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Section 2
Cast-iron hot plate: essential pre-treatment before first use
Caution: before using the hot plate for the first time, the following steps
must be taken:
• wash the plate with soapy water
• sprinkle salt over the plate and then buff in the salt with black and white
printed newspaper (not coloured)
• heat the salted plate, allow to cool, wipe off the salt
• using kitchen roll, wipe a thin layer of vegetable cooking oil over the top of
the hot plate
• turn on the burner to heat the hot plate for a few minutes
• this will produce some smoke, so switch on the extractor hood
• once the oil has disappeared, turn off the burner and let the hot plate cool
• give the plate a light wipe with vegetable oil
• leave to cool, the hot plate centre will turn light grey and the edges will
remain dark grey
• the hot plate is ready for use
Caution: Please read this guide thoroughly before first using your cooker.
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