User manual CREDA HBC150EG

[. . . ] C150E Installation & User Instructions You must read these instructions prior to using the appliance and retain them for future reference. For more information on our exciting product range ring Creda Answer Centre 08701 54 64 74 OR Visit us on the NET at http://www. creda. co. uk Our site invites you to make use of our interactive cookbook and product selector. Feel free to browse our product range to see what's bubbling away at the moment or to ask for help on our products and services General Domestic Appliances Ltd. Morley Way Peterborough PE2 9JB Creda Answer Centre 08701 54 64 74 Web http://www. creda. co. uk It may be necessary from time to time to change the specification outlined in this booklet without notice. Any change which is made will not affect your statutory rights. Contents Introduction Installation For your Safety ­ Always For your Safety ­ Never Features Control Panel Hotplates General Information Notes Temperature Conversion Chart Grill Grill Chart Oven Oven Cookery Notes Care and Cleaning Cooking Results Not Satisfactory Something Wrong with your Cooker Key Contacts 4 5-6 7 8 9 10 11-12 13 14 15 16 17-19 20-21 22 23 Back Cover 3 Introduction Your new appliance is guaranteed* and will give lasting service. [. . . ] For a detachable handle remove screw and washers from grill pan and discard. Warning: Ensure when using grill pan handle in the detachable manner it is centralised and secure. 14 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 products Small cuts of meat, sausages, bacon, etc. Gammon steaks Chicken pieces Fish: fingers Whole Fillets Fish in breadcrumbs High 3 - 10 mins. Med - High 15 - 20 mins. Med 20 - 25 mins. Wire food support used in upturned position for chicken. Whole fish and fillets placed in the base of the grill pan. Med Med 15 - 20 mins. Pre - Cooked potato products Med 15 - 20 mins. Pizzas Med 12 - 15 mins. Dish placed directly on base of the grill pan and pan placed on the base of the grill compartment. Browning of food High The settings in the above guide have been developed to cook food successfully without excessive fat spitting and splashing. 15 Oven Oven Control With the oven door closed, heating of the oven is achieved by turning the control clockwise to the required `oven temperature' scale on the control panel, as recommended in the temperature charts. The pilot light will immediately come on and go off during cooking as the thermostat maintains the correct temperature. Note: At the end of the cooking period there may be a momentary puff of steam when the oven door is opened. This will disperse in a few seconds and is perfectly normal characteristics of an oven with a good door seal. Note: Remember to switch off the oven control after cooking is finished. Oven Cookery Notes The `oven temperature charts' are a guide only, giving approximate cooking temperatures and times. To suit personal taste and requirements, it may be necessary to increase or decrease temperatures by 10oC. Wipe the joint, dry well with a clean cloth, kitchen tissue, etc. , and weigh it. Meat which has been stored in a refrigerator, should be allowed to come to room temperature for approximately 30 minutes before cooking. Always completely thaw frozen meat before cooking. Beef, lamb and mutton may be lightly floured, but pork should have the rind scored, brushed over lightly with olive oil, and sprinkled with salt ­ for crisp crackling. Place the joint in a suitably sized meat pan (a small joint in a large meat pan causes unnecessary oven splashing). Small joints weighing less than 1. 5kg (3lbs) may be pot roasted. Additional fat should not be used, except for veal, very lean meat, poultry, which can either be `larded' with fat bacon, or brushed over very sparingly with melted fat/cooking oil. When potatoes are roasted round the joint, they only require to be coated in melted fat/cooking oil. It is not necessary to baste, when roasting in an electric oven, and liquid/stock should not be added to the meat pan. To prepare meat for roasting in your electric oven 16 Oven Cookery Notes Temperature and Time The secret of succulent, tender meat, is not to roast quickly at too high a temperature. Best results are obtained when roasting is carried out at low temperatures. When a lower temperature is used, joint loses less weight, is more tender (too high a temperature causes meat to be tough and dry), and the splashing of fat onto oven interior is reduced. [. . . ] When the grill control is operated at a setting less than "High" this is normal regulator operation, not a fault. Sinking of cakes Over/Under cooking Fast/Slow cooking Nothing Works Grill keeps turning on and off Should you require any advice concerning cooking, please contact:­ The Home Economist PO Box 5 Blythe Bridge Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9LJ 22 Something Wrong with your Cooker? Before contacting your Creda Service Centre/Installer, check the problem guide below. Problem Slight odour or small amount of smoke when using the cooker for the first time. Oven temperature seems too high or too low. Check This is normal and should cease after a short period. Check that the switch on the control unit is in the on position. [. . . ]