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• 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.
n 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 blank
• 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.
• 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.
Cooling fan
This appliance has a cooling fan. When the grill
or oven is in operation the fan will run to cool
the fascia and control knobs.
Ventilation
The use of a cooking appliance results in the
production of heat and moisture in the room
in which it is installed. Therefore, make sure
that the kitchen is well ventilated: keep natural
ventilation holes open or install a powered
cookerhood that vents outside. If you have
several hotplates/burners on, or use the cooker
for a long time, open a window or turn on an
extractor fan
Maintenance
• It is recommended that this appliance is
serviced annually.
• WARNING: Before removing the existing
bulb, turn o the power supply and make
sure that the oven and bulb have cooled.
• DO NOT use cooking vessels on the
hotplate that overlap the edges.
• Unless specified otherwise in this guide,
always allow the cooker to cool and then
switch it off at the mains before cleaning or
carrying out any maintenance work.
• DO NOT attempt to disassemble or clean
around any burner while another burner
is on, otherwise an electric shock could
result.
• NEVER operate the cooker with wet hands.
• DO NOT use a towel or other bulky cloth
in place of a glove – it might catch fire if
brought into contact with a hot surface.
• 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.
