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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
ZCG 7700X
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X n o i t c u Introduction d o This gas oven has been designed and manufactured to all the r t necessary British Standards. It also carries the C.E. mark. The cooker n I complies with European Council Directive 90/396/EEC. It is important that you understand how to use and care for the oven 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 oven. Keep the booklet in a safe place so
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X Contents Page Lighting the cooker 4 The grill 6 The hotplate 8 The oven 11 Oven cooking chart 14 The electronic minute minder 17 Slow cooking 20 Care and cleaning 22 Installing the cooker 27 General information 29 What is wrong and why? 31 Service and spare parts 33 Installation Instructions 35 Technical Data 36 Safety requirements/ventilation 37 Location of appliance 38 Installation 39 Testing 42 Guarantee conditions 43 3 Contents
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X Lighting the cooker The system works by means of an electric spark system. Details about the plug are given on page 29. Hotplate & Grill To light 1. Push in the control knob and turn it to the large flame symbol (highest setting), and press the ignition button immediately. When the burner has lit release the button. FRONT LEFT 2. Leave the grill door open when you are using the grill. Warning: If the ignition button is not pressed immediately a build up of gas may cause the f
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X The oven To light: 1 Set the time of day on the clock. See page 17. 2 Open the oven door. 3 Push in the control knob and turn it to gas mark 9. After a few seconds, the oven will light automatically and the light will illuminate. OVEN OVEN 3 Now turn the control knob back to the gas mark you want. 4 Wait until the burner is showing large flames. 5 Close the oven door. To turn off any burner 1 Push in the control knob and turn it to the off position. This is shown by
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X The grill 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. For your safety You must keep the grill door open when the grill burner is lit. Accessible parts may be hot when the grill is used. Young children should be kept awa
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X Positioning food on the grid Place food such as toast, tea-cakes and muffins towards the centre of the grid. Place food which needs a gentle heat, such as tomatoes and mushrooms towards the edge of the grid. Arrange meat, meat products and fish to suit their thickness and how you like them cooked. The grill pan and handle The grill pan should be fitted with the handle for grilling. To attach the handle, place the wirework under the cut out in the pan so that the metal plate hoo
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X The hotplate If you have any trouble lighting a hotplate burner turn all hotplate control knobs off and make sure the hotplate burner parts have been replaced correctly. See page 23 for more information. Heat control FRONT LEFT The hotplate control knobs turn to the left 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
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X For your safety Take care to avoid burns and scalds when you 1 are reaching across the hotplate. Use pans with flat bases. They are more stable than pans which are warped. Do not use pans with very heavy handles which cause the pan to tip. Put pans on the centre of the burners. Position pan handles so they cannot be accidentally knocked. Take extra care when you are deep fat frying. Do not cover the pan with a lid. FRONT-LEFT Do not leave a pan unattended. If the pan catches fi
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X Helpful hints 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 quickly. 6 A pre
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X The oven Before you use the oven you should wipe it out with a damp cloth to 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 that need different temperatures all at the same time. If you are cooking more than one
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X Baking trays and dishes For your safety Never place cooking dishes, trays and so on over the oven burner. This will damage the cooker as well as the cookware and possibly the floor covering underneath the cooker. Leave a gap of 13mm (½") between all dishes and the sides of the oven so the heat can circulate properly. Do not push dishes too far back as food will burn if it overhangs the burner flames. For the best results from the oven we recommend that you use a bak
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X Condensation Condensation may form on the cooker. This is quite normal and nothing to worry about. The condensation forms when heat and moisture are present, for example during cooking. Whenever possible try to make sure that food which contains a lot of moisture, for example casseroles, are covered. If you do notice any condensation, wipe it up straight away. 13 The oven
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X Oven cooking chart 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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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X 15 Gas Shelf Approximate Food mark position cooking time Poultry: Chicken 5 4 20 mins. per ½kg (1lb) and 20 mins. Turkey below 4.5kg (10lbs) 4 4 25 mins. per ½kg (1lb) and 25 mins. over 4.5kg (10lbs) 4 4 or 5 15 mins. per ½kg (1lb) and 15 mins. Duck and duckling 5 4 25 mins. per ½kg (1lb) Stuffed poultry Cook as above but calculate weight inclu
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X 16 Oven cooking chart Gas Shelf Approximate Food mark position cooking time Pastries: Plate tart (shortcrust) 6 2 25 - 35 mins. Fruit pie (shortcrust) 6 2 25 - 35 mins. Mince pies (flan pastry) 5 2 & 4 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. Puddings: Milk pudding 2 3 2 hrs. approx.
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X The electronic minute minder The electronic minute minder can indicate the time of day, operate as a minute minder and it can be used to time and switch off the oven. Please note that this is a 24 hour clock, for example 2pm is shown as 1400. In the following pages we explain how to use the minute minder and set the time of day. Read through them until you're familiar with the procedure. We have supplied a plastic card as a quick reference when using the minute minder. If the ov
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X To use the minute minder The minute minder can be used to time a set cooking period of up to 23 hours 59 minutes. At the end of the cook time the minute minder will automatically switch off the oven if in use. 1. Press button (1). The display will read 2. Release button (1) then press and hold button (2) until the display shows the interval you want to time, e.g. 30 minutes. At the end of the timed period the minute minder will click, switching the oven off if
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X To cancel the minute minder 1. If you change your mind and want to cancel the minute minder, press and release button (1). 2. Press and hold button 1 and the display will count down in one minute intervals to . 3. Release button (1). After a few seconds the cookpot symbol will flash and the time of day will show in the display. If the oven is in use this will switch off after a few seconds. To reset, press both buttons together. Things to note 1. The time
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Z C G 7 7 0 0 X Slow cooking The slow cook setting gives a very low heat in the oven. It is particularly useful when you are cooking soups, stews and casseroles because the long slow cooking will make cheaper, tougher cuts of meat more 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. OVEN OVEN Some foods such as pastry and biscuits a
