What to do with a brand new oven?

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If you have just equipped your kitchen with a new oven, you deserve congratulations. This appliance is a real workhorse regarding cooking, as it can make all your culinary dreams come true at the expense of some time, effort and a little oven cleaning on your side.

But before you jump right into the action, you have to learn a few things about the appliance. Only then can you hope to use it as best as possible. Without further delay, here are few things you should do with your new appliance:

• Do a thorough inspection – before using the oven, you should do a thorough inspection. The same is pretty much valid for every other appliance as well, but it is especially valid for the stove. After all, you don’t want a heat-generating appliance to be left unchecked before you get to cooking. Be sure to check for dents in the metal and intact power cord. Open and close the oven door several times and check the burners. If there is anything you find unusual, you can cancel the delivery, or move onto another oven.

• Familiarise yourself with the manual – you may find this unnecessary and annoying, but it is important. How else are you going to learn how to use special features you haven’t seen before and provide adequate oven cleaning? That is especially the case with combi-steam and convection ovens. These aren’t that common, so it is normal to educate yourself on how to use them. Additionally, you can check online for some videos, if you prefer that way of learning.

• Remove packaging and do some oven cleaning – if you have just gotten the oven all wrapped up and packaged, you have to strip away that material before you use it. You have to be careful and not skip anything in the process, especially plastic films on the oven controls and zip ties with the oven racks. Once you are done, you should do a thorough clean. Warm water and soap are enough to get the appliance ready for cooking.

• Burn in the oven – now that you have gone through the previous, it is time to burn in the oven. This means heating it up to a high temperature for about 30 minutes. This is done so that any residue inside is removed. If you skip this step, it is highly likely that strong chemical smells will permeate your food. Call a professional oven cleaning service, if you must, but don’t use the appliance without first sanitising it properly.

• See if your cookware is compatible – it is smart to check if the cookware you have in your kitchen is compatible with the new oven. That is one thing you should do before buying it, but in case you have forgotten – do it now. For example, some dark metal bakeware is not the ideal pick for a new gas oven. A cool way to check if your pots and pans work on induction oven is to try a magnet on their bottom side. If the magnet sticks, you can use them on your new range.

As you can see, there are quite a few things you should do when you acquire a new oven. It is up to you to go through each of the steps so that you can adequately use the appliance.

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