Position the griddle over the hotplate
burners resting on a pan support.
Don't put it crossways - it will not fit
properly and will be unstable.
Don't put it on the Wok burner or High
burner (right hand hotplate) - it is not
designed to fit the High burner pan
support.
The griddle can be lightly brushed
with cooking oil before use. Light the
hotplate burners. Adjust the flame
heights to suit.
Preheat the griddle for a maximum of
5 minutes before adding food. Leav-
ing it longer may cause damage. Turn
the heat down by turning the control
knobs towards the lower position
marked with the small flame symbol.
Always leave space around the grid-
dle for the gases to escape. Never fit
two griddles side by side.
After cooking allow the griddle to cool
before cleaning.
Grill
Caution: Accessible parts may be
hot when the grill is in use. Young
children should be kept away.
After placing your food on the grill tray
pan, slide the grill pan onto the side
supports. Make sure it is pushed right
in and touches the backstop. The grill
has two heating elements, which al-
low either the whole area of the pan
to be heated or only the right hand
half of the grill pan to be heated.
Turn the knob to position 3.
For best results preheat for 2 minutes
with the grill pan in position. After
placing your food on the grill pan grid,
slide the grill pan onto the side sup-
ports. Adjust the grill to suit by turning
the knob.
Never close the grill door when the
grill is on.
The grill pan grid can be turned over
to give two grilling positions.
Don't leave the grill on for more than
a few moments, without the grill pan
underneath it.
Ovens
Both ovens are fanned ovens. The
fan circulates hot air continuously
which results in faster heat transfer to
the food.
Before using for the first time, heat
the oven to 200°C for 30 minutes to
dispel manufacturing odours.
Turn the oven knob to the tempera-
ture you need. The oven indicator
light will glow until the oven has
reached the temperature you se-
lected. It will then cycle on and off
during cooking. When cooking foods
with high water content (e.g. oven
chips) there may be some steam vis-
ible at the grille at the rear of the hot-
plate. This is perfectly normal.
Both ovens have a fan only setting
( ). The fan circulates air inside the
oven but the heating element is not
turned on. This setting is useful for
defrosting frozen foods.
Whole chickens and large joints of
meat should be defrosted in the re-
frigerator. Do not defrost in a warm
oven or whilst the adjoining oven is
hot.
The wire shelves should always be
pushed firmly to the back of the oven.
Baking trays meat tins etcetera
should be placed level centrally on
the oven's wire shelves. Keep all
trays and containers away from the
sides of the oven, to allow the hot air
to circulate.
For even browning, the maximum
recommended size of a baking tray is
325mm by 305mm for the main oven
and 230mm by 320mm for the Tall
oven.
Cooking high moisture content foods
can create a 'steam burst', when the
oven door is opened. When opening
the oven stand well back and allow
any steam to disperse.
When the oven is on, don't leave the
door open for longer than necessary,
otherwise the knobs may get very
hot.
Always leave a 'fingers width' be-
tween dishes on the same shelf. This
allows the heat to circulate freely
around them.
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The Cook & Clean oven liners in the
Main Oven (see 'Cleaning your
cooker' section) work better when fat
splashes are avoided. Cover meat
when cooking.
To reduce fat splashing when you
add vegetables to hot fat around a
roast, dry them thoroughly or brush
lightly with cooking oil.
The Main Oven shelves
The oven shelves can be easily re-
moved and refitted.
Pull the shelf forward until the back of
the shelf is stopped by the shelf stop
bumps in the oven sides.
Lift up the front of the shelf so the
back of the shelf will pass under the
shelf stop and then pull the shelf for-
ward.
To refit the shelf, line up the shelf with
a groove in the oven side and push
the shelf back until the ends hit the
shelf stop. Lift up the front so the shelf
ends clear the shelf stops, and then
lower the front so that the shelf is
level and push it fully back.
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