Stoves Q900 User Guide

UsInG tHe MaIn oven - electRIc 
slow cooking (       setting or 100°c)
•	Make sure that frozen foods are thor -
oughly thawed before cooking.
•	 Do not slow cook joints of meat 
or poultry weighing more than 
2¼kg/4½lb.
•	 Preheat the oven to 170°c and cook 
for 30 minutes, then adjust the oven 
control to        or 100°c (slow cook 
setting)	for	the	remainder	of	the	
cooking time.
•	 Slow cooking times will be about 3 
times as long as conventional cooking 
times.
•	 Do not open the oven door unneces -...

UsInG tHe MaIn oven - electRIc 
There is no need to interchange dishes 
onto different shelves part way through 
cooking, as with a conventional oven.
to help the air circulate freely
Position the shelves evenly within the 
oven and maintain a clearance from the 
oven roof and base.
If more than one cooking dish or bak-
ing tray is to be used on a shelf, leave a 
gap of at least 25mm between the items 
themselves and the oven interior.
Defrosting and cooling in the  
main oven
To defrost frozen foods,...

UsInG tHe MaIn oven - electRIc 
Note:	This	is	a	high	efficiency	oven,	there-
fore some adjustment will have to be 
made to conventional cooking tempera-
tures. The table below shows conven-
tional	cooking	temperatures,	‘A’	efficiency	
temperatures and gas marks. For opti-
mum results, conventional temperatures need to be 
converted	to	‘A’	efficiency	temperatures.
For example, an item which would nor
-
mally cook at a conventional temperature 
of 180 °c, will now cook at the ‘A’ ef -
ficiency	temperature...

UsInG tHe MaIn oven - electRIc
traditional fruit cakes
It should be remembered that ovens can 
vary over time, therefore cooking times 
can	vary,	making	it	difficult	to	be	precise	
when baking fruit cakes.
It is necessary therefore, to test the cake 
before	removal	from	the	oven.	Use	a	fine	
warmed skewer inserted into the centre of 
the cake. If the skewer comes out clean, 
then the cake is cooked.
•	Follow the temperatures suggested  
in the recipe and then adjust accord-
ingly to the conversion...

UsInG tHe MaIn oven - electRIc
Roasting guide
The times given in the roasting guide 
are only approximate, because the size 
and	age	of	the	bird	will	influence	cooking	
times as will the shape of a joint and the 
proportion of the bone.
Frozen meat should be thoroughly thawed 
before cooking. For large joints it is advis-
able to thaw over night.
Frozen poultry should be thoroughly 
thawed before cooking. The time required 
depends on the size of the bird - eg; a 
large turkey may take up to 48 hours to...

oven & Grill Functions
The chart below details all of the functions which are available. Your oven may not 
have all of the functions shown here.
symbolfunction / 
feature Recommended Uses
conventional GrillThis function cooks food from the top and is ideal for a 
range of food from toast to steaks. As the whole grill is 
working you can cook large quantities of food.
Economy GrillFor smaller quantities of food, but is still ideal for any-thing from toast to steaks.
Fanned GrillThe fan allows heat to...

GRIllInG In tHe MaIn oven
The main oven grill & fanned grill are
fixed	settings	using	the	inner	element	
only. Make sure that the programmer is 
set to manual before grilling. When using 
either grill function, invert the grill pan 
trivet and preheat for 5minutes.
conventional grill
The door must be open when the grill
is used for conventional grilling - either
fully open or using the door stop
position - open the door about 75mm
and it will hold open.
If the grill door is closed while the grill
is in...

Manual operation
Set the programmer to manual operation.
See ‘Programmer / clock’ section. Turn 
the selector control knob to the symbol 
for the desired oven function. Turn the 
main oven temperature control knob to 
the desired temperature. The red thermo-
stat indicator neon will come on and off 
until the selected temperature is reached 
and then go off; it will turn on and off 
periodically as the thermostat operates to 
maintain the selected temperature.
To switch off the main oven, return the
main...

fan oven 
(i)	Turn	the	selector	control	knob	to	the	
fan oven symbol.
(ii)	Turn	the	main	oven	control	knob	to	
the required temperature.
The fan oven comes on when the oven is 
switched on and circulates the air around 
the oven to give a fairly even temperature 
throughout the oven.
fan and base heat only 
(i)	Turn	the	selector	control	to	the	fan	and	
base heat symbol.
(ii)	Turn	the	main	control	to	the
required temperature.
Intensive bake 
(i)	Turn	the	selector	control	to	the	
intensive bake symbol....

tHe alteRnatIve pRoGRaMMeRs
There are two types of programmer cov-
ered in this section - push button & touch 
control. Both programmers have the same 
symbol variants & functions but may vary 
in their method of operation.
the push button programmer 
sym-
bol sym-
bol What is it?
     
-
     Down/minus
Used to decrease cook 
/ end time, remove 
minutes from the 
minute minder and 
adjust the time of day. 
Also for listening to 
and setting the alarm 
tone.
+
          Up/plus
Used to increase 
cook /...