The oven For your safety
Never leave the appliance unattended when the oven door is open.
Before you use the oven you should wipe it out with a damp cloth. This will remove any dust. We suggest that you run the oven without food for 10 - 15 minutes at Gas mark 7 to burn off any residue from the surface. During this period an odour may be emitted, it is therefore advisable to open a window for ventilation.
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.
