AGA DUAL CONTROL Natural Gas Model No’s: DC3G Users Instruction WARNING: IF THE INFORMATION IN THIS MANUAL IS NOT FOLLOWED EXACTLY, A FIRE OR EXPLOSION MAY RESULT CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. l DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS: - DO NOT TRY TO LIGHT ANY APPLIANCE. - DO NOT TOUCH ANY ELECTRICAL SWITCH; DO NOT USE ANY PHONE IN YOUR BUILDING.
My AGA Details AGA Dual Control (DC3G) Serial No AGA Service No Date of Installation DATA PLATE LOCATED BEHIND REMOVABLE PLINTH 2
CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Product Safety 4 Important Safety Instructions 5 Serial Number 6 Helalth and Safety 6 Introduction 7 A Brief Description - AGA DC3G 8 Equipment Supplied with your AGA Dual Control 9 - 10 Operating the AGA Dual Control 11 The Heat Indicator 12 The Roasting Oven 13 The Baking Oven 13 The Slow Cook Oven 14 The Top Plate 15 The Hotplates 15 Hotplate Control 15 The Boiling Plate 15 The Simmering Plate 15 Burner Controls 16 -17 General Advice 18 Guide
PRODUCT SAFETY MEANING/DESCRIPTION SYMBOL SIGNIFICATION/DESCRIPTION WARNING/CAUTION AVERTISSEMENT An appropriate safety instruction should be followed or caution to a potential hazard exists. Une consigne de sécurité appropriée doivent être suivies ou garde d’un danger potentiel exists. DANGEROUS VOLTAGE TENSION DANGEREUSE To indicate hazards arising from dangerous voltages. Pour indiquer les dangers résultant des tensions dangereuses.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INCORRECT USE OF THIS RANGE CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCKS OR INJURY TO PERSONS. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS TO REDUCE THESE RISKS. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
A little smoke and some odor may be emitted when the range is first switched on. This is normal and harmless from oven lagging and starch binder on the element insulation and will cease after a short period of use. Serial Number Make a note of your AGA Dual Control Serial Number when it is being installed. The serial number can be found behind the magnetic plinth.
Introduction Made in the heart of Shropshire in the United Kingdom, your AGA range, like the generations of ranges before it, has been manufactured from cast iron at the Coalbrookdale Foundry. Traditional iron-making skills combined with industrial strength hotplate elements enable the hotplates to heat up rapidly, so you can have them both on, or just one on, depending on the time of day or the size of your family.
A Brief Description - AGA DC3G Simmering plate Boiling plate Top plate Control door Roasting oven Baking oven Slow cook oven Roasting Oven The hottest oven for high temperature cooking; pastries breads, roasting of meat, vegetables and poultry, broiling at the top of the oven and frying on the floor. The AGA DC3G has traditional cast iron ovens with independently controlled hotplates.
Equipment supplied with your AGA Dual Control Large Size Roasting Pan with Broiling Rack Half Size Roasting Pan and Broiling Rack This pan can be slid onto the oven runners width-ways or can sit on an oven grid shelf. The half size roasting pan can be used with the broiling rack, in its high position, for broiling at the top of the roasting oven. It can be used for roasting smaller joints of meat, or poultry with or without the broiling rack. Roast potatoes can be cooked in this pan.
Wire Brush This is for cleaning the raw cast iron surfaces, keeping them clear of crumbs and burnt on debris. Use on the hotplates and the ovens. Take care not to touch the enamel surfaces as the wire brush will scratch the finish. Toaster This is for toasting bread on the boiling plate. AGA toast is renowned for its excellence, crisp on the outside and soft in the centre.
Operating the AGA Dual Control The different zones of the AGA Dual Control range are described in the following pages. Hotplates control knob Oven heat indicator Oven gas control knob Oven thermostat control knob Viewing window Thermostat Control - Oven Your AGA Dual Control has three ovens, each of which has pre-set temperature ranges.
The Oven Heat Indicator The oven heat indicator is a guide to the stored heat within the AGA, and does not directly relate to the oven temperature of the roasting oven. An AGA is designed to work continuously at an optimum heat setting. The optimum performance is usually achieved when the indicator displays the color green. For best cooking performance wait until the AGA contains the full amount of stored heat, which is indicated by the windows being completely filled with the colour green (Fig. 1).
The Roasting Oven The Baking Oven The roasting oven can used for ‘broiling’ at the top and ‘shallow frying’ on the oven floor. This oven is set at a moderate heat, so is ideal for cakes, biscuits and also anything that requires medium heat cooking such as fish pie, lasagne, soufflés, crumble and roulades. Meat and poultry can be cooked here in fact most things that can be cooked in the roasting oven can be cooked in the baking oven but for a longer time.
The Slow Cook Oven The slow cook oven can be described as a continuation oven, it continues to cook food that has been brought up to heat elsewhere on the range with the exception of meringues which are dried out rather than ‘cooked’. User Guidance - Slow Cook Oven • To get the very best performance, we recommend to use the AGA cookware with thick bases and stacking lids.
The Top Plate Hotplate Control The top plate is the enamelled surface surrounding the hotplates. It will become warm when the AGA Dual Control hotplates are in use.
Burner Controls Hotplates control knob Oven gas control knob Oven heat indicator Viewing window Oven thermostat control knob Fig. 4 To Light the Burner Lighting Procedure - See Figs. 4 - 10 NOTE: It will take up to 24 hours for all ovens to reach operating temperature, the oven heat indicator may display green before this (refer to page 12 regarding heat indication display).
OFF POSITION IGNITION POSITION Fig. 5 Fig. 6 FLAME SUPERVISION BURNER POSITION MAIN BURNER ON POSITION Fig. 7 Fig. 8 LOW FIRE NORMAL RUNNING Fig. 9 Fig.
General Advice When first switched on, the AGA will emit an odour for a short while. This is simply due to protective oil burning off the hotplates. Wipe the inside of the lids whilst the AGA is heating up to avoid a film of this oil being deposited on the inside. The following points are intended to help in adapting to the AGA style of cooking during the change-over from a previous non-heat storage range.
Guide to AGA Cooking Below is a quick guide to oven usage AGA OVENS OVEN TEMPERATURE ROASTING OVEN HIGH ● Grilling ● Top - grilling ● Scones ● 2nd runner - scones, small pastries, grilling ● Pastries ● 3rd runner - bread rolls , Yorkshire pudding ● Bread ● 4th runner - roasts, poultry ● Yorkshire puddings ● Oven grid shelf on base of oven bread loaves, pies, roast vegetables ● Roasts ● Floor grid on base of oven - quiches, pies ● Shallow frying BAKING OVEN ● Cakes ● Biscuits
FITTING OF OVEN SHELVES When using the oven shelves for the first time follow Figs. 11 - 14.
Caring and cleaning Cast iron ovens and hotplates REMEMBER: BE CAREFUL OF THE HOT APPLIANCE. Ovens - are made from cast iron and keep themselves clean. They are very durable, but will rust if surface moisture is left on them. Remember to always switch the ovens on, to dry them out after cleaning. DO NOT USE A STEAM CLEANER TO CLEAN THIS RANGE. Heating up the ovens periodically will help burn off any cooking deposits to aid cleaning within the ovens.
A service call charge may be applicable if: Servicing & Warranty • • • • • • In the event of your appliance requiring maintenance, please contact AGA Marvel or your AGA Retailer. Your range must only be serviced by a qualified fitter, from an authorized AGA Specialist. Do not alter or modify the range. Only the parts specified by the manufacturer, are to be fitted. The appliance warranty does not cover Commercial use.
CONSUMABLE PARTS NOT COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS This warranty does not cover products which have been altered by the customer or by a third party. Materials spare parts and specific tools must be as recommended by AGA. Warranty does not cover misuse, abuse or impact damage. Corrosion caused by incorrect use of chemica lcleaners or stainless steel components by abrasive cleaning materials are also excluded. Warranty strictly excludes commercial use. Appliances are covered for domestic use only.
For further advice or information contact your local AGA Specialist With AGA Marvel’s policy of continuous product improvement, the Company reserves the right to change specifications and make modifications to the appliance described and illustrated at any time. Supplied by AGA Marvel 1260 E. Van Deinse St. Greenville, MI 48838 Business (616) 754-5601 Fax (616) 754-9690 Toll Free Telephone 800-223-3900 www.agamarvel.
