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Instructions for Installation and Use
50cm Free Standing Eye-level Electric Cooker
HL500E
To the Installer
Before installation fill in the product details on the back cover this book.
The information can be found on the rating plate.
To the User
You must read the instructions prior to installing and using the appliance and
then retain them for future reference.
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Contents Introduction 3 Installation 4 Safety Information 6 Installing the Eye-Level Grill 8 Features 10 Control Panel 11 Use of hotplates 12 Hotplates General Information Notes 12 Choosing Your Utensils 15 Grilling 16 Grill Chart 17 Conventional Oven 18 Conventional Oven cooking charts - Meat 19 Conventional Oven cooking charts - Baking 20 Care and Cleaning 21 Cooking Results Not Satisfactory? 22 Something Wrong With Your Cooker? 23 Technical Characteristics 23 After Sales Service 26 Hotpoint G
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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. Electrical connection Electric cookers come without a power supply cable. The cooker is designed to operate on an electricity supply which conforms to the electrical data shown on the Rating Plate. The cooker can be connected to the mains only after removing the back panel of the cooker itself with a screwdriver. N.B.: the following installation procedure must be carried out by a qualified electrician. The electrical installation must comply
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1850mm Installation The height of the cooker can be adjusted by means of adjustable feet in the plinth (900mm - 915mm). Adjust the feet by tilting the cooker from the side. Then install the product into position. NOTE: This appliance must not be fitted on a platform. The cooker is designed to fit between kitchen cabinets spaced 500mm apart. The space either side need only be sufficient to allow withdrawal of the cooker for servicing. It can be used with cabinets one side or both as well as in a
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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 inside the oven and grill compartments before switching on for the first time. Understand the controls prior to using the appliance. Keep children away from the appliance when grilling as the surfaces will get extremely hot during and after
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Safety Information Never Never line the interior of the oven with foil as this may cause the appliance to overheat. Never leave children unsupervised where a cooking appliance is installed as all surfaces will be hot during and after its use. Do not allow children or persons who are not familiar with the appliance to use it, without supervision. 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. N
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Installing the Eye-Level Grill 1. Remove the product packaging. 2. Remove the rear cover protecting the Grill assembly, which is fixed in place with 6 screws (see photograph). 3. Place the Grill assembly on the left-hand side of the cooker, taking care not to scratch/damage the enamel. 4. Position the entire Grill assembly on the oven. 8
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5. Fix the Grill assembly to the cooker using three screws on the right-hand side and three screws on the left- hand side as shown in the photograph, using the screws supplied. 6. Connect the 3 electric Grill wires. 7. Ensure that the wires are positioned as in figure and that the sleeving is over the bar. 8. Replace the rear cover and fix it in place using the same screws (6) as removed previously in step 3 of this procedure. 9. Connect the cooker to the ELECTRICITY network. 9
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Features GRILL EYE-LEVEL GRILL/MEAT PAN WITH HANDLE AND WIRE FOOD SUPPORT 1500W 2000W 2000W 1500W CONTROL PANEL OVEN Adjustable Feet or Legs 10
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Control Panel OVEN THERMOSTAT INDICATOR LIGHT PLATE GRILL INDICATOR INDICATOR LIGHT LIGHT LEFT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT OVEN GRILL FRONT REAR REAR FRONT PLATE PLATE PLATE PLATE The knobs for the hotplates can be rotated in either direction to provide variable heat control, the Control Knobs Main Oven knob can only be rotated clockwise from the Off position. Note: Always ensure that all controls are in the OFF position, when the appliance is not in use. In common with all cookers having controls sited ab
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Use of Hotplates Under no circumstances should the hob be used with aluminium foil in contact with the hob Note: surface. The controls set the hotplates at six pre-set power levels. Each control can be used to select one of six temperature settings from a minimum at position 1 to a maximum at position 6. Before using the hot plates for the first time, you should heat them at maximum temperature for approximately 4 minutes, without any pans. During this initial stage, their protective coating har
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Hotplates General Information Notes Always✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Never✗✗✗✗ PANS SHOULD Use good quality flat-based Use gauze, metal pan cookware on all electric heat diffusers, asbestos mats and sources. stands e.g. Wok stands - they can use overheating. Always ensure pans have Use utensils with skirts or Not be concave (bowed in) clean, dry bases bifore rims e.g. buckets and some use. kettles. Ensure pans match size of Use badly dented or distorted heating area. pans. Remember good quality pa
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Hotplates General Information Notes Do Not Do not cook directly on the hob surface without a cooking 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
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Choosing Your Utensils Do not use utensils with rough bases. Do not use lightweight utensils with thin, distorted or uneven bases. Do not use lightweight enamelled steel utensils. Do not use cast iron utensils. Do not use utensils with recessed, scrolled or ridged bases. Do not use a utensil which has a base concavity greater than l mm as this will reduce the performance of the hob. Do not use a utensil with a convex base. Do not use glass ceramic utensils. Do not use use lightweight saucepans w
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Grilling CAUTION: ACCESSIBLE PARTS WILL BECOME HOT WHEN THE GRILL IS USED - CHILDREN SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY. To operate the grill proceed as follows: Pre-heat the grill on setting 6 for approximately 5 minutes (see chart on guide to grilling). Food which only requires browning should be placed directly on/in the grill pan in the grill pan runner, or on the floor of the grill compartment. (the grill pan grid may be removed.) Leave the control on setting 6 for toast, sealing a
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Grill Chart Pre - heat the grill for 5 minutes on maximum control setting before grillino GRILL CHART Food Grill Setting Approximate Cooking time Toasting of Bread 63 - 10 mins. products Small cuts of meat, 5-6 15 - 20 mins. sausages, bacon, etc. Chops etc. Gammon 20 - 25 mins. Wire food support used in steaks Chicken 5 upturned position for chicken. pieces Fish: fingers Whole 10 - 20 mins. Whole fish and fillets placed in the 5 Fillets base of the grill pan. Fish in breadcrumbs 5 15 - 20 mins.
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Conventional Oven Heating of the oven is achieved by turning control clockwise to the required oven temperature Oven Control scale on the control panel, as recommended in the temperature charts. The main oven light will immediately come on. The thermostat light indicates that the main oven is heating. When it turns off, the temperature inside the oven has reached the setting made with the thermostat knob. At this point, the light will turn on and off as the oven maintains the temperature at a co
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Conventional Oven - Cooking Chart MEAT Note: Where times are stated, they are approximate only. Conventional Oven Meat Pre- Temperature Time (approx.) Position in heat °C Oven 25-30 mins per 450g Beef Yes 190/200 (1lb) + 25 mins over. 25-30 mins per 450g Lamb Yes 190/200 (1lb) + 25 mins over. 30-35 mins per 450g In meat pan Pork Yes 190/200 (1lb) + 30 mins over. on runner 2 25-35 mins per 450g Veal Yes 190/200 (1lb) + 30 mins over. Poultry/Game 18-20 mins per 450g Yes 180/190 up to 4kg (8lb) (1l
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Conventional Oven - Cooking Chart BAKING Conventional Oven Cooking Food Pre- Position in Oven Temperature and Time heat from bottom Scones Yes 220/230°C approx. 10-15 mins. Runners 1 & 4 Small Cakes Yes 190/200°C approx. 20-25 mins. Runners 1 & 4 180/190°C 6½"-7" tins approx. 20 mins. Victoria Sandwich Yes Runners 1 & 4 8"-8½" tins approx. 30 mins. Sponge Sandwich Yes 190/200°C 7" tins 15-20 mins. Runners 1 & 4 (Fatless) Swiss Roll Yes 200/210°C approx. 10-15 mins. Runner 4 160/170°C 61½-7" tins
