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4.i Cooking on a Penguin

ALL MODELS: Thetopsurfaceofallofourstoves(thetopplate)ishotandcanbeused

toboilakettleorwarmupasmallsaucepan.Youwillrequireaatbottomedkettleor

pans.Ifyouplantouseitregularlyyouwillwantitemswithaheavybottom.

COOKER MODELS: Allourcookermodelshaveanovenboxabovethestove.Donot

placecookwaredirectlyontotheovenbottom.Ifcookwareisplacedontheoven

bottomthelowerlayeroffoodwillburn.Ifyouplantocookonitregularlyconsiderrear

uingthestove.Thereisasmallrectangularcutoutattherearoftheovenbox,thisisa

ventforcookingsmells.

The oven temperaturesarecompletelydependentontherebelow,thefuelused

andhowitismaintained.Cookingoverreisoneoftheoldestmethodsofcooking

butoneoftheleastfamiliartomostpeople.Whenyoubeginusingit,itwillinvolve

trialanderror.Oncetherehasbeenestablishedfor20-30minutesyoucanacheive

temperaturesbetween140-280°C.140-180°Cistheaverageforanicelyestablished,

mediumre,withfuelglowing.

Longer,slowercookingiseasiertoachieve.Alwaysbeginwithafamiliarwell-tried

recipeandcomparetheresultswithwhatyouwouldnormallyexpectfromyourusual

cooker,thenadjustaccordingly.

Youcanpurchaseanoventhermometertomonitortheoventemperature.Youcan

alsopurchaseastovepipethermometer.Beawarethatastovepipethermometerwill

notgiveyoutheovenboxtemperaturebuttheuetemp.However,whatitwilldois

indicatehowsteadythetemperatureisandanyrisesandfallinit.

Thereshouldalwaysbewellestablishedbeforeyoubeginsoyoucanbemoresureof

gettingasteadytemperature.Theusualprecautionsapplywhenapplyingheattoany

fooditem.Ensurethatfoodisthroughlyandsafelycooked.Alwayscheckthecentreof

thefood,usevisualchecks.Useameatthermometerifyouareunsure.Ifindoubtdo

notconsume.

CARE OF THE OVEN BOX: Theovenboxisasteelchamberwithanovendoor.Itmay

arrivewithathinspraycoatofpaintovertheinternalsurface.Thisisjusttopreservethe

steelsurfaceinstorageandtransit.Theheatoftherewillburnowastefoodthatfalls

ontotheovenboxinterior,anydepositscanbescrapedo.Checkperiodicallythatthe

ventisclearandthattheropesealsaresound.

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COOKWARE: Wehavesomecookwareavailabledesignedforourovendimensions.

Askyourlocalstockistorseeouronlineshopwww.chillipenguin.co.uk/spares-shop.

Alterativelyanycookwaredesignedforanormaldomesticovenisusuallysuitableforour

ovensifyoucansourceasuitablesize.

Spares are available through your local Chilli stockist or

our online shop. There are diagrams online to help you

identify the correct parts and advice about how to ﬁt: