Indesit K6 C11/R: How To Use Your Appliance

How To Use Your Appliance

The various functions featured with the oven are controlled

Grill

using the knobs and buttons on the control panel.

Position of thermostat knob “M”: Max

The top central heating element comes on.

Notice: Before operating the product, remove all plastic

The extremely high and direct temperature of the grill makes

film from the sides of the appliance.

it possible to brown the surface of meats and roasts while

locking in the juices to keep them tender. The grill is also

Notice: The first time you use your appliance, we recom-

highly recommended for dishes that require a high tempera-

mend that you set the thermostat to the highest setting and

ture on the surface: beef steaks, veal, rib steak, filets, ham-

leave the oven on for about half an hour with nothing in it,

burgers etc...

with the oven door shut. Then, open the oven door and let

Some grilling examples are included in the “Practical Cook-

the room air. The odour that is often detected during this

ing Advice” paragraph.

initial use is due to the evaporation of substances used to

The oven light

protect the oven during storage and until it is installed.

Set knob “L” to the

symbol to turn it on. It lights the oven

Attention: Only use the bottom shelf of the oven when using

and stays on when any of the electrical heating elements in

the rotisserie to cook (where present). For all other types of

the oven come on.

cooking, never use the bottom shelf and never place anything

Thermostat Light (O)

on the bottom of the oven when it is in operation because

This light indicates that the oven is heating. When it turns off,

this could damage the enamel. Always place your cookware

the temperature inside the oven has reached the setting made

(dishes, aluminium foil, etc. etc.) on the grate provided with

with the thermostat knob. At this point, the light will turn on

the appliance inserted especially along the oven guides.

and off as the oven maintains the temperature at a constant

Convection Mode

level.

Position of thermostat knob “M”: between 60°C and Max.

Timer Knob (S)

On this setting, the top and bottom heating elements come

In order to use the timer, it must be wound by turning the "S"

on. This is the classic, traditional type of oven which has

knob almost one complete turn in the clockwise direction

been perfected, with exceptional heat distribution and re-

. Then, turning it back , set the desired time by lining

duced energy consumption. The convection oven is still un-

up the number for the minutes with the mark on the control

equalled when it comes to cooking dishes made up of sev-

panel.

eral ingredients, e.g. cabbage with ribs, Spanish style cod,

Ancona style stockfish, tender veal strips with rice, etc. Ex-

The turnspit (only on a few models)

cellent results are achieved when preparing veal or beef-

To start the turnspit, proceed as follows:

based dishes as well (braised meats, stew, goulash, wild

a) place the oven tray on the 1st rack;

game, ham etc.) which need to cook slowly and require bast-

b) insert the special turnspit support on the 3rd rack and

ing or the addition of liquid. It nonetheless remains the best

position the spit by inserting it through the special hole

system for baking cakes as well as fruit and cooking using

into the turnspit at the back of the oven;

covered casserole dishes for oven baking. When cooking in

c) start the turnspit using knob “L” to select setting

.

convection mode, only use one dripping pan or cooking rack

at a time, otherwise the heat distribution will be uneven. Us-

ing the different rack heights available, you can balance the

amount of heat between the top and the bottom of the oven.

Select from among the various rack heights based on whether

the dish needs more or less heat from the top.

Pastry Mode

Position of thermostat knob “M”: Between 60°C and Max.

The bottom heating element comes on.

This mode is ideal for baking and cooking delicate foods -

especially cakes that need to rise because the heat coming

from the bottom helps the leavening process.

Please note that it takes a considerable amount of time for

the higher temperatures to be reached, therefore we recom-

mend you use the “Convection Mode” in these cases.

“Top” Oven

Position of thermostat knob “M”: Between 60°C and Max.

The top heating element comes on.

This mode can be used to brown food at the end of cooking.

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