Introduction Installation For your Safety – Always For your Safety – Never Features Control Panel Hotplates General Information Notes Temperature Conversion Chart Grill Grill Chart Oven Oven Cookery Notes Care and Cleaning Something Wrong with your Cooker Key Contacts You must read these instructions prior to using the appliance and retain them for future reference.
Your new appliance is guaranteed* and will give lasting service. This guarantee is only applicable if the appliance has been installed in accordance with the installation instructions detailed in this booklet. To help make best use of your cooking equipment, please read this booklet carefully. The cooker is designed specifically for domestic use and responsibility will not be accepted for use in any other installation.
Installation WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED. Mains Connection Your cooker should have been checked to ensure that the voltage corresponds with your supply voltage, this is stated on the rating plate, which is situated on the rear panel.The cooker must be connected by a competent person such as one who is NICEIC registered contractor to suitable double-pole control unit with a minimum rating of 45A and a minimum contact clearance of 3mm, which should be fitted adjacent to the cooker, in accordance with IEE...
When used properly your appliance is completely safe but as with any electrical product there are certain precautions that must be observed. PLEASE READ THE PRECAUTIONS BELOW BEFORE USING YOUR APPLIANCE. Always Remove all packing from the appliance before switching on for the first time. Understand the controls prior to using the appliance.
Never Never stare at Halogen heating units Never leave children unsupervised where a cooking appliance is installed as all surfaces will be hot during and after its use. Never allow anyone to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. Never store items above the appliance that children may attempt to reach.
Features Rating plate (on rear panel) Control Panel 6" Hotplate 7" Hotplate Hotplate Bezel Food Support Grill Pan Fixed / Detatched Grill Pan Handle Grill Door Oven Rod Shelves Oven Removable Side Panels Oven Door Model/Serial...
Hotplates General Information Notes Use of Hotplates Under no circumstances should the hob be used with aluminium foil in contact with the hob surface. Turn the control to High for fast cooking. To cook more slowly or simmer, turn the control to a lower setting according to the size of the saucepan and the amount of liquid.
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Hob General Information CHOICE OF UTENSILS Every Electric Hob deserves the right choice of utensils. We recommend for optimum performance the use of good quality utensils. PANS SHOULD NOT Be concave (bowed in) Be convex (bowed out) Be rimmed Be deeply ridged But essentially Flat Always Use good quality flat-based...
Setting the Grill Door in grilling position Grill pan handle Grill CAUTION – ACCESSIBLE PARTS WILL BECOME HOT WHEN THE GRILL IS IN USE. CHILDREN SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY. THE GRILL WILL NOT OPERATE WITH THE GRILL DOOR CLOSED Never: line the grill pan with aluminium foil. The grill control is designed to provide variable heat control of the grill element.
Pre - heat the grill for 5 minutes on maximum control setting before grilling GRILL CHART Food Toasting of Bread products Small cuts of meat, sausages, bacon, etc. Chops etc. Gammon steaks Chicken pieces Fish: fingers Whole Fillets Fish in breadcrumbs Pre - Cooked potato products Pizzas...
With the oven door closed, heating of the oven is achieved by turning Oven Control the control clockwise to the required ‘oven temperature’ scale on the control panel, as recommended in the temperature charts. The pilot light will immediately come on and go off during cooking as the thermostat maintains the correct temperature.
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Temperature and The secret of succulent, tender meat, is not to roast quickly at too high a temperature. Best results are obtained when Time roasting is carried out at low temperatures. When a lower temperature is used, joint loses less weight, is more tender (too high a temperature causes meat to be tough and dry), and the splashing of fat onto oven interior is reduced.
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Oven Temperature Chart - Meat Food Beef Lamb/Mutton Pork Veal Poultry/Game Turkey Casserole Cooking If using aluminium foil, never: 1. Allow foil to touch sides of oven; 2. Cover oven Temperature and Time 190/200˚C approx. 25-30 mins. per 450g (1 lb) + 25 mins over 190/200˚C approx.
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Oven Temperature Chart - Baking Food Scones Small Cakes Victoria Sandwich Sponge Sandwich (fatless) Swiss Roll Semi-rich Cakes (large) Christmas Cake Shortcrust Pastry (Plate Tarts) Puff Pastry Yorkshire Pudding Individual Yorkshire Puddings Milk Puddings Baked Egg Custard Bread (full oven) Bread (single loaf) Meringues Note: When using two shelf positions at the same time (e.g.
Cooking Results Not Satisfactory Problem Grilling Uneven cooking front to back Fat splattering Baking Uneven rising of cakes Sinking of cakes Over/Undercooking Fast/Slow cooking Check Ensure that the grill pan is correctly positioned beneath the grill element. Ensure that the grill is not set to too high a setting.
Turn OFF the main control unit and allow the cooker to cool before cleaning. Before switching on again, ensure that all controls are in the OFF position. Refer to the instructions below for cleaning the ‘Stay clean’ removable side oven panels. ‘STAY CLEAN’...
Care and Cleaning Oven Door Wipe over the door outer panel with a cloth wrung out in warm soapy water, then after wiping with a cloth wrung out in clear water, dry with a soft clean cloth. Do not use scouring pads or abrasive powder which may scratch the surface.
Something Wrong with your Cooker? Before calling a Service Engineer, please check through the following lists. Problem Slight odour or small amount of smoke when using the cooker for the first time. Cooker does not work at all. Oven temperature seems too high or too low.
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Merloni Elettrodomestici UK Ltd, Morley Way, Peterborough, PE2 9JB PRINTED BY SIMLEX . FOUR ASHES, WOLVERHAMPTON. 09/2004 Part No. 195045498.00...