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50cm Gas Cooker
Instructions for installation and use
KD341GW
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Contents Introduction 3 For Your Safety 4 Hotplate 6 Grill 8 Oven 10 Oven Cooking Charts 12 Care and Cleaning / Battery Replacement 14 Something Wrong with your cooker? 16 Installation Instructions 17 If It Still Won’t Work 22 Key Contacts Back Cover 2
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Introduction To help you make the best use of your cooker, PLEASE READ THIS BOOKLET CAREFULLY. Your new cooker is guaranteed and will give lasting service. The guarantee is only applicable if the cooker has been installed in accordance with the installation instructions. The cooker is designed specifically for domestic use and responsibility will not be accepted for use in any other installation. When first using the cooker ensure that the room is well ventilated (eg. open a window or use an
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Safety Information Please read the precautions below before using your cooker. ALWAYS... ALWAYS make sure you understand the controls before using the cooker. ALWAYS check all controls on the cooker are turned off after use. ALWAYS stand back when opening the oven door to allow heat to disperse. ALWAYS use dry good quality oven gloves when removing items from the ovens. ALWAYS keep the oven and grill doors closed when the cooker is not in use. ALWAYS place pans centrally over the hotplate burner
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Safety Information NEVER... NEVER leave children unsupervised where the cooker is installed as all surfaces will be hot during and after its use. NEVER allow anyone to sit or stand on any part of the cooker. NEVER store items that children may attempt to reach above the cooker. NEVER heat up unopened food containers as pressure can build up causing the container to burst. NEVER store chemicals/food stuffs, pressurised containers in or on the cooker, or in cabinets immediately above or next to
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Hotplate The hotplate has one large high speed burner, two normal simmering burners and one small simmering burner which will accommodate pans between 100mm (4”) and 200mm (8”) diameter. All pans should be positioned centrally over the burners. The pan supports should be fitted on the hotplate such that the indents along one side of each pan support are inner-most. Those models fitted with a hotplate lid have a safety device which cuts off the gas supply to the hotplate unless the lid is fully
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Hotplate SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR DEEP FAT FRYING 1. Never fill chip pans more than one third full with oil or fat. 2. Never leave oil or fat unattended during the heating or cooling period. 3. Never heat fat or fry with a lid on the pan. 4. Always dry food thoroughly before frying and lower it slowly into the hot oil or fat. Frozen foods in particular will cause frothing and spitting if added too quickly. 5. Always keep the outside of the pan clean and free from streaks of oil or fat. HOW TO D
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Grill CAUTION – ACCESSIBLE PARTS MAY BECOME HOT WHEN THE GRILL IS USED. YOUNG CHILDREN SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY. GRILL PAN AND HANDLE The grill pan handle is detachable from the pan to facilitate cleaning and storage. The handle can be fixed as follows : 1. Remove the screw and washer from the grill pan bracket. 2. Tilt the handle over the recess. (A) 3. Slide the handle towards the centre of the pan. (B) 4. Locate the handle over the bracket. (C) For a fixed handle, replace the screw and wash
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Grill Grilling can be started from cold but for best results preheat for approximately two minutes. Most cooking is done with the heat on full, but it may be necessary after sealing the food to reduce the heat as required. For au gratin dishes eg. Macaroni Cheese and meringue toppings eg. Baked Alaska, place the dish on the floor of the grill compartment. The base of the grill pan can be used for warming fruit garnishes on the reduced setting. NOTE: Strong detergents used in dishwashers may d
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Oven The oven has different heat zones – the thermostat settings refer to the temperature on the middle shelf; above this shelf it is hotter and below it is cooler. Two shelves enable full use of the temperatures inside the oven. Each shelf has a safety stop to prevent if from being pulled out too far when attending to food. Shelves are removed from the oven by pulling them out to the stop and then lifting them at the front to withdraw. The grill pan without the handle can be used in the oven.
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Oven COLD START COOKING Anything requiring long slow cooking such as casseroles and rich fruit cakes can be put into a cold oven. Satisfactory results can also be obtained with creamed mixture, rich pastries or yeast mixtures, but for perfection we recommend preheating the oven for about 15 minutes. ROASTING OF LARGE POULTRY The maximum weight of poultry that can be accommodated is 8kg (18 lbs) of suitable shape. It is important to check that the bird DOES NOT overhang the burner at the back of
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Oven Cooking Chart The following times and setting are for guidance only. You may wish to alter the setting to give a result more to your satisfaction. When a different setting to that shown below is given in a recipe, the recipe instructions should be followed. Allow 15 minutes preheat for best results. Always turn the thermostat knob to Mark 9 before selecting the appropriate gas Mark. Shelf position 1 is the highest. Gas Shelf Food Mark Position Approx. Cooking Time and Comments Fish Oily a
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Oven Cooking Chart Gas Shelf Food Mark Positions Approx. Cooking Time and Comments Cakes, Pastries & Biscuits Small Cakes (16 per tray) 2 trays 5 1 and 3 17 - 25 mins. 1 tray 5 2 18 - 22 mins. Victoria sandwich (2 x 180mm / 7”) 4 1 and 3 20 - 30 mins Swiss Roll (3 egg quantity) 5 2 20 - 25 mins. Christmas cake (1 x 205mm / 8”) 2 3 Time depending on recipe 1 1 Madeira cake (1 x 180mm / 7”) 4 4 1 /4 - 1 /2 hrs. Rich Fruit cake (1 x 180mm / 7”) 2 4 Time depending on recipe Scones - 16 per tray 7 1
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Care and Cleaning Clean the cooker regularly and wipe up spills soon after they occur to prevent them from becoming burnt on. TURN OFF THE MAIN SWITCH AND ENSURE THE COOKER IS COLD BEFORE CLEANING. BEFORE SWITCHING ON AGAIN, ENSURE THAT ALL CONTROLS ARE IN THE OFF POSITION. NEVER USE BIOLOGICAL WASHING POWDER, CAUSTIC CLEANERS, HARSH ABRASIVES, SCOURING PADS, STEAM CLEANERS, AEROSOL CLEANERS OR OVEN CHEMICAL CLEANERS OF ANY KIND. To move the cooker forward, open the grill door and with both han
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Care and Cleaning COOKER FINISH CLEANING METHOD Cloth wrung out in warm soapy water. Stubborn Vitreous Enamel stains can be removed with a cream paste, Hotplate, burner caps, grill liquid cleaner or by rubbing with fine steel wool pan, oven base and rear, soap pads. inside of grill compartment, Check that the cleaning agent is approved by the inside of doors, control panel. Vitreous Enamel Development Council. Paint Wash with a cloth wrung out in warm soapy water Plinth, Fascia bottom trim, on
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Something Wrong With Your Cooker Before contacting your nearest Service Centre / Installer, check through the problem guide below; there may be nothing wrong with your cooker. Problem Check Slight odour or small This is normal and should cease after a short period. amount of smoke when grill / oven used first time Oven cooks too fast or too Check that the gas mark and shelf positions are as slow recommended in the Oven Cooking Charts. However, it may be necessary to increas
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Installation Instructions Prior to installation, ensure that the local distributions (nature of the gas and gas pressure) and the adjustment conditions are compatible. The adjustment conditions for this appliance are stated on the data badge which is fitted on the outer rear panel of the cooker. This appliance is not designed to be connected to a combustion prod- ucts evacuation device. It must be installed and connected in accordance with current installation regulations. Particular attention
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Installation Instructions TECHNICAL DATA DIMENSIONS Height 900mm Width 500mm Depth 600mm (excluding door handles) GENERAL 1 1 Gas connection Rp /2 ( /2” BSP female) Pressure test point Grill injector Gas rate adjustment None Aeration adjustment None Battery 1.5V Alkaline AA Natural Gas HEAT INPUT BURNER INJECTOR HOTPLATE 3.0 kW 128 Front left HOTPLATE 2.0 kW 102 Rear left HOTPLATE 1.0 kW 72 Rear right HOTPLATE 102 2.0 kW Front right GRILL 3.8 kW 150 OVEN 2.5 kW 115 18
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Installation Instructions The cooker can be close fitted below hotplate level. This requires A minimum distance of 503mm between cupboard units of hotplate height. When installing next to a tall cupboard, partition or wall, for a minimum distance of 400mm above hotplate level, allow a side clearance of at least 65mm. The diagram below illustrates the minimum clearance between the cooker and adjacent walls, cupboards etc. The wall behind the cooker 150mm below the hotplate and 450mm above, and t
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Installation Instructions UNPACKING THE COOKER Unpack the components from inside the grill and oven: Check that the following parts are present. Grill pan and grid Grill pan handle Pan supports (2) Oven shelves (2) Enamelled discs (4) Aluminium burner bodies (4) Literature Battery 1.5V LEVELLING Four skid feet are fitted which can be adjusted up or down to level the cooker. Caution: Some soft floor coverings may get damaged if the cooker is not moved carefully. STABILITY BRACKET The cooker must
