Hotpoint EDC51 Instructions Manual
Hotpoint EDC51 Instructions Manual

Hotpoint EDC51 Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 Instructions EDC51...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction Installation For your Safety – Always For your Safety – Never Features EDC51 Control Panel Hotplate General Information Temperature Conversion Chart Grilling / Grilling Chart Top Oven / Grill Cookery notes Oven Temperature Chart – Meat Oven Temperature Chart – Baking...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction 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.
  • Page 5: Installation

    Installation WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED. 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 front of the plinth. The cooker must be connected by a competent person eg.
  • Page 6 Installation Moving the Cooker Splash Panel Kit (Wall Mounted) Before moving your cooker check that it is cool, and switch off at the cooker control unit. Movement of your cooker is most easily achieved by lifting the front as follows: Open the grill door sufficiently to allow a comfortable grip on the underside front edge of the oven roof, avoiding any grill elements.
  • Page 7: For Your Safety - Always

    For Your Safety 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 make sure you remove all packing from inside the oven and grill compartments before switching on for the first time.
  • Page 8: For Your Safety - Never

    For Your Safety Never leave children unsupervised where a cooking appliance Never 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.
  • Page 9: Features Edc51

    Features EDC51 1200W 1800W GRILL/TOP OVEN GRILL/TOP OVEN DOOR REMOVABLE INNER GLASS DOOR HOB VENTILATION SLOTS RATING PLATE 1800W 1200W CONTROL PANEL GRILL/MEAT PAN WITH REMOVABLE HANDLE AND WIRE FOOD SUPPORT STAYCLEAN SIDE PANELS OVEN ROD SHELVES PLINTH VENTILATION SLOTS...
  • Page 10: Control Panel

    Control Panel MAIN OVEN INDICATOR LIGHT EDC51 MAIN OVEN OVEN Control Knobs The knobs for the hotplates and grill can be rotated in either direction to provide variable heat control, the Main Oven and Top Oven knobs can only be rotated clockwise from the Off position.
  • Page 11: Hotplates General Information Notes

    Hotplates General Information Notes - All hobs Warning: Extreme caution should be used when cleaning a hot hob Important Always clean off any spillage immediately with a clean cloth or kitchen roll to avoid unnecessary damage to the hob. Extreme care should be taken to avoid steam burns and hot surfaces when cleaning spillage from the hob.
  • Page 12: Hotplate General Information

    Hotplates General Information Notes 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...
  • Page 13: Temperature Conversion Chart

    Temperature Conversion Chart ˚F Mark Main Convection Convection Oven – – Main Oven Oven –...
  • Page 14: Grilling / Grilling Chart

    Grilling GRILLING MUST BE DONE WITH THE GRILL DOOR OPEN. CONTROL KNOBS MAY BECOME HOT DURING GRILLING. CAUTION: ACCESSIBLE PARTS WILL BECOME HOT WHEN THE GRILL IS USED – CHILDREN SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY. Note: The grill will not operate unless the top oven control is in the OFF position.
  • Page 15 Grilling (continued) The food to be cooked should be placed on the grill pan/grill pan grid. Place the grill pan on the runners and push back to the stop position when the grill pan is correctly positioned beneath the grill element.
  • Page 16 Grilling (continued) 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...
  • Page 17: Top Oven/Grill Cookery Notes

    Top Oven/Grill Cookery Notes The Top Oven is fitted with fixed ‘Stay clean’ sides, a removable roof, and one rod shelf. It is heated by two elements – the grill element and an element under the floor of the oven—and has a fully variable temperature control like the main oven.
  • Page 19: Oven Temperature Chart - Baking

    Note: If soft margarine is used for cake making, temperatures recommended by the manufacturers should be followed. Temperatures recommended in this chart refer to cakes made with block margarines or butter only.
  • Page 20: Main Oven Cookery Notes

    Main Oven Cookery Notes The oven is fitted with ‘Stay clean’ liners and two rod shelves. Remove any pans when not in use. To heat the oven, turn the control knob clockwise, selecting the required temperature between 80˚C (175˚F) and 230˚C (450˚F) as recommended in the temperature chart.
  • Page 21: Main Oven Cookery Notes

    Main Oven Cookery Notes To prepare meat and poultry for roasting in your fan oven. (b) The weight of any stuffing used should be added before calculating the (d) Additional fat should not be added, except for veal, very lean (e) Beef, lamb, mutton and poultry may be dusted lightly with (g) Potatoes for roasting only require to be brushed with cooking oil (h) It is not necessary to baste when roasting in an electric oven and...
  • Page 22: Using The Main Oven For Other Functions

    Using the Main Oven for Other Functions “SLOW” Setting This is used for slow cooking, keeping food warm and warming plates for short periods. Extra care should be taken when warming bone china, as it may be damaged in a hot oven. DO NOT place food or plates directly on the oven floor as this could damage both the oven lining and the plates which are being warmed.
  • Page 23: Care And Cleaning

    Care and Cleaning TURN OFF THE MAIN SWITCH BEFORE CLEANING. BEFORE SWITCHING ON AGAIN, ENSURE THAT ALL CONTROLS ARE IN THE OFF POSITION. NEVER USE BIOLOGICAL WASHING POWDER, HARSH ABRASIVES, SCOURING PADS, AEROSOL CLEANERS OR OVEN CHEMICAL CLEANERS OF ANY KIND UNLESS SPECIFIED BELOW.
  • Page 24 Care and Cleaning Grill Remove the grill pan and the wire grid food support, it is best to wash these items immediately after use to prevent stains from being burnt on when used again. Wipe out the Grill compartment, use a fine steel wool soap pad to remove stubborn stains from the grill runners the grill deflector plate and the floor of the compartment.
  • Page 25 Care and Cleaning The surface of the ‘Stayclean’ oven liners are treated on the mottled face with a Oven liners special vitreous enamel which absorbs cooking soils. At temperatures of 220˚C (425˚F) or above, the special surface enables these soils to be slowly destroyed. The higher the temperature the more effective it is.
  • Page 26: Cooking Results Not Satisfactory

    Cooking Results Not Satisfactory? Problem Grilling Uneven cooking front to back Fat splattering Oven Baking Uneven rising of cakes Sinking of cakes Over/Under cooking Fast/Slow cooking Top Oven Baking Uneven cooking front to back Uneven cooking of cakes Uneven rising of cakes Food is taking too long to cook Top oven and grill do...
  • Page 27: Something Wrong With Your Cooker

    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.
  • Page 28: Key Contacts

    Monday to Sunday, 8am to 8pm www.hotpointservice.co.uk Republic of Ireland: 1850 502 200 Genuine Parts & Accessories UK: 08709 077 077 Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm Saturday, 8.30am to 12noon www.hotpointservice.co.uk Republic of Ireland: (01) 842 6836 www.hotpoint.co.uk 01/2005 Part No. 195045495.01...

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