ilve Gas Oven User Manual

Gas Oven Manual

Using your Gas Oven

There are up to ﬁve cooking options available with ILVE gas ovens (depending on the oven size):

1. Static Gas Oven

2. Fan Assisted Gas Oven

3. Static Grill

4. Fan Grill

5. Rotisserie (80cm + 90cm Ovens Only)

Cooking in your gas oven

There are 5 shelf levels in your oven. Level 1 is the bottom and level 5 is the top. To turn on the gas oven open the oven door. Press the temperature knob in (B) slightly and turn anticlockwise to 250°C, then press the knob in fully for approximately 15 seconds. This will heat the thermocouple and allow the gas to ﬂow through. (You do not need to use the knob marked 1-12 at this stage.) You can tell that the oven is alight if you look through the small holes situated in the base of the oven to see the ﬂame.

Once the ﬂame is lit, the door must stay open for 3 minutes (this ensures there is enough oxygen to keep the ﬂame alight.) Then with the temperature knob (B) select the temperature required. Temperature range is from 100°C - 250°C. To achieve 100°C on the temperature knob (not visibly marked), there is a section when you turn the knob (B) towards the off position where it won’t allow the knob to move/turn anymore without the knob being pressed in (which turns the oven off), and this is the 100°C gauge.

(A)

Function knob

(B)

Thermostat knob

To turn the light on inside the oven whist cooking turn the Function knob (A) to the very ﬁrst icon (square box with light picture and rotisserie) this will turn the light on. At this stage the oven is heating from the base (gas ﬂames are under the removable ﬂoor) For most cooking it is recommended to use shelf levels 2 or 3.

To use the Fan Assisted function in the gas oven, once you have closed the door turn the Function knob (A) past the number 12, you will feel a click and hear the fan activate. This is now Fan Assisted Gas Oven mode.

To turn off Fan Assisted, turn the Function knob (A) back to the light icon. The beneﬁt of Fan Assisted Gas Oven is that the heat is distributed evenly through the whole oven. The rear fan circulates the air creating an even temperature inside the oven cavity. Fan Assisted is most beneﬁcial when doing batch/multi level cooking.

Static Grilling

The Function knob (A) is for the grill function also. The grill is electric and will not work whilst the gas oven is on. To activate the grill turn knob (A) clockwise to number 8. This is equivalent to 180C. Best shelf position is level 4. You can use the grill as a static grill (normal grilling with radiant heat) or you can choose to have fan grill.

Fan Grill

To activate the fan grill, turn knob (A) past the number 12 until you hear a click. This has activated the fan. Then turn the knob back to number 8 which is the best temperature for fan grilling. Keep the door closed when using fan grill. Best shelf position is level 4.

Using your Gas Oven

GAS OVEN FUNCTIONS

TURNING ON THE LIGHT

To turn the light on inside the oven, turn the Function knob (A) to the very ﬁrst icon (square box with light picture and rotisserie)

LOWER FLOOR HEATING

The heat is coming from the base of the oven, there is no fan working with this function. This is great for slow cooked foods such as Casseroles and Large Roasts. To avoid food from over cooking on the base, you must use a low temperature for a longer period of time, similar to a Slow Cooker. For delicate items it is best to use shelf level 3 and above.

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FAN ASSISTED

The beneﬁt to using the Fan Assisted function is to evenly distribute heat through the whole oven cavity. The rear fan circulates the air, interfering with the hot air rising theory. Fan Assisted is most beneﬁcial when doing batch baking and multi level cooking.

NOTE: This will be the function you use the most in your oven. Important: turn function knob (A) off when you ﬁnish cooking otherwise the grill element will be activated.

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Using your Gas Oven

STATIC GRILL

The static grill is great for short term grilling and browning with radiant heat. Static grill is great for an intense heat e.g. Cheese toast, foccacia, oyster Kilpatrick, Crème Brule. For static grill cooking use Level 5 for cheese on toast and level 4 for everything else. Use your black enamel tray with the grill mesh insert and line with baking paper.

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FAN GRILL

Fan Grill is great for cooking meat and more dense portions of food. e.g. - skewers, sausages, cutlets and chicken pieces. With this function there is no need to turn the food. The grill will brown the top of the food and the hot air which is being circulated around the oven cavity by the fan, will cook it from the underside, locking in the juices and ﬂavours. Keep the door closed when using fan grill.

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**NOTE: The oven and the grill cannot work at the same time.

ILVE ovens are equipped with a cavity cooling fan. The fan is thermostatically controlled and will switch on automatically when the cavity reaches a temperature of 60°C. Air will gently be blown out through the front louvre, just above the door handle. This keeps the interior of the cavity housing cool.

The cavity cooling fan will continue to run after the oven has been turned off. The fan will automatically shut off once the oven cavity has reached a suitable temperature.

If you are not using the grill tray or fat ﬁlter, take it out of the oven as it blocks and restricts some heat whilst cooking thus hindering the end result.

IMPORTANT: Never use aluminium foil on the base of your oven or inside the grill tray when grilling as this will reﬂect heat back into the elements and enamel and can cause

irreparable damage.

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