Instruction Manual

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7 Maintenance and care
General information
The service life of the appliance will extend and the
possibility of problems will decrease if the appliance is
cleaned at regular intervals.
Service intervals
• Every twelve months the appliance should be
serviced by a Defy Service agent to ensure
continued efficient and safe operation.
WARNING: Hot surfaces may cause
burns! Do not touch the hot surfaces of
the appliance. Use oven gloves. Keep
children away from the appliance.
DANGER: Risk of scalding by hot
steam! Take care when opening the
oven door as steam may escape.
Tips for baking
• Use non-sticky coated appropriate metal plates or
aluminum vessels or heat resistant silicone
moulds.
• Make best use of the space on the rack.
• Place the baking mould in the middle of the shelf.
• Select the correct rack position before turning the
oven on. Do not change the rack position when the
oven is hot.
• Keep the oven door closed.
General information on baking & roasting
6 How to operate the oven
How to use the gas oven
The gas oven is operated by the gas oven control
knob. In the off position (top) the gas supply is Off.
Switch on the gas oven
The gas oven is ignited with a gas lighter.
1. Open oven door.
2. Keep gas oven control knob pressed and turn it
counterclockwise.
3. Ignite the gas with a gas lighter at the ignition
control hole shown by the arrows in the diagrams.
1. Ignition control holes
DANGER: There is the risk of gas
compression and explosion! Do not
attempt to ignite the gas for more than
15 seconds. If the burner is not ignited
within 15 seconds, turn off the knob and
wait 1 minute. Ventilate the room before
reattempting to ignite the burner. There
is a risk of gas compression & explosion!
Switch off the gas oven
1.Turn the gas oven control knob to off position (top).
Food
Prehe
ating *
Insertio
n level
Tempe
rature
Cooking time
Apple pie 10 min. 3...4 180 30...40 min.
Fruit tart 10 min. 3...4 180 30...40 min.
Pie 10 min. 3...4 180 40...55 min.
Cookies 10 min. 3...4 180 30...40 min.
Pastry 10 min. 3...4 180 30...40 min.
Cake 10 min. 2 180 40...55 min.
Biscuits – 3...4 180 30...40 min.
Roast
lamb
10 min. 3...4 240
30...40 min. per
450 g + 30 min.
Roast
Beef
10 min. 2...3 240
30...40 min. per
450 g + 30 min.
Turkey 10 min. 4...5 240
50...60 min. per
450 g + 30 min.
Poultry 10 min. 2...3 240
30...40 min. per
450 g + 25 min.
Casserole
s
– 4 240 90...120 min. §
Fish 10 min. 2 240 30...40 min.
Macaroni 10 min. 3 240 20 min.
Small
cakes
10 min. 2 180 35...40 min.
Victoria
sandwich
10 min. 3 180 30...35 min.
* at control knob position 270 / § depending on quantity / #
depending on size
Cooking times table
1st rack of the oven is the bottom rack.
Maximum load capacity of oven tray:
4 kg (8.8 lb).
The timings in this chart are meant as a
guide. Timings may vary due to
temperature of food, thickness, type
and your own preference of cooking.
Stand dishes on a baking sheet to prevent spillages
onto oven base and help keep oven clean.
Oven flame failure – safety cut out.
(Oven only)
In the unlikely event of a flame blow out,
caused by an overflow of fluid at the
oven burner, a safety mechanism will
automatically shut off the gas to the
oven approximately 30 seconds after
the flame extinguishes.
4. Keep the burner control pressed for 3 to 5 seconds.
» Be sure that gas has ignited and flame is present.
5. Keep the burner control pressed for another 3 to
5 seconds.
6. Select the desired baking power/ gas mark.
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