9
The ovens
You should read ‘the oven’ in the
‘2 Minute Tour’ before all the following
information
The wire shelves should always be pushed firmly
to the back of the oven.
Baking trays with food cooking on them should
be placed level with the front edge of the oven’s
wire shelves. Other containers should be placed
centrally. Keep all trays and containers away
from the back of the oven, as overbrowning of
the food may occur.
For even browning, the maximum recommended
size of a baking tray is 320mm (12
l
/
2
") by
305mm (12").
When the oven is on, don’t leave the door open
for longer than necessary, otherwise the knobs
may get very hot.
Both ovens are protected by a safety cut off,
which reduces the supply of gas to the oven if
the flames go out, e.g. an interruption to the
mains supply.
• Always leave a ‘fingers width’ between dishes
on the same shelf This allows the heat to
circulate freely around them.
•
Plates can be warmed in the ovens on the ‘S’
setting. The ‘S’ setting can be used to keep
foods hot for 3-4 hours after ‘normal’ cooking,
without drying out or overbrowning.
• The self cleaning oven liners (see Cleaning
your cooker) work better when fat splashes
are avoided. Cover meat when cooking.
•
To reduce fat splashing when you add
vegetables to hot fat around a roast, dry them
thoroughly or brush lightly with cooking oil.
•
Sufficient heat rises out of the oven while
cooking to warm plates in the grill
compartment.
•
If you want to brown the base of a pastry dish,
preheat the baking tray for 15 minutes before
placing the dish in the centre of the tray.
• Where dishes may boil and spill over during
cooking, place them on a baking tray.
Oven shelves
the shelf guard should be at the back pointing upwards
The oven shelves can be easily removed and
refitted.
To refit the shelf, line up the shelf with a groove
in the oven side and push the shelf back until the
ends hit the shelf stop. Lift up the front so the
shelf ends clear the shelf stops, and then lower
the front so that the shelf is level and push it fully
back.
The Handyrack
You should read ‘the oven’ in the
‘2 Minute Tour’ before all the following
information
The maximum weight that can be held by the
Handyrack is 5.5kg (12lb). It should only be used
with the supplied meat tin, which is designed to
fit the Handyrack. Any other vessel could be
unstable.