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USEFUL TIPS
Cookshop thermometers
- These are often slow to react and they should only
be
used as a guide. You
should also keep in mind that oven temperatures can fluctuate between 10% and
15% during any cooking period. This is normal on any oven and is caused by the
elements 'cycling' on and off.
Correct cooking time
- In most
cases,
the cooking times stated in recipes should be used. However, the
cooking period should be reduced for dishes that require very long cooking time
(such as rich fruit cakes). As a guide, reduce the cooking time by 10 minutes for
each hour after the first hour of cooking, or after three quarters of the way through
the cooking period This also applies to very large joints of meat or turkey where a
meat thermometer
is
recommended. Always check that the food is hot and cooked
before serving.
Using foil
- Foil can be used to cover food in the oven but this should not come into close
proximity with the oven elements. Foil should not be used to line the oven cavity
or grill pan This can cause overheating, buckling and cracking of the enamel
surfaces.
- Silicon oven mats (sometimes used to reduce cleaning) must not be placed on
the floor of the oven when the base element
IS
in use (e.g. when using Bottom
Element only or Conventional Cooking. The silicon oven mats will damage the
enamel interior.
Doors and door seals
- The fit and general state of the oven doors and seals can affect temperatures in
the oven. Clean the oven seals regularly and check them for splits and tears Do not
leave oven cleaning materials in prolonged contact with the seals as this will
shorten their life span.
- Doors and their handles should not be used to move the cooker. This can pull
the door and its hinges out of
position
and cause heat loss or uneven heating of the
ovens.
Induction cookers
The induction hob uses a sophisticated zone management system which controls
the level of power available to each of the zones to prevent over loading of the
circuits and the power supply to the appliance.
The system automatically reduces the maximum power available to any one zone
when the other zones are being used at the same time at a high power setting If the
power level ls reduced on one zone. the power can be increased on other zones.
If several zones are used on maximum power at the same time, it is possible that
another zone may not operate. This can be managed by reducing the power level on
one of the other zones.
As an example. Using the front left and back left zones on level 9, would not allow
the middle zone to operate; this would register as an inactive zone with a line in the
middle of the display. Turning the back left zone down to level 8 would allow the
middle zone to operate up to level 7.
100x60 triple oven levelling feet
The cooker are equipped with 4 leveling feet that can be adjusted up or down using
the Allen key supplied through the centre of the toot.
To level the cooker
Start by adjusting the rear left foot to the height of the worktop (or the final required
height of the cooker) as this foot is not accessible from the front of the appliance.
Place the cooker in position. The other 3 legs are accessible from the front of the
appliance. Remove the front plinth and storage drawer to access the 3 adjustable
legs; use the Allen key tool through the middle of the leg to make the required
height and leveling adjustments.
