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L Y R I C 5 5 G Introduction This gas cooker has been designed and manufactured to all the necessary British Standards. This cooker complies with European Council Directive 90/396/EEC. It also carries the C.E. mark. It is important that you understand how to use and care for the cooker properly before you use it for the first time. We have written this booklet with your safety in mind. Read the booklet thoroughly before you use the cooker. Keep the booklet in a safe place so that anyone who
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L Y R I C 5 5 G Contents Page Lighting the cooker 4 The grill 6 The hotplate 8 The oven 11 Oven temperature chart 13 Oven cooking chart 14 Slow cooking 17 Care and cleaning 20 Installing the cooker 25 General information 27 What is wrong and why? 29 Servicing 31 3 Contents
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L Y R I C 5 5 G Lighting the cooker The ignition works by means of an electric spark system. Details about the plug are given on page 27. Grill and hotplate To light: 1 Push in the control knob and turn it to the highest setting. This is shown by a large flame symbol. Press the ignition button. When the burner has lit release the button. Oven To light: 1 Open the oven door. 2 Push in the control knob and turn it to gas mark 9. Press the ignition button. When the burner has lit release
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L Y R I C 5 5 G To turn off any burner 1 Push in the control knob and turn it to the off position. This is shown by a large dot. For your safety When you are lighting any burner check that it has lit before you leave the cooker. When you are turning off a burner, do not leave the cooker until the flame has gone out. Oven Lights To use, press the oven light button which is positioned on the control panel. If you need to replace an oven light bulb there are instructions on pa
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L Y R I C 5 5 G The grill The grill is a high-speed grill. The instructions below tell you how to vary the heat setting and how to change the height of the trivet to suit the food you are cooking. You should remember to turn the food regularly. You should not use the grill to keep food warm as it will continue to cook the food. Heat control The grill control gives two heat settings. The control knob turns to the left from 'OFF' to 'HIGH' and then to 'LOW'. Use the high setting for fast cooki
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L Y R I C 5 5 G Preheating You don't usually need to preheat the grill. You may wish to preheat it for a couple of minutes when you are cooking steak or when browning food. Putting food on the trivet Place food such as toast, teacakes and muffins towards the centre of the trivet. Place food which needs a more gentle heat such as tomatoes and mushrooms towards the edge of the trivet Arrange meat, meat products and fish to suit their thickness and how you like them cooked. Warming plates W
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L Y R I C 5 5 G The hotplate Heat control The hotplate control knobs turn to the left from 'OFF' to 'HIGH' and then to 'LOW'. You can adjust the heat by turning the control between the highest and lowest settings. These are shown as a large and a small flame symbol. Burner sizes The hotplate has three burner sizes to suit different types of cooking: Largest burner (Rapid) - use a large pan for food such as chips. Medium burners (Normal) - use for everyday cooking. Small burner (Simmer) - Use f
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L Y R I C 5 5 G For your safety Take care to avoid burns and scalds when you are reaching across the hotplate. Use pans with flat bases. They are more stable than pans which are warped. Do not use pans with very heavy handles which cause the pan to tip. Put pans on the centre of the burners. Position pan handles so they cannot be accidentally knocked. Take extra care when you are deep fat frying. Do not cover the pan with a lid. Do not leave a pan unattended. If the pan catches fire, leave it
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L Y R I C 5 5 G Helpful hints 1 Keep flames under the base of pans. If the flames lick round the sides of the pans you are wasting gas. 2 Only heat the amount of liquid you need. Do not overfill pans. 3 Cover pans with a lid whenever possible. The food will heat up more quickly and there will be less steam in the kitchen. 4 Try cooking more than one vegetable in the same pan, for example potatoes and carrots. 5 Cut vegetables into smaller pieces. This way they will cook more quickly. 6 A pres
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L Y R I C 5 5 G The oven Before you use the oven you should wipe it out with a damp cloth to remove any dust. Heat zones There are zones of heat within the oven. The temperature in the middle is the gas mark you have chosen. The top of the oven is slightly hotter and the lower shelf slightly cooler. The base of the oven is quite a lot cooler. You can make use of these heat zones when you are cooking foods requiring different temperatures all at the same time. If you are cooking more than o
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L Y R I C 5 5 G Baking trays and dishes For your safety Never place cooking dishes, trays and so on over the oven burner. This will damage the cooker as well as the ovenware and possibly the floor covering underneath the cooker. Leave a gap of 13mm (½") between all dishes and the sides of the oven so the heat can circulate properly. Do not push dishes too far back as food will burn if it overhangs the burner flames. For the best results from the oven we recommend that you use a baking tray w
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L Y R I C 5 5 G Oven temperature chart The chart below is intended to help you use your oven. If you are using o a gas oven for the first time or if a recipe says 'cook at 350 F' or 'use a moderately hot oven' you can use the chart to find out what gas mark to use. The temperatures are only a guide they are not actual temperatures in the oven. This chart cannot be used to check actual oven temperatures. Gas Electric oven Temperature mark setting description o o 1 275 F-300 F *Cool o 140 C
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15 Gas Shelf Approximate Food mark position cooking time Poultry: Chicken 5 4 20 mins. per ½kg (1lb) and 20 mins. Turkey below 4.5kg (10lbs) 4 4 25 mins. per ½kg (1lb) and 25 mins. over 4.5kg (10lbs) 4 4 or 5 15 mins. per ½kg (1lb) and 15 mins. Duck and duckling 5 4 25 mins. per ½kg (1lb) Stuffed poultry Cook as above but calculate weight including stuffing. Thoroughl
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16 Gas Shelf Approximate Food mark position cooking time Pastries: Plate tart (shortcrust) 6 2 25 - 35 mins. Fruit pie (shortcrust) 6 2 25 - 35 mins. Mince pies (flan pastry) 5 2 & 4 15 - 25 mins. To help pastry brown on the underside cook on a metal plate, or if plates are flat and have no rim underneath, place on baking tray to cook. Puddings: Milk puddings 2 3 2 hrs. Baked sponge pudding 4 4 45 - 60 mins. Baked custards 3 4 5
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L Y R I C 5 5 G Soups, casseroles and stews l Do not cook casseroles over 3kg (6lb). l Bring to the boil on the hotplate then cook on slow cook. l Cook in the middle of the oven or above. Vegetables l Cut into small pieces. l Dried beans must be pre-soaked then boiled in an open pan for 15 minutes before adding to any dish. l Place vegetables under meat in casseroles. l Cook for 30 minutes at gas mark 6, then reduce to the slow cook setting. Milk puddings l Cover the cereal with boiling water
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L Y R I C 5 5 G Reheating Cool left over food quickly and then put it in the fridge. Do not reheat food using the slow cook setting . Reheat food in the usual way or in a microwave. Only reheat food once. 19 Slow cooking
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L Y R I C 5 5 G Care and cleaning For your safety For hygiene and safety reasons you must keep this gas cooker clean. A build up of fat or other foodstuff could cause a fire. Try to mop up spills and splashes as soon as they happen. But be careful as parts of the appliance will be hot. Do not use any polishes, caustic cleaners, abrasives, washing soda or soap powder except those recommended in this booklet. Please note: If we recommend you use hot soapy water we mean hot water with washing
