Parkinson Cowan Lyric 55G User guide

Introduction
This gas cooker has been designed and manufactured to all the
necessary British Standards. This cooker complies with European
Council Directive 90/396/EEC. It also carries the C.E. mark.
It is important that you understand how to use and care for the
cooker properly before you use it for the first time.
We have written this booklet with your safety in mind. Read the
booklet thoroughly before you use the cooker. Keep the booklet in a
safe place so that anyone who uses the cooker can read it. Pass the
booklet on with the cooker if you give or sell it to someone else.
We have included several drawings to show the right and wrong way
of doing things.
The right way will have a smiling face by it.
A sad face shows something is wrong.
Important: Make sure you remove the sales stickers before you use
this cooker.
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Introduction
For your safety
The cooker is designed for domestic use to cook food. You must
not use it for any other purpose. It is not designed for
commercial use.
Keep children, babies and toddlers away from the cooker at all
times.
The installation instructions that came with the cooker tell you
how and where it can be fitted. If the cooker is already installed
you must make sure that all instructions have been followed. If
you are in any doubt ask a registered person. More details on
installation on page 25.

Contents
Lighting the cooker 4
The grill 6
The hotplate 8
The oven 11
Oven temperature chart 13
Oven cooking chart 14
Slow cooking 17
Care and cleaning 20
Installing the cooker 25
General information 27
What is wrong and why? 29
Servicing 31
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Contents
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Lighting the cooker
The ignition works by means of an electric spark system. Details about
the plug are given on page 27.
Grill and hotplate
To light:
1 Push in the control knob and turn it to the highest setting. This is
shown by a large flame symbol. Press the ignition button. When the
burner has lit release the button.
Oven
To light:
1 Open the oven door.
2 Push in the control knob and turn it to gas mark 9. Press the ignition
button. When the burner has lit release the button. There will only
be small flames at first.
3 Now turn the control knob to the
gas mark you want.
4 Wait until the burner is showing
large flames.
5 Close the oven door.
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Lighting the cooker

To turn off any burner
1 Push in the control knob and turn it to the off position. This is shown
by a large dot.
Oven Lights
To use, press the oven light button which is positioned on the control
panel. If you need to replace an oven light bulb there are instructions on
page 28.
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For your safety
When you are lighting any burner check that it has lit before you
leave the cooker.
When you are turning off a burner, do not leave the cooker until
the flame has gone out.
Lighting the cooker

The grill
The grill is a high-speed grill. The instructions below tell you how to vary
the heat setting and how to change the height of the trivet to suit the
food you are cooking. You should remember to turn the food regularly.
You should not use the grill to keep food warm as it will continue to
cook the food.
Heat control
The grill control gives two heat settings.
The control knob turns to the left from
'OFF' to 'HIGH' and then to 'LOW'. Use the
high setting for fast cooking such as toast.
Use the low setting to cook thicker food such
as chicken after it has been browned on the
high setting.
Grill pan
The pan is designed so that you can pull it
forward but it will stay supported. To remove
the pan push it back as far as possible and
lift it off. Replace it in reverse order.
Cooking positions
Most food should be cooked on the trivet in
the grill pan. You can turn the trivet over to
suit different thicknesses of food.
You can place some dishes straight on to
the grill shelf. This is useful when you are
browning the top of food such as cauliflower
cheese.
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The grill
For your safety
After replacing the pan, pull it out to make sure it has fitted back
properly.

Preheating
You don't usually need to preheat the grill. You may wish to preheat it
for a couple of minutes when you are cooking steak or when browning
food.
Putting food on the trivet
Place food such as toast, teacakes and
muffins towards the centre of the trivet.
Place food which needs a more gentle heat
such as tomatoes and mushrooms towards
the edge of the trivet
Arrange meat, meat products and fish to
suit their thickness and how you like them
cooked.
Warming plates
When using the cooker you can use the shelf below the grill pan to
warm two plates. Do not put plates on the shelf when the grill burner is
turned on and the grill pan is not in place. The heat from the burner will
damage the plates.
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The grill

The hotplate
Heat control
The hotplate control knobs turn to the left
from 'OFF' to 'HIGH' and then to 'LOW'. You
can adjust the heat by turning the control
between the highest and lowest settings.
These are shown as a large and a small
flame symbol.
Burner sizes
The hotplate has three burner sizes to suit
different types of cooking:
Largest burner (Rapid) - use a large pan for
food such as chips.
Medium burners (Normal) - use for everyday
cooking.
Small burner (Simmer) - Use for simmering
food such as soups and stews.
The largest pan which you should use on any burner is 230mm (9").
The base of the smallest pan should not measure less than 100mm (4").
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For your safety
Take care to avoid burns and scalds when you are
reaching across the hotplate.
Use pans with flat bases. They are more stable than
pans which are warped.
Do not use pans with very heavy handles which
cause the pan to tip.
Put pans on the centre of the burners.
Position pan handles so they cannot be accidentally
knocked.
Take extra care when you are deep fat frying. Do not
cover the pan with a lid.
Do not leave a pan unattended. If the pan catches
fire, leave it where it is and turn off all controls.
Place a damp cloth or a fitting lid over the pan to
smother the flames.
Never put water on the fire.
Leave the pan to cool for 30 minutes.
If you are using a Wok we recommend it has a flat
base as it will stand stable on the pan supports. If you
use a round based Wok with a collar support, the
collar must be of the open wire work type. A closed
collar will affect the performance of the burner.
Before you use the Wok make sure that the collar is
stable on the pan supports. Always follow the
instructions that come with the Wok.
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Helpful hints
1 Keep flames under the base of pans. If the
flames lick round the sides of the pans you
are wasting gas.
2 Only heat the amount of liquid you need.
Do not overfill pans.
3 Cover pans with a lid whenever possible.
The food will heat up more quickly and
there will be less steam in the kitchen.
4 Try cooking more than one vegetable in
the same pan, for example potatoes and
carrots.
5 Cut vegetables into smaller pieces. This
way they will cook more quickly.
6 A pressure cooker will save time and
energy.
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The hotplate