Handling Baking Problems; Using Your Grill - Westinghouse PEK1370W User Manual

HANDLING BAKING PROBLEMS

PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
uneven cooking • I ncorrect shelf position
• O ven tray too large
• T ray not in centre of oven
• A ir flow in oven uneven
Baked products too brown • O ven not pre-heated
on top • A luminium foil in oven
• B aking tins too large for recipe
• B aking tins not evenly spaced
• f ood not evenly sized or placed on trays
• f ood placed too close to top of oven
Baked products too brown • B aking temperature too high
on bottom • B aking tins too large for recipe
• B aking tins are dark metal or glass
• f ood too low in oven
• O ven door opened too frequently
during cooking
Cakes have cracked • B aking temperature too high
thick crust • f ood too high in oven
• C ake batter over mixed
• P an too deep
• B aking tins too dark
Baking products are pale, • B aking temperature too low
flat and under cooked • f ood too low in oven
• B aking time too short
• I ncorrect tin size
Cakes fallen in centre • B aking temperature too low
• B aking time too short
• M easurement of ingredients is wrong
• D oor opened too early
Crusts too thick • I ncorrect ingredients
Meat and potatoes not • P oor circulation
browning in fan oven
Juices running out of meat
* Note: Condensation on oven door is normal
HANDLING BAKING
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WHAT TO DO
• s elect shelf which puts food in centre of oven
• T ry other trays or dishes
• P ut trays in centre of oven
• T urn food during cooking
• P re-heat until indicator light goes off
• R emove foil
• u se correct size tins
• P lace baking tins so that there is at least 3cms
between tins and oven walls
• M ake food same size and shape and spread
evenly on trays
• P lace food in middle or on a lower shelf
• L ower temperature
• u se correct size tins
• C hange to shiny, light tins or lower temperature
by 10ºC
• C ook one shelf higher
• D o not open door until half way through
cooking time
• L ower temperature
• C ook one shelf lower
• M ix just long enough to combine ingredients
• C heck size of pan and use recommended size
• C hange to shiny tins
• Raise temperature
• C ook one shelf higher
• I ncrease cooking time
• u se correct size tin
• Raise temperature
• I ncrease cooking time
• C heck recipe
• D o not open door until three quarters (¾) of
way through cooking time
• C heck recipe
• P ut food onto a rack to allow air to circulate
• Do not pierce meat with fork but turn with tongs

USING YOUR GRILL

GRILL SAFETY WARNING
WARNING
• A LWAYs turn the grill off immediately after you have
finished cooking. Fat left in the grill can catch fire.
• ALWAYs leave the grill door open during grilling.
• A LWAYs make sure that grill trays are fitted into the
grill according to instructions.
• DO NOT line the chrome grill rack with foil.
• DO NOT leave the grill unattended.
• D O NOT touch the hot surfaces inside the grill and
keep children away until the grill has cooled.
• D O NOT place thick pieces of food under the grill.
Food may catch fire.
• DO NOT store flammable materials near the grill.
GRILLING
• T he grill works by directing heat onto the food.
(see diagram below).
• T he grill is suitable for tender cuts of meat, steak,
chops, sausages, fish, toasted cheese and other foods
which cook quickly.
• The grill door MusT be left open during grilling.
• f or best results the grill should be preheated for 3 minutes
before cooking to seal the natural juices of meat.
Using the Grill of your Gas Cooker
Note: Before you cook on the grill for the first time,
turn the grill on for fifteen minutes with 10 mm of water in
the bottom of the grill dish. this will remove oils left on the
grill during manufacture.
1. Turn the grill burner control knob to HI.
2. For manual ignition models
– P ress the manual igniter button on the left hand side
of the control panel.
For electronic ignition models
– P ress the electronic igniter switch on the right hand
side of the panel.
Note: If the grill does not light after 8 seconds,
follow these steps:
1. Turn the grill burner control knob back to the start
position and let go.
2. Wait 15 seconds for the gas to clear and repeat the
steps to light the grill.
Handling grilling problems
PROBLEM CAUSES WHAT TO DO
Grilled meats • M eat too close • G rill at lower
overcooked on to grill shelf position
outside and raw
in centre
excess grill smoke • B uild up of fats • Clean grill
in grill
Juices running out • D o not pierce
of meat meat with fork
but turn with tongs
Grilled steaks and • C ut fat with knife
chops buckling towards meat
* Note: Condensation in grill compartment is normal
USAGE
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