Indesit HIM 506 EK.A: Start-up and use

Start-up and use

! The first time you use your appliance, heat the empty

Cooking modes

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oven with its door closed at its maximum temperature

for at least half an hour. Ensure that the room is well

! A temperature value can be set for all cooking

ventilated before switching the oven off and opening

modes between 60°C and Max, except for

the oven door. The appliance may produce a slightly

unpleasant odour caused by the burning away of

• GRILL (recommended: set only to MAX power

protective substances used during the manufacturing

level);

process.

• GRATIN (recommended: do not exceed 200°C).

Starting the oven

CONVECTION OVEN mode

1. Select the desired cooking mode by turning the

Both the top and bottom heating elements will come

SELECTOR knob.

on. With this traditional cooking mode, it is best to use

2. Select the desired temperature with the

one cooking rack only; if more than one rack is used,

THERMOSTAT knob. See the Cooking advice table for

the heat will be distributed unevenly.

cooking modes and the suggested cooking

temperatures (see Cooking Modes).

3. When preheating is finished, the THERMOSTAT

MULTI-COOKING mode

indicator light will stay on: place the food in the oven.

4. You may do the following during cooking:

All the heating elements (top and bottom), as well as

- change the cooking mode by turning the SELECTOR

the fan, will come on. Since the heat remains constant

knob.

throughout the oven, the air cooks and browns food

- change the temperature by turning the

uniformly. A maximum of two racks may be used at

THERMOSTAT knob.

the same time.

- stop cooking by turning the SELECTOR knob to the

“0” position.

TOP OVEN mode

! Never put objects directly on the oven bottom to

The top heating element comes on. This mode can be

avoid damaging the enamel coating.

used to brown food at the end of cooking.

! Always place cookware on the rack(s) provided.

GRILL mode

Cooling ventilation

The top heating element comes on. The extremely

In order to cool down the external temperature of the

high and direct temperature of the grill makes it

oven, some models are fitted with a cooling fan that

possible to brown the surface of meats and roasts

blows out air between the control panel and the oven

while locking in the juices to keep them tender. The

door.

grill is also highly recommended for dishes that

require a high temperature on the surface: such as

! Once the cooking has been completed, the cooling

beef steaks, veal, rib steak, filets, hamburgers etc...

fan remains on until the oven has cooled down

Some grilling examples are included in the “Practical

sufficiently.

Cooking Advice” paragraph. Always cook in this mode

with the oven door closed.

Oven light

GRATIN mode

It goes on when selecting

with the SELECTOR

knob. It stays on when a cooking mode is selected.

The top heating element, as well as the fan, will come

on. This combination of features increases the

effectiveness of the unidirectional thermal radiation of

the heating elements through forced circulation of the

air throughout the oven. This helps prevent food from

burning on the surface, allowing the heat to penetrate

right into the food. Always cook in this mode with

the oven door closed.

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