Helpful Hints And Tips - Electrolux EKG603302 User Manual

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Helpful hints and tips

Using the gas hob
Start your cooking with a big flame by turning
the knob to the symbol . Then adjust the
flame as necessary.
The outside of the flame is much hotter than
its inside (nucleus). Accordingly , the top of
the flame should lick the bottom of the pan.
Excessive flames mean a waste of gas.
In contrast with electric grids, gas burners do
not require flat-bottomed pans: the flames
lick the bottom and spread the heat all over
the surface.
No special pans are required for gas
burners. However, thin walled pans
transmit the heat to the food more quick-
ly than thick-walled ones.
Since heat doesn't spread evenly on the
pan's bottom, the food may only be partially
heated. Consequently it is advisable to stir
the food many times.
A thick pan bottom prevents partial over-
heating as it allows sufficient thermic com-
pensation.
Avoid very small pans. Wide and shallow
pans are more suitable than narrow and
deep ones as they allow a faster heating.
Cooking is not quickened by placing narrow
pans on wide burners. The result is just a
waste of gas. For a proper usage, place small
pans on small burners and large pans on
large burners.
Remember to cover pans to reduce gas
consumption.
Pottery
Remember that a wide-bottomed pan
allows a faster cooking than a narrow
one.
Always use pots which properly fit what
you have to cook.
Particularly make sure that the pans are
not too small for liquids, since these
could easily overflow.
Moreover, the pans should not be too large
for a faster cooking. In fact, grease and juices
may spread on the bottom and burn easily.
It is better to use non open able moulds for
baking cakes. In fact, an open able mould
lets juices and sugar leak through, falling on
the bottom of the oven and consequently
burning on the bottom of the baking tray,
making cleaning difficult.
Warning! Avoid putting plastic-handled
pans in the oven as they are not heat-
proof.
You should use pans with the right diameter
to fit the burner, in order to make the most
out of it, thus reducing gas consumption.
It is also advisable to cover any boiling cas-
serole and, as soon as the liquid starts boil-
ing, lower the flame enough to keep the boil-
ing point.
Using the oven
Warning! Always cook with the oven
door closed. Stand clear when opening
the drop down oven door. Do not allow
it to fall open - support the door using
the door handle, until it is fully open.
To open the oven door, always hold the
handle in the centre.
The oven has four shelf levels. The shelf po-
sitions are counted from the bottom of the
oven as shown in the diagram.