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ance.
Desserts: the fan assisted mode is also perfect for baking
leavened cakes.
Moreover, this mode can also be used to thaw quickly
white or red meat and bread by setting the temperature to
80 °C. To thaw more delicate foods, set the thermostat to
60°C or use only the cold air circulation feature by setting
the thermostat to 0°C.
"Top" oven
Position of thermostat knob "M": Between 60°C and Max.
The top heating element comes on.
This mode can be used to brown food at the end of cook-
ing.
Grill
Position of thermostat knob "M": Max
The top heating element and the turnspit come on.
The extremely high and direct temperature of the grill makes
it possible to brown the surface of meats and roasts while
locking in the juices to keep them tender. The grill is also
highly recommended for dishes that require a high
temperature on the surface: such as beef steaks, veal, rib
steak, filets, hamburgers etc...
Use the "grill" mode with the oven door ajar.
Some grilling examples are included in the "Practical Cooking
Advice" paragraph.
Fan Assisted Grill
Position of thermostat knob "M": between 60°C and 200°C.
The top central heating element and the fan come on. This
combination of features increases the effectiveness of the
unidirectional thermal radiation of the heating elements
through forced circulation of the air throughout the oven.
This helps prevent food from burning on the surface, al-
lowing the heat to penetrate right into the food. Excellent
results are achieved with kebabs made with meats and
vegetables, sausages, ribs, lamb chops, chicken in a spicy
sauce, quail, pork chops, etc.
All "gratin" cooking must be done with the oven door shut.
This mode is also ideal for cooking fish steaks, like sword-
fish, tuna, grouper, stuffed cuttlefish etc.
The oven light
Set knob "L" to the symbol to turn it on. It lights the
oven and stays on when any of the electrical heating ele-
ments in the oven come on.
Thermostat Light (O)
This light indicates that the oven is heating. When it turns
off, the temperature inside the oven has reached the set-
ting made with the thermostat knob. At this point, the light
will turn on and off as the oven maintains the temperature
at a constant level.
Cooking Control Timer Knob (only on a few models)
Some models are equipped with a timer program to control
when the oven shuts off during cooking. To use this feature,
you must wind the "S" knob one full turn in the counter-
clockwise direction ; Then, turn the knob in the clockwise
direction , to set the time by matching up the indicator
on the control panel with the number of minutes on the
knob.
At the end of the programmed length of time, the timer will
sound and automatically turn off the oven.
Attention: to use the oven in manual mode without the
cooking control timer, match the indicator on the control
panel with the symbol on the timer knob.
When the oven is not in use, the cooking control timer can
be used like a normal timer.
The control knobs for the hob electric hotplates (Q)
The cookers can be fitted with normal and rapid electric
hotplates in a variety of combinations (the rapid hotplates
can be distinguished from the rest by the red boss in the
centre of the same). To avoid any heat loss and damage to
the hotplates, we advise you to use pans with a flat bottom,
with a diameter which matches that of the hotplate itself. The
table contains the different settings indicated on the knobs
and the use for which the hotplates are recommended.
Setting Normal or Fast Plate
0
Off
1 Cooking vegetables, fish
Cooking potatoes (using steam) soups,
2
chickpeas, beans.
Continuing the cooking of large quantities
3
of food, minestrone
4 For roasting (average)
5 For roasting (above average)
For browning and reaching a boil in a
6
short time.
Before using the hotplates for the first time, you should
heat them at maximum temperature for approximately 4
minutes, without any pans. During this initial stage, their
protective coating hardens and reaches its maximum
resistance.
Electric hotplate indicator light (P)
This light comes on when any of the electrical hotplates on a
hob which features electric hotplates have been turned on.
Practical Advice on Using the Burners
In order to obtain the best performance, keep in mind the
following:
•
Use the appropriate cookware for each burner (see
table) so that the flames do not extend beyond the bot-
tom of the cookware.
•
Only flat bottom cookware should be used.
•
At the boiling point, turn the knob to low.
•
Always use a lid with the cookware.
Burner
Fast (R)
Semi Fast (S)
Auxiliary (A)
NB. On the models supplied with a reducer grate, remem-
ber that this should be used only for the auxiliary burner
when you use casserole dishes with a diameter under 12
cm.
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ø Cookware diameter (cm)
24 - 26
16 - 20
10 - 14