Hotpoint EG21 User Manual
HOTPOINT EG21
COOKER
INSTRUCTION
AND RECIPE BOOK
The cooker must be installed in accordance with the regulations in force
and only used in a well ventilated space.
Read these instructions prior to installing or using the cooker and retain
them for future reference.
The data badge is located below the oven door on the plinth panel.
Contents
Introduction 3
For your Safety – Always 4
For your Safety – Never 5
Features 6
Control Panel 7
Using the Hob 8
Temperature Conversion Scale 9
Using the Grill 10
Using the Fan Oven 11
Oven Cookery Notes 12
Oven Temperature Chart – Meat 13
Oven Temperature Chart – Baking 14
Recipes 15 - 17
Care and Cleaning 18 - 19
Something Wrong with your Cooker 20
If it still won’t work 21
Installation 22- 28
Hotpoint Service Cover 29
Service Back Cover
2
Introduction
To help make the best use of your Hotpoint cooking
equipment please read this booklet carefully.
Your new cooker is guaranteed and will give lasting
service. This guarantee is only applicable if the
appliance has been installed in accordance with
the installation instructions detailed in this
booklet.
The cooker is designed specifically for domestic use
and responsibility will not be accepted for use in any
other installation.
When the cooker is first used an odour may be emitted
by the oven lagging insulation – this should cease after
a short period of use. Ensure that the room is well ventilated (e.g. open a window or use an extractor fan) and
that any pets are removed from the room until the smell
has ceased.
3
For Your Safety
PLEASE READ THE PRECAUTIONS BELOW BEFORE USING YOUR APPLIANCE.
● Always make sure you remove all packing from inside the oven
Always
and grill compartments before switching on for the first time.
● Always make sure you understand the controls prior to using
the appliance.
● Always keep children away from the appliance when grilling
as the surfaces will get extremely hot during and after use.
● Always check all controls on the cooker are turned off after use.
● Always stand back when opening an oven door to allow any
heat to disperse.
●
Always use dry good quality oven gloves when removing items
from the oven/grill.
● Always place pans centrally over the hob burners and position
them so that the handles cannot accidentally be caught or
knocked or become heated by other burners.
●
Always take care to avoid heat/steam burns when operating the
controls.
● Always turn off the electricity supply at the wall switch before
cleaning and allow the appliance to cool.
●
Always make sure the shelves are in the correct position before
switching on the oven.
● Always keep the oven and grill doors closed when the
appliance is not
● Always take care when removing items from the grill when the
lower oven is on as the contents will be hot.
● Always keep the appliance clean, as a build up of grease or fat
from cooking can cause a fire.
●
Always follow the basic principles of food handling and hygiene
to prevent the possibility of bacterial growth.
● Always keep ventilation slots clear of obstructions.
● Always refer servicing to CORGI registered appliance service
engineers.
in use.
4
For Your Safety
● Never leave children unsupervised where a cooking appliance
Never
is installed as all surfaces will be hot during and after its use.
● Never allow anyone to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
●
Never store items above the appliance that children may attempt
to reach.
● Never leave anything on the hob surface when unattended and
not in use.
● Never remove the oven shelves whilst the oven is hot.
● Never heat up unopened food containers as pressure can build
up causing the container to burst.
● Never store chemicals/food stuffs, pressurised container in or
on the appliance, or in cabinets immediately above or next to
the appliance.
● Never place flammable or plastic items on or near the hob.
● Never fill a deep fat frying pan more than 1/3 full of oil, or use
a lid. DO NOT LEAVE UNATTENDED WHILE COOKING.
● Never operate the grill with the grill door closed as this will
cause the appliance to overheat.
● Never use the appliance as a room heater.
● Never use the grill to warm plates.
● Never dry any items on either the hob or oven doors.
● Never install the appliance next to curtains or other soft
furnishings.
● Never use proprietary spillage collectors on the hob.
● Never wear garments with long flowing sleeves whilst cooking.
NOTE: The use of a gas cooking appliance results in the production
of heat and moisture in the room in which it is installed. Ensure that
the kitchen is well ventilated; keep natural ventilation holes open or
install a mechanical ventilation device (mechanical extractor hood)
Prolonged intensive use of the appliance may call for additional
ventilation, for example opening of a window, or more effective
ventilation, for example increasing the level of mechanical ventilation
where present.
5
Features
NORMAL
SIMMERING
BURNER
HIGH
SPEED
BURNER
GRILL
GRILL
DOOR
HOB VENTILATION SLOTS
EW 21
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Oven
Grill
Made in Great Britain
SMALL
SIMMERING
BURNER
NORMAL
SIMMERING
BURNER
CONTROL
PANEL
GRILL/MEAT PAN
WITH FIXED/
DETACHABLE
HANDLE AND GRID
OVEN FAN
STAYCLEAN
OVEN LINERS
OVEN
SHELVES
RATING
PLATE
6
OVEN DOOR
MEAT
PAN
PLINTH VENTILATION
SLOTS
Control Panel
OVEN
INDICATOR
LIGHT
IGNITION
BUTTON
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
OVEN LEFT
Operating the In common with all cookers having controls sited above the grill
control when the compartment, care must be taken when setting the controls, due
grill is in use to hot air being emitted from the grill compartment.
GRILL
FRONT
Note: Always ensure that all controls are in the OFF position,
when the appliance is not in use.
LEFT
REAR
RIGHT
REAR
RIGHT
FRONT
7
Hotplate
The hob has one large high speed burner, two normal simmering
burners and one small simmering burner which will accommodate
pans between 100mm (4”) and 200mm (8”) diameter. All pans
should be positioned centrally over the burners.
The pan supports should be fitted on the hob such that the indents
along one side of each pan support are inner-most.
To Use the
Hob
Safety
Requirements
for Deep Fat
Frying
1. Press the ignition button and then push in and turn the control
knob of the chosen burner anti-clockwise to the large flame
symbol. Continue to press the ignition button until the sparks
light the gas.
2. Turn the control knob anti-clockwise to the desired setting.
Only turn the control knob between the large flame symbol and
the small flame symbol for adjusting the setting.
3. To turn off, turn the control knob fully clockwise to the symbol O.
DO NOT use mis-shapen pans which may be unstable.
DO NOT use round base woks directly on the pan supports.
Each burner is fitted with a spark ignition electrode for lighting the
gas. To ensure rapid lighting of the burners every time they are
used, the electrodes must be kept clean and dry. Remove any food
spillage or cleaning materials from the electrode using a small nylon
brush such as a tooth brush. Access to the electrode can be
achieved by lifting off the loose burner parts carefully when the burners are cool.
If aluminium based pans are used, a silvery deposit may appear on
the top edge of the pan support fingers. See ‘Care and Cleaning’
section for cleaning information.
1. Never fill chip pans more than one third full with oil or fat.
2. Never leave oil or fat unattended during the heating or cooling
period.
3. Never heat fat or fry with a lid on the pan.
4. Always dry food thoroughly before frying, and lower it slowly
into the hot oil or fat. Frozen foods in particular will cause
frothing and spitting if added too quickly.
5. Always keep the outside of the pan clean and free from streaks
of oil or fat.
How to Deal with a
Fat Fire
8
1. Do not move the pan.
2. Turn off the hob burners.
3. Smother the flames with a fire blanket or damp cloth to
extinguish the fire. Do not use water or a fire extinguisher as
the force of it may spread the burning fat or oil over the edge of
the pan.
4. Leave the pan for at least 60 minutes before moving it.
Temperature Conversion Scale
Comparative scale of oven settings (degrees Celsius to degrees
Fahrenheit) as recommended by the Association of Manufacturers of
Domestic Electrical Appliances.
The temperature control knobs on this electric cooker are marked
in degrees Celsius. This chart will help when the recipes show
alternative scales.
Gas Mark
1
2
/
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Conventional
Oven
o
F
250
275
300
325
350
375
400
425
450
475
o
C
120
140
150
160
180
190
200
220
230
240
Fan Oven
(It is not always
necessary to
preheat oven)
o
C
100
120
130
140
160
170
180
200
210
220
9
Using the Grill
CAUTION: ACCESSIBLE PARTS MAY BECOME HOT WHEN THE
GRILL IS IN USE. CHILDREN SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY.
GRILLING SHOULD NOT BE UNDERTAKEN WITH THE GRILL
DOOR CLOSED.
To Use the
Grill
Grill Pan
Handle
Open the grill chamber door fully.
Preheat the grill at setting 6 for approximately 5 minutes.
When toasting/grilling push the pan back to correctly position it under
the grill element.
Leave the control at 6 for toast, for sealing and fast cooking of foods.
For thicker foods requiring longer cooking, turn the switch to a lower
setting after the initial sealing on both sides at 6. The thicker the food,
the lower the control should be set.
When grilling thicker food, the wire grid should be turned over to its
lowest setting.
Food which requires browning only should be placed under the hot
grill, either in the grill pan or on the floor of the grill compartment,
according to the depth of the dish. (The grill pan wire grid can be
removed).
Do not line the grill pan with aluminium foil.
The grill pan handle is detachable so that the pan may also be used in
the oven as a meat pan. It is possible to fix the handle to the pan. To
do this remove the screw and washers from the grill pan bracket, tilt
the handle over the recess adjacent to the bracket (A), slide it towards
the centre of the pan (B) and let the handle locate over the bracket (C).
Replace screw and washers and ensure that they are fully tightened
up. For a detachable handle remove screw and washers from the grill
pan and discard.
Please note, if a fixed handle is required, grill pan cannot be used in
oven.
Fig. A Fig. B Fig. C
Grill Compartment
as a ‘Hotcupboard’
10
Plates and dishes placed on the floor of the grill compartment will be
heated when the oven is in use.
Do not operate the grill control when using the compartment as a
hotcupboard.
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