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• DO NOT use the top of the flue (the slot
along the back of the cooker) for warming
plates, dishes, drying tea towels or
softening butter.
• DO NOT use water on grease fires and
never pick up a flaming pan. Turn the
controls off and then smother a flaming
pan on a surface unit by covering the pan
completely with a well fitting lid or baking
tray. If available, use a multi-purpose dry
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
• DO NOT modify this appliance. This
appliance is not intended to be operated
by means of external timer or separated
remote-control system.
• If flammable materials are stored in the
drawer, oven(s) or grill(s) it may explode
and result in fire or property damage.
Oven Care
• When the oven is not in use and before
attempting to clean the cooker always be
certain that the control knobs are in the
OFF position.
• Use oven gloves to protect your hand from
potential burns.
• Cooking high moisture content foods can
create a ‘steam burst’when the oven door
is opened (Fig. 1.3). When opening the
oven, stand well back and allow any steam
to disperse.
• The inside door face is constructed with
toughened safety glass. Take care NOT
to scratch the surface when cleaning the
glass panel.
• Accidental damage may cause the door
glass panel to fracture.
• Keep oven vent ducts unobstructed.
• DO NOT use harsh abrasive cleaners or
sharp metal scrapers to clean the oven door
glass since they can scratch the surface,
which may result in shattering of the glass.
• DO NOT use hotplate protectors, foil or
hotplate covers of any description. These
may affect the safe use of your hotplate
burners and are potentially hazardous to
health.
• NEVER heat unopened food containers.
Pressure build up may make the containers
burst and cause injury.
• DO NOT use unstable saucepans. Always
make sure that you position the handles
away from the edge of the hotplate.
• NEVER leave the hotplate unattended
at high heat settings. Pans boiling over
can cause smoking, and greasy spills may
catch on fire. Use a deep fat thermometer
whenever possible to prevent fat
overheating beyond the smoking point.
WARNING: Unattended cooking on a
hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and
may result in re.
• NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water,
but switch off the appliance and then cover
the flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.
• NEVER leave a chip pan unattended.
Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it
heats. Deep fry pans should be only one
third full of fat.
• WARNING: Danger of re: do not store
items on the cooking surfaces.
• NEVER try to move a pan of hot fat,
especially a deep fat fryer. Wait until the
fat is cool. Filling the pan too full of fat can
cause spill over when food is added. If you
use a combination of oils or fats in frying,
stir them together before heating, or as the
fats melt.
• Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.
Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh
foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and
over the sides of the pan. Carefully watch for
spills or overheating of foods when frying at
high or medium high temperatures.
