COMPETENCE B3000-4 Built-In Electric Oven Operating Instructions
Dear Customer, Please read these user instructions carefully and keep them to refer to later. Please pass the user instructions on to any future owner of the appliance. 1 3 2 2 The following symbols are used in the text: Safety instructions Warning! Information that affects your personal safety. Important! Information that prevents damage to the appliance.
Contents Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Description of the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating Instructions 1 Safety instructions 5 This appliance conforms with the following EU Directives: – 73/23/EEC dated 19.02.1973 Low Voltage Directive – 89/336/EEC dated 03.05.1989 EMC Directive inclusive of Amending Directive 92/31/EEC – 93/68/EEC dated 22.07.1993 CE Marking Directive Electrical safety • This appliance must be only connected by a registered electrician. • In the event of a fault or damage to the appliance: Take the fuses out or switch off.
How to avoid damage to the appliance • Do not line the oven with aluminium foil and do not place baking trays, pots, etc. on the oven floor, as the heat that builds up will damage the oven enamel. • Fruit juices dripping from the baking tray will leave stains, which you will not be able to remove. For very moist cakes, use a deep tray. • Do not put any strain on the oven door when open. • Never pour water directly into the oven when it is hot. This could cause damage to or discoloration of the enamel.
Description of the Appliance General Overview Control panel Door handle Full glass door Control Panel Temperature Pilot Light Oven Functions 6 Temperature selector
Oven Features Top heat and heating elements Oven lighting Shelf positions Fan Bottom Heat Oven shelf runners, removable Oven accessories Combination shelf For dishes, cake tins, items for roasting and grilling. Baking tray For cakes and biscuits.
Before Using for the first time Initial Cleaning 1 3 Before using the oven for the first time you should clean it thoroughly. Caution: Do not use any caustic, abrasive cleaners! The surface could be damaged. To clean metal fronts use commercially available cleaning agents. 1. Turn the oven function switch to oven lighting . 2. Remove all accessories and the shelf support rails and wash them with warm water and washing up liquid. 3. Then wash out the oven with warm water and washing-up liquid, and dry. 4.
Using the Oven Switching the Oven On and Off Temperature Pilot Light Oven Functions Temperature selector 1. Turn the oven functions dial to the desired function. 2. Turn the temperature selector to the desired temperature. The temperature pilot light is lit as long as the oven is heating up. 3. To turn the oven off, turn the oven functions dial and the temperature selector to the OFF position.
Oven Functions The oven has the following functions: Oven function 10 Application Heating element/ fan Light Using this function you can light up the oven interior, e.g. for cleaning. --- Fan-assisted circulation For baking on up to two oven levels. Set the oven temperatures 20-40 °C lower than when using Conventional. Top heat, bottomheat, fan Conventional For baking and roasting on one oven level. Top heat, bottomheat Bottom heat For baking cakes with crispy or crusty bases.
Inserting the shelf, baking tray and roasting pan 3 Anti-tip device All insertable components have a small curved indentation on their left and right edges. This indentation serves as an anti-tip device and must always point towards the back of the oven. Inserting the baking tray or roasting pan: The anti-tip device must point towards the back of the oven. Inserting the shelf: Insert the shelf so that the two guide bars point upwards.
Uses, Tables and Tips Baking Oven function: Fan-assisted circulation or Conventional Baking tins • For Conventional , dark metal and non-stick tins are suitable. • For Fan-assisted circulation bright metal tins are also suitable. Oven levels • Baking with Conventional is only possible on one level. • With Fan-assisted circulation you can bake dry cakes and biscuits on 2 baking trays at the same time. 1 baking tray: e.g. oven level 3 1 cake tin: e.g. oven level 1 2 baking trays: e. g.
3 2 General Instructions • Insert the tray with the bevel at the front. • With Conventional or Fan-assisted circulation you can also bake with two tins next to one another on the oven shelf at the same time. This does not significantly increase baking time. When frozen foods are used the trays inserted may distort during cooking. This is due to the large difference in temperature between the freezing temperature and the temperature in the oven.
Baking table Type of baking Ovenfunction Shelf position Temperature °C Time Hours mins.
Type of baking Ovenfunction Shelf position Temperature °C Time Hours mins. Fruit flans (made with yeast dough/sponge mixture) Conventional 3 170 0:35-0:50 Fruit flans made with short pastry Conventional 3 170-190 0:40-1:20 Yeast cakes with delicate toppings (e. g.
Type of baking Ovenfunction Rolls Shelf position Temperature °C Time Hours mins.
Table for Bakes and Gratins Shelf position Temperature °C Time Hours mins.
Roasting Oven function: Conventional or Rotitherm Roasting dishes • Any heat-resistant ovenware is suitable to use for roasting (please read the manufacturer's instructions). • Large roasting joints can be roasted directly in the roasting tray or on the oven shelf with the roasting tray placed below it. • For all lean meats, we recommend roasting these in a roasting tin with a lid. This will keep the meat more succulent.
Roasting table Type of meat Quantity Ovenfunction Shelf position Temperature °C Time Hours mins. Beef Pot roast 1-1.5 kg Conventional 1 200-250 2:00-2:30 per cm. of thickness Roast beef or fillet - rare per cm. of thickness Rotitherm 1 1902001) - medium per cm. of thickness Rotitherm 1 180-190 0:06-0:08 - well done per cm. of thickness Rotitherm 1 170-180 Shoulder, neck, ham joint 1-1.5 kg Rotitherm 1 160-180 1:30-2:00 Chop, spare rib 1-1.
Type of meat Shelf position Temperature °C Time Hours mins. Quantity Ovenfunction Poultry portions 200-250g each Rotitherm 3 200-220 0:35-0:50 Half chicken 400-500g each Rotitherm 3 190-210 0:35-0:50 Chicken, poulard 1-1.5 kg Rotitherm 1 190-210 0:45-1:15 Duck 1.5-2 kg Rotitherm 1 180-200 1:15-1:45 Goose 3.5-5 kg Rotitherm 1 160-180 2:30-3:30 2.5-3.5 kg Rotitherm 1 160-180 1:45-2:30 4-6 kg Rotitherm 1 140-160 2:30-4:00 1-1.
Grill Sizes 1 3 Oven function: Grill setting or Dual gril with maximum temperature Important: Always grill with the oven door closed. The empty oven should always be pre-heated with the grill functions for 5 minutes. • For grilling, use both the oven shelf and the roasting tray together. • The grilling times are guidelines. • Grilling is particularly suitable for flat pieces of meat or fish. Grilling table Food to be grilled Oven level Grilling time 1. Side 2. Side Burgers 4 8-10 mins.
Defrosting Oven function: Defrost (no temperature setting) • Unwrap the food and place it on a plate on the oven shelf. • Do not cover with a plate or bowl, as these can substantially lengthen the defrosting time. • For defrosting, place the shelf in the 1st oven level from the bottom.
Making Preserves Oven function: Bottom heat • For preserving, use only commercially available preserve jars of the same size. • Jars with twist-off or bayonet type lids and metal tins are not suitable. • When making preserves, the first shelf position from the bottom is the one most used. • Use the shelf for making preserves. There is enough room on this for up to six 1-litre preserving jars. • The jars should all be filled to the same level and clamped shut.
Cleaning and Care 1 Warning: For cleaning, the appliance must be switched off and cooled down. Warning: For safety reasons, do not clean the appliance with steam jet or high-pressure cleaning equipment. Attention: Do not use any scouring agents, sharp cleaning tools or scourers. Outside of the appliance • Wipe the front of the appliance with a soft cloth and warm water and washing up liquid. • For metal fronts, use normal commercially available cleaning agents.
Shelf Support Rails The shelf support rails on the left and right hand sides of the oven can be removed for cleaning the side walls. Removing the shelf support rails First pull the front of the rail away from the oven wall (1) and then unhitch at the back (2). 3 Fitting the shelf support rails Important! The rounded ends of the guide rails must be pointing forwards! To re-insert, first hook the rail into place at the back (1) and then insert the front and press into place (2).
Oven Lighting 1 3 Warning: Risk of electric shock! Prior to changing the oven light bulb: – Switch off the oven! – Disconnect from the electricity supply. Place a cloth on the oven floor to protect the oven light and glass cover. Changing the oven light bulb/ cleaning the glass cover 1. Remove the glass cover by turning it anti-clockwise and then clean it. 2. If necessary: replace with 25 watt, 230 V, 300 °C heat-resistant oven lighting. 3. Refit the glass cover.
Oven Ceiling The upper heating element can be folded down to make it easier to clean the oven ceiling. 1 Folding down the heating element Warning: Only fold down the heating element when the oven is switched off and there is no risk of being burnt! 1. Remove the side shelf support rails. 2. Grip the heating element at the front and pull it forwards and out over the support lug on the inner wall of the oven. 3. The heating element will now fold down.
Oven door To take off the oven door 1. Open the oven door completely. 2. Undo the brass coloured clamping levers on both door hinges fully. 3. Take hold of the oven door on the sides with both hands and close it about 3/4 of the way through the point of resistance. 4. Pull the oven door away. (Take care: it is heavy!) 5. Lay the oven door with the outside facing downwards on something soft and level, for example a blanket, to prevent scratches. To hang the oven door back on its hinges 1.
Oven door glass 1 1 The oven door has two glass plates, set next to each other. The inner plate can be removed for cleaning. Caution: the following steps must be performed only with the oven door removed! If the glass is removed while the door is attached, the lighter weight may cause it to spring up and cause injury. Important! Rough handling of the glass, especially at the edges of the front plate, may cause it to break. Removing the glass from the door 1.
What to do if … Fault The oven does not heat. The oven light does not come on. 1 3 3 30 Possible cause Remedy The oven has not been switched on. Switch the oven on. The required settings have not been made. Check the settings. The domestic electrical protection device (fuse) has been tripped. Check the fuses or protection devices. If these are tripped repeatedly, you should call a qualified electrician. The bulb has blown. Replace the bulb.
Service In the event of technical faults, please first check whether you can remedy the problem yourself with the help of the operating instructions (section “What to do if…”). If you were not able to remedy the problem yourself, please contact the Customer Care Department or one of our service partners. In order to be able to assist you quickly, we require the following information: – Model description – Product number (PNC) – Serial number (S No.
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