9
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IMPORTANT!
The times quoted above are given as a guide and
should be adjusted to suit personal taste.
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.
Press the ignition button immediately. Keep the
control knob depressed for up to 5 seconds, but no
longer than 10 seconds. After this time release the
controls. The flame should remain alight. If after 10
seconds the burner has not lit, stop operating the
appliance and wait at least 1 minute before
attempting a further ignition of the burner. When the
burner has lit release the control and ignition button,
adjust the setting as required.
To turn the main oven off
Turn the control knob to the off position. This is
shown by a dot.
Slow Cook Function
The food needs to be cooked at Gas mark 6 for 30
minutes before the oven is turned down to "Slow
Cook". This ensures that the central temperature of
the food gets hot enough to start the food cooking.
Hints and tips
• Arrange the shelves in the required positions
before switching the oven on. Shelf positions are
counted from the bottom upwards.
Push in and hold the
control knob, turn to
gas mark 9.
