FIRST USE
Using the oven
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Remove all accessories from inside the oven and clean them with warm soapy water.
Do not use any abrasive cleaning materials.
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Set the oven at its highest setting for one hour with top and bottom heat (see 'Operating the
oven'). This will remove any protective grease used during manufacture.
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When heating the oven for the first time you will notice a 'new-oven smell'. Do not worry,
this is normal. If necessary, switch on the cooker hood.
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After letting it cool down, clean the oven with warm water.
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Only preheat the oven if it is required in the recipe or in the tables of this manual.
Warning!
Place the oven rack in the rail and slide it all the way to the back of the oven.
Energy-conscious use of the oven
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Open the oven door as little as possible.
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Prepare dishes with the same cooking temperature (e.g. an apple pie and an oven dish) on
the same grid at the same time, or above each other using the hot air function. You can also
let meat stew at the same time.
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Prepare a number of dishes consecutively, for example an oven meal after a cake. Often,
the preparation time of the second dish will be 10 minutes shorter because the oven is still
hot.
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Because the oven is insulated, the residual heat from the oven will continue to cook dishes
with longer cooking times (from 1 hour). Turn the oven off 10 minutes earlier than indicated,
but leave the door closed.
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Preheating is generally not necessary, with the exception of dishes with cooking times of
less than 30 minutes, or when indicated by a recipe.
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Remove everything you do not need for the dish out of the oven.
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Turn the oven off before taking out the cooked dish.
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