User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX EKG6049

[. . . ] USER MANUAL Model EKG6049 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION These warnings are provided in the interests of your safety. Ensure that you understand them all before installing or using the appliance. If you are unsure about any of the information in this book contact the Customer Care Department. Take great care when heating fats and oils as they will ignite if they become too hot. [. . . ] Cover all food during cooking to prevent it from drying out. You can uncover food for the last half hour if it is normally served golden brown. USING SLOW COOK · You need to cook food at gas mark 6 for 30 minutes before you turn the oven down to the slow cook setting. This makes sure that the temperature of the food gets hot enough to start the food cooking. s FOOD PREPARATION - SLOW COOKING JOINTS OF MEAT AND POULTRY · · · · · · Do not cook meat joints over 2. 7kg (6lb). Do not cook poultry over 2 kg (4lb 8oz). Cook on the middle shelf of the oven or above. Only cook joints of pork if you can make sure, by using a meat thermometer, that the temperature inside the joint is at least 88°C. For good air circulation always stand joints on a rack in a roasting tin or casserole. Thaw all frozen meat and poultry before you cook it. Prime cuts of meat do not benefit from slow cooking. Remove excess fat and skin unless it is browned first. 3 4 5 · · · · SOUPS, CASSEROLES AND STEWS · · · · Do not cook casseroles over 2. 7 kg (6lb). Bring to the boil on the hotplate then cook on slow cook. Cook on the middle shelf of the oven or above. Cover food with a tight fitting lid or tin foil. 20 6 7 2 9 8 1 Vegetables · · Cut into small pieces. Dried beans must be pre-soaked then boiled in an open pan for 15 minutes before adding to any dish. Place vegetables under meat in casseroles. Cover food with a tight fitting lid or tin foil. · · MILK PUDDINGS · · Cover the cereal with boiling water and leave it to stand for 30 minutes. Drain and make the pudding in the usual way. GENERAL POINTS FOR SLOW COOKING Frozen Foods Thaw thoroughly before cooking. Thickening Toss meat in flour for casseroles. Alternatively blend cornflour with water and add it at the end of cooking. Flavouring Flavours are held in the food because there is little evaporation. Adjust flavouring at the end of the cooking time. Liquid Use slightly less liquid as there is little evaporation during cooking. Always add milk and milk products, for example cream towards the end of cooking to prevent them from curdling. 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. [. . . ] Fit the burner crowns and caps ensuring that they are correctly seated. Check each of the hotplate burners in turn by turning the hotplate tap to its full on position and pressing the ignition button. As soon as the burners are lit the button can be released. CHECKING LID SHUT-OFF DEVICE 1. Turn one hotplate tap to its full on position and push the ignition button. [. . . ]