User manual ZANUSSI ZKC54L

[. . . ] · Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. Installation · The appliance must be installed according to the instructions supplied. · The installation work must be undertaken by a qualified electrician or competent person. · The appliance should be serviced by an authorised service engineer and only genuine approved spare parts should be used. · The appliance must be installed in an adequately ventilated room. [. . . ] When cooking cakes, pastry, scones bread etc. , place the tins or baking trays centrally on the shelf. Ensure that food is placed centrally on the shelf and there is sufficient room around the baking tray/dish to allow for maximum circulation. Stand dishes on a suitably sized baking tray on the shelf to prevent spillage onto the oven base and to help reduce cleaning. · · WARNING! Do not place cookware and cooking pots with rough bases e. g. cast iron on the oven door as damage to the glass may occur. · 18 The main oven The fan oven is particularly suitable for cooking larger quantities of food. The advantages of fan oven cooking are: Batch baking The fan oven cooks evenly on both shelf levels, especially useful when batch baking. Preheating The fan oven quickly reaches its temperature, so it is not usually necessary to preheat the oven. Without preheating however, you may need to add an extra 5 ­ 10 minutes on the recommended cooking times. For recipes needing high temperatures, e. g. bread, pastries, scones, soufflés etc. , best results are achieved if the oven is preheated first. For best results when cooking frozen or cooked chilled ready meals always preheat the oven first. To fit the main oven shelves The shelf should be fitted with the straight rods uppermost on the frame and the forms towards the back of the oven. To remove a shelf slide the shelf towards you until the shelf stop is reached. Tilt shelf up at the front to that the stops clear the side supports. cream filled gateaux, cakes covered with icings or frostings, cheesecakes, biscuits, scones, etc. Using defrost Turn the main oven temperature control to the required setting. Things to note · The oven fan will come on. Hints and tips · Place the frozen food in a single layer where possible and turn it over half way through the defrosting process. · The actual speed of defrosting is influenced by room temperature. On warm days defrosting will be faster than on cooler days. · It is preferable to thaw fish, meat and poultry slowly in the fridge. However, this process can be accelerated by using the defrost function. Small or thin fish fillets, frozen peeled prawns, cubed or minced meat, liver, thin chops, steaks etc. , can be thawed in 1 ­ 2 hours. · A 1kg/2¼lb oven ready chicken will be thawed in approximately 5 hours. Remove the giblets as soon as possible during the thawing process. · Joints of meat up to 2kg/4½lb in weight can be thawed using the defrost function. · All joints of meat and poultry must be thawed thoroughly before cooking. · Always cook thoroughly immediately after thawing. · Do not leave food at room temperature once it is defrosted. [. . . ] Do not use a sack barrow or any other aid to lift the appliance as damage may occur. To move the appliance, open the oven door and lift the appliance by holding inside the top of the compartment. This is a type X appliance, which means it is freestanding and can be fitted with cabinets on one or both sides. · Connecting to the electricity supply WARNING! This appliance must be earthed. Do not earth this appliance to gas supply piping. [. . . ]