Use and Care Manual

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/ Electric oven
MAIN ELECTRC OVEN
Attention!
When using the oven for the fi rst time it should be
operated for 15-30 minutes at a temperature of
about 500°F/260°C without cooking anything insi-
de in order to eliminate any moisture and odours
from the internal insulation.
SHELVES POSITIONS
Shelves are mounted on the appropriate guides
situated on the sides of the oven compartment.
Insert the shelf between top and bottom guide in
any of the 7 positions indicated.
COOLING FAN
The range is equipped with a cooling fan desi-
gned to prevent the control panel and knobs from
overheating. The cooling fan will operate when the
oven temperature groves up. It will turn off when
the temperature decreases.
NOTE: It is normal for the cooling process to push
heated air out into the room when the oven is on.
PREHEATING THE OVEN
Most cooking times in recipes are intended for a
preheated oven and require that the oven already
be at the set temperature before placing food in
the oven. Preheating time depends on the tempe-
rature setting and the number of racks in the oven.
USING THE OVEN
1. Place rack in desired position and shut the door.
2. Select the oven function with the dedicated fun-
ction knob. The light in the cavity will turn on.
3. Set the desired temperature with the dedicated
selector knob.
The oven will start PRE-HEATING in a few se-
conds showing the progress in the gauge. The
end of pre-heating will be confi rmed with a tone.
Place the food in the oven when the desired tem-
perature has been reached.
OVEN COOKING MODES
The oven is equipped with 4 heating elements,
used alone or in combination to create diff erent
cooking modes:
• Upper bake element
• Lower bake element
• Broil element
• Convection element
The temperature setting and cooking times can
vary slightly from one oven to another. It is pos-
sible that recipes and cooking times need to be
adjusted accordingly.
Bake
Heat from upper and lower element
Use this setting for baking, roasting, and cassero-
les on a single rack.
• Standard bake: level 3 or 4
• Taller items: level 3
• Pies: level 2 or 3 to ensure the bottom of the
crust is done without over-browning the top.
• Large cuts of meat or poultry: level 2.
Convection bake
Heat from upper and lower bake element and air
fl ow convection with fan.
Use this setting to bake and roast diff erent foods
at the same time with no taste transfer. The fan
circulates the hot air around the oven for uniform
cooking of larger quantities of food. Use for roa-
sting vegetables, meat and poultry, or baked fi sh.
This function is the best one for cooking frozen
products and breaded/battered chicken or fi sh.
It may be used for cakes, cookies, biscuits and
other foods on multiple racks.
Use the same rack position as BAKE. When using
2 racks, use level 3 and 5.
Pizza
Heat from lower bake element and circular ele-
ment and airfl ow convection with fan.
Use for cooking pizza, pastry or fl at breads to get
a perfectly cooked base.
Use level 3 or level 2 to ensure the bottom of the
crust is done.