STOVES EFa600H Operating instructions

08 24790 01 © 4.2003
Stoney Lane, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 2XW
EFa600H
600mm Fanned Electric Oven / Grill
User & Installation Instructions

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User’s Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 22
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Be Safe - Not Sorry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the Grill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using the Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cooking with a fan oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Slow cooking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cooking frozen & chillled foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Defrosting and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Baking guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Traditional fruit cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Roast turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Roasting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Automatic cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Programmer / Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installation Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 - 26
Step 1: Prepare installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Step 2: Connect to electricity supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Step 3: Check edging strip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Step 4: Secure appliance into housing unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Stoves Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Please keep this handbook for future reference, or for anyone else
who may use the appliance.
Contents

We hope that the following information
will help you to familiarise yourself
with the features of the appliance, and
to use it successfully and safely.
Our policy is one of constant
development and improvement. Strict
accuracy of illustrations and specifications
is not guaranteed. Modification to
design and materials may be
necessary subsequent to publication.
Please read the instructions in this
handbook before using or installing
this appliance.
Your 1st Year Guarantee
To fulfil the conditions of your guarantee,
this appliance must be correctly
installed and operated, in accordance
with these instructions, and only be
used for normal domestic purposes.
Please note that the guarantee, and
Service availability, only apply to the
UK and Republic of Ireland.
Before using the appliance for
the first time, remove any protective
polythene film and wash the oven
shelves and furniture in hot soapy
water to remove their protective
covering of oil. Even so, when you
first switch on the oven or grill you
may notice a smell and some smoke.
This appliance is designed to fit into a
standard 600mm wide housing unit with
a minimum internal height of 580mm.
Electrical connection
Please refer to installation instructions
for electrical connection.
In your own interest, and that of safety,
make sure that the installation is carried
out by a competent person.
Disconnection of electric appliances
should always be carried out by a
competent person.
Warning: This appliance must be
earthed.
Condensation
When hot and cold air meet,
condensation forms. The outer door is air
cooled and the inner door gets hot, so some
condensation might form; this is normal
and will disappear within 10 - 15 minutes.
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Introduction
Power supply
220 - 240V ~ 50Hz
Warning: This appliance must be
earthed.
Element ratings (given at 230V)
Grill 1655W
Fan & Grill 1690W
Fan oven element 2300W
Stir fan 38W
Light 25W
Cooling fan 25W
Maximum Load 2390W
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Technical Data

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Installation Instructions
Step 3: Check edging strip
The edging strip is factory fitted to
the front side edges of the appliance
front frame. This strip provides the
cabinetry with extra protection from
any escape of heat.
When installing the product, ensure
that the edging strip is correctly located
on the outer edges of the front frame,
before positioning and securing the
appliance to the cabinet.
When securing the appliance, the
fixing screws provided are driven
through the edging strips into the
cabinet - the seal will straighten up
and sit flush to the cabinet when the
screws are fully home.
Step 4: Secure appliance into
housing unit
Insert appliance into cabinet.
To secure the appliance to the housing
unit, open the oven door and screw 4
screws - 2 at top, 2 at bottom - through
the holes in the front frame.
Note: The unit housing the appliance
must be appropriately fixed.
seal front frame
door
handle
Cooling fan
The cooling fan helps to keep the
exterior cool during normal use.
When an element is operated, you
should hear the cooling fan switch on
automatically and be able to feel air
evacuating from the appliance vents
just below the fascia.
The cooling fan will continue to operate
for approximately 10 minutes after
turning off the elements. This is normal.
If there is no such indication that the
fan is operating, the appliance will
require servicing.
DO NOT USE THE
APPLIANCE UNTIL IT HAS BEEN SERVICED
.
Switch the appliance off at the mains
and contact Customer Support.
Glass door panels
To meet the relevant standards of
Domestic cooking appliances, all the
glass panels on this appliance are
toughened to meet the fragmentation
requirements of BS 3193. This ensures
that, in the unlikely event that a panel
breaks, it does so into small fragments
to minimise the risk of injury.
Please take care when handling, using
or cleaning all glass panels as any
damage to the surfaces or edges may
result in the glass breaking without
warning or apparent cause at a later
date. Should any glass panel be
damaged, we strongly recommend
that it is replaced immediately.
To replace an oven light bulb (if
fitted)
Caution: Switch off the electricity
supply to the appliance, to avoid the
risk of electric shock.
Wait until the oven is cool, then
remove the oven shelves.
Remove the loose oven back - unscrew
the 4 securing screws (one at each
corner). Unscrew the lens cover (turn
anticlockwise). Unscrew the bulb and
replace. Replace lens cover, and
replace oven back.
Please note that the oven light bulb is
not covered by the guarantee.
Environmental Protection
We are committed to protecting the
environment and operate an
Environmental Management System
which complies with BS EN ISO
14001:1996.
Disposal of packaging
■All our packaging materials are
recyclable and environmentally
friendly.
■Please help us to protect our
environment by disposing of all
packaging in an environmentally
friendly manner.
■Please contact your local authority
for the nearest recycling centre.
Caution: Packaging materials can
pose a risk of suffocation - keep away
from children.
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Introduction

When you are cooking, keep
children away from the vicinity
of appliance.
This product is designed as a domestic
cooking appliance for the preparation
and cooking of domestic food
products, and should not be used for
any other purpose.
■Remove all packaging from the
appliance before using for the
first time.
■Make sure you read and
understand the instructions before
using the appliance.
■Keep electrical leads short so they
do not drape over the appliance
or the edge of the worktop.
■Keep all flammable materials (such
as curtains, furnishings & clothing)
away from the appliance.
■Parts of the appliance may be hot
during or immediately after use. Care
should be taken to avoid touching
heating elements inside the oven.
Allow sufficient time for the appli-
ance to cool after switching off.
■Switch off the electricity supply
before cleaning the appliance.
■Do not drape tea towels over the flue
vents as this creates a fire hazard.
■When opening the appliance
door, take care to avoid skin
contact with any steam which may
escape from the cooking.
■Using aluminium foil to cover the
grill pan, or putting items wrapped
in foil under the grill creates a fire
hazard. The high reflectivity can
also damage the element.
■Do not use foil on oven shelves or
on the oven base, or allow it to
block the oven flue, as this creates
a fire hazard and prevents heat
circulation.
■Do not use the oven with the door
inner glass panel removed.
■Use oven gloves when removing
hot food / dishes from the oven or
grill. The oven / grill and utensils
will be very hot when in use.
■When cooking heavy items - eg;
turkeys - do not pull the oven shelf
out with the item still on the shelf.
■Switch off the electricity supply
before replacing the oven light
bulb (if fitted), to avoid the risk of
electric shock.
■Never use the appliance for
heating a room.
■Warning: This appliance must
be earthed.
All installation, servicing and
maintenance work should be carried
out by a competent person who will
comply with current Regulations,
Standards and Requirements.
When you have finished
cooking check that all controls
are in the off position.
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Be Safe - Not Sorry
Step 2: Connect to the electricity
supply
We recommend that the appliance is
connected by a qualified electrician,
who is a member of the N.I.C.E.I.C.
and who will comply with the I.E.E.
and local regulations.
Important: Ensure that you route all
mains electrical cables well clear of
any adjacent heat source, such as an
oven or grill.
Warning: This appliance must be
earthed.
1. Where a fixed connection is used,
a device allowing the appliance
to be isolated on all poles from
the mains supply with a contact
opening width of at least 3mm
must be provided.
Use a 13 amp fuse.
2. A type HO5 V V-F cable must be
used as the mains lead. The cross
section must be 2.5mm2.
3. The mains terminal block is
positioned at the right hand rear of
the top service panel.
5. Connect the cable to the terminal
block, and tighten the cable clamp.
6. Close the terminal box, ensuring
that the cover is engaged on the
locking tabs.
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Installation Instructions

The appliance is designed to fit into a
standard 600mm wide housing unit,
with minimum internal dimensions
as shown.
Note: 590mm is to the underside of
the worktop when the appliance is
built under, or to the underside of the
panel above, when the appliance is
installed into a tall housing unit.
Please note that all sizes are nominal,
and some variation is to be expected.
Installing appliance under a
worktop
Where the appliance is installed under
a worktop, with a hob installed above
it, the installation instructions for the
hob must be read in conjunction with
these instructions.
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550mm
595mm
585
mm
588
mm
20mm
547mm
min 550mm
30 - 80mm
min
580
mm
min
590
mm
6mm
min
560mm
568
mm
12mm gap in plinth
Installation Instructions
Caution: Accessible parts may
be hot when the grill is used,
young children should be kept
away.
The grill is a single circuit fully variable
grill. It can be used for conventional
grilling, or as a fanned grill.
To switch on the grill
Turn the function selector control knob
to either the conventional grill
symbol, or the fanned grill symbol.
Turn the temperature selector control
knob clockwise to the desired grill
temperature setting.
To switch off the oven, return the
control knob to the “●” off position.
Preheating
For best results, preheat the grill for
3 - 5 minutes.
Aluminium foil
Using aluminium foil to cover the grill
pan, or putting items wrapped in foil
under the grill, can create a fire
hazard, and the high reflectivity can
damage the grill element.
Detachable grill pan handle
Place the handle over the edge of the
grill pan, at the narrow side edges.
Slide the handle to the centre, and
locate between the handle position
indicators.
The handle should be removed from
the pan during grilling, to prevent
overheating.
The handle is designed for removing /
inserting the grill pan under the grill
when grilling.
If cleaning the grill pan when it is hot,
use oven gloves to move it. Do not use
the handle to pour hot fats from the
grill pan.
Food for grilling should be positioned
centrally on the trivet.
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Using the Grill
handle grill pan
trivet
handle position
indicators

Conventional grill
The door must be open when the
conventional grill function is used -
either fully open or using the door stop
position - open the door about 30˚
and it will hold open.
When using the door stop position for
grilling, you can remove the grill pan
handle by sliding it to the recess.
Thicker foods such as sausages and
chicken portions are suited to
conventional grilling.
Fanned grill
The door must be closed when the
fanned grill is used.
When opening the door, take care to
avoid skin contact with any steam
which may escape from the cooking.
Fanned grilling may be faster than
conventional grilling, because air is
being circulated around the food, and
thin portions of food such as bacon or
fish fillets may not need turning.
The fanned grill is particularly suited to
thinner foods such as bacon, gammon,
fish fillets etc.
Grilling
The temperature of the grill is variable,
and can be adjusted by turning the
temperature selector control knob to
the desired temperature setting.
The speed of grilling can also be con-
trolled by selecting a higher or lower
shelf position.
We recommend that the higher
temperature settings are used for
toasting and for cooking foods such as
bacon, sausages or steaks. Use a
higher shelf position.
For thicker foods such as chops or
chicken joint pieces, the temperature
may be reduced to a lower setting.
Use a middle to low shelf position.
Position the grill pan under the centre
of the grill.
The grill pan trivet, inside the grill
pan, can be inverted to give a high or
low position, or it may be removed.
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Using the Grill
Step 1: Prepare installation
Do not lift the oven by the
door handle.
Whilst every care is taken to eliminate
burrs and raw edges from this appliance,
please take care when handling - we
recommend the use of protective
gloves during installation.
Please note that the weight of this
appliance is approximately 27kg
(unpacked). Take care when lifting it
into the housing unit - always use an
appropriate method of lifting.
If this appliance is to be installed near
to a corner where the adjacent cabinets
run at right angles forward of the
appliance, there must be a gap of at
least 90mm between the appliance and
the cabinets, to prevent overheating of
the cabinets.
Remove the fixing screws from the
polythene bag on the top of the
appliance, but leave the appliance in
the base tray packaging until you are
ready to install it.
Note: When removing the appliance
from the base tray packaging care
should be taken not to damage the
appliance.
1. When installing in a typical
600mm deep, built in housing
unit, the false back should be
removed from the housing unit to
provide the necessary depth for
installation.
2. When the false back is removed, it
is normally the case that the support
shelf for the appliance leaves a
gap between the back edge and
the wall of approximately 80mm.
3. If no gap occurs between the back
edge of the shelf and the wall
behind the unit, we recommend
that a gap of at least 30mm is
made by shortening the shelf.
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Front
of oven
Back edge of
support shelf
Rear wall
30-80
mm
12mm
gap
Installation Instructions
90 mm (minimum)

Stainless steel surfaces (stainless
steel finish models only)
FACIA PANEL, HANDLES
Only use a clean cloth wrung out in hot
soapy water, and dry with a soft cloth.
Stubborn marks can be removed using
“Luneta”. We recommend that you
clean the whole of the stainless steel
area to maintain a uniform finish.
Supplies can be purchased from the
Customer Care Centre.
Do not use undiluted bleach or any
products containing chlorides as they
can permanently damage the steel.
Extra care should be taken when
cooking food in salted water. Some
foods are corrosive - eg; vinegar, fruit
juices and especially salt - they can
mark or damage stainless steel if they
are left on the surface. Turn off and
wipe any spillage immediately, taking
care to avoid skin contact with any hot
surface or spillage.
Sharp objects can mark the surface of
stainless steel, but marks will become
less noticeable with time.
To maintain the finish of the stainless
steel, or to remove any greasy marks,
wipe the stainless steel surface
sparingly with a minimum amount of
“Johnson’s Baby Oil” and kitchen
paper. Do not use cooking oils, as
these may contain salt, which can
damage the stainless steel surface.
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Cleaning
When you are cooking, keep
children away from the vicinity
of the oven.
The oven is a fanned electric oven.
To switch on the oven
Turn the function selector control knob
to the fan oven symbol.
Turn the temperature selector control
knob clockwise to the desired
temperature setting.
The red thermostat indicator will come
on until the selected temperature is
reached and then go off; it will turn on
and off periodically as the thermostat
operates to maintain the selected
temperature.
To switch off, return the control knob to
the “●” off position.
Preheating
The oven must be preheated when
cooking frozen or chilled food, and
we recommend preheating for yeast
mixtures, batters, soufflés and whisked
sponges, otherwise preheating is not
necessary as a fan oven warms up
quickly.
Preheat the oven until the indicator
light switches off for the first time;
this will take between 5 - 15 minutes,
depending on the temperature selected.
Aluminium foil
Use aluminium foil only to cover food
or cooking dishes. Do not foil to cover
the shelves or oven base, as this
creates a fire hazard.
Baking tray and roasting tins
For best cooked results and even
browning, the maximum size baking
trays and roasting tins that should be
used are as follows;
Baking tray 350mm x 280mm
This size of baking tray will hold up to
16 small cakes.
Roasting tin 370mm x 320mm
We recommend that you use good
quality cookware. Poor quality trays
and tins may warp when heated,
leading to uneven baking results.
Oven shelves
The oven shelf must be positioned with
the upstand at the rear of the oven and
facing upwards.
Position baking trays and roasting tins
on the middle of the shelves, and leave
one clear shelf position between
shelves, to allow for circulation of heat.
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Using the Oven

Cooking with a fan oven
If you are used to cooking with a
conventional oven you will find a
number of differences to cooking with
a fan oven which will require a
different approach:
There are no zones of heat in a fan
oven, the convection fan at the back of
the oven ensures an even temperature
throughout the oven; this makes it ideal
for batch baking - eg; when planning
a party or stocking the freezer, as all
the items will be cooked within the
same length of time.
Cooking times will generally be shorter
by between 5 - 10 minutes per hour,
than those given in recipe books for
conventional cooking.
We recommend preheating the oven
for frozen or chilled food and also for
soufflés, batter mixtures & yeast mixtures.
Preheat the oven until the indicator
light switches off for the first time; this
will take between 5 - 15 minutes
depending on the temperature selected.
There is no flavour transference in a
fan oven, which means you can cook
strong smelling foods such as fish at
the same time as mild foods - eg; milk
puddings.
The fan oven may cook foods at a
lower temperature (between 10˚C and
20˚C lower) than a conventional oven,
so conventional recipe temperature
may have to be reduced.
To help the air circulate freely;
■Position the shelves evenly within
the oven and maintain a clearance
from the oven roof and base.
■If more than one cooking dish or
baking tray is to be used on a shelf
leave a gap of at least 25mm / 1”
between the items themselves and
the oven interior.
■Allow enough space between
shelves for food that will rise
during cooking.
■Do not place items on the oven
base as this will prevent air from
circulating freely.
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Using the Oven
Glass parts
FACIA PANEL & DOOR PANELS
Use a mild cream cleaner - eg; “Cif”.
Rinse thoroughly and dry with a soft
cloth. Do not use abrasive cleaners
or polishes.
To remove the glass panel for cleaning,
open the door to the door stop position
(about 30˚ open), hold the top and
bottom edges of the panel and slide
out. Note that if the door is opened
fully when removing the inner door
glass panel, the door may spring shut.
Important: if the inner door glass
panel is removed for cleaning, it must
be replaced the right way up as
shown, and pushed fully in to the
stop position.
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Cleaning
30˚
Door stop position
SLIDE IN
THIS SIDE UP