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Belling Mastercook Dual Fuel Cooker Installation & User’s Instructions Model No. 135 This model is supplied for use with Natural gas, and is convertible to LPG with the kit supplied.
Introduction Your Belling Thank you for purchasing a new Belling Mastercook. Its stylish and practical design will enhance your kitchen and make cooking a pleasure. It features a Cooker Fan oven, a conventional oven, a storage compartment, a separate grill and a six burner hob with a warming area.
Installation Instructions Prior to installation, ensure that the local distribution conditions (nature of the gas and gas pressure) and the adjustment conditions are compatible. The adjustment conditions for this appliance are stated on the data badge which is fitted on the rear panel. This appliance is not designed to be connected to a combustion products evacuation device.
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Installation Instructions TECHNICAL DATA DIMENSIONS Height 900 - 915mm Width 1082mm Depth 600mm (excluding door handles) GENERAL Gas connection ” BSP female) Supply pressure Natural Gas - G20 at 20mbar Convertible to Butane (G30) at 28-30mbar or Propane (G31) at 37mbar Pressure test point Middle rear hob burner Gas rate adjustment...
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Space For Fixing Never install the cooker on a platform. The cooker can be close fitted below hotplate level. This requires a minimum distance of 1085mm between cupboard units of hotplate height. The wall behind the cooker between the hotplate and 450mm above, and across the width of the cooker, must be an incombustible material such as ceramic wall t i l e s .
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Installation Instructions D O NOT install the cooker on a platform. WARNING: Unpack the components from inside the grill and oven: Check U N PACKING that the following parts are present. THE COOKER Grill pan and grid Pan supports (3) Main oven shelves (4) Meat pan L i t e r a t u r e...
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Installation Instructions The back of the cooker has a slot for engagement of a Stability stability bracket, which can be obtained from a reputable Bracket plumbers merchant or DIY store. The leaflet included with the bracket should be read in conjunction with the following instructions: Push cooker to its intended position.
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Connecting to the Gas Supply The cooker is designed to match the depth of standard 600mm worktops. An adaptor backplate should, therefore, be fitted within the 160 x 250mm shaded area shown, pointing towards the left to allow the cooker to be pushed fully to the wall.
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Connecting to Electrical Supply Connecting The For your own safety, we recommend that your cooker is installed Cooker by a competent person. The cooker should be installed in accor- dance with the latest edition of the IEE regulations. WARNING! THIS COOKER MUST BE EARTHED. The cooker must be connected to the correct electrical supply as stated on the rating plate, through a suitable cooker control unit incorporating a double pole switch having a contact separation of...
For Your Safety Please read the precautions below before using your cooker. Always.. Always make sure you understand the controls before using the cooker. Always check that all controls on the cooker are turned off after use. Always stand back when opening an oven door to allow heat to disperse.
For Your Safety NEVER. . Never leave children unsupervised where the cooker is installed as all surfaces will get hot during and after use. Never allow anyone to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. Never store items that children may attempt to reach above the appliance.
Know Your Cooker Rear middle burner Rear left burner (semi-rapid) ( r a p i d ) Front left burner Front middle burner (semi-rapid) (Wok) G l a s s l i d Timer ( 2 ) A u x i l i a r y burners W arming zone Control panel...
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Control Panel Conventional W arming zone Front Left Burner Right Rear Burner Oven ignition button semi-rapid a u x i l i a r y Fan Oven D u a l G r i l l Rear Middle Burner semi-rapid Front Middle Clock Autotimer / Fan oven...
Know Your Timer The timer display is in 24 hour clock format. Ensure that the correct time of day is always set before using your cooker. w i l l l i g h t : -When the timer is first turned on it will flash (It should go out when a time of day is set).
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Electronic Timer Operation Setting the Time of Day Step 1 Make sure all oven controls are turned OFF. 0 . 00 Step 2 Check the electricity supply to the cooker is turned O N. When switched on the display will show 0.00 and the symbol, both will be flashing.
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Electronic Timer Operation T o cancel the minute minder before the minute minder period 12 . 15 has finished. Step 1 Press the minute minder button. Step 2 Press the button until 0.00 and the symbol Stop Cook Time Time appears in the display window.
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Electronic Timer Operation Automatic Cooking Programmes There are two automatic cooking programmes that can be selected using your timer: ( a ) T o set the timer to switch the oven(s) ON and OFF automatically. ( b ) T o set the timer to switch on immediately and OFF automatically after a set Cook Time.
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Electronic Timer Operation At the end of the automatic cook period the symbol will 16 . 20 flash and an intermittent bleeping sound will be heard. The symbol will go out. The bleeping sound will continue for several minutes unless cancelled (see step 8).
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Electronic Timer Operation To set the timer to switch ON immediately and OFF automatically after a set Cook Time. Step 1 Check that the correct time of day is set. If not follow instructions for setting the time of day. Step 2 Place food onto the correct shelf position in the oven and close the oven door.
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Electronic Timer Operation T o cancel the automatic cooking programme before or after automatic cooking s t a r t s , p r e s s t h e Cook Time and Stop Time buttons together, t h i s w i l l r e t u r n the cooker to manual operation.
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Automatic Cooking Hints Rules to follow The fan oven can be programmed to cook automatically. when cooking automatically 1 . Food should be as cold as possible when it goes into the oven, ideally straight from the refrigerator. 2 . Frozen meat and poultry should be thawed thoroughly before i t is put into the oven.
Hotplate The hotplate lid is fitted with a safety device which cuts off the gas supply to the hotplate burners unless the lid is fully open. Do not use the safety device as a means of controlling the hotplate burners. The hotplate has one ultra rapide double ring burner, one rapide burner, two semi-rapide burners and two auxiliary burners which will accommodate pans between 120mm (5”) and 230mm (9”)
W arming zone W arming Zone Adjacent to the hotplates is a warming zone which can be used for a wide range non-cooking tasks associated with the preparation of meals. It provides a gentle heat surface and can achieve a surface temperature of 120˚C. The hot spot operates at a higher temperature than the rest of the warming zone and is specially designed for keeping coffee hot as well as gravy, custard or other sauces.
Grilling During use the appliance becomes hot. Care should be taken to avoid touching the heating elements. NEVER allow young children near the appliance when the grill is in use as the surfaces get extremely hot. GRILLING SHOULD NEVER BE UNDERTAKEN WITH THE GRILL DOOR CLOSED.
Fan Oven Cookery Notes When operated the oven neon will immediately come O n, and will go Oven out when the desired temperature is reached, subsequently switching thermostat O n and Off at intervals to maintain the correct temperature. The fan will operate continuously whilst the oven is switched O n.
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Fan Oven Cookery Notes Temperature When all three shelves are used to cook large quantities of food for for home freezing or parties, it may be necessary to increase the cook- Time ing times given in the charts by a few minutes, to allow for the loss of heat due to the extra time taken to load the oven, and the larger mass of food.
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Fan Oven temperature chart - Baking Temperature Fo o d Time Pre-heat ˚C Scones 9-12 min. 210 - 220 approx Small cakes 15-20 min. 170 - 180 approx V i c t o r i a 20-25 min. 160 - 170 sandwich approx Sponge sandwich...
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Fan Oven temperature chart - Meat Meat Pre-heat Temperature Time ˚C Beef 20-25 mins per 450g 160 -180 (1lb) + 20 mins extra Lamb 20-30 mins per 450g 160 - 180 (1lb) + 25 mins extra 25-30 mins per 450g Pork 160 - 180 (1lb) + 25 mins extra...
Conventional Oven Cookery Notes The charts are a guide only, giving approximate cooking temperatures and times. To suit personal taste and requirements, it may be necessary to increase or decrease temperatures by 10° C . The oven is fitted with ‘Cookclean’ liners and two rod shelves. The oven is heated by two tubular sheathed elements located behind the removable sides.
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Conventional Oven Cookery Notes Times and The secret of succulent, tender meat, is not to roast it too quickly Temperatures at too high a temperature. Best results are obtained when roasting for roasting is carried out at a low temperature. 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 to a minimum.
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Conventional Oven Temperature Chart Meat Fo o d Pre- Position in oven Temperature and Time heat 190/200 C approx. 25-30 minutes Ye s Beef per 450g (1lb) + 25 minutes over 190/200 C approx. 25-30 minutes Lamb/Mutton Ye s per 450g (1lb) + 25 minutes over 190/200 C approx.
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Conventional Oven Temperature Chart Baking Pre- Position in oven Temperature and Time Fo o d heat Scones 220/230 C 9-12 minutes Runners 1 and 4 Ye s from bottom of oven Small Cakes 190/200 C approx 20-25 minutes 180/190 Victoria Ye s Runners 1 and 4 -7"...
Care and Cleaning In the interests of both safety and hygiene your Belling Mastercook needs to be kept clean. A build up of grease or fat from cooking could cause a fire hazard. WARNING ! For your own safety always switch off your cooker at the main switch and allow to cool before cleaning.
Care and Cleaning Grill and Ovens Rod shelves and enamel parts of the oven or grill can be cleaned using household cream cleaner with a nylon pad or sponge. Heavier soiling may require the use of a proprietary oven cleaner or steel wool pad, but do not allow these to contact either the ‘Cookclean’...
Is there Something Wrong with your Cooker? Fault finding guideBefore contacting your Belling Service Centre/Installer, check the problem guide below; there may be nothing wrong with your cooker. Problem Check Nothing works. Is the main cooker wall switch turned on?
Is there Something Wrong with your Cooker? Cooking results not satisfactory? Problem Check Grilling Uneven cooking Ensure that the grill pan is positioned centrally below the grill front and back element. Fat splattering Ensure that the grill is not set too high. Baking General Uneven rising of Ensure that the oven shelves are level by using a spirit level on the...
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Our policy is one of continual improvement in design and development, therefore strict accuracy of illustrations and descriptions cannot be guaranteed. This appliance conforms to the following EEC Directives: Gas Appliances 90/396/EEC Low Voltage Equipment 72/23/EEC 93/68/EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/EEC 92/31/EEC 93/68/EEC THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES IN FORCE, AND USED ONLY IN A...
_____________________________________ Serial Number _____________________________________ Date of Purchase _____________________________________ In order to provide a complete service history for your Belling product, please ask the service engineer to record the appropriate details in the chart below. Authorised Stamp Date Nature of Fault...