ilve Built-in Oven - Manual (Page 20)

There are upto five cooking
options available with
ILVE gas ovens
(depending on the oven size):
1. Static gas Oven
2. Fan Forced gas Oven
3. Fan grill
4. Static grill
5. rotisserie
(80cm Oven Only)
Cooking in your gas oven
There are 5 shelf levels in your oven.
Level 1 is the bottom and level 5 is the
top. The oven will not light unless the
oven door is fully open.
To turn on the gas oven, open the oven
door and turn the thermostat knob (B)
anti-clockwise to 250oc and hold in
for approximately 15 seconds. This will
heat the thermocouple and allow the
gas to flow through. (You do not need
to use the knob (A) marked 1-12 at
this stage.) You can tell that the oven
is alight if you look through the small
holes situated in the base of the oven
to see the flame.
Once the flame is lit, the door must
stay open for 3 minutes (this ensures
there is enough oxygen to keep the
flame alight.) Then with the temperature
knob (B) select the temperature
required. Temperature range is from
100°c – 250°c. To achieve 100°c
on the temperature knob (not visibly
marked), there is a section when you
turn the knob (B) towards the off
position where it won’t allow the knob
to move/turn anymore without the knob
being pressed in (which turns the oven
off), and this is the 100°c gauge.
To turn the light on inside the oven
whist cooking turn the Function knob
(A) to the very first icon (square box
with light picture and rotisserie) this will
turn the light on. At this stage the oven
is heating from the base (gas flames
are under the removable floor).
For most cooking it is recommended to
use shelf levels 2 or 3.
To use the Fan Forced function in the
gas oven, once you have closed the
door turn the Function knob (A) past
the number 12, you will feel a click and
hear the fan activate. This is now Fan
Forced gas Oven mode.
To turn off Fan Forced, turn the
Function knob (A) back to the light
icon. The benefit of Fan Forced gas
Oven is that the heat is distributed
evenly through the whole oven. The
rear fan circulates the air creating even
temperatures inside the oven cavity.
Fan Forced is most beneficial when
doing batch/multi level cooking.
Grilling
The Function knob (A) is for the grill
function also. The grill is electric and
will not work whilst the gas oven is on.
To activate the grill turn knob
(A) clockwise to number 8. This is
equivalent to 180c. You can use the
grill as a static grill (normal grilling with
radiant heat) or you can choose to
have fan grill.
Static Grill
This is great for an intense heat e.g.
cheese toast, oyster kilpatrick, crème
Brule. Static grill cooking use Level 4
for the best results.
Fan Grill
This is great for cooking meat e.g. –
skewers, sausages, cutlets and chicken
pieces (wings and drumsticks.) On this
function there is no need to turn the
foods, the grill will brown the top of
the food and the hot air which is being
circulated by the rear fan, will cook
it from the underside, locking in the
juices and keeping the heat inside the
oven. To activate the fan grill, turn knob
(A) past the number 12 until you hear a
click. This has activated the fan. Then
turn
the knob back to number 8 which is
the best temperature for fan grilling.
keep the door closed when using fan
grill.
Rotisserie
This is done on the static grill function.
The rotisserie can weight bear up to
8kg. Skewer your desired meats onto
the rotisserie rod and secure in place
with the forks. Set up baking tray
(black tray) with the rotisserie cradle,
this goes into level 1. Place meat inside
oven and turn Function knob (A) to 12
for the first 8 minutes. This helps to
ensure the skin will seal and lock in
juices. After the 8 minutes, turn down
to number 6 or 7.
When the meat is cooked, remove
from oven and allow to rest before
carving. If you wish to cook your roast
potatoes, put them in the oven at the
same time as the meat. They will take
longer to cook compared to normal
roasting. Whilst the meat is resting, you
may want to brown off the potatoes if
desired. To do this, move the baking
dish to level 4, turn function knob (A) to
9 and grill for
5 minutes or until browned.
*nOTE: the electric grill will not work
whilst the gas oven is in use.
ILVE TIP
• cooking with the electric grill must
be carried out with the door of the
oven closed.
• The grill does not operate when the
gas function of the oven is on.
• It is advisable to preheat the grill for
5 minutes before putting food in.
• do not grill on the top level of the
oven – for even grilling cook on the
second level from the top.
TYPE OF FOOd grILL OVEn rOTIS-
SErIE ShELF
Meat roasts • • 2-3
Small cuts • 4
Steak/Sausages • 3-4
Whole Fish Fillets • • 3
poultry Whole pieces • • • 3
combined Meats • 3-4
pastry dishes –
Pies, etc.
• 2
egg dishes – Quiche,
Souffle, pavlova, etc.
• 2-3
Bread pizzas • 2
Augratin/crumb
cheese
• 3-4
Toasted Sandwiches • 3-4
gas ovens
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t-in Ovens
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