Start-Up And Use; Starting The Oven; Cooking Modes - Indesit FI 20.A/1 S Manual De Instrucciones

Start-up and use

pull (2).
! The first time you use your appliance, heat the empty
oven with its door closed at its maximum temperature for
at least half an hour. Ensure that the room is well ventilated
before switching the oven off and opening the oven door.
The appliance may emit a slightly unpleasant odour caused
by protective substances used during the manufacturing
process burning away.

Starting the oven

1. Select the desired cooking mode by turning the
SELECTOR knob.
2. Select the desired temperature using the THERMOSTAT
knob. A list detailing cooking modes and suggested cooking
temperatures can be found in the Cooking advice table (see

Cooking modes).

3. The THERMOSTAT indicator light indicates that the oven
is heating up to the temperature set.
4. During cooking it is always possible to:
- change the cooking mode by turning the SELECTOR knob;
- adjust the temperature by turning the THERMOSTAT knob;
- stop cooking by turning the SELECTOR knob to the "0"
position.
! Should the appliance be equipped with an electronic
programmer, to use the electric oven, just press button
(the symbol will appear on the display) before selecting
the desired cooking function.
! Never put objects directly on the bottom of the oven; this
will prevent the enamel coating from being damaged.
! Always place cookware on the rack(s) provided.
Cooling ventilation
In order to cool down the external temperature of the oven,
a cooling fan blows a stream of air between the control
panel and the oven door, as well as towards the bottom of
the oven door.
! Once cooking has been completed, the cooling fan
continues to operate until the oven has cooled down
sufficiently.
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Only available in certain models.
WARNING ! The oven is
provided with a stop system
to extract the racks and
prevent them from coming
out of the oven (1).
As shown in the drawing,
to extract them completely,
simply lift the racks, holding
them on the front part, and
Oven light
When selecting with the SELECTOR knob the oven light
goes on. It remains lit when a cooking mode is selected.
Using the cooking timer*
1. To set the buzzer, turn the COOKING TIMER knob
clockwise almost one complete revolution.
2. Turn the knob anticlockwise to set the desired time: align
the minutes shown on the COOKING TIMER knob with the
indicator on the control panel.
3. When the selected time has elapsed, a buzzer sounds
and the oven turns off.
4. When the oven is off the cooking timer can be used as
a normal timer.
! To use the oven manually, in other words when you do not
wish to use the end of cooking timer, turn the COOKING
TIMER knob until it reaches the
Cooking modes
Cooking modes
! A temperature value can be set for all cooking modes
between 60°C and MAX, except for the GRILL programme,
for which only the MAX power level is recommended.
TRADITIONAL OVEN mode
Both the top and bottom heating elements will come on.
When using this traditional cooking mode, it is best to use
one cooking rack only. If more than one rack is used, the
heat will be distributed unevenly.
TOP OVEN mode
The top heating element comes on. This mode can be used
to brown food at the end of cooking.
GRILL mode
/
The top heating element comes on. The extremely high and
direct temperature of the grill makes it possible to brown
the surface of meats and roasts while locking in the juices
to keep them tender. The grill is also highly recommended
for dishes that require a high temperature on the surface:
such as beef steaks, veal, rib steak, filets, hamburgers etc...
Always cook in this mode with the oven door closed.
Rotisserie spit*
function by selecting the
symbol.
To operate the rotisserie
function (see diagram)
proceed as follows:
1. Place the dripping pan in
position 1.
2. Place the rotisserie
support in position 3 and
insert the spit in the hole
provided on the back panel
of the oven.
3 . S t a r t t h e r o t i s s e r i e
mode;
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