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Free Standing Electric Cooker
Instructions for installation and use
KD6E35
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Contents Introduction 3 Installation 4 Safety Information 6 Features 8 Control Panel 9 Clock/Minute Minder Operation 10 Temperature Conversion Chart 12 Sealed Hob 13 Grill Pan and Handle 15 Grill 16 Guide to Grilling 17 Top Oven Cookery Notes 18 Main Oven Cookery Notes 19 Oven Temperature charts 20 Care and Cleaning 22 Cooking Results Not Satisfactory? 26 Something Wrong With Your Cooker? 27 If it Still Won’t Work... 31 Key Contacts
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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 UK Household: 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 outer rear panel.The model number and the serial number are located on the front of the cooker, as shown on the Features page. The cooker must be connected by a competent person such as one who is a, NICEIC registered contractor to a suitable double-
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Installation NOTE: The rear of your cooker needs to be a required distance away from the wall.The two buffers at the rear of the Hob determine this distance. Splashback A splashback is also supplied, to prevent food from falling down the back of your cooker. To fit: - Remove the two buffers from the rear of the hob - retain to one side. - Position the splashback, as shown below. - Replace the two buffers to hold the splashback in position. Siting the Cooker The cooker is designed to fit between
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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 2000W Red Spot 2000W Sealed Splash Back 2000W Red Spot 1500W Red Spot Clock/Minute Minder Control panel Conventional Grill Grill pan food support Grill pan with Top oven/grill fixed/detachable rod shelf handle Top oven wirework shelf supports Main oven wirework shelf supports Model number Fan blade and Serial number label Main oven rod shelves Inner glass panel 8
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Control Panel Main oven Hob ON Top oven neon neon neon ❍ ❍ ❍❍❍❍❍ Clock / Minute Minder Grill Left Right Left Main Right Top rear rear front oven front oven 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 switched Off. Cooling fan A gentle flow of
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Clock/Minute Minder CLOCK OPERATION To set the Time of Day: Step 1 Check that the electricity 00.00 supply to the cooker is turned on. + - Step 2 When switched on, the display will show 0.00 flashing intermittently. Step 3 Press the “ “ button and release... then press either the ‘+’ 12.00 or the ‘-’ button to set the correct time of day. + - Note: If the electricity supply has been off, the ‘+’ button must be pressed once before the ‘-’ button, if it is required to reduce the t
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Clock/Minute Minder MINUTE MINDER OPERATION To set the Minute Minder: 00.20 Step 1 Press the ‘+’ button until the required time is set. + - A “Bell”symbol will light up. Each press adjusts the time in 10 second intervals, up to a maximum of 99 minutes 50 seconds. It can also be adjusted by pressing the ‘-’ button. At the end of the set time, a bleeping sound will be heard and the “Bell” will disappear. 13.23 + - The bleeper can be cancelled by pressing the ‘+’ button. The minute minder ca
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Temperature Conversion Chart Main Main Gas ˚F Conventional Fan Mark Oven Oven 1 250 120 100 /2 1 275 140 120 2 300 150 130 3 325 160 140 4 350 180 160 5 375 190 170 6 400 200 180 7 425 220 200 8 450 – 210 9 475 – 220 The recommended temperatures given are for conventional and fan Temperatures ovens. When using a fan oven it will be necessary to reduce the cooking time by 10 minutes per hour and lower the temperature by up to 20˚C. Also, in the majority of cases, it is not necessary to pre-heat t
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Sealed Hob USE OF HOTPLATES Under no circumstances should the hob be used with aluminium foil in contact with the hob surface. Turn the control to 6 for fast cooking. To cook more slowly or simmer, turn the control to a lower setting according to the size of the saucepan and the amount of liquid.The small Hotplate is specially for smaller pans, low temperature cooking and simmering. Do Not leave a hotplate switched on without a pan as this wastes energy and may shorten the life of the hotplate.
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Sealed Hob General Information CHOICE OF UTENSILS Every Electric Hob deserves the right choice of utensils. We recommend for optimum performance the use of good quality utensils. Always Never ✗ Use good quality flat-based Use gauze, metal pan PANS SHOULD NOT cookware on all electric heat diffusers, asbestos mats and sources. stands e.g. Wok stands – they can cause overheating. Ensure pans have clean, dry bases before use. Use utensils with skirts or Be concave (bowed in) rims e.g. buc
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Grill Pan and Handle Grill pan handle The grill pan handle is detachable from the pan, to facilitate cleaning and storage. The handle can be either detachable from or fixed to the pan. For a fixed handle remove the screw and washers from the grill pan bracket, tilt the handle over the recess adjacent to the bracket (A), slide it towards the centre of the pan (B) and let the handle locate over the bracket (C). Replace screw and washers and ensure that they are fully tightened up. For a d
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Grill CAUTION - ACCESSIBLE PARTS MAY BECOME HOT WHEN THE Setting the Grill GRILL IS IN USE. CHILDREN SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY. GRILLING SHOULD NEVER BE UNDERTAKEN WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. Door in grilling position The grill control is designed to provide variable heat control of either the twin grill elements on together or the single left hand grill element only, depending upon which direction the control knob is rotated. - With the control rotated clockwise 1 through to 4 the twin elements will come
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Guide To Grilling Pre - heat the grill for 5 minutes on maximum control setting before grilling GRILL CHART Food Grill Setting Approximate Cooking time Toasting of Bread 4 / Max 3 - 10 mins. products 4 / Max for 4 mins. Small cuts of meat, reduce to lower 10 - 20 mins. sausages, bacon, etc. setting. Chops etc. 4 / Max for 6-8 mins. Gammon steaks reduce to lower 20 - 30 mins. Chicken pieces setting. Fish: fingers 10 - 20 mins. Whole fish and fillets placed in the Whole 4 / Max base of the grill
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Top Oven Cookery Notes The top oven should be used to cook small quantities of food. The oven is designed so that the grill element operates at a reduced heat output, this is combined with a heating element situated underneath the floor of the oven. To ensure even cooking of the food it is important that cooking utensils are positioned correctly on the oven shelf so that the element is directly above. There are two cooking positions, the shelf placed on runner 1 or 2 (from the base), do not use
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Main Oven Cookery Notes The oven is fitted with wirework shelf supports and two rod shelves. To heat the oven turn the knob clockwise, selecting the require temperature between 80°C (176°F) and 230°C (450°F) as recommended in the temperature chart. The pilot light will immediately come on and remain on until the oven reaches the required temperature. This light will then automatically go off and on during cooking as the oven thermostat maintains the correct temperature. It should be noted that
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20 Oven Temperature Charts – Meat Top Oven Cooking Fan Oven Cooking Temperature Position in Pre- Temperature Pre- Time (approx.) Meat Time (approx.) Meat ˚C Oven heat ˚C heat Beef/ Lamb 35 mins per 450g (1lb) 170/180 Yes (slow roasting) + 35 mins over. 20-25 mins per 450g Beef No 160/180 (1lb) + 20 mins extra Beef/ Lamb 35-40 mins per 450g Yes 190/200 (foil covered) (1lb) 25 mins per 450g Lamb No 160/180 Pork 40 mins per 450g (1lb) (1lb) + 25 mins extra 170/180 Yes (slow roasting) + 40 mins over