Oven Functions; Use Of The Oven - Teka HA-845 Features List

Oven Functions

Switch off oven
Conventional
It is used for sponges and cakes where the
heat received must be uniform to achieve a
spongy texture.
Conventional with fan
Appropriate for roasts and cakes. The fan
spreads the heat uniformly inside the oven.
Grill
For preparing dishes with superficial roasting.
It allows the outer layer to be browned without
affecting the inside of the food. Ideal for flat
food, such as steaks, ribs, fish, toast.
MaxiGrill
Allows greater surfaces to be prepared, than
with the grill, together with higher power
reducing the time required for browning of the
food.
MaxiGrill with fan
Allows uniform roasting at the same time as
surface browning. Ideal for grills. Special for
large volume pieces, such as poultry, game
etc. It is recommended to put the item on a
rack with a tray beneath to collect the stock
and juices.
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Caution
While using the Grill, MaxiGrill or MaxiGrill with
fan, the door must be kept closed.
Turbo
The fan distributes the heat produced by an
element located at the rear of the oven. Due to
the uniform heat distribution, it allows roasting
and baking to take place at two heights at the
same time.
This cooking mode allows defrosting of food.
To do this, set the temperature selector to
position.
Lower element
Heats only from beneath. Suitable for heating
dishes and raising pastry and similar.
Lower element with fan
It distributes the heat from the lower part of
the oven and is ideal for cakes with jam or fruit
filling, which only require heating from
beneath. Pre-heating is always necessary.
Grill and Lower element
Special for roasts. It can be used for any
piece, whatever its size.
Note
The pilot light remains on in any cooking
function.

Use of the Oven

Setting the time on the Electronic Clock
When the oven is connected to the power sup-
ply, the word and the indication 00:00
flash on the display. Press or to set
the time on the clock. The clock beeps twice
to confirm the selected time.
If you wish to modify the time, press
until the word and the current time
flash on the screen. Press . Then press
or to modify the time. The clock beeps
twice to confirm the modification.
Manual Operation
The oven is ready to be used when the clock
has been set. Select a cooking function and a
temperature.
When you begin cooking, symbol lights up
gradually until the oven heats up 100% to the
selected temperature.
Set the controls to to turn the oven off.
Symbol gradually goes out as the tem-
perature inside the oven drops.
Functions of the Electronic Clock
Fast Pre-heating: To heat the oven up quickly
from cold.
Alarm: Creates an alarm signal when the peri-
od of time finishes; the oven does not need to
be in use in order to use this function.
Cooking Time: To cook for a selected length
of time; the oven turns itself off automatically
when the time finishes.
End Cooking Time: To cook until a set time;
the oven turns itself off automatically when
the time finishes.
Cooking time and End Cooking Time: To cook
for a selected length of time and end at a set
time. When this function is set, the oven
comes on automatically at the time required
in order to cook for the set length of time
(Cooking time) and end automatically at the
indicated time (End Cooking Time)
Child Safety Function. This function blocks
the oven to prevent small children from inter-
fering with the controls.
Fast pre-heating
1 Select a cooking function and a tempera-
or
ture.
2 Press . Symbol lights up and fast
pre-heating begins.
If you press for a second time, the pre-
heating function is cancelled.
Important
You are recommended not to insert food
inside the oven until the fast pre-heating func-
tion finishes; symbol goes out.
Programming the Alarm
1 Press until symbol lights up. Press
.
2 Set the period of time after which you wish
the alarm to sound by pressing
3 The clock beeps twice, the current time is
displayed and symbol lights up per-
manently to indicate that the alarm has
been set.
4 When the set period of time comes to an
end, the alarm sounds and symbol
starts to flash.
5 Press any button to stop the alarm; symbol
goes out.
You can consult the remaining time at any
moment by pressing or until symbol
flashes and then pressing
also modify the set time at this point by press-
ing or . The clock beeps twice to con-
firm the change.
If you wish the remaining time to be displayed
until the end of the set period of time, press
or until symbol flashes and then
press and keep it pressed in. Symbol
flashes and the word
Keep pressed in again to return to the
real time.
or .
. You can
lights up.
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