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Operating
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Installation Instructions
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n LIBRA o i t c u Introduction d o r This gas cooker has been designed and manufactured to all the t n necessary British Standards. The cooker complies with European I Council Directive 90/396/EEC. It also carries the C.E. mark. It is important that you understand how to use and care for the cooker properly before you use it for the first time. We have written this booklet with your safety in mind. Read the booklet thoroughly before you use the cooker. Keep the booklet in a safe place so that
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LIBRA s t n e t n o C Page Contents Lighting the appliance 4 The grill 6 The hotplate 8 The oven 11 Oven cooking chart 13 Slow cooking 16 Care and cleaning 19 General information 22 Installing the appliance 23 What is wrong and why? 24 Servicing 25 Installation Instructions 27 Technical data 28 Safety requirements/ventilation 29 Location of appliance 29 Installation 30 Testing 32 3
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LIBRA Lighting the appliance Grill and hotplate To light: 1 Push in the control knob and turn it to the lowest setting. This is shown by a small flame symbol. Light the burner with a match. 2 When the burner has lit, adjust the setting as required. For your safety Never cover the grill pan or grid with foil as this can lead to grill fires. Oven To light: 1 Open the oven door. 2 Push in the control knob and turn it to gas mark 9. Light the burner with a match. There will only be small flames a
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LIBRA To turn off any burner 1 Push in the control knob and turn it to the off position. This is shown by a large dot. For your safety When you are lighting any burner check that it has lit before you leave the appliance. When you are turning off a burner, do not leave the appliance until the flame has gone out. 5 Lighting the appliance
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l LIBRA l i r g e The grill h T The grill is a high-speed grill. The instructions below tell you how to vary the heat setting and how to change the height of the grid to suit the food you are cooking. You should remember to turn the food regularly. You should not use the grill to keep food warm as it will continue to cook the food. Prior to using the grill We suggest that you operate the grill for approximately 5 - 10 mins to burn off any residue from the surface. During this period a slight
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LIBRA l l i r g Cooking positions e h T Place the grill pan so that the bottom of the handle fits into the hole on the shelf. Most food should be cooked on the grid in the grill pan. The grid can be turned over to suit different thicknesses of food. You can place some dishes straight on to the grill shelf. This is useful when you are browning the top of food such as cauliflower cheese. Preheating You don't usually need to preheat the grill. You may wish to preheat it for a couple
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LIBRA e t a l p t The hotplate o h e h Heat control T The hotplate control knobs turn anticlockwise from 'OFF' to 'HIGH' and then to 'LOW'. You can adjust the heat by turning the control between the highest and lowest settings. These are shown as a large and a small flame symbol. Burner sizes The hotplate has three burner sizes to suit different types of cooking: Largest burner (Rapid) - use a large pan for food such as chips. Medium burners (Normal) - use for everyday cooking. Small burn
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LIBRA e t a l p t For your safety o h e h T 1 Take care to avoid burns and scalds when you are reaching across the hotplate. 2 Use pans with flat bases. They are more stable than pans which are warped. 3 Do not use pans with very heavy handles which cause the pan to tip. 4 Put pans on the centre of the burners. 5 Position pan handles so they cannot be accidentally knocked. 6 Take extra care when you are deep fat frying. Do not cover the pan with a lid. Do not leave a pan unattended. If the
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LIBRA e t a l p t o h e Helpful hints h T 1 Keep flames under the base of pans. If the flames lick round the sides of the pans you are wasting gas. 2 Only heat the amount of liquid you need. Do not overfill pans. 3 Cover pans with a lid whenever possible. The food will heat up more quickly and there will be less steam in the kitchen. 4 Try cooking more than one vegetable in the same pan, for example potatoes and carrots. 5 Cut vegetables into smaller pieces. This way they will cook more quick
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LIBRA n e v o The oven e Before you use the oven you should wipe it out with a damp cloth to h T remove any dust. Heat zones There are zones of heat within the oven. The temperature in the middle is the gas mark you have chosen. The top of the oven is slightly hotter and the lower shelf slightly cooler. The base of the oven is quite a lot cooler. You can make use of these heat zones when you are cooking foods requiring different temperatures all at the same time. If you are co
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LIBRA n e v Baking trays and dishes o e h For your safety T Never place cooking dishes, trays and so on over the oven burner. This will damage the appliance as well as the ovenware and possibly the floor covering underneath the appliance. Leave a gap of 13mm (½") Leave a gap of 13mm (½") between between all dishes and the sides all dishes and the sides of the oven of the oven so the heat can so the heat can circulate properly. circulate properly. Do not push dishes too far back as Do not push
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chart cooking Oven LIBRA 13 Oven cooking chart These instructions are for cooking in the oven after it has been pre-heated for 20 minutes. If you are cooking more than one tray of similar items, for example cakes or biscuits, swap the trays around during cooking or you can take the top tray out of the oven when the food is cooked and move the lower tray to the higher shelf to finish cooking. Always leave at least one shelf position between shelves to allow heat to cir
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chart cooking Oven LIBRA 14 Gas Shelf Approximate Food mark position cooking time Poultry: Chicken 5 4 20 mins. per ½ kg (1lb) and 20 mins. Turkey below 4.5kg (10lbs) 4 4 25 mins. per ½ kg (1lb) and 25 mins. over 4.5kg (10 lbs) 4 4 or 5 15 mins. per ½ kg (1lb) and 15 mins. Duck and duckling 5 4 25 mins. per ½ kg (1lb) Stuffed poultry Cook as above but calculate weight including stuffing. Thoroughly thaw frozen joints before cooking them. The times given above ar
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chart cooking Oven LIBRA 15 Gas Shelf Approximate Food mark position cooking time Pastries: Plate tart (shortcrust) 6 1 25-35 mins. Fruit pie (shortcrust) 6 1 25-35 mins. Mince pies (flan pastry) 5 1 & 3 15-25 mins. To help pastry brown on the underside cook on a metal plate, or if plates are flat and have no rim underneath, place on baking tray to cook. Puddings: Milk puddings 2 3 2 hrs. Baked sponge pudding 4 4 45-60 mins. Baked custards 3 4 50-60 mins. Yeast Mixtures: B
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LIBRA g n i k o Slow cooking o c The slow cook setting gives a very low heat in the oven. It is particularly w useful when you are cooking soups, stews and casseroles because o l the long slow cooking will make cheaper, tougher cuts of meat more S tender. You need to cook food at gas mark 6 for 30 minutes before you turn the oven down to the slow cook setting. This makes sure that the temperature of the food gets hot enough to start the food cooking. Some foods such as pastry and bi
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LIBRA g n i k Soups, casseroles and stews o o l Do not cook casseroles over 2.7 kg (6lb). c l Bring to the boil on the hotplate then cook on slow cook. w o l l Cook in the middle of the oven or above. S l Cover food with a tight fitting lid or tin foil. Vegetables l Cut into small pieces. l Dried beans must be pre-soaked then boiled in an open pan for 15 minutes before adding to any dish. l Place vegetables under meat in casseroles. l Cover food with a tight fitting lid or tin foil. l Cook for 3
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LIBRA g n i k Reheating o o Cool left over food quickly and then put it in the fridge. Do not reheat c food using the slow cook setting. Reheat food in the usual way or in a w o microwave. l S Only reheat food once. 18
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LIBRA g n i n Care and cleaning a e l c d For your safety n a For hygiene and safety reasons you must keep this gas appliance e r clean. A build up of fat or other foodstuff could cause a fire. a Try to mop up spills and splashes as soon as they happen. But C be careful as parts of the appliance will be hot. Do not use any polishes, caustic cleaners, abrasives, washing soda or soap powder except those recommended in this booklet. Please note: If we recommend you use hot soapy water w
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LIBRA g n i n Aluminium based saucepans can leave shiny metal marks on the a e pan supports. To clean the pan supports regularly remove the marks l c using a mild abrasive like 'Cif' with a soft scourer. For more stubborn d n marks you can use a soap filled pad such as 'Brillo'. a After cleaning the appliance parts, dry e r a them thoroughly before you put them back. C When replacing hotplate burner parts 1. Crown to body (Do not try to force the crown on to the body). Check that the two lon
