Zanussi ZDG 58 User manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
GAS OVEN
ZDG 58
BUILT - IN
DOUBLE CAVITY
MODEL

Introduction
This gas oven has been designed and manufactured to all the
necessary British Standards. It also carries the C.E. mark. The cooker
complies with European Council Directive 90/396/EEC.
It is important that you understand how to use and care for the oven
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 oven. Keep the booklet in a safe
place so that anyone who uses the oven can read it. Pass the booklet
on with the oven 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 oven.
For your safety
This oven 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 oven at all
times.
The installation instructions that came with the oven tell you how
and where it can be fitted. If the oven 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 4.
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Contents
Installing the oven 4
General information 5
The cooling fan for the controls 5
Ignition 6
Oven lights 6
Lighting the oven and grill 7
The grill 9
The grill pan and handle 12
The oven 14
Baking trays and dishes 16
Blank page 17
Oven cooking charts 18
Slow cooking 21
The electronic timer 24
Hints and tips for automatic cooking 27
Care and cleaning 28
What is wrong and why? 32
Replacing an oven light bulb 34
Service and spare parts 35
Guarantee 37
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Contents
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Installing the oven
Cabinet Dimensions
This oven must be fitted into a cabinet with a suitable sized aperture.
Minimum aperture height 874mm
Minimum aperture width 560mm
Minimum aperture depth 560mm
For more details on suitable cabinet sizes refer to the Installation and
Servicing Instructions supplied with your oven.
Location
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Installation
For your safety
This oven must be installed and serviced by a competent person
as stated in the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) (Amendment)
regulations current edition.
It is important that the oven is suitable for your gas supply.
Your installer should check the data badge.
For your safety
All gas ovens require adequate ventilation. The room the oven is
fitted in must have a good air supply that meets the standard BS
5440 Part 2 (current edition). Your installer will tell you if you are
not sure.
The oven may be placed in a kitchen, kitchen/diner or bedsit
but not in a bathroom or shower room. It should not be installed
in a bedsit smaller than 20m3. (Ask your installer).

General information
To get the best results from your new oven please read these
instructions carefully.
You should pay particular attention to cooking times and gas mark
settings as these may differ from your previous oven. You may find it
necessary to adjust these until you are more familiar with the oven.
Oven housing units vary widely in construction and finish. To avoid
possible damage to the housing unit, you must not leave cabinet doors
or flaps above the oven open or partially open when you use the grill or
oven. If you have a storage area above your oven it will become warm
when you use the oven. Do not store perishable foods in the storage
area above the oven.
The cooling fan for the controls
Your oven has a cooling fan. The cooling fan will start to work as soon
as you light the grill or oven. You will be able to hear the fan when it is
working.
The cooling fan may continue to work after you have turned off the
oven or grill. It will switch itself on and off until the oven has cooled
down.
If you want to turn off the electrical supply to the oven, you should
not do so until the cooling fan has stopped working.
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For your safety
Do not block any of the oven vents.
Never line any part of the oven with aluminium foil.
Do not let items which can catch fire or electric mains leads such
as kettle flexes trail over any part of the oven.
For your safety
When you are using the grill or oven warm air will exhaust from
the grill cavity and the vents below the control panel.
Take care not to stand too close to the oven or grill while in use.

Ignition
The grill and oven burners light automatically when you turn on the
control. If, for any reason either of the burners go out, the spark ignition
will automatically relight it.
Please note:
You can only use the grill with the door fully or partially open. You
cannot use the grill when the door is closed.
You cannot use the oven or grill in the event of a power failure.
Oven lights
Your oven is fitted with two oven lights.
The oven lights will come on when you use the oven.
Oven light bulbs will usually last for many months. If one or both lights
do not work, you probably need to replace a bulb. See page 34 for
details on how to change an oven light bulb.
Connecting to the electricity supply
The plug supplied with the oven can be fitted directly to a suitable three
pin earthed socket.
If you have to change the fuse replace it with a 3 amp fuse which
has been ASTA approved to BS 1362.
Do not use the plug until you have put the fuse cover back on. If the
fuse cover is lost you can get a replacement from an electrical retailer.
The correct replacement can be identified by marking or colour coding.
If you cut the plug off dispose of it safely as it will be a shock hazard
if it is inserted into a 13 amp socket elsewhere in the house.
If the ignition system doesn't work there may be a fault with the
electrical supply. First, check the socket by trying out another piece of
electrical equipment in it, if that works correctly renew the fuse in the
plug.
If the fuse keeps failing there is a fault in the oven which must be put
right. Do not use a fuse with a rating higher than 3 amps. Do not carry
out other electrical work. Unplug the oven and tell your installer.
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For your safety
This cooker must be earthed and protected by a 3 amp fuse.

Lighting the oven and grill
Grill
To light:
1 Open the grill door. Push in the control knob and turn it to the
highest setting. This is shown by a large flame symbol.
Oven
To light:
1 Open the oven door.
2 Push in the control knob and turn it to gas mark 9. When the burner
has lit 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 oven and grill

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.
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For your safety
When you are lighting any burner check that it has lit before
you leave the oven.
When you are turning off a burner do not leave the oven until
the flame has gone out.
Lighting the oven and grill

The grill
When you first turn the grill on you will be able to smell residues from
the grill surface being burnt off. It may be necessary to open a window
for ventilation.
The smell will disappear after using the grill a few times.
Heat control
The grill gives variable heat settings.
The control knob turns to the left from
'OFF' to 'HIGH' and then to 'LOW'. The high
setting should be used for fast cooking such
as toast. Use a lower setting to cook thicker
foods such as chicken after it has been
browned on the high setting.
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.
The grill pan should be used on the shelf without the metal plate
underneath it. The shelf can be positioned in any of the runner
positions. You can reverse the grill pan grid to suit different types of
food.
If you close the door whilst the grill burner is lit, it will go out and you
will hear a continuous 'sparking'. The burner will automatically re-light
when you open the door.
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For your safety
You must keep the grill door fully or partially open when the grill
burner is lit.
Accessible parts may be hot when the grill is used.
Young children should be kept away.
The grill

Cooking positions
Most food should be cooked on the grid in
the grill pan. You can turn the grid over to
suit different thicknesses of food.
You can place some dishes straight on
the grill shelf. This is useful when you are
browning the top of food such as cauliflower
cheese.
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 browning food.
Putting food on the grid
Place food such as toast, tea-cakes and
muffins towards the centre of the grid. If you
put food outside this area it may require
rotating during cooking.
Place food which needs a more gentle
heat, such as tomatoes or mushrooms
towards the edge of the grid.
Arrange meat, meat products and fish to
suit their thickness and how you like them
cooked.
To prevent excess fat splashing when you use the grill place the trivet in
the grill pan below the grill grid.
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The grill

Grill shelf
The grill shelf can be slotted into place in any of two positions. For
safety the shelf will only pull out so far. If you want to remove the shelf
completely pull it forward as far as it will go, raise the front edge and lift
it out. To put the shelf into a different position, keep the front edge
raised, slot the shelf onto the runner, lower the front edge and slide the
shelf in.
You should use the shelf without the
metal plate when grilling.
Use shelf position one when toasting and
adjust the height of the grid to suit.
Shelf positions are counted from the top
downwards.
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For your safety
Always remove the grill pan before attempting to adjust the shelf
position. Oven gloves should be used when removing the grill
pan or pulling the shelf in and out.
Always remove the grill pan handle during grilling.
The grill

The grill pan and handle
The grill pan has a removable handle. This should be removed during
grilling.
To attach the handle, press the button on the handle with your thumb.
Lift the handle upwards slightly and put it into the widest part of the grill
pan bracket. Move the handle to the left and lower into position. You
can now release the button. Make sure the handle is firmly located.
When you remove the handle, press the button on the handle with your
thumb and lift the handle upwards slightly and towards the right to
remove it from the grill pan bracket.
To sit the grill pan on the shelf correctly, make sure that the cut out on
the underside of the handle bracket sits over the front bar of the shelf.
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For your safety
Make sure your hand is protected when removing the grill pan
handle as the grill can become very hot.
Always make sure you remove the grill pan handle when grilling.
If left in position it will get hot.
The grill

To check the progress of the food when using the grill you should
withdraw the grill pan on the shelf to attend to food. After removing the
grill pan you can rest it on a heat resistant work surface if you need to.
Plate warming
You can use the grill compartment to warm plates while the oven is on.
Do not place plates to warm under the grill when it is on as this may
damage the plates.
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The grill

The oven
Before you use the oven you should wipe it
out with a damp cloth to remove any dust.
When you first turn the oven on you will be
able to smell residues from the oven
surfaces being burnt off. It may be necessary
to open a window for ventilation.
The smell will disappear after using the oven a few times.
Heat zones
There are zones of heat within the oven. The temperature in the middle
is the gas mark you have chosen.
The top of the oven is slightly hotter and the lower shelf slightly
cooler. The base of the oven is quite a lot cooler. You can make use of
these heat zones when you are cooking foods requiring different
temperatures all at the same time. You can use the base of the oven to
warm plates.
If you are cooking more than one tray of similar items, for example
cakes or biscuits, swap the trays around during cooking. Or you could
remove the top tray when the food is cooked and move the lower tray to
the higher shelf to finish cooking.
Preheating
You do not need to preheat the oven for casseroling and so on.
Preheat the oven for baking or when you are cooking sensitive food
such as Yorkshire puddings, soufflés and yeast mixtures.
When you are cooking or reheating frozen or chilled food read the
instructions on the packaging.
When you need to preheat the oven, we recommend you do so for
20 minutes.
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The oven

Oven shelves
The two oven shelves can be slotted into place in any of 5 positions. For
safety the shelves will only pull out so far. If you want to remove a shelf
completely, pull it forward as far as it will go, raise the front edge and lift
it out.
To put the shelf into a different position, keep the front edge raised,
slot the shelf onto the runner, lower the front edge and slide the shelf in.
The shelf positions are counted from the
top downwards and recommended shelf
positions are given in the cooking charts on
pages 18, 19 and 20. When cooking always
try to leave at least one runner position
between shelves to allow the heat to
circulate properly.
The recommended shelf positions given in the oven cooking charts give
the best results.
When you only need to use one shelf you can store the other shelf
above or below the one you are using where there is more space.
Use the shelf with the metal plate in a higher runner position when
cooking on two levels.
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The oven

Baking trays and dishes
Leave a gap of 13mm (½") between all
dishes and the sides of the oven so the
heat can circulate properly.
Do not push dishes too far back as food
will burn if it overhangs the burner flames.
The baking tray we have supplied with your oven has been designed
and tested to give the best results from your oven. If you use a tray or
tin which is larger than this, you may need to turn it around during
cooking.
Place single dishes on the centre of the shelf. You may need to turn
large items around during cooking.
Condensation
Condensation may form on the oven. This is quite normal and nothing
to worry about. The condensation forms when heat and moisture are
present, for example during cooking. Whenever possible try to make
sure that food which contains a lot of moisture for example casseroles
are covered. If you do notice any condensation, wipe it up straight away.
For your safety
Never place cooking dishes, trays
and so on over the oven burner.
This will damage the oven as well
as the ovenware and possibly the
cabinet underneath the oven.
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Oven cooking chart
These instructions are for cooking in the oven after it has been pre-heated for 20 minutes.
When you are using both shelves, use the shelf with the metal plate in the higher position.
If you are cooking more than one tray of similar items, for example cakes or biscuits, swap the trays around during cooking or you
can take the top tray out of the oven when the food is cooked and move the lower tray to the higher shelf to finish cooking.
Always leave at least one shelf position between shelves to allow heat to circulate.
The recommended shelf positions give the best results.
Put the dishes in the centre of the shelf.
You can change the gas marks and cooking times to suit your own tastes.
It is important to check that food is piping hot before serving.
Food Gas mark Shelf position Approximate cooking time
Roasting meat: Beef 5 4* Rare:
Medium:
Well Done:
20 mins. per ½kg (1 lb) and 30 mins.
25 mins. per ½kg (1 lb) and 25 mins.
30 mins. per ½kg (1 lb) and 30 mins.
Lamb 5 4* Medium:
Well Done: 25 mins. per ½kg (1 lb) and 25 mins. 30 mins. per ½kg (1 lb) and 30 mins.
Pork and Veal 5 4* Medium:
Well Done: 30 mins. per ½kg (1 lb) and 30 mins. 35 mins. per ½kg (1 lb) and 35 mins.
Thoroughly thaw frozen joints before cooking them.
* Recommended position for shelf with metal plate.
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Food Gas mark Shelf position Approximate cooking time
Poultry: Chicken
Turkey below 4.5kg (10lbs)
over 4.5kg (10 lbs)
Duck and duckling
5
4
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5
4*
5
5
4*
20 mins. per ½ kg (1 lb) and 20 mins.
25 mins. per ½ kg (1 lb) and 25 mins.
15 mins. per ½ kg (1 lb) and 15 mins.
25 mins. per ½ kg (1 lb)
Stuffed poultry Cook as above but calculate weight including stuffing
Thoroughly thaw frozen joints before cooking them.
The times given above are for when you are open roasting. If you cover the food with foil or a lid you should allow an extra 5
minutes cooking time for each ½ kg (1 lb).
Yorkshire pudding - large
- individual 7 72* 2* 25-30 mins. 15-25 mins.
Cakes: Very rich fruit cake
Rich fruit cake 180mm (7")
205mm (8")
Madeira, 180mm (7")
Small cakes
Scones
Victoria sandwich
180mm (7")
205mm (8")
According
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5*
5*
5*
1* & 4
1* & 4
2* & 4
2* & 4
2¼ hours.
2½-2¾ hours.
60 mins.
15-25 mins.
10-20 mins.
20-30 mins.
20-35 mins.
* Recommended position for shelf with metal plate.
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Food Gas Mark Shelf Position Approximate cooking time
Pastries: Plate tart (shortcrust)
Fruit pie (shortcrust)
Mince pies (flan pastry)
Profiteroles (choux pastry)
6
6
5
4
2*
2*
1* & 4
2
25-35 mins.
25-35 mins.
20-25 mins.
25-30 mins.
To help pastry brown on the underside cook on a metal plate, or if plates are flat and have no rim underneath, place on baking
tray to cook.
Puddings: Milk puddings
Baked sponge pudding
Baked custard
2
4
3
3
4*
2
1½-2 hrs.
45-60 mins.
50-60 mins.
Yeast mixtures: Bread 0.45kg (1 lb loaves)
0.90kg (2 lb loaves)
Rolls and buns
8
8
8
3*
3*
2*
30-40 mins.
30-40 mins.
15-20 mins.
Note: You must soak dried beans then boil them in an open pan for 15 minutes before you add them to any dish.
*Recommended position for shelf with metal plate.
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