How To Use Your Appliance - Indesit K 3C8 P.B/U Installations- Und Bedienungsanleitung

The various features of cooker are controlled through the
knobs and buttons located on the control panel.
Notice: The first time you use your appliance, we recom-
mend that you set the thermostat to the highest setting
and leave the oven on for about half an hour with nothing
in it, with the oven door shut. Then, open the oven door
and let the room air. The odour that is often detected dur-
ing this initial use is due to the evaporation of substances
used to protect the oven during storage and until it is
installed.
Attention: Only use the bottom shelf of the oven when
using the rotisserie to cook (where present). For all other
types of cooking, never use the bottom shelf and never
place anything on the bottom of the oven when it is in
operation because this could damage the enamel. Always
place your cookware (dishes, aluminium foil, etc. etc.) on
the grate provided with the appliance inserted especially
along the oven guides.
N.B.: Should the appliance be equipped with an electronic
programmer, to use the electric oven, just press buttons
W
V and
at the same time (the
on the display) before selecting the desired cooking
function.
Door lock device (only present on some models)
Some models are equipped with a "door lock" device
situated between the control panel and the oven door. To
open the door, lift up device "A" indicated in the figure.
The Oven Control Knobs
The "7 Programms" oven combines all the advantages of
traditional "static" ovens with those of modern "ventilated"
ones.
The"7 Programms" oven is extremely versatile and offers
7 different but sure and easy ways of cooking. Use the
knobs to select the different cooking functions available
on the "7 Programms" oven:
L - selector knob;
M - thermostat knob.
When the selector knob is on any other setting than that
identified by the "o", the oven light turns on. The setting
8
identified by the symbol makes it possible to turn the
oven light on without having any of the oven heating ele-
ments on. When the oven light is on, it means that the
oven is in use, and it will remain on for the entire time the
oven is being used.

How To Use Your Appliance

m
symbol will appear
A
1.Convection Mode
- Position of the "L" knob:
- Position of the "M" knob: between 50°C and Max
On this setting, the light comes on and the top and bottom
heating elements are activated. This is the classic, tradi-
tional type oven which has perfected, with exceptional heat
distribution and reduced energy consumption. The con-
vection oven is still unequalled when it comes to cooking
dishes made up of several ingredients, e.g. cabbage with
ribs, stews, etc. Excellent results are achieved when pre-
paring meat-based dishes as well (braised meats, stew,
goulash, wild game, ham etc.) which need to cook slowly
and require basting or the addition of liquid. It still remains
the best system for cooking pastries and fruit in general
and when using specific covered containers for oven cook-
ing. When cooking in convection mode, only use one drip-
ping-pan or cooking rack at a time, otherwise the heat
distribution will be uneven. Select from among the various
rack heights based on whether the dish needs more or
less heat from the top or bottom.
2. Pastry Mode
- Position of the "L" knob:
- Position of the "M" knob: between 50° and Max
The fan will start and all of the heating elements will turn
on. This provides a delicate heating process with a preva-
lence of heat from the bottom. This mode is ideal for bak-
ing and cooking delicate foods - especially pastries that
need to rise because the heat coming from the bottom
helps the leavening process. Some advice:
•
Always preheat the oven;
•
Never place more than one dish in the oven at a time;
•
The rack (unless cooking directly on the dripping-pan)
should be used because it allows for better air circula-
tion; In any case, do not leave unused dripping-pans in
the oven;
•
Position the rack at the third or second height from the
bottom in order to take full advantage of the heat rising
from the bottom of the oven; Place the pastry pan in
the centre of the rack;
•
Do not open the door when cooking pastries in order
to prevent rapid temperature changes that could im-
pede the cooking process and make the pastry drop.
3. Pizza Mode
- Position of the "L" knob:
- Position of the "M" knob: between 50°C and Max
The bottom and circular heating elements, as well as the
fan, will come on. This combination rapidly heats the oven
due to the large amount of power used by the appliance
(2700 W), which results in the production of considerable
heat coming prevalently from the bottom and from forced
air circulation. The pizza mode is ideal for foods which
need high temperatures to cook, like pizza and large roasts.
Use only one dripping-pan or rack at a time. However, if
more than one is used, they must be switched half way
through the cooking process.
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