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C561E / R561E
Installation & User Instructions
You must read these instructions prior to using the
appliance and retain them for future reference.
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For more information on our exciting product range ring Creda Answer Centre 08701 54 64 74 OR Visit us on the NET at http://www.creda.co.uk Our site invites you to make use of our interactive cookbook and product selector. Feel free to browse our product range to see what’s bubbling away at the moment or to ask for help on our products and services General Domestic Appliances Ltd. Morley Way Peterborough PE2 9JB Creda Answer Centre 08701 54 64 74 Web http://www.creda.co.uk It may be necessary fr
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Contents Introduction 4 Installation 5 Safety Information 6 Features 8 Control Panel 9 Oven Timer Operation 10 Temperature Conversion Chart 16 Ceramic Hob 17 Choosing Your Utensils 21 Grill Pan and Handle 23 Solar Plus Grill 24 Guide to Grilling 25 Top Oven Cookery Notes 26 Main Oven (Pre-Heat) 27 Using the Main Oven as a Fan Oven 28 Using the Main Oven as a Convection Oven 30 Oven Temperature charts 32 Using the Main Oven for Other Functions 36 Care and Cleaning 37 Cooking Results Not Sa
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Introduction Your new appliance is guaranteed* and will give lasting service. This guarantee is only applicable if the appliance has been installed in accordance with the installation instructions detailed in this booklet. To help make best use of your cooking equipment, please read this booklet carefully. The cooker is designed specifically for domestic use and responsibility will not be accepted for use in any other installation. When the cooker is first used an odour may be emitted, this will
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Installation WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED. Mains Connection Your cooker should have been checked to ensure that the voltage corresponds with your supply voltage, this is stated on the rating plate, which is situated on the front of the plinth.The cooker must be connected by a competent person such as one who is a, NICEIC registered contractor to a suitable double-pole control unit with a minimum rating of 45A and a minimum contact clearance of 3mm, which should be fitted adjacent
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Safety Information When used properly your appliance is completely safe but as with any electrical product there are certain precautions that must be observed. PLEASE READ THE PRECAUTIONS BELOW BEFORE USING YOUR APPLIANCE. Always Remove all packing from the appliance before switching on for the first time. Understand the controls prior to using the appliance. Keep children away from the appliance when cooking as the surfaces will get extremely hot during and after use. Turn controls off
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Safety Information Never Never stare at Halogen heating units Never leave children unsupervised where a cooking appliance is installed as all surfaces will be hot during and after its use. Never allow anyone to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. Never store items above the appliance that children may attempt to reach. Never leave anything on the hob surface when unattended and not in use. Never remove the oven shelves whilst the oven is hot. Never heat up unopened food cont
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Features Cooking area Cooking area 1500W Dual Circuit 1200W Solarglo Solarglo Cooking area Cooking area 1200W Solarglo 1800W Solarglo Control panel Hob Hot neon Timer Solarplus Grill Grill pan food support (Highspeed) & Anti-Splash Tray Grill pan with Easy Glide™ fixed/detachable Shelf handle Credaclean Top oven side liners rod shelf Inner Glass Panel Main oven rod shelves Removable side liners Rating Fan blade plate Meat Pan Inner glass panel Although only 2 rod shelves are supplied in the m
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Control Panel Top Main Main Oven Rear left Front Front Rear oven oven Selector twin circuit left right right Top oven Hob Hot Timer pilot light neon Grill Main oven Twin circuit pilot light Operating In common with all cookers having controls sited above the grill controls when the compartment, care must be taken when setting the controls, due grill is in use to the hot air expelled from the grill compartment. Note: After use it is advisable to check that all cooker controls have been switch
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Oven Timer Operation The oven timer offers you the following features: 1. Time of Day 2. Automatic Cooking 3. Minute Minder Automatic Cooking The Main Oven (only) can be controlled by the automatic timer. Never operate the grill or top oven when the main oven is set to cook automatically because the main oven cavity can become warm and this may cause bacterial growth in food. Hints on 1. Select foods which will take the same time to cook and require Automatic approximately the same temperatur
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Know your Timer CLOCKFACE The timer incorporates a 24 hour clock. Ensure the correct time of day is always set, before using you cooker. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DISPLAY WILL DIM BETWEEN 22.00 HOURS AND 06.00 HOURS TO PREVENT GLARE. However, should you operate the timer during these hours the display will return to normal brightness for a few seconds and then dim again. SYMBOLS will light up when you select a Minute Minder Period and will remain lit for the period set. At the end of the Minute Min
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Electronic Clock & Automatic Oven Timer Operation SETTING THE TIME OF DAY Step 1 Make sure all oven controls are turned Off. Step 2 Check the electricity supply to the cooker is turned on. Step 3 When switched on the display will show 0.00 and Auto symbol will be flashing intermittently. Step 4 Press & hold in both the “Minute Minder” & “Cook Period” button together. Step 5 With the “Minute Minder” & “Cook Period” buttons still held in, press either the “+” or “–” buttons to set the correct t
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Electronic Clock & Automatic Oven Timer Operation AUTO COOKING PROGRAMMES There are two Auto Cooking programmes that can be selected using your timer:– (a) To set the timer to switch the oven(s) On and Off Automatically (b) To set timer to switch on immediately and OFF automatically after a set cook period. a) TO SET THE TIMER TO SWITCH THE OVEN(S) ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY This allows you to cook at a specified time for a chosen period before the oven switches off Automatically. Step 1 Check t
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Electronic Clock & Automatic Oven Timer Operation Note 1 When cooking automatically the Cook Period can be checked at any time by simply pressing the Cook Period button. Note 2 When cooking automatically the End Time can be checked at any time by simply pressing the End Time button. b) TO SET TIMER TO SWITCH ON IMMEDIATELY AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY AFTER A SET COOK PERIOD Step 1 Check that the correct time of day is set, if not follow instructions for setting the time of day. Step 2 Place food on
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Electronic Clock & Automatic Oven Timer Operation TO CANCEL AN AUTO COOKING PROGRAMME BEFORE THE COOK PERIOD HAS FINISHED. Step 1 Turn the oven control(s) to the OFF position. Step 2 Press and hold in the “Cook Period” button. Step 3 With the “Cook Period” button still held in, return the display to 0.00 by pressing the “–” button. Step 4 Release the “Cook Period” and “–” buttons and the display will revert to the time of day and the “Auto” symbol will flash. Step 5 Press the “Manual” button
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Temperature Conversion Chart Main Top Main Gas ˚F Conventional Convection Fan Mark Oven Oven Oven 1 250 120 110 100 /2 1 275 140 130 120 2 300 150 140 130 3 325 160 150 140 4 350 180 170 160 5 375 190 180 170 6 400 200 190 180 7 425 220 210 200 8 450 – 220 210 9 475 – – 220 16
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Ceramic Hob General Information CAUTION: IF ANY CRACK IN THE SURFACE BECOMES VISIBLE, ISOLATE FROM THE MAINS SUPPLY. DO NOT USE THE COOKER. Under no circumstances should the hob be used with aluminium foil in contact with the hob surface. The following boiling plates are located beneath the circular cooking areas:- C561 / R561E Front Single circuit 1800W Solarglo Right Rear Twin circuit 1500W Solarglo Left single (inner) circuit 850W Rear Single circuit 1200W Solarglo Right Front Single circui
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Ceramic Hob General Information PANS SHOULD BE: Always Never ✗ Use good quality flat- NEVER Use gauze, metal based cookware on all pan diffusers, asbestos electric heat sources. mats and stands e.g. Wok Not concave (bowed in) Always ensure pans have stands – they can cause clean, dry bases before overheating. use. NEVER Use utensils with Ensure pans match size of skirts or rims e.g. buckets heating area. and some kettles. Not convex (bowed out) Remember good quality NEVER Us
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Ceramic Hob General Information Do not cook directly on the hob surface without a cooking Do Not utensil, as this will result in damage to the surface of the hob. Do not use the hob as a worktop surface as damage may occur to the smooth surface of the hob. Do not drag or slide utensils on the hob surface, as this will cause scratches in the surface of the hob. Do not allow a cooking utensil to come into contact with the hob surround. Do not place anything between the base of the utensil and th
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Ceramic Hob General Information IMPORTANT – As with any cooking appliance there could be some fire risk attached to the heating of oil, particularly for deep fat frying, cooking utensils containing oil must not be left unattended (e.g. to answer the telephone) on or in close proximity to the cooking areas. In the unfortunate event of a chip pan fire: 1. Switch Off the electricity supply. 2. Smother flames with a fire blanket or damp cloth. 3. LEAVE THE PAN TO COOL FOR AT LEAST 60 MINUTES BEFOR
