Maintenance Tips

Maintenance tips

Chimneys

• The installation to be done by technical person.
• Earthing is required for the appliance.
• The chimney should be installed at minimum 70 cm above the cooking appliance.
• The chimney must be disconnected from the mains before any kind of maintenance or cleaning.
• Cleaning of greased filters is suggested in every 20 days. Clean with mild detergent in lukewarm water which will ensure good performance.
• It is also recommended to use a damp cloth with mild detergent for the outer surface of the chimney.

Ovens

• Earthing is required for the electric models.
• Before cleaning your appliance, make sure the unit is disconnected from the mains.
• Always close the main gas pipe line when not in use in gas models.
• In case of an oven, before you let down the cover glass it is necessary to decrease the temperature of the burners and electric plate.
• Remove stains, if any, while the oven is still warm for easy cleaning.
• The appliances must be wiped with a damp cloth/sponge with mild detergent. Never use scouring powder, steel wool or acids to clean the appliances.
• The glass of the oven’s door should be washed with warm water or with a nylon pad soaked in mild detergent.
• Always keep children away from the oven, when it is hot.

Hobs and Cooking Ranges

• Earthing is required for the electric model.
• Before maintenance or cleaning your appliance, make sure the unit is disconnected from the main.
• Never leave frying pans unattended as overheated fats and oils may catch fire.
• Always close the main gas pipe line when not in use.
• Cleaning of Gas tap must be carried out by qualified technician.
• Clean the burners with detergent in warm water and well rinsed and dried every 20-25 days.
• Clean electrical parts with a dry cloth.
• Keep an eye on the condensing of the flexible gas pipe, to ensure leak proof supply.
• Avoid scrubbing the enameled parts of the Cook top Panel, as they might damage the paint work.

Cooking techniques - To cut you cost / time in cooking.

Shape: Uniform sizes heat more evenly. To compensate for irregular shapes, place thin pieces toward the centre of the dish and thicker pieces toward the edge of dish.

Starting temperatures: Room temperature foods take less time to heat up than refrigerator frozen foods. So it is suggest keeping the food out of the refrigerator to before cooking.

Bone & Fat:  Both effect heating. Bone may cause irregular heating. Large amounts of fat absorb large amount of heat and so meat next to these areas may overcook.

Density:  Porous, airy foods take less time to heat than heavy, compact foods.

Cooking Techniques

Timing: A range in heating time is given in almost very recipe. The time compensates for the uncontrolled differences in the food shapes. Staring temperature and regional preferences

Always cook food for the minimum cooking time given in the book and check weather the food is done if the food is not done continue cooking.

Spacing: Individual foods, such as baked potatoes, small cup cakes, sweet potatoes, etc. will heat uniformly if placed in the oven with equal distance apart. When possible, always try to arrange foods in a circular pattern, in the same manner when placing foods in baking dish, arrange around the out side not lined up next to each other. Food should not be stacked on top each other.

Piercing: the skin or membranes on some foods will cause steam to build up during cooking food must be pierced, scarred or have a strip of skin peeled off before cooking to allow steam to escape.

Browning method: All items does not have the same brown appearance as conventionally cooked foods. So to get uniform browning effects in meats and poultry you may coat them with browning sauce, Worcestershire sauce or barbecue sauce.

To use the browning sauce u have to combine it with melted butter or margarine: brush on before cooking.

For breads & muffins, brown sugar can be used instead of granule sugar, or can be sprinkled with dark spices before baking.

Grilling: Grilling is done in high temperatures with the food close to heat. This gives the food a rich brown appearance. Only use high quality well marbled meats for grilling since the high temperatures can dry out the less choice meats.

Plan ahead - defrosting food in a microwave may be convenient, but defrosting it at room temperature costs nothing.

Never peek into the oven many times when cooking. Each time you do that, a certain amount of heat escapes from the oven and the food takes longer to cook, thus increasing your electricity / gas bills

Keep inside surfaces clean so the heat/ radiation can reach food effectively.