B4000-5 User manual Oven
Contents Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products. To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance. We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
Safety information 3 they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance. • Keep all packaging away from children. There is the risk of suffocation or physical injury. • Keep children and animals away from the appliance when the door is open or the appliance is in operation. There is the risk of injury or other permanent disability.
Safety information • Make sure not to squash or cause damage to the mains plug (if applicable) and cable behind the appliance. • Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect the appliance. Always pull the mains plug – if applicable. Use • The appliance is only for domestic use. Do not use the appliance for commercial and industrial use. • Only use the appliance for domestic cooking tasks. This is to prevent physical injury to persons or prevent damage to property.
Safety information 5 Risk of fire • Open the door carefully. The use of ingredients with alcohol can cause a mixture of alcohol and air. There is the risk of fire. • Do not let sparks or open flames come near the appliance when you open the door. • Do not put flammable products or items that are wet with flammable products, and/or fusible objects (made of plastic or aluminium) in, near or on the appliance. Oven lamp • Disconnect the appliance from the power supply before the replacement of the oven lamp.
Product description PRODUCT DESCRIPTION General overview 2 3 4 5 1 6 11 5 7 4 3 8 2 1 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Control panel Power indicator Control knob for the oven functions Control knob for the temperature Temperature indicator Heating element Oven lamp Fan and rear wall heating element Bottom heat Oven shelf runners, removable Shelf positions Oven accessories • Oven shelf For cookware, cake tins, roasts. • Flat baking tray For cakes and biscuits.
Daily use 7 • Deep roasting pan To bake and roast or as pan to collect fat. DAILY USE WARNING! Refer to "Safety information" chapter. Initial Cleaning • Remove all parts from the appliance. • Clean the appliance before first use. Refer to chapter "Care and Cleaning". Switching the Oven On and Off 1. Turn the oven functions control knob to an oven function. 2. Turn the temperature control knob to a temperature. The power indicator comes on while the oven is in operation.
Helpful hints and tips Oven function ROTITHERM Application To roast larger joints of meat or poultry on one level. Also to gratinate and brown. Inserting the Oven Accessories Put in the slide-in accessories so that the double side edges are at the back of the oven and point down to the bottom. Push the slide-in accessories between the guide-bars of one of the oven levels. The deep roasting pan and the oven shelf have double side edges.
Helpful hints and tips 9 Baking General instructions • Your new oven may bake or roast differently to the appliance you had before. Adapt your usual settings (temperature, cooking times) and shelf levels to the values in the tables. • With longer baking times, the oven can be switched off about 10 minutes before the end of baking time, to use the residual heat. When you use frozen food, the trays in the oven can twist during baking. When the trays get cold again, the distortion will be gone.
Helpful hints and tips Type of baking Oven function Level Temperature (°C) Time (h:min) 160 - 180 0:40 - 1:00 230 0:25 Christmas stollen1) CONVENTIONAL 3 Bread ( rye bread) CONVENTIONAL 1 - first of all1) - then 160 - 180 0:30 - 1:00 Cream puffs/eclairs1) CONVENTIONAL 3 160 - 170 0:15 - 0:30 Swiss roll1) CONVENTIONAL 3 180 - 200 0:10 - 0:20 Cake with crumble topping (dry) TRUE FAN 3 150 - 160 0:20 - 0:40 Buttered almond cake/sugar cakes1) CONVENTIONAL 3 190 - 210 0
Helpful hints and tips Type of baking Oven function Biscuits made with yeast dough 11 Level Temperature (°C) Time (h:min) TRUE FAN 3 150 - 160 0:20 - 0:40 Puff pastries1) TRUE FAN 3 170 - 180 0:20 - 0:30 Rolls1) TRUE FAN 3 160 0:20 - 0:35 Rolls1) CONVENTIONAL 3 180 0:20 - 0:35 Small cakes (20 per tray)1) TRUE FAN 3 140 0:20 - 0:30 Small cakes (20 per tray)1) CONVENTIONAL 3 170 0:20 - 0:30 1) Pre-heat oven Baking on more than one level - Cakes/pastries/breads on baking tr
Helpful hints and tips Tips on baking Baking results Possible cause Remedy The cake is not browned sufficiently below Incorrect oven level Put the cake on a lower oven level The cake sinks (becomes soggy, lumpy, streaky) Oven temperature too high Use a lower setting The cake sinks (becomes soggy, lumpy, streaky) Baking time is too short Set a longer baking time Do not set higher temperatures to decrease baking times The cake sinks (becomes soggy, lumpy, streaky) Too much liquid in the mixtu
Helpful hints and tips Type of baking Shelf level Temperature °C Time (Mins) Puff pastry flan 1) 1 160 - 180 40 - 50 Flammekuchen (Pizzalike dish from Alsace) 1) 1 250 - 270 12 - 20 Piroggen (Russian version of calzone) 1) 1 180 - 200 15 - 25 13 1) Pre-heat the oven Table for Bakes and Gratin Dish Oven function Shelf level Temperature °C Time Hr : Min Pasta bake CONVENTIONAL 1 180-200 0:45-1:00 Lasagne CONVENTIONAL 1 180-200 0:25-0:40 Vegetables au gratin1) ROTITHERM 1 16
Helpful hints and tips • Large roasting joints can be roasted directly in the deep roasting pan or on the oven shelf above the deep roasting pan (selected models only). • Roast lean meats in a roasting tin with a lid. This well keep the meat more succulent. • All types of meat, that can be browned or have crackling, can be roasted in the roasting tin without the lid. The data in the table is for guidance only. Tips on using the roasting table. • Roast meat and fish that weighs more than 1 kg .
Helpful hints and tips 15 Veal Type of meat Roast Veal Knuckle of veal Quantity Oven function Shelf level Temperature °C Time (h:min) 1 kg ROTITHERM 1 160 - 180 1:30 - 2:00 1,5 -2 kg ROTITHERM 1 160 - 180 2:00 - 2:30 Shelf level Temperature °C Time (h:min) Lamb Type of meat Quantity Oven function Leg of lamb, roast lamb 1 - 1,5 kg ROTITHERM 1 150 - 170 1:15 - 2:00 Saddle of lamb 1 - 1,5 kg ROTITHERM 1 160 - 180 1:00 - 1:30 Shelf level Temperature °C Time (h:min) Game T
Helpful hints and tips Grilling Always use the grilling function with maximum temperature setting Always grill with the oven door closed Always pre-heat the empty oven with the grill functions for 5 minutes. • Set the shelf in the shelf level as recommended in the grilling table. • Always set the pan to collect the fat into the first shelf level. • Grill only flat pieces of meat or fish. To see which oven function you must use please refer to the oven functions list in Daily use chapter.
Helpful hints and tips 17 Soft fruit Preserve Temperature in °C Time until simmering in mins. Continue to cook at 100°C in mins. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, ripe gooseberries 160 - 170 35 - 45 --- Unripe gooseberries 160 - 170 35 - 45 10 - 15 Temperature in °C Time until simmering in mins. Continue to cook at 100°C in mins. 160 - 170 35 - 45 10 - 15 Temperature in °C Time until simmering in mins. Continue to cook at 100°C in mins.
Care and cleaning Food to be dried Temperature in °C Shelf level Time in hours (Guideline) 1 level 2 levels Apricots 60 - 70 3 1/4 8 - 10 Apple slices 60 - 70 3 1/4 6-8 Pears 60 - 70 3 1/4 6-9 Defrosting • Put the food out of the packaging and set it on a plate on the oven shelf. • Do not cover with a plate or bowl. This can extend the time to defrost very much. • Put the oven shelf in the first shelf level from the bottom.
Care and cleaning 19 • To clean metal surfaces use a usual cleaning agent • Clean the oven interior after each use. Thus you can remove dirt more easily and it does not burn on. • Clean stubborn dirt with a special oven cleaner. • Clean all oven accessories (with a soft cloth with warm water and cleaning agent) after each use and let them dry. • If you have nonstick accessories, do not clean them using an aggressive agents, sharp edged objects or dishwasher.
Care and cleaning Replacing the oven lamp 1. You can find the lamp glass cover at the back of the cavity. Turn the lamp glass cover counterclockwise to remove it. 2. Clean the glass cover. 3. Replace the oven lamp with applicable 300°C heat-resistant oven lamp. Use the same oven lamp type. 4. Install the glass cover. Oven Ceiling You can fold down the heating element on the oven ceiling to clean the oven ceiling easily. WARNING! Before you fold down the heating element switch off the appliance.
Care and cleaning 2. Lift up clamping levers (A) on the two door hinges fully. 21 A A 3. Close the oven door until the first position (angle approximately 45°). 4. Hold of the oven door with one hand on each side and pull it away from the oven at an upwards angle. 5. Now you can remove the inner glass panels and clean them. To install the door follow the procedure in reverse. 45° CAUTION! Be careful with the glass, it can break.
What to do if… 3. Hold the door glass panels on their top edge one by one and pull them upwards out of the guide 4. Clean the door glass panels. To install panels follow the procedure in reverse. Insert the smaller panel first, then the larger. WHAT TO DO IF… WARNING! Refer to "Safety information" chapter. Problem Possible cause Remedy The oven does not heat up The oven is not switched on Switch on the oven (refer to chapter "Daily use").
Packaging material The packaging material is environmentally-friendly and recyclable. Plastic parts are marked with international abbreviations such as PE, PS, etc. Dispose of the packaging material in the containers provided for this purpose at your local waste management facility.
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