to cool for approximately 4 hours before using.
NOTE: A loose perforated metal plate is positioned in the top of the Baking Oven in order to optimise cooking
performance. It must remain in place at all times while the cooker is in operation.