USING THE TOP OVEN - GAS
USING THE TOP OVEN
Ignition
Push in and turn the top oven control
knob to the ‘FULL ON’ position. Hold the
control knob in, and press the ignition
switch (if fitted) or hold a lighted match
or taper to the burner, until the burner
lights. Hold the control knob in for 15
seconds. Do not hold the control knob in
for longer that 15 seconds. If the burner
fails to light within this time, release the
control knob and wait one minute before
attempting further ignition.
Turn the control knob to the required
setting.
To switch off, return the control knob to
the off position.
Note; Some appliance’s are automatic ig-
nition and do not have an ignition switch.
Using the top oven
The top oven can be used in the same
way as the main oven, to cook the full
range of dishes, but it is a SECONDARY
oven and there are some differences.
Foods cooked in the top oven should be
in relation to the oven size. Larger dishes,
or food which may rise during cooking,
should be cooked in the main oven.
Large items, wide tins and tall items such
as rich fruit cakes should be cooked in the
main oven to obtain optimum results.
Notes:
As part of the cooking process, hot air is
expelled through a vent at the top of the
oven(s). 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 sen-
sitive skin. We recommend that you hold
the underneath of the oven door handle.
Preheating
Always preheat the top oven for 15 min-
utes. However, if the main oven is being
used at the same time, then preheating
may not be necessary. The cooking time
may need to be shortened slightly, or the
cooking temperature adjusted, to allow
for heat transfer from the main oven
to the top oven if both ovens are used
together.
If you are not preheating the oven, the
cooking times in the baking guide may
need to be extended, as they are based
on a preheated oven.
The oven must be preheated when
reheating frozen or chilled foods, and
we recommend preheating for yeast
mixtures, batters, soufflés and whisked
sponges.
Put the oven shelves in the position re-
quired before preheating the oven.
Zones of heat
The temperature at the centre of the oven
corresponds with the selected gas mark
and is slightly higher towards the top of
the oven and slightly lower towards the
oven base.
These zones of heat can be useful as dif-
ferent dishes requiring different tempera-
tures can be cooked at the same time,
when more than one shelf is used.
The temperature at the oven base is suit-
able for cooking baked vegetables, baked
fruit, milk pudding etc, and for warming
bread rolls, soup, coffee, or ovenproof
plates and dishes.
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.
