Control Panel; Operating Your Aga - AGA C User Instructions

CONTROL PANEL

Within the rear, right-hand top plate shroud, there are the
following controls (See Fig. 1):
1. Power on Indicator
Shows that power is on to the cooker.
This does not indicate that the cooker is charging.
2. Charge Available Indicator
In normal operation the L.E.D. will glow red when
Cheap Rate tariff is available. (The cooker is not
necessarily charging over the whole of this period).
3. Oven Vent Fan Switch and Indicator
This manually operated switch illuminates red when its
depressed. It activates the oven vent extraction fan
(where fitted) which removes most of the oven cooking
smells and transfers them outside. When cooking is
finished, depress the switch again, the vent fan will
continue to run for 5 min before stopping.
Overnight cooking in the bottom Simmering Oven may
or may not require oven venting. Such cooking with
the fan ON, will provide a slightly reduced Simmering
Oven temperature, than with the fan OFF.
4. Oven Temperature Control
The setting of the control knob at No. 4 ensures that
the cooker runs at the correct temperature, with the
heat indicator on or about the black line in the silver
section of the heat indicator.
Set at No. 4 the control will operate automatically to
maintain the cooker at its correct temperature and
need not be altered.
When cooking, a fall in Roasting Oven temperature
will automatically switch ON a fan which circulates a
stream of air through the core extracting heat and
transferring it to the hotplates and ovens until the
correct oven temperature is re-established.
We recommend that an annual inspection check is
carried out by your AGA Distributor to ensure that your
cooker continues to operate safely and efficiently.
Your Distributor will be pleased to make the necessary
arrangements with you.

OPERATING YOUR AGA

The following points are intended to help you during the
period of change-over from your previous cooker to the
AGA way of life.
You will also find that the AGA Book provides a very
useful introduction to the cooker.
After your AGA has been installed
With the power switched ON, the cooker will gradually
heat up, and during this process some smells and fumes
will be driven off from the internal cooker insulation,
which will continue for some hours until finally dissipated.
To minimise this initial inconvenience, the kitchen area
should be continuously window-vented throughout this
period and you are advised to avoid entering this area if
possible, until finally clear of smells.
There will also be a little protective oil burning off the
hotplates. If you can wipe the inside of the hotplate lids
whilst the AGA is heating up it will avoid a film of this oil
being deposited on the inside of the lids.
Also, condensation may occur on the top-plate and front-
plate whilst the AGA is heating up. This should be wiped
away as soon as possible.
Beginning to Cook on your AGA
The first "Golden Rule" of the AGA is to cook as much
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as possible in the ovens - without changing your
menus. This not only conserves heat but also reduces
cooking smells and condensation into the kitchen.
The Roasting Oven can also be used for grilling (at the
top) and shallow frying (on the bottom).
Do keep the insulated lids down when the hotplates
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are not in use so that the heat stored in the cooker is
conserved.
For the optimum cooking performance, use the Aga
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cast-iron cookware. They all have thick ground bases
which give the best contact with the hotplates.
The Simmering Oven is especially useful for steaming
vegetables and simmering sauces.
The AGA pans can be stacked in the Simmering
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Oven.
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