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Disposing of the old appliance
Dispose of the old appliance in an environmentally
friendly and safe manner. Refer to your local dealer or
solid waste collection centre in your area to learn how
to dispose of your product. Before disposing of the
product, make the door lock (if any) unusable to avoid
dangerous conditions to children.
4 Preparation
Tips for energy saving
The following information will help you to use your
appliance in an ecological way, and to save energy:
x
Use dark coloured or enamel coated cookware in
the oven for better heat transmission.
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Before cooking your dishes, perform a preheating
operation if it is advised in the user manual or
cooking instructions.
x
Do not open the door of the oven frequently during
cooking.
x
Try to cook more than one dish in the oven at the
same time whenever possible. Two cooking
vessels can be placed onto the wire shelf.
x
Cook more than one dish one after another. The
oven will already be hot.
x
Save energy by switching off your oven a few
minutes before the end of the cooking time. Do not
open the oven door.
x
Defrost frozen dishes before cooking them.
x
Use pots and pans with covers for cooking. Without
cover, energy consumption may increase 4 times.
x
Select the burner which is suitable for the bottom
size of the pot that is to be used. Always select the
correct pot size for your dishes. Larger pots require
more energy.
First cleaning of the appliance
The surface of the appliance may be
damaged by some detergents or
cleaning materials. Do not use
aggressive detergents, cleaning
powder, cream or any sharp objects.
1. Remove all packaging materials.
2. Wipe the surfaces of the appliance with a damp
cloth or sponge and dry with a cloth.
Initial heating
Heat up the appliance for about 30 minutes and then
switch it off. This will ensure that any production
residues or layers will be burnt off and removed.
WARNING
Hot surfaces cause burns!
Product may be hot when it is in use.
Never touch the hot burners, inner
sections of the oven, heaters and etc.
Keep children away. Always use heat
resistant oven gloves when putting in
or removing dishes into/from the hot
oven.
Gas oven
1. Take all baking trays and the wire grill out of the
oven.
2. Close the oven door.
3. Select the highest flame of the gas oven; see How
to use the gas oven, page 19.
4. Operate the oven about 30 minutes.
5. Turn off your oven; See How to use the gas oven,
page 19.
Smell and smoke may emit during the
first heating. This is not a fault and is
quite normal and is due to any
production residues or layers being
burnt off and removed. Ensure that the
room is well ventilated.
5 Using the hob
General information about cooking
DANGER
Risk of fire by overheated oil!
When heating oil, do not leave it
unattended.
Never try to extinguish a fire with
water!
When oil has caught fire,
immediately cover the pot or pan with a
lid. Switch off the hob if safe to do so
and phone the fire service.
x
Before frying foods, always dry them well and
gently place into the hot oil. Ensure complete
thawing of frozen foods before frying.
x
Do not cover the pot or pan being used when
heating oil.
x
Place the pans and saucepans in a manner so that
their handles are not over the hob to prevent
heating of the handles. Do not place unbalanced
and easily tilting cooking vessels on the hob.
x
Do not place empty pots and saucepans on
cooking zones that are switched on. They might get
damaged.
x
Operating a cooking zone without a pot, pan or
saucepan on it may cause damage to the
appliance. Turn off the cooking zones after cooking
is complete.
x
As the surface of the appliance can be hot, do not
place plastic and aluminum vessels on it.
x
Plastic and aluminum vessels should not be used
to keep foods in.
x
Use flat bottomed saucepans or cooking vessels
only.
Danger of fire: Do not store items on the
cooking surface.
CAUTION:
The cooking process has to
be supervised. A short term cooking
process has to be supervised
continuously.
WARNING:
Unattended cooking on a
hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and
may result in a fire.
