B5741-5 User manual Built-In Electric 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 Children and vulnerable people safety • Do not let persons, children included, with reduced physical sensory, reduced mental functions or lack of experience and knowledge to use the appliance. They must have supervision or instruction for the operation of the appliance by a person who is responsible for their safety. • Keep all packaging away from children. There is the risk of suffocation or physical injury.
Safety information • When you connect electrical appliances to mains sockets, do not let cables touch or come near the hot appliance door. • Do not use multi-way plugs, connectors and extension cables. There is the risk of fire. • Do not replace or change the mains cable. Contact the service centre. • Make sure not to squash or cause damage to the mains plug (if applicable) and cable behind the appliance. • Make sure that the mains connection is accessible after the installation.
Safety information 5 • Do not clean the glass door with abrasive cleaning agents or metal scraper. Heat resistant surface of the inner glass can break and shatter. • When the door glass panels are damaged they become weak and can break. You must replace them. Contact the service centre. • Be careful when you remove the door from the appliance. The door is heavy! • Do not clean catalytic enamel (if applicable). Pyrolytic cleaning • Do not leave the appliance unattended during Pyrolytic cleaning.
Product description Product description General Overview 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 5 8 4 13 3 9 2 10 1 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Control panel Power indicator Control knob for oven functions Display + / - Control knob Power indicator Heating element Oven lamp Fan Fan heating element Bottom heat Shelf support rails, removable Shelf positions Oven accessories • Oven shelf For cookware, cake tins, roasts. • Flat baking tray For cakes and biscuits.
Daily use 7 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". Setting the time The oven only operates after time set. 1. Push the Selection button (refer to section "Clock function") again and again until the function indicator Time of day flashes. 2. Use the + / - knob to set the time. After approx.
Daily use Switching the oven off Turn the oven functions selector to the OFF position. Cooling fan When the appliance operates, the cooling fan switches on automatically. If you switch off the appliance, the cooling fan continues to operate until the appliance cools down. Heat- up indicator If you switch on an oven function, the bars on the display come on one by one. The bars show that the oven temperature increases.
Daily use Oven function 9 Application TRUE FAN To bake on maximum three oven levels at the same time. Decrease the oven temperatures (20-40°C) compared with Conventional. FAN BAKING To bake on one oven level food with a more intensive browning and a crispy base. Decrease the oven temperatures (20-40°C) compared with Conventional. CONVENTIONAL To bake and roast on one oven level. ROTITHERM To roast larger joints of meat or poultry on one level. Also to gratinate and brown.
Daily use Inserting the oven shelf and deep roasting pan together Put the oven shelf on the deep roasting pan. Push the deep roasting pan between the guide-bars of one of the oven levels. Clock Functions 1 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 2 3 4 Temperature / Time display Heat indicator Clock function indicators Selection button Change display Rapid heat up button Setting the clock functions 1. Push the Selection button again and again until the desired function indicator flashes. or End , use the + / - knob. 2.
Daily use 11 With Minute Minder an acoustic signal also sounds when 90% of the time period is completed. With the functions Duration and End the oven switches off automatically. Clock function Time of day Application Shows the time. To set, change or check the time. Minute mind- To set a countdown time. A signal sounds, after the time period is comer pleted. This function has no effect on the operation of the oven. Duration To set how long the oven has to be in operation.
Helpful hints and tips Helpful hints and tips Information on acrylamides According to the newest scientific knowledge, if you brown food (specially the one which contains starch), acrylamides can pose a health risk. Thus, we recommend that you cook at the lowest temperatures and do not brown food too much.
Helpful hints and tips Baking results Possible cause 13 Remedy 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 mixture Use less liquid.
Helpful hints and tips Type of baking Bread ( rye bread) - first of Oven function CONVENTIONAL Level Temperature (°C) Time (h:min) 230 0:25 1 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 0:15 - 0:30 Fruit flans (made with yeast dough / sponge mixture)2
Helpful hints and tips Type of baking Oven function 15 Level Temperature (°C) Time (h:min) 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 trays True fan 2 levels True fan 3 levels Temperature (°C) Cream puf
Helpful hints and tips Type of baking Shelf level Temperature °C Time (Mins) Pizza (thin crust) 1) 1 180 - 200 20 - 30 Pizza (with a lot of topping) 1 180 - 200 20 - 30 Tarts 1 180 - 200 45 - 60 Spinach flan 1 160 - 180 45 - 60 Quiche Lorraine 1 170 - 190 40 - 50 Curd Cheese Cake , round 1 140 - 160 60 - 90 Curd Cheese Cake on tray 1 140 - 160 50 - 60 Apple cake, covered 1 150 - 170 50 - 70 Vegetable pie 1 160 - 180 50 - 60 1 250 - 270 10 - 20 Puff pastry flan
Helpful hints and tips 17 Ready meals Food to be cooked Chips1) Oven function ROTITHERM Shelf level Temperature °C Time 3 200-220 refer to instructions of the manufacturer 1) Comment: Turn chips 2 or 3 times during cooking Roasting Roasting dishes • Use heat-resistant ovenware to roast (please read the instructions of the manufacturer). • Large roasting joints can be roasted directly in the deep roasting pan or on the oven shelf above the deep roasting pan.
Helpful hints and tips Pork Type of meat Quantity Oven function Shelf level Temperature °C Time (h:min) Shoulder, neck, ham joint 1 - 1.5 kg ROTITHERM 1 160 - 180 1:30 - 2:00 Chop, spare rib 1 - 1.
Helpful hints and tips Type of meat Quantity Oven function 19 Shelf level Temperature °C Time (h:min) Turkey 2.5 - 3.
Helpful hints and tips • Fill approximately 1/2 litre of water into the flat baking tray to have sufficient moisture in the oven. • When the liquid lightly starts to bubble in the first jars (after about 35-60 minutes with 1 litre jars), switch off the oven or decrease the temperature to 100°C ( see table). To see which oven function you must use please refer to the oven functions list in Daily use chapter. Soft fruit Preserve Temperature in °C Time until simmer- Continue to cook at ing in mins.
Care and cleaning 21 Fruit Food to be dried Temperature in °C Shelf level Time in hours (Guideline) 1 level 2 levels Plums 60 - 70 3 1/4 8 - 10 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 • 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. It can destroy nonstick coating! Pyrolytic cleaning 1. Remove all parts from the oven.
Care and cleaning 23 2. Pull the rear shelf support rail away from the side wall and remove it. 2 1 Installing the shelf support rails Install the shelf support rails in opposite sequence. Important! The rounded ends of the shelf support rails must point to the front! Oven lamp WARNING! There is a danger of electrical shock! Before you change the oven lamp: • Switch off the oven. • Remove the fuses in the fuse box or switch off the circuit breaker.
What to do if… 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. Put the oven door with the outer side down on a soft and level surface to prevent scratches 5. Now you can remove the inner glass panels and clean them. To install the door follow the procedure in reverse.
Environment concerns Problem Possible cause 25 Remedy The oven does not heat up The oven is not switched on Switch on the oven The oven does not heat up The clock is not set Set the clock The oven does not heat up The necessary settings are not set Control the settings The oven does not heat up The fuse in the fuse box is released Control the fuse. If the fuse is released more than one time, refer to a qualified electrician.
your local council, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. 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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