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8. USING THE OVEN
8.1 Warnings and general advice
When using the oven for the first time, heat it at the maximum temperature for long enough to burn off
any oily residues left by the manufacturing process, which might contaminate foods with unpleasant
smells.
WARNING: the gas oven must be lit with the oven door open. The oven is equipped with a safety system
that blocks ignition of the burner if the door is closed. If you make a mistake in the lighting procedure, open
the oven door and wait a few minutes before trying to light it again.
While cooking desserts and vegetables, condensation from the bottom of the door could occur. This is a
natural physical phenonmenon which mainly occurs when preheating has not taken place. To avoid this,
open the door a couple of times while cooking, taking great care.
To prevent the steam from the oven creating problems, open the door in two stages –
approximately 5cm open for 5 seconds, then fully open. Try to minimize the length of
time the door is open to prevent the temperature in the oven falling and ruining the
food.
8.2 Using the gas oven
Electronic spark ignition
Open the oven door fully, press the thermostat knob and turn it counter-
clockwise to the maximum temperature. The electrical spark ignition is activated
automatically. When the oven is lit, keep the knob pressed down for a few
seconds to allow the thermocouple to heat up. If the burner does not ignite after
15 seconds, stop the attempt to light it, open the door completely, and wait at
least 60 seconds before trying to light it again.
Manual ignition for FS 600-GAS GAS model only
Open the oven fully and turn the thermostat knob,
keeping it pressed. Bring a lit match close to the
mouth of the flame pipe A at the centre of the oven
surface. Once it is lit, continue keeping the knob
pressed down for a few seconds to allow the
thermocouple to heat up. Make sure that it remains lit
by looking through the inspection hole B. Select the
cooking temperature by turning the knob clockwise to
have the desire setting.
