ILVE 1739ae Quick guide

Operating Instructions
and Recipe Manual
IGNITE YOUR PASSION FOR COOKING

Congratulations, you are now the
proud owner of an ILVE cooking
appliance. Thank you for purchasing
ILVE and welcome to the exciting
world of cooking the ILVE way.
This recipe book and instruction
manual has been specially created
to inform you of the full range of
features your ILVE appliance has to
offer and serves as an introduction
to the wonderful benefits of ILVE’s
dynamic cooking systems.
In section one, we present detailed
information on each of the advanced
cooking systems built into ILVE
appliances. Once you have read this
section you will be able to choose
the most appropriate settings for
your oven or cooktop when cooking
different types of food. Also, if
you’re stuck for ideas, section two
has many delicious recipes that
show you how to get the most out
of your ILVE appliance.

INSTALLATION CHECK 4
Rack Positions 4
Burning in elements 4
ILVE FEATURES 4
Cavity Cooling Fan 4
Cooktop 4
Hob Burners 4
Low Simmer 5
Trivets 5
Volcanic Rock Barbecue Grill 5
ILVE Range Hoods 5
Griddle Plate 5
Pizza Stone 5
Safety Flame Failure Device 5
GRILLING SYSTEMS 6
Traditional Grilling 6
Fan Grilling 6
Controlling splatter and smoke 7
Rotisserie Mode 7
Shelf positions 7
Grilling Guide 7
ELECTRIC OVEN SYSTEMS 8
Setting the clock 8
Burning in the elements 8
Using the oven 9
Temperature 9
Preheating 9
Roasting Probe 9
Oven Function Selection 9
OVEN COOKING MODES 10
GAS OVEN SYSTEMS 11
Cooking in your gas oven 11
Electric grill 11
Rotisserie 11
Selecting the ventilated gas
or electric function 11
Gas oven function selection 11
CLOCKS & TIMERS 12
Digital Clock
(24 Hour Clock) 12
Digital clock
(Non programmable) 12
Analogue clock/Nostalgie series
(12 hour clock) 13
CARE & MAINTAINANCE 14
Before you start 14
Catalytic self cleaning liners 14
Oven floor removal 15
Oven door removal 15
Cooktops 16
Oven light replacement 16
Ignition trouble shooting 17
Rangehoods 17
Recommended cleaning products 17
COOKING WITH ILVE 18
Wok Cooking 18
Pan Frying 18
Steaming 19
Braising 19
Rotisserie 19
Deep Frying 19
Pizza Stone 19
Simmering 20
Griddle Plate 20
Tepanyaki 20
Batch Cooking 20
Volcanic Rock BBQ Grill 20
Roasting 20
COOKING IN YOUR GAS OVEN 21
Cakes 21
Biscuits 21
Muffins 21
Roasting 21
Grilling 21
TROUBLESHOOTING 43
Contents
ILVE RECIPES 22
• Vegetable Soup with Vermicelli
• Fettuccine with Chilli & Garlic
• Layered Vegetable Frittata
• Gourmet Pizza
• Tasmanian Scallops Creole Style
• Scampi with Lime & Orange
Butter Sauce
• Marinated Seafood Skewers
• Chilli Salt Calamari
• Steamed Trout with Dill & Lemon
• Grilled Lamb Cutlet & Vegetables
• Rack Of Lamb with Cheese and
Semi-dried Tomato
• Mustard Crusted Roast Leg of Lamb
• Chicken Casserole with Moroccan
Spices & Cous Cous
• Thai Stlye Chicken
• Panna Cotta
• Mini Christmas Cakes
• Lemon Curd Tart
• Hazelnut Torte with Chocolate Ganache
• Almond Shortbread Hearts
• Rosemary Damper
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ILVE stoves, wall ovens and cooktops feature
many advanced cooking components and
safety refinements. However before using
your oven for the first time the following
installation check must be carefully carried
out and oven elements must be burnt in.
■Check that your ILVE installer has screwed the oven into its
cavity and that all packaging is removed from inside oven.
■Check that all oven racks are in place.
Rack Positions
ILVE ovens are equipped with
various racks depending on
the model and size; all ILVE
wire racks are reversible. They
have angled offset ends to allow for height variation between
shelves; this is a particularly useful feature when cooking with
deep dishes, for large roasts or when batch cooking.
Burning in elements
It is necessary to burn the protective oils that are used in
manufacturing and shipping from the elements.
1 Set the clock to the correct time (See page 12)
2 Set oven temperature control knob to 125º C and select
cooking function mode 2 by turning function control knob.
3 Allow to burn in for 10 to 15 minutes.
4 Repeat process for all seven cooking modes (3 through 8)
in sequence and allow to burn in each mode for 10 to
15 minutes.
5 Clean the oven thoroughly when you have completed burn in
process so that the oven and grill/rotisserie will be ready
for use in cooking.
■There may be a slight unpleasant odour during the initial
burn off procedure. As a result we advise you open doors
and windows in the kitchen during this procedure.
Installation Features
Cavity Cooling Fan
ILVE ovens are equipped with a
cavity cooling fan. The fan is
thermostatically controlled and
will switch on automatically when
the oven cavity reaches a
temperature of 60º C. Air will
gently be blown out through the
front louvre, just above the oven
door handle. This keeps the
interior of the cavity housing cool.
Cooktop
ILVE’s gas burners feature high
thermal efficiency, economical
energy consumption and
precision temperature settings,
allowing you to not only have
total control over cooking
temperatures but instant
response in temperature
changes and automatic
ignition. All ILVE cooktops meet
the highest standards of
operational efficiency required
for approval by the Australian
and European Gas Association.
Hob Burners
ILVE’s quad ring high intensity
burner is a high speed, high
temperature burner rated at
19.4 Mjh. It has a broad
diameter to provide even heat
across a maximum surface area
of a wok or frying pan allowing for
cooking efficiency and elimination
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Normal Position
Reversed Position

of localised
hot spots
which can cause
burning and sticking.
ILVE’s conventional high
efficiency medium burners are
rated at 10 Mjh, while the small
burners are rated at 5 Mjh and
have a range of precision
temperature settings from low
simmer to medium and high.
ILVE’s multi fuel hobs
are equipped with the
usual combination
of conventional gas
burners with gas wok
burner but can also
be equipped with a
variety of specialized
electric hotplates.
Options include the
tepanyaki plate or the
electric volcanic rock
barbecue grill.
Low Simmer
A low simmer can be achieved by
selecting a temperature between
the off position and the high
flame position on the selector
knob. This feature is available on
ILVE models which have a flame
failure device (All except Compact
and Maxi gas cooktops). This fea-
ture allows an accurate and safe
simmer and complete control
over the height of the flame.
Trivets
ILVE’s cooktop trivets are
designed to provide exceptional
stability for even the largest
woks, frying pans and pots.
The trivets are easily removable
for cleaning (See page 14).
Volcanic Rock
Barbecue Grill
ILVE’s volcanic rock
electric barbecue
grill is a low profile,
3cm deep, large
dimension barbe-
cue which features
12 temperature
settings. Meat,
poultry and sea-
food chargrilled on
the barbecue grill
remain succulent and moist while
developing subtle smoky flavours.
The volcanic rock barbecue grill
is easily disassembled for ease
of cleaning.
ILVE Range Hoods
A complete range of designer
range hoods are available for all
ILVE stoves and cooktops, please
consult your ILVE dealer for
further details.
Griddle Plate
Optional cast iron
griddle plates are
available for ILVE
cooktops. The griddle
plates fit over the cen-
tre fish burner on 80,
90 120 and 150cm
cooktops.
For all other models the
griddle plates fit on the wok
burner. Please consult your
ILVE dealer for further details.
Pizza Stone
A flat ceramic pizza stone is
available from ILVE and is for
those cooks who like to make
cakes and pastries, bake bread
and make home made pizzas.
This pizza
stone
fits onto
any shelf
in the
oven and
comes
with its
own ideas
booklet.
Safety Flame
Failure Device
All burners on ILVE cooktop and
freestanding upright models,
excluding the Maxi and the
Compact series of gas cooktops,
have a unique safety flame failure
device. This feature instantly
stops the flow of gas to a burner,
if that burner is extinguished for
any reason. You will need to hold
the gas control knob in firmly
once it lights for 10-15 seconds
to override the thermocouple.
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MODE 5 Full roof area conventional
grilling mode
In this mode the inner roof element
heats up creating direct infra-red heat.
This mode allows you to grill with the door
either ajar or closed.
Grilling with the door ajar may lead to the
control knob heating up slightly.
MODE 6 Hot air grilling system
This mode utilises the fan combined with the
infra-red grill to ensure hot air is circulated
evenly around the oven. This is the ideal
mode to use when multitasking, grilling chops
and sausages on the top level whilst baking
a potato bake on the lower level. The door
must be closed during this grilling mode.
There are two ways to grill food in an ILVE
electric oven; by using radiant heat to
cook the food or by using thermal grilling,
a combination of radiant heat with thermal
air flow.
The full roof area conventional grill system
uses automatically controlled direct
infra-red heat radiated from above for
traditional grilling applications. The electric
multifunction oven combines the advantages
of infra-red heat with fan forced air
assistance, allowing grilling on three levels
at the same time.
Both cooking techniques give exceptional
results for a wide range of meat cuts such
as chicken breasts, beef steaks, lamb and
pork. It is also ideal for grilling fish and
fish fillets.
Grilling Systems Electric
Traditional Grill
1. Select the grill mode (Mode 5)
on the function control knob.
2. Turn the temperature control
knob to 250º C.
The oven heating indicator light at
the front control panel comes on
when the thermostat is energised
and turns off once it has reached
the selected temperature setting.
ILVE TIP
■When conventional grilling the
oven door should always be
open
■The best settings for
conventional grilling is
between 175 – 190º C.
■Care must be taken to make
sure that there is at least 8cm
between the top of items being
grilled and the grill element to
allow for unimpeded circulation
of hot air (shelf 4).
Fan Grilling
1. Position racks at heights
according to food types and
thickness (See hot air grill
cooking guide)
2. Select the fan grill mode
(Mode 5) on the function
control knob.
3. Turn the temperature control
knob to 175 – 180º C.
4. Allow oven to preheat for a
minimum of four minutes
depending on food types (See
hot air grill cooking guide).
When fan grilling on multiple
shelves the oven door must be
closed. The grill element at the
top of the oven produces
intense heat to sear the surface
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of the meat while the fan moves
this heat around the oven.
Fan grilling eliminates the need
to turn food over during the
grilling process; however,
turning is optional depending on
the degree of browning desired.
When using this function make
sure that food is elevated to allow
the hot air to circulate around
the food. Food can be placed
on grill grid inside a grill tray
alternatively; meat can be placed
on a wire oven rack positioned
over an oven pan to make sure
any drips are caught.
ILVE TIP
■The oven door should always
be closed during hot air grilling.
■The temperature should be
set from 175 – 180º, this
range in temperature helps
prevent food from burning and
avoids splatter, minimising the
need for cleaning.
■The shelves are numbered
4 to 1 from top to bottom
(See diagram above).
■ILVE’s fan grill system can
be used to cook on multiple
shelves, for example grilling
meat on top shelf, lasagna on
middle shelf, garlic bread on
bottom shelf, while warming
plates on the bottom of the
oven.
Controlling smoke
and splatter while
grilling
When grilling items such as
sausages or fatty meats it is
advisable to add 1 cup of water
to the grill pan to control, drips,
splatter and smoke.
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FOOD TO BE
GRILLED
RECOM-
MENDED
SHELF
POSITION
TRADITIONAL GRILLING FAN GRILLING
OVEN
TEMP
GRILLING
TIME 2
OVEN
TEMP
GRILLING
TIME 2
THIN CUTS
Steaks 3 - 4 180ºC 10 - 16 mins 180ºC 10 - 16 mins
Kebabs 3 180ºC 25 - 30 mins 180ºC 25 - 30 mins
Chicken Kebabs 3 180ºC 20 - 25 mins 170ºC-180ºC 20 - 25 mins
Cutlets / Schnitzel 3 - 4 180ºC 12 - 18 mins 180ºC 18 - 20 mins
Liver 3 - 4 180ºC 8 - 12 mins 180ºC 10 - 14 mins
Burgers 3 - 4 180ºC 14 - 20 mins 180ºC 16 - 20 mins
Sausages 3 - 4 180ºC 10 - 15 mins 180ºC 8 - 12 mins
Fish Fillets 3 - 4 180ºC 12 - 16 mins 180ºC 12 - 16 mins
Trout 3 - 4 180ºC 16 - 20 mins 180ºC 20 - 25 mins
Toast 3 - 4 180ºC 2 - 4 mins 180ºC 3 - 5 mins
Cheese Toast 3 - 4 180ºC 7 - 9 mins 180ºC 4 - 6 mins
Tomatoes 3 - 4 180ºC 6 - 8 mins 180ºC 6 - 8 mins
Peaches 3 180ºC 6 - 8 mins 180ºC 7 - 10 mins
THICKER CUTS
Chicken (1kg) 2 – – 170ºC-180ºC 50 - 60 mins
Rolled Meat (1kg) 1 – – 180ºC 75 - 85 mins
Pork (1kg) 1 – – 180ºC 100 - 120 mins
Sirloin (1kg) 1 – – 200ºC 25 - 35 mins
1) Select the appropriate shelf level for the thickness of the food.
2) Turn food over half way through the grilling time.
Note: The information given in this chart is intended as a guide only.
Grilling Guide
Gas
Rotisserie Mode
1. Insert rotisserie skewer into
small opening on right side
of oven wall cavity.
2. Leave oven door slightly
ajar.
3. Turn grill function knob to
temperature variance of
your choice (1 – 12).
• Refer to page 21 for
cooking methods in
your gas oven.
Shelf Positions

All ILVE electric ovens are multifunctional
and feature up to eleven cooking modes.
This enables you to choose from a variety of
pre-set functions depending on your cooking
needs. Selection of the correct mode and
oven temperature are important to obtain
the best possible cooking results. All modes
are pictured on your control knob and are
numbered anti-clockwise.
ILVE electric ovens are equipped with both top and bottom
elements, which can be used individually or together; radiating
heat from above and below simultaneously or individually for
specialist tasks such as au gratin style cooking, crisping pork
crackling or to brown off a roast.
By recessing the upper roof element and extending the cook-
ing shelves to the rear of the oven, ILVE has created an oven
interior which on average is 30% larger than ovens of similar
style. These design features mean that more cooking space is
available, so large roasts or four to five racks of food can be
cooked easily.
The ILVE electric oven also has a quick start or preheat
mode which allows the oven to heat from 0 –180ºC in just
6 to 8 minutes.
Oven Systems
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Electric
PREPARING YOUR
ELECTRIC OVEN
FOR USE
Setting the clock
To enable use of your ILVE oven
you must first set the clock to
the correct time. If the clock is
not set correctly the oven will not
operate (See page 12)
Using the oven
When using your ILVE oven you
must select, using separate
knobs, both a mode of cooking
and a temperature at which to
cook. The only exception to this
rule is when using the defrost
mode or light mode, where no
temperature setting is required.
Temperature is indicated by an
ORANGE light. This light will turn
on and off during cooking as the
thermostat readjusts itself.
Cooking mode selection is
indicated by a GREEN light. This
light should stay on throughout
the cooking process.
All ILVE ovens are fitted with a
cavity cooling fan. This fan is
thermostatically controlled and
automatically switches on when
the oven cavity reaches 60ºC.
This gently blows air out through
the front lourve just above the
oven door handle, reducing
outside heat.
Temperature
ILVE ovens are well insulated and
therefore highly efficient; as a
result we recommend you may
have to adjust cooking tempera-
tures. In an ILVE oven a moder-

ate to hot temperature is 175ºC.
You will find this temperature will
not need to be exceeded, except
for specific cooking requirements
which call for high heat over a
short period of time. Exceeding
175ºC when cooking may result
in food cooking too quickly on the
outside while remaining under-
cooked inside.
Preheating
Always preheat your ILVE oven
before placing food in it. To do
this use the Quick Start mode
(Mode 9) on your control knob.
After the oven has reached
temperature, indicated by the
temperature light extinguishing,
you may then switch the oven
to your required mode.
Roasting probe
ILVE’s 948 model is equipped
with a microprocessor controlled
roasting probe which can be used
to cook roasts to a precise finish.
The probe is thermostatic and is
inserted into the thickest part of
the roast away from the bone.
When the probe is fitted to the
connection point, the thermom-
eter activates. By pressing the
+ or – buttons you can program
the probe to the desired tem-
perature for the roast (to reset
remove the probe from oven).
■ Roasting guide:
Rare 45 degrees
Medium 55 degrees
Well-Done 65 degrees
If the meat is left in the oven an
alarm will sound and the oven
will turn off when the desired
temperature is reached.
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FUNCTION
TYPE OF FOOD DEFROST ADVANCED
HOT AIR
CONVECTION
HEATING SYSTEM
HOT AIR GRILL
SYSTEM
CONVENTIONAL
GRILL SYSTEM
UPPER ROOF
ELEMENT
LOWER FLOOR
ELEMENT
CONVENTIONAL
HEATING
ROTISSERIE ROASTING
PROBE
SHELF
Meat Roasts ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1-2
Small Cuts ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3-4
Steak/Sausages ■ ■ 3
Whole Fish Fillets ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3
Poultry Whole Pieces ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2
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 ■4
Electric Oven Function Selection

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ICON MODE FUNCTION
MODE 1
Oven light
viewing
mode
To cook with the light off, choose the required cooking function by turning selector
switch clockwise to the chosen function. Make one extra click clockwise and one
extra click anticlockwise and the oven will operate with the light off. To switch the
light back on, turn the selector one click anticlockwise and then two clicks clock-
wise. Return knob to the desired operating function with one click anticlockwise.
MODE 2
Conventional
oven mode
This is the traditional static oven mode with no fan allowing heat from both above
and below to convect simultaneously. This is the ideal function for cooking heavy
cakes such as mud cakes or banana cakes, breads and large roasts. Such items
need to be placed in a central position in the oven. Mode 9 is also the self-cleaning
mode in models, which have self cleaning liners.
MODE 3
Lower floor
heating
mode
This mode allows heat from the base of the oven. It is suitable for long, slow
cooking such as stews and casseroles or for blind baking and finishing pastries.
This mode is also perfect when using the ILVE Pizza Stone, for perfect pizzas
cooked directly on the stone in a wood fired fashion.
MODE 4
Upper
element
mode
In this mode the upper element is in use. This is ideal for finishing omelettes,
browning dishes such as cauliflower au gratin or finishing off lemon meringue pies
or flans whose base has been previously baked using another mode.
MODE 5
Conventional
Grilling mode
In this mode the complete inner roof element heats up simultaneously creating
direct infra-red heat from above. This mode allows you to grill with the door either
ajar or closed. Grilling with the door ajar may lead to the control knob heating up
slightly.
MODE 6
Hot Air
Grilling mode
This mode utilises the fan combined with the infra-red grill to ensure hot air is
circulated evenly around the oven. This is the ideal mode to use when multitask-
ing, grilling chops and sausages on the top level whilst baking a potato bake on the
lower level. For best results the door should be closed during this grilling mode.
MODE 7
Convection
heating
mode
With both the top and bottom elements in use and the fan circulating hot air,
this cooking mode is best suited for bread, cakes and sponges, where very even
temperatures are required, even in the corners of the oven.
This mode also creates less splatter when roasting.
MODE 8
Advanced
hot air
mode
The fan in all ILVE ovens is surrounded by a triple ring heating element that
evenly distributes heated air throughout the oven. This mode is perfect for batch
baking biscuits or muffins or for that large Christmas cake which requires low
temperature cooking over a long time period.
MODE 9
Quick Start
or Pre-heat
mode
To obtain the best result from your oven it is recommended that you preheat it
prior to use. Combining an advanced hot air function and conventional heating
mode ILVE ovens can reach a temperature of 180°C in just 8 – 10 minutes.
Once preheated the required cooking mode should be selected before proceeding
with cooking.
MODE 10
Defrost
mode
This function allows you to fan defrost at an ambient temperature.
Unlike defrosting using your microwave this mode does not dry or par-cook food.
Rotisserie
mode
(All models except
600mm and
700mm ovens)
The rotisserie mode works in a similar way as traditional grilling and is one of the
best ways to cook meat and poultry. With a right hand side motor drive in the
oven, or rear in the 300mm ovens the ILVE rotisserie can accommodate up to
three joints of meat or portions of poultry at once.
Roasting
probe
(Model 948 only)
ILVE’s 948 model is equipped with a microprocessor controlled roasting probe
which can be used to cook roasts to a precise finish either rare, medium or
well-done, taking the guess work out of cooking.
Electric Oven Cooking Modes