Parkinson Cowan SON50WN, SON50WL, SON50BN User Manual
Owners handbook
and
Installation instructions
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Introduction
This gas cooker has been designed and manufactured to all the
necessary British Standards. It also carries the C.E. mark. The cooker
complies with European Council Directive 90/396/EEC.
It is important that you understand how to use and care for the
cooker properly before you use it for the first time.
We have written this booklet with your safety in mind. Read the
booklet thoroughly before you use the cooker. Keep the booklet in a
safe place so that anyone who uses the cooker can read it. Pass the
booklet on with the cooker if you give or sell it to someone else.
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For your safety
This cooker is designed for domestic use to cook food. You must
not use it for any other purpose. It is not designed for commercial
use.
Keep children, babies and toddlers away from the cooker at all
times.
The installation instructions at the back of this book, on page 30,
tell you how and where it can be fitted. If the cooker is already
installed you must make sure that all instructions have been
followed. If you are in any doubt ask a registered person.
We have included several drawings to show the right and wrong way
of doing things.
The right way will have a smiling face by it.
A sad face shows something is wrong.
Do not remove the rating plate from the cooker as this may invalidate
the guarantee.
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Contents
Lighting the cooker 4
The grill 7
The hotplate 10
The oven 13
Oven cooking chart 16
Slow cooking 19
Care and cleaning 21
Installing the cooker 22
General information 26
What is wrong and why? 28
Servicing 29
Installation Instructions 30
Technical data 31
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Contents
Safety requirements/ventilation 32
Location of appliance/installation 33
Testing 34
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Lighting the cooker
The ignition system works by means of a battery. Details on how to
replace the battery are given on page 26.
Hotplate
Lighting the cooker
To light
Push in the control knob and turn to the large flame symbol (highest
setting), and press the ignition button immediately. When the burner has
lit release the button.
Warning: If the ignition button is not pressed immediately a build up of
gas may cause the flame to spread.
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Grill
To light:
1 Push in the control knob and turn it to the large flame symbol
(highest setting), and press the ignition button immediately. When
the burner has lit release the button.
Warning: If the ignition button is not pressed immediately a build up of
gas may cause the flame to spread from the grill cavity.
For your safety
Never cover the grill pan or grid with foil as this can lead to
grill fires.
Lighting the cooker
Oven
To light:
1 Open the oven door.
2 Push in the control knob and turn it to gas mark 9, and press the
ignition button immediately. When the burner has lit release the
button. There will only be small flames at first.
3 Now turn the control knob to the
gas mark you want.
4 Wait until the burner is showing
large flames.
5 Close the oven door.
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To turn off any burner
1 Push in the control knob and turn it to the off position. This is shown
by a large dot.
Lighting the cooker
For your safety
When you are lighting any burner check that it has lit before
you leave the cooker.
When you are turning off a burner, do not leave the cooker
until the flame has gone out.
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The grill
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The grill is a high-speed grill. The instructions below tell you how to vary
the heat setting and how to change the height of the grid to suit the food
you are cooking. You should remember to turn the food regularly.
You should not use the grill to keep food warm as it will continue to
cook the food.
For your safety
You must keep the grill door open when the grill burner is lit.
Caution
Accessible parts may be hot when the grill is used. Young
children should be kept away.
Never cover the grill pan or grid with foil as this can lead to
grill fires.
Heat control
The grill control has two heat
settings.
The control knob turns to the left
from 'OFF' to 'HIGH' and then to
'LOW'. Use the high setting for fast
cooking such as toast. Use the low
setting to cook thicker food such as
chicken after you have browned it
on the high setting.
The grill
Cooking positions
You can put the grill shelf in either
of the two positions.
Most food should be cooked on
the grid in the grill pan. You can turn
the grid over to suit different
thicknesses of food.
You can place some dishes
straight on to the grill shelf. This is
useful when you are browning the
top of food such as cauliflower
cheese.
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The grill
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Plate warming
You can use the grill compartment to warm plates when you are
using the oven.
Preheating
You don't usually need to preheat the grill. You may wish to preheat it for
a couple of minutes when you are cooking steak or browning food.
Positioning food on
the grid
Place food such as toast, tea-cakes and
muffins towards the centre of the grid.
Place food which needs a gentle heat,
such as tomatoes and mushrooms towards
the edge of the grid.
Arrange meat, meat products and fish to
suit their thickness and how you like them
cooked.
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The grill pan and handle
The grill pan is supplied with a removable handle.
To attach the handle, place the wirework under the cut out in the pan so
that the metal plate hooks over the top of the grill pan.
Slide the handle to the left and over the central bump on the grill pan.
Ensure the handle is correctly located. It is not necessary to
remove the grill pan handle during grilling.
The grill
Place the grill pan on the shelf so that the pan is positioned centrally
beneath the grill.
To remove the handle, slide the handle to the right and lift the handle
away from the cut out on the grill pan.
Note
If you require an additional handle for your grill pan, this can be ordered
from Parkinson Cowan by quoting part number 311479800\6.
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The hotplate
If you have any trouble lighting a hotplate burner turn all hotplate control
The hotplate
knobs off and make sure the hotplate burner parts have been replaced
correctly. See page 22 for more information.
Heat control
The hotplate control knobs turn to
the left from 'OFF' to 'HIGH' and
then to 'LOW'. You can adjust the
heat by turning the control between
the highest and lowest settings.
These are shown as a large and a
small flame symbol.
Burner sizes
The hotplate has three burner sizes
to suit different types of cooking:
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Largest burner (Rapid) - use a large
pan for food such as chips.
Medium burners (Normal) - use for
everyday cooking.
Small burner (Simmer) - use for
simmering food such as soups and
stews.
The largest pan which you should use on any burner is 230mm (9"). The
base of the smallest pan should not measure less than 100mm (4").
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For your safety
1 Take care to avoid burns and scalds when you are
reaching across the hotplate.
2 Use pans with flat bases. They are more stable than
pans which are warped.
3 Do not use pans with very heavy handles which cause
the pan to tip.
4 Put pans on the centre of the burners.
5 Position pan handles so they cannot be accidentally
knocked.
6 Take extra care when you are deep fat frying. Do not
cover the pan with a lid.
Do not leave a pan unattended. If the pan catches fire,
leave it where it is and turn off all controls.
Place a damp cloth or a fitting lid over the pan to
smother the flames.
The hotplate
Never put water on the fire.
Leave the pan to cool for 30 minutes.
7 If you are using a Wok we recommend it has a flat base
as it will stand stable on the pan supports. If you use a
round based Wok with a collar support, the collar must
be of the open wire work type. A closed collar will affect
the performance of the burner. Before you use the Wok
make sure that the collar is stable on the pan supports.
Always follow the instructions that come with the Wok.
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The hotplate
1 Keep flames under the base of the pans. If the
2 Only heat the amount of liquid you need. Do
3 Cover pans with a lid whenever possible. The
4 Try cooking more than one vegetable in the
Helpful hints
flames lick round the sides of the pans you are
wasting gas.
not overfill pans.
food will heat up more quickly and there will be
less steam in the kitchen.
same pan, for example potatoes and carrots.
5 Cut vegetables into smaller pieces. This way
they will cook more quickly.
6 A pressure cooker will save time and energy.
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The oven
Before you use the oven you should wipe it out with a damp cloth to
remove any dust.
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 that need different
temperatures all at the same time.
If you are cooking more than one tray of similar items, for example
cakes or biscuits, swap the trays around during cooking. Or you can
remove the top tray when the food is cooked and move the lower tray to
the higher shelf to finish cooking.
Preheating
You do not need to preheat the oven when casseroling and so on.
Preheat the oven for baking or when you are cooking sensitive food
such as Yorkshire puddings, soufflés and yeast mixtures.
When you are cooking or reheating frozen or chilled food read the
instructions on the packing.
When you need to preheat the oven, we recommend you do so for
20 minutes.
The oven
Oven shelves
You can slot the oven shelves into any of five
positions. Positions are counted from the top
downwards.
For safety the shelf will only pull out so
far. If you want to remove a shelf completely
pull it forward as far as it will go, raise the
front edge and lift it out. To put the shelf into
a different position keep the front edge
raised, slot the shelf on to the runner, lower
the front edge and slide the shelf in.
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