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Slow cook
The slow cook setting gives a very low heat in
the oven. It is particularly useful when you are
cooking soups, stews and casseroles because
the long slow cooking will make cheaper,
tougher cuts of meat more tender.
Some foods such as pastry and biscuits are not
suitable for slow cooking because the
temperature is too low. Cover all food during
cooking to prevent it from drying out. You can
uncover food for the last half hour if it is
normally served golden brown.
Using slow cook
You need to cook food at gas mark 6 for 30 minutes before you turn the oven down to the slow cook
setting. This makes sure that the temperature of the food gets hot enough to start the food cooking.
Fully open the door before lighting the main oven.
Push in the control
knob and turn it to gas
mark 9
When the burner has
lit release the
control knob.
There will only be
small flames at first
Turn the main oven
control knob to gas
mark 6
When the burner is
showing large flames
place your food in the
oven and close the
door.
Press the decrease button and the display will
read 0.00. Release the button.
Hold
Press and hold the increase button. The display
will count up in one minute intervals until the
interval to be timed is reached e.g. 30 minutes.