Using The Oven; Useful Advice - Cata ME 406 TC Instructions

• Do not pour water inside a very hot oven. The enamel may
be damaged.
• This appliance must be installed correctly by a suitably quali-
fied person, strictly following the manufacturer's instructions.
• The Manufacturer declines all liability for personal or mate-
rial damage as a result of misuse or incorrect installation of
this appliance.
• Heat, vapour and humidity are produced during use, avoid all
kinds of personal damage and ensure that the room is suitably
ventilated. If used for a prolonged period of time, additional
ventilation may be necessary – consult a qualified installer if
you have any doubts about the necessary volume.
INSTRUCTIONS
This User Manual must be kept for future reference and use by
someone who is not familiar with the appliance.
Before using the oven, carefully clean the inside with a
non-abrasive detergent and warm water. Introduce the grill
and tray in their respective runners. Once the operation is
complete, turn the oven on to the maximum temperature for
approximately 20 minutes to remove any traces of manufactu-
ring grease, oil or resins which may cause unpleasant odours
when cooking.
WARNING: During this first heating some smoke or unpleasant
odours may appear. Should this happen ventilate the room sui-
tably until the first operation is finalised.
Once this simple operation has been carried out the oven is
ready to use for cooking.
This appliance is exclusively for domestic use.
Use the oven to cook food only.

USING THE OVEN

The oven is controlled by a thermostat between 50 ºC and 250
ºC, depending on the temperature required. The thermostat pi-
lot light turns on and off to indicate the temperature control
during use.
The required cooking mode is selected using the multi-functio-
nal control button. The functions that may be selected are:
A. OVEN LIGHT. Automatic when selecting the cooking
mode for all models. The oven light remains on when using
the oven.
B. CONVECTION MODE. Provides traditional cooking with
heat from the upper and lower elements.
C. UPPER ELEMENT MODE. For gentle cooking, browning
or keeping cooked dishes warm.
D. LOWER ELEMENT MODE. For slow cooking and heating
food.
E. FAN-ASSISTED CIRCULAR ELEMENT MODE.
Provides uniform heating with the fan and allows different
dishes to be cooked at the same time on different levels.
F. FAN–ASSISTED LOWER ELEMENT MODE. This provi-
des heating by semi-convection with the lower element
for delicate dishes.
G. FAN-ASSISTED CONVECTION MODE. This provides
convection heating of the upper and lower elements for
uniform cooking.
H. GRILL. For gratinating and browning food.
I. MAXI-GRILL. As above, but the grill element provides a
larger area for roasting.
J. FAN-ASSISTED GRILL. This provides fast browning so
that food remains juicy. For convection baking, this is the
most energy-efficient function.
K. THAWING MODE.
The fan works without heat to reduce the thawing time
for frozen food.

USEFUL ADVICE

• Before cooking, make sure all oven accessories that are not
required are removed from the oven.
• Pre-heat the oven to the cooking temperature before using it.
• Place the cooking trays in the centre of the oven and leave
space in between when using more than one, so that the air
can circulate.
• Do not fill the tray to full when preparing a juicy, fruit cake.
Any fruit juice that drips from the tray will produce stains that
cannot be removed.
• Do not put oven trays on the base of the oven or cover it with
aluminium foil. This will cause thermal accumulation. The co-
oking and roasting times will not coincide and the enamel may
be damaged.
• Try to open the oven door as little as possible to see the food
(the oven light remains on during cooking).
• Take care when opening the door to avoid contact with hot
parts and steam.