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Cooking Advice
Sterilization
Sterilization of foods to be conserved, in full and hermetically sealed jars, is done in
the following way:
a.
Set the switch to position
.
b.
Set the thermostat knob to position 185 °C and preheat the oven.
c.
Fill the dripping pan with hot water.
d.
Set the jars onto the dripping pan making sure they do not touch each other and the
door and set the thermostat knob to position 135 °C.
When sterilization has begun, that is, when the contents of the jars start to bubble, turn
off the oven and let cool.
Thermostat knob
(fig. 6.1)
This only sets the cooking temperature and does not switch the oven on. Rotate
clockwise until the required temperature is reached (
from 50 to 250°C
).
The oven thermostat indicator light will illuminate when the oven is switched on and
turns off when the oven reaches the correct temperature.
The light will cycle on and off during cooking.
Function selector knob
(fig. 6.2)
Rotate the knob clockwise to set the oven for one of the following functions:
F
Fig. 6.1
Fig. 6.2
Oven light
By setting the knob to this position, only the oven light comes on.
It remains on in all the cooking modes.
Traditional convection cooking
The upper and lower heating elements are switched on. The heat is diffused by natural
convection and the temperature must be regulated between 50° C and 250° C with
the thermostat knob.
It is necessary to preheat the oven before introducing the foods to be cooked.
Recommended for:
For foods which require the same cooking temperature both internally and externally, i.
e. roasts, spare ribs, meringue, etc.