User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX EK6464-1

[. . . ] Poor ventilation can produce a lack of oxygen. WARNING: The use of a gas cooking appliance produces heat and humidity in the room in which it is installed. Ensure good ventilation of the room keeping natural ventilation openings clear or installing an extractor hood with a discharge tube. In case of doubt ask installer for advice. [. . . ] This is absolutely normal, and is caused by residues of manufacturing. Once this operation is carried out, let the oven cool down, then clean the oven cavity with a soft cloth soaked in warm soapy water. Before cooking for the first time, carefully wash the grid and the dripping pan. Fig. 10 FO 0329 59 Suggestions for gas burners Start your cooking with a big flame by turning the knob to the symbol . The outside of the flame is much hotter than its inside (nucleus). Accordingly , the top of the flame should lick the bottom of the pan. In contrast with electric grids, gas burners do not require flat-bottomed pans: the flames lick the bottom and spread the heat all over the surface. No special pans are required for gas burners. However, thinwalled pans transmit the heat to the food more quickly than thick-walled ones. Since heat doesn't spread evenly on the pan's bottom, the food may only be partially heated. Consequently it is advisable to stir the food many times. Nevertheless carefully follow the indications given in the receipe you intend to follow. Attention: do not place any utensils such as dripping pan, cake tins, casseroles, pyrex dishes, aluminium foil or other on the base of the oven when the oven is in use. A stagnation of heat would result which would compromise the results of cooking and could damage the oven enamel. 4 3 2 1 Fig. 11 FO 0019 61 Cooking table Kinds of food Temperature °C* Inserting slide** Gas oven Electric oven Cooking time in minutes Beaten mixture cakes in moulds Black and white flour cake Royal flat bread-cake Margherita cake Pastry Bottom of cake to be garnished Butter-milk curd cake Jam cake Leavening dough cakes in moulds Brioche Small cakes Pastry Cream puff Meringue Lasagne Meat (cooking time for every cm of thickness) Long cooking roast meat Short cooking roast meat Meat-loaf Poultry Duck 1 1/2 - 2 kg Goose 3 kg Roast chicken Turkey 5 kg Game Hare Roe-deer rib Deer haunch Vegetables Boiled vegetable flan Fish Grey mullets Pizza Grill Chops Sausages Grilled chicken Roast veal on the spit 0, 6 kg Chicken on the spit 175 175 175 200 200 200 200 170 200 140 225 175 200 200 200 200 200 175 200 200 175 200 200 240 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 60-70 60-70 35-40 15-20 35-40 35-40 35-40 10-15 30-40 120 40-50 12-15 10-12 30-40 120-180 150-210 60-90 about 240 60-90 90-150 90-180 40-45 40-50 20-25 15-20 20-25 60-70 70-80 60-90 * Table 1: Temperatures approximating to the Thermostat Settings 1 140°C 2 150°C 3 160°C 4 180°C 5 200°C 6 220°C 7 240°C 8 MAX ** The number of the slide refers to the lowest one (fig. 11), excepted the position on the bottom of the oven, since the dripping pan can't be inserted. 62 Cleaning and maintenance Before each operation, disconnect the appliance. Cleaning the cooker Drops of sauce, fruit juice etc. , should be removed as soon as possible with a soft cloth soaked in warm detergent water. Do not use steel wool or knives to take off layers of crust. Remove stubborn marks with a well wetted soap impregnated pad, but care must be taken not to scratch the enamel. Wash the enamelled grids with water and detergent; these can also be washed a dishwasher. Take off the burner covers and the grids and wash them carefully with warm water and detergent. Dry them well before putting them back in position. Moreover, make sure that these are properly re-placed. [. . . ] 18) the nozzles replacing them with the ones required for the kind of gas in use (see Technical data). Reassemble the parts following the same procedure backwards. These burners do not need any primary air regulation. Fig. Adjustment of minimum level To adjust the minimum level: 1) turn the knob to the position of minimum flame; 2) remove the knob (Fig. [. . . ]