Electrolux PROline EFE503 User manual

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FREESTANDING ELECTRIC COOKER
GB
Operating and Installation Instructions

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CONTENTS
Instructions for the User Instructions for the Installer
Important Safety Information
Description of the Appliance
Operation
- Electric Hotplates
- Hints & Tips
- Using the Electric Oven
- Using the Electric Grill
- Hints & Tips
Maintenance and Cleaning
Something Not Working
Comet After Sales Service
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Technical Features
Important Safety Requirements
Location
Electrical Connections
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How to read the instruction book
The symbols below will guide you when reading the
instruction book
Safety instructions
Step by Step Operation
Advice and recommendations
Environmental Information

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
You MUST read these warnings carefully before installing or using the appliance.
Installation
· This cooker must be installed by qualified
personnel, according to the manufacturer’s
instructions and to the relevant British
Standards.
· This cooker is heavy. Take care when
moving it.
· Remove all packaging before using the
cooker.
· Ensure that the electrical supply complies
with the type stated on the rating plate.
· Do not attempt to modify the cooker in any
way.
Child Safety
· This cooker is designed to be operated by
adults. Do not allow children to play near or
with the cooker.
· The cooker gets hot when it is in use.
Children should be kept away until it has
cooled.
· Children can also injure themselves by
pulling pans or pots off the cooker.
During Use
· This cooker is intended for domestic cooking
only. It is not designed for commercial or
industrial purposes.
· Do not use this cooker if it is in contact with
water. Do not operate the cooker with wet
hands.
· Ensure the control knobs are in the ‘OFF’
position when not in use.
· When using other electrical appliances,
ensure the cable does not come into contact
with the hot surfaces of the cooker.
· Unstable or misshapen pans should not be
used on the hob burners as unstable pans
can cause an accident by tipping or spillage.
· Never leave the cooker unattended when
cooking with oil and fats.
· This cooker should be kept clean at all
times. A build-up of fats or foodstuffs could
result in a fire.
· Never use plastic dishes in the oven or on
the hob hotplates. Never line any part of the
oven with aluminium foil.
· Always ensure that the oven vent, which is
located at the centre back of the hob, is left
unobstructed to ensure ventilation of the
oven cavity.
· Perishable food, plastic items and aerosols
may be affected by heat and should not be
stored above the cooker.
Service
· This cooker should only be repaired or
serviced by an authorised Service Engineer
and only genuine approved spare parts
should be used.
Environmental Information
· After installation, please dispose of the
packaging with due regard to safety and the
environment.
· When disposing of an old appliance, make it
unusable, by cutting off the cable.
Keep this instruction book for future
reference and ensure it is passed on to
any new owner.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE
Control panel
Oven door with
glass
Door handle
A
djustable
small feet
PROline
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THERMOSTAT MAIN
Hob
1500W 1000W
1000W 1500W
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1. Hot plate Æ145 – 1000W
2. Hot plate Æ180 – 1500W
3. Hot plate Æ145 – 1000W
4. Hot plate Æ180 – 1500W
Control Panel
Model : EFE 503
PROline
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THERMOSTAT MAIN
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1. Oven function control knob
2. Oven thermostat pilot light
3. Main pilot light
4. Front left hotplate control knob
5. Back left hotplate control knob
6. Back right hotplate control knob
7. Front right hotplate control knob

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OPERATION
Electric Hotplates
To switch on a hotplate, turn the relevant control
knob to the required heat setting.
The control knob is numbered 0 – 6
0 – OFF
1 – Minimum
6 – Maximum.
The hob has one type of hotplate:
Normal Hotplates
We recommend the plates are switched to
maximum (6) for a short while to boost the plate,
and then adjusted to the required setting.
It is important to note that the hotplate
may smoke and produce a slightly
unpleasant odour when used for the first
time. This is quite normal and will
disappear after some time.
Suggestions for the correct setting of the plates are
given in the following table:
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OFF 0
Very Gentle 1 To keep food warm
To melt butter and chocolate
Gentle 2 To prepare cream-sauces,
stews and milk puddings or to
fry eggs
Slow 3 Dried vegetables, frozen food,
fruit, boiling water or milk
Medium 4 Boiled potatoes, fresh
vegetables, pâtés, soups,
broths, pancakes or fish
High 5 Larger stews, meat roll, fish,
omelettes, steaks
Fast 6 Steaks, escalopes and frying

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Hints and Tips
Saucepans for use on solid plates should have
several characteristics:
- They should be fairly heavy duty
- They should fit the heat area exactly, or be
slightly larger for efficient use, NEVER smaller.
- They should have a flat base to ensure good
contact with the plate.
This is particularly important when using pans
for high temperature frying or pressure
cooking.
As soon as liquid starts boiling, turn down the plate
control knob so that it will barely keep the liquid
simmering.
You can switch off the plate a short while before
you finish cooking, and the final stage will be
completed on the accumulated heat. Similarly,
stews etc. cooked in well covered saucepans cook
at lower temperature which is more economical.
Ensure pans are large enough to avoid
liquids being split into the plates. Never
leave the plates on without a pan on them
or with an empty pan on them.
Take care never to lean or reach over a hot
electric plate. Always point pan handles
inward or over the work surface next to the
hob to avoid accidentally knocking over a
pan as you pass by.
Take care when frying food in hot oil or fat,
as the overheated splashes could easily
ignite.
If the control knobs become difficult to
turn, please contact your local Comet
Service Centre.
Good use
Bad use
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Using the Electric Oven
Before the first use ensure that the
room is well ventilated: V.M.C.
(Mechanic ventilation) or opened
window.
Before the First Use of the Cooker
Remove all packaging both inside and
outside of the cooker, before using it.
Before first use, the oven should be heated
without food. During this time, an unpleasant
odour may be emitted. This is quite normal.
1. Remove the oven accessories.
2. Remove any adhesive labels or protective
films, if there are any.
3. Turn the thermostat control knob to 250°C
and heat the oven for about 45 min.
This procedure should be repeated with the grill
function for approximately 5-10 minutes.
Clean the accessories with a soft detergent. Rinse
and dry carefully.
During cooking, the oven door is hot.
Take care that children do not play
near it.
The electric oven is equipped with 3 heating
elements:
- 2 heating elements (top and bottom) for
using the oven.
- 1 heating grill element, placed in the middle
of top for grilling with door half opened.
Use
The oven can be used in traditional cooking or for
grilling, but not simultaneously.
Control knob
The control knob is used to select the desired
temperature and to select either the grill or oven
function.
Explanations of symbols:
0Off positions
50-250 Temperature selection (bottom and top
heat)
Grill
To select the temperature turn the knob
clockwise until the pointer indicating the desired
temperature between 50°– 250°C.
The temperature will be kept constant by the
thermostat.
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Cooking in the oven
Traditional cooking
Traditional cooking is made by natural convection
of heated air.
It is necessary to pre-heat the oven.
How to proceed ?
For small cakes, pastry, Victoria sandwich.
1. Preheat the oven the thermostat on position
chosen for cooking:
- about 8 min. for position 50°C to 150°C;
- about 15 min for position 175°C to 250°C;
2. Insert the meal
Using the Electric Grill
Electric grill
When grilling, the accessible parts of the
appliance are hot and the appliance should not
be left unsupervised. Take care that children do
not play near it. While the grill is operating leave
the oven door half open and put the grill
deflector “A” into place. During use the
appliance becomes hot. Care should be taken
to avoid touching heating elements inside the
oven, or the grill deflector.
The grill is used for grilling all kind of meat which
remain tender, toast or browning dishes already
cooked.
Slide the dripping pan under the grid on the
lowest shelf to collect the juice and fat.
For turning off the heating elements.
Turn the knob clockwise to position OFF “0”.
A
Grilling
Heat comes from the top of the oven. It is suitable
for grilling meat (beef bacon, pork bacon …) that
remains tender, for toast or to brown already
cooked.
Grilling
· Prepare the meat to be grilled, lightly brush it
with oil on both sides.
· Place it on the trivet.
· Put the grill deflector in place.
· Turn the oven knob to the grill position .
· Put the dripping pan in level 1.
· Slide the shelf into level 2 or 3 depending on
the thickness of the meat to be grilled.
· Use level 3 for the thin pieces to be grilled
(toast, pork bacon, sausage, small fish…)
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· Use level 2 for thick pieces of meat to be
grilled (beef bacon, large fish, poultry).
· When the first side is brown, turn the meat
without pricking it in order that the juices are
not lost.
· Grill the second side.
· Salt when ending the cooking.
Cooking time has to determined by the thickness of
the piece to be grilled not by its weight.
Browning
· Fit the grill deflector.
· Turn the oven knob to the grill position .
· Place the dish on the grid and slide it in level 2 or
3.
· Leave the dish under the grill for a few minutes.
Cooker operation pilot light (Main)
This light will illuminate when any of the hotplate
knobs are turned on and remains lit while the
hotplates are in use.
Oven thermostat pilot light (Thermostat)
This light will illuminate when a temperature is
selected and remain lit until the selected
temperature has been reached. It then cycles on
and off to indicate that the temperature is being
maintained.
Hints and Tips
Condensation and steam
When food is heated it produces steam in the
same way as a boiling kettle. The oven vents
allow some of this steam to escape. However,
always stand back from the oven when
opening the oven door to allow any build up of
steam or heat to release.
If the steam comes into contact with a cool
surface on the outside of the oven, e.g. a trim, it
will condense and produce water droplets. This is
quite normal and is not a fault with the oven.
To prevent discolouration, regularly wipe away
condensation and also soilage from surfaces.
Cookware
Use any ovenproof cookware, which will
withstand temperatures of 250°C.
Oven dishes, etc. must not be placed directly
on the oven base.
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