Tricity Bendix RE50GC manual

SLIP IN ELECTRIC COOKER RE50GC PLEASE READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N BOOKLET BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE OPERA TING & INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIO NS[...]

2 MODEL NO. RE50GC Voltage: 230-240 V olts AC 50Hz W attage : 9. 4-1 0.3 k W Height: 900 mm W idth: 50 0mm Depth: 600m m W eig ht: 55kg This appli ance com plies w ith: Euro pean Co uncil Dir ective 73/2 3/EEC. EMC Dir ective 89/336 /EEC. CE Marking Dire ctive 93/68/ EEC. TECHNIC AL DET AILS[...]

3 Techn ical Details .............................................................................................................................. ...... 2 Contents .............................................................................................................................. .................... 3 Preface ..........................[...]

4 Defrost Featu re ............................................................................................................................... ........ 24 Uses of Defrost Feature ....................................................................................................... ........... 24 Selectin g D efros t ...........................[...]

5 Dear Custo mer, Thank you for buy ing a Tri city Bendix appli ance. With our 80 years exper ience in developi ng and m anufacturi ng the v ery best in U .K. appl iances, y ou can be assured that you hav e purchased a hard w orking , reliabl e, quality produc t. Tricity Bendix appl iances co mply with Briti sh Standard safety and performa nce requ[...]

6 THESE WA RNINGS A RE PROVIDED IN THE INTER ESTS OF YOUR SAFETY. ENSURE TH AT YOU UNDERST AND THEM A LL BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THE A PPLI ANCE. PLEA SE READ CA REFU LLY BEFORE INSTALLA TION This appliance is hea vy and care must be tak en when m oving it. Ensure that a ll pack aging, both inside and outs ide t he app lianc e has been rem oved [...]

7 T a k e c a r e t o f o l l o w t h e recom mendatio ns gi ven f or ten ding the food whe n grill ing. Do not leave the handl e in position when grilling as it will bec om e hot . Alw a ys use ov en gl oves to remov e and repl ace the gr ill pa n handle when grilli ng. Recomm endations given on page 16 Ensure that you support the gri ll pan when [...]

8 WARNING: THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE E ARTHED RA TING PLA TE This is situate d on th e front f ram e of the applianc e and can be seen upon o penin g the do or. Alt ernativ el y the rating plate m ay also be f ound on the back or top of som e models (where applic abl e). The appl iance m us t be protecte d b y a suitab ly ra ted fuse or circ uit break[...]

9 GENERAL NOTES ON USING YOUR APPLI ANCE W e suggest that you run the oven elem ents f or 10 – 15 minutes at 22 0 o C to burn off any residue fr om their surf aces . The proc edur e sho uld be r epeated with the grill for appr oxim ately 5 – 10 m inutes. During th is peri od an odour m a y be emitted, it is therefor e advisabl e to op en a wind[...]

10 E THE CONTROL PANEL FEATURES A - Main Oven T em perature Contr ol B - Main Oven I ndicator Neon C - Top O ven/Grill Contr ol D - Top Oven I ndica tor Neon E Hot pla te Co ntro ls GETTING TO KNOW YOUR APPLIA NCE A C B D[...]

11 1 = (-) DECRE ASE CONTROL & MINUT E MINDER 2 = (+) INCREASE CONTROL ( ) COOKPO T SYM BO L The electron ic m inute m inder can in dicat e the tim e of day, operate as a m inute m inder and it c an b e used to time and s witc h of f the m ain oven . Please note t hat th is is a 24 h our cl ock , for ex ample 2.00pm is s hown as 14.00. In the f[...]

12 2. THE MINUTE MINDE R IMPO RT A NT The minute m inder can be us ed t o tim e a set c ook ing period. At the e nd of the cook tim e the m inute minder will autom atic all y switch of f the m ain oven if in use. The m inute m inder gives an au dible r em inder at the end of any period of c ook ing up to 23 hours and 59 minutes . To s et press butt[...]

13 5) LOCK FEATURE - MAIN OVEN ONLY Please r ead th e foll owing infor m ation with car e. TO LOCK THE OVEN USING THE TIMER Press and hold Buttons (1) a nd (2) o n your tim er for 3 - 8 seconds . See Fig. 12 . ON ' will appe ar in the displa y. Se e Fig. 1 3. Press Butt on (2) t o cha nge the displa y to 'O f'. The k ey symbo l ( ) a[...]

14 CA UTION: DO NOT USE TH E A PPLI ANCE IF THE C ERA MIC GLA SS IS DA MAG ED. IF A FAULT OR CRACK BECOMES VISIBLE DURING COOKING, DISCONNECT THE A PPLI ANCE IM MEDIATELY FROM THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND CONTA CT YOUR LOCAL SERVICE FORCE CENTRE. USING THE HOB · To operate the hotplat es, turn the c ontrol k nobs in either direct ion to var y the he[...]

15 · To prolong the l ife of the hotp lates:- · DO NOT place f oil and plas tic ves sels on th e hot surface of the c eram ic hob and DO NOT use the s urfac e for s torage purp oses. · Never us e utensi ls with a sk irt, e.g. a buck et. · Never us e an asb estos m at. · Never le ave the h otplates O N whe n not covered with a s aucep an. · En[...]

16 CA UTION – AC CESSIBLE PA RTS MAY B ECOME HOT WHEN THE GRILL IS IN USE. CHILDREN SHOULD BE KEPT A W AY. SELECTING THE GRILL · To operate t he gr ill, open the grill do or an d turn the top o ven/gr ill contro l cl ock wise so that ‘0’ on the contr ol knob lines up with setting 1, 2 or 3. · Setting 3 repr esents t he grill on F ull. At se[...]

17 To corr ectly locate th e gril l pan o n the s helf , ensure that the cut out on the unders ide of the handle brack et locates o ver the f ront b ar of the s helf . To c heck the pr ogress of the f ood being gri lled, the grill p an shoul d be withdrawn o n the s helf to te nd t he food duri ng cook ing. HINTS AND TIPS · Food sho uld be th orou[...]

18 USES OF THE T OP OVEN The top o ven is th e sm aller of the t wo ove ns. It is heate d b y elements in the top ove n and bottom of the oven. I t is designed f or cook ing s m aller quan tities of f ood. It g ives espec ial ly go od res ults if used to cook f ruit cak es, sweet or savour y flans or quic he. The top o ven is a lso ide al f or use [...]

19 HINTS AND TIPS · All cook ing sh ould b e carr ied out us ing a n o ven shelf pos ition ed in one of the sh elf runn ers. · Stand dis hes o n a suita bl y sized bak ing tray on the shel f to p reven t spill age onto the ov en base and to h elp reduc e clea ning. · There should alwa ys be at least 2.5cm (1”) between the top of the food and t[...]

20 USES OF THE FA N OVEN PREHE A TI NG The fan oven quic kl y reaches its temper ature, so it is no t usua ll y necessar y to pre heat th e oven . W ithout preheati ng howe ver, you ma y find you need to ad d an ex tra 5 – 1 0 m inutes on the recom m ended cook ing tim es. For rec ipes need ing h igh tem peratures , e.g. bre ad, pas tries , scone[...]

21 HINTS AND TIPS · Arrange the she lves in the r equ ired posit ions before switc hing the oven ON. Shelv es posit ions are num bered fr om the bottom upwards. · W hen cooking mor e than one dish i n the f an oven, place dis hes c entrall y on d iff erent shel ves rather than c luster sever al d ishes on on e s helf , this wil l allow th e heat [...]

22 The oven tem peratures ar e int ended as a gui de onl y. It m ay be neces sar y to increas e or dec rease the tem perature by 10°C to s uit individ ual pref erences and re quir em ents Shelf pos itions are c ounted f rom the bottom of the oven. FAN OVEN TO P OVEN FOOD SHELF POSIT ION COOKING TEM P °C SHELF POSIT ION COOKING TEM P °C APPROX CO[...]

23 ROASTING CHART INTERNAL T EMPERAT URE S – Rare : 50-60 °C; Med ium : 60-70°C; W ell done : 70- 80°C MEAT SECON D/FAN OVEN COOKING TIME Beef 160-180°C 20-35 m inutes per ½k g (1l b) and 20-35 m inutes over Beef, bo ned 160-180°C 25-35 m inutes per ½kg ( 1lb) and 25-35 m inutes over Mutton and L am b 160-180°C 25- 35 m inutes per ½kg ( [...]

24 USES OF DEFROST FEATURE This fan oven f unct ion def ros ts m os t foods f aster than mor e convent ional m ethods. It is part icularl y suitable for delicate f rozen f oods which ar e to be served co ld e.g. c ream f illed ga teaux, cak es cover ed with icings or fros tings, chee sec akes , biscu its, scones, etc . It is preferable t o tha w fi[...]

25 BEFORE CLEANING THE A PPLI ANCE, A LW AYS A LLOW THE COOLING FA N TO COOL THE A PP LI ANCE DOWN BEFORE SWITCHING OFF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY. CLEANING MATERI ALS Before us ing an y cleani ng m aterials on your applianc e, check that t he y are suita ble a nd t hat t heir use is rec omm ended b y the m anufac turer. Cleaners that contai n bleach s[...]

26 HINTS AND TIPS TO REDUCE HOB SOIL AGE: · Make s ure the bott om of the s aucepan and the cook ing area are clean and dr y before c ooking begins. · Ensure sauc epans are large enoug h to accomm odate f ood to avoi d boil o vers. · If possible, wipe u p spil ls and s platters as the y occur, but t ak e care to avo id steam bur ns. · Avoid us [...]

27 CLEANING INSIDE THE OVEN AND GRILL COMPARTMENTS The s ides and bac k pane l of the m ain ov en are coated with spec ial Sta yclean coat ing. The Sta yclean s urfac es insid e the ove n sho uld not be cleane d m anually. See be low ‘Care of Sta yclean Surfac es’. The vitre ous en am el in the t op ov en, grill compar tment and fan o ven base [...]

28 CLEANING THE DOOR GLA SS To preven t damaging or w eakening of the door glass panels avoid the use of the following: · Household dete rgents and bleach es · Impregnated pads unsuitable for non- stick saucep ans · Brillo/Ajax p ads or steel w ool pads · Chemical oven pads or aerosols · Rust removers · Bath/Sink stain remov ers CLEANING BETW[...]

29 W e strongly recom m end that you carr y out the follo wing check s on your app liance b efor e callin g a Service Engin eer. It m ay be that t he prob lem is a sim ple one which you c an sol ve yourself without the expense of a Ser vice ca ll. If our Ser vice Engin eer finds that the prob lem is listed below you will be char ged for th e call w[...]

30 SERVICE AND SPARE PARTS In the event of your appl iance requir ing ser vice, or if you wis h to purc hase sp are par ts, p lease co ntact your loca l Service F orce C entre b y telephonin g:- 0870 5 929929 Your tel ephone ca ll will be aut om aticall y routed to the Servic e Forc e Centre cov ering your pos t code ar ea. For the address of your [...]

31 Standard guarantee conditions W e, Tr icit y Bend ix, undertak e that if withi n 12 m onths of the date of the p urchas e this T ric ity Ben dix a pplia nce or any part thereof is proved to be defec tive by reason only of f aulty wor km anship or m ater ials, we will, a t our opt ion repair or replac e the sa me F REE OF C HARG E for labour, m a[...]

Tricity Bendix , 55-77 Hi gh Street , Slough, B erkshir e SL1 1DZ Consumer care telephone number 08705 95 0950 IMP OR TA NT NOTI CE In line with our c ontinu ing po lic y of resear ch and d evel opm ent, we reser ve the r ight to alter m odels and specif icatio ns wit hout pri or not ice. This instruction book let is accurate at the date of printin[...]