Beko BDC545A User Manual - Page 12

4

Preparation

Tips

for

saving

energy

The

fol

lowing

information

wi

ll

help

you

to

use

your

appliance

in

an

ecological

way,

and

to

save

energy:

•

Use

dark

coloured

or

enamel

coated

cookware

in

the

oven

since

the

heat

trans-

mission

will

be

better.

•

While

cooking

your

dishes,

perform

a

pre-

heating

operation

if

it

is

advised

in

the

user

manual

or

cooking

instructions.

•

Do

not

open

the

door

of

the

oven

frequently

during

cooking.

•

Try

to

cook

more

than

one

dish

in

the

oven

at

the

same

time

whenever

possible.

You

can

cook

by

placing

two

cooking

vessels

onto

the

wire

shelf.

•

Cook

more

than

one

dish

one

after

another.

The

oven

wil

l

already

be

hot.

•

You

can

save

energy

by

switching

off

your

oven

a

few

minutes

before

the

end

of

the

cooking

time.

Do

not

open

the

oven

door.

•

Defrost

frozen

dishes

before

cooking

them.

•

Use

pots/pans

with

cover

for

cooking.

If

there

is

no

cover,

energy

consumption

may

increase

4

times.

•

Select

the

burner

which

is

suitable

for

the

bottom

size

of

the

pot

to

be

used.

Always

select

the

correct

pot

size

for

your

dishes.

Larger

pots

require

more

energy.

•

Pay

attention

to

use

flat

bottom

pots

when

cooking

with

electric

hobs.

•

Pots

with

thick

bottom

will

provide

a

better

heat

conduction.

You

can

obtain

energy

savings

up

to

1/3.

•

Vessels

and

pots

must

be

compatible

with

the

cooking

zones.

Bottom

of

the

vessels

or

pots

must

not

be

smaller

than

the

hotplate.

•

Keep

the

cooking

zones

and

bottom

of

the

pots

clean.

Dirt

wi

ll

decrease

the

heat

con-

duction

between

the

cooking

zone

and

bot-

tom

of

the

pot.

•

For

long

cookings,

turn

off

the

cooking

zone

5

or

10

minutes

before

the

end

of

cooking

time.

You

can

obtain

energy

savings

up

to

20%

by

using

the

residual

heat.

Initial

use

Time

setting

Before

you

can

use

the

oven,

the

time

must

be

set.

If

the

time

is

not

set,

oven

will

not

operate.

hile

making

any

adjustment,

related

symbols

on

the

clock

will

flash.

Press

„—"

or

„+"

(5/6)

keys

to

set

the

time

after

the

oven

in

energized

for

the

first

time.

11

10

9

8

7

6

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2

3

4

5

1

Program

key

2

Cooking

time

3

End

of

cooking

time

4

Alarm

5

Minus

key

6

Plus

key

7

Screen

brightness

setting

8

Alarm

volume

9

Current

time

10

Keylock

11

Adjustment

key

After

setting

the

time,

you

can

start

and

end

the

cooking

by

selecting

the

desired

position

with

temperature

button

and

function

button.

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Preparation

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