Gaggenau Instruction Manual Steam Oven BS 270/271 BS 274/275 BS 280/281
Table of Contents Safety Notes Before Use Intended Use Safety while Baking and Steaming Damage to the Appliance 4 4 4 4 4 Operating for the First Time 5 Avoiding Damage to the Appliance and the Cabinet Steam Oven and Cabinet Fronts Avoiding Damage to the Oven Interior Door Panel 5 5 5 5 Features of your New Steam Oven Steam Oven Display and Controls Keys 6 6 7 7 Accessories 8 Heating Modes 9 Timer Calling up the Timer Menu Timer Stopwatch Cooking Time Duration Cooking Time End 31 31 31 32 33 3
$ Safety Notes Before Use The appliance is only guaranteed safe to use if installed by a specialist in accordance with the installation instructions. The installer is liable for any damage resulting from incorrect installation. The appliance may only be connected by a licensed specialist. The local electricity supplier’s regulations and construction regulations apply. Read the instruction manual carefully before operating the appliance.
Operating for the First Time Remove the packaging from the appliance and dispose of it according to local regulations. Be careful to remove all accessories from the packaging. Keep packaging elements and plastic bags away from children. Check the appliance for transport damage after unpacking it. Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged. The appliance must be connected by an authorised specialist. No warranty claims can be lodged for any damage resulting from incorrect connection.
Features of your New Steam Oven Steam Oven This manual applies to different models. The pictures of this manual show the model BS 274/275. The models BS 270/271/280/281 feature display and controls on the bottom front. The operation is identical for all models. These models are especially suitable for installation above an oven. Display and controls The models BS 274/275 feature display and controls on the top front. These models are especially suitable for single installation.
Display and Controls Display Touch keys In the top part of the display is the status bar or a call up menu. The lower part shows the different settings. The keys on the left and right beside the display are touch sensitive. The function of the keys depends on the chosen setting. The icon beside the key shows the function of the key. Function selector Temperature selector Use the left knob to select the cooking mode and moisture level you will use to prepare your meal.
Accessories As standard, your appliance comes with the following accessories: • Stainless steel cooking insert GN 2/3, 40 mm deep • Stainless steel cooking insert GN 2/3, perforated, 40 mm deep • Wire rack • Meat probe • • Water supply hose (3 m) Drain hose (3 m) You can order the following special accessories: 8 • KB 220-000: Stainless steel cooking insert GN 2/3, 40 mm deep • KB 220-324: Stainless steel cooking insert GN 2/3, perforated, 40 mm deep • KB 220-114: Stainless steel cooking i
Heating Modes Display Heating mode Use 100 100 Moisture 100 % temperature 30 - 230 °C C Steaming at 100 °C - 120 °C: fish, vegetables, 80 170 Moisture 80 % temperature 30 - 230 °C Combination steaming: puff pastry, meat, poultry. 60 160 Moisture 60 % temperature 30 - 230 °C Combination steaming: yeast dough cakes, bread. 30 180 Moisture 30 % temperature 30 - 230 °C Cooking in own moisture: pastries. Low-temperature cooking: meat.
First Settings after Installation When your new steam oven has been connected, the first settings menu appears on the display. You can set the • • • • • • time format, language, clock, date, temperature unit, water hardness. Note The first settings menu appears only after the appliance has been connected or if the appliance is without electricity for several days. Refer to the chapter basic settings if you wish to change these parameters at any time.
Setting the Date 26 0709 1 Using the menu key function a . 2 Using the g select the date d / e keys enter day, month, year. Use the arrow key day/month/year. g bottom right to change from Temperature Unit °C or °F 1 Using the menu key g select the temperature unit function l. °C is pre-selected. 2 You can change the temperature unit using the centre f key. Setting the Water Hardness 12 1 Use the test kit included to test the water hardness of your tap water.
Calibration The boiling point depends on the air pressure. The higher the altitude, the lower the air pressure, and also the boiling point. During the first steaming after installation, the appliance calibrates the boiling point. During calibration, the appliance is adjusted to the pressure of the altitude where the appliance is installed. Calibrating the Steam Oven 1 Remove all accessories from the oven (cooking inserts, wire rack). The oven must be empty and cold.
Activating the Steam Oven Standby The steam oven remains on standby when no operating mode is selected or the child lock is activated. The keys are not activated. The display is not lit. 13:30 Note: You can choose between different standby screens. GAGGENAU and the clock is pre-selected. Refer to the chapter basic settings if you want to change the standby screen. Note: To protect the display, GAGGENAU will not be shown on the screen between 23.00 and 6.00 o’clock if the oven is on standby.
Setting the Steam Oven The main operations of your steam oven are easily set using the knobs. Using the right knob you can set the temperature. To switch on the light in the oven, turn the temperature knob one position to the right. Temperature range: Steaming, hot air 30 - 230 °C Dough proofing 30 - 50 °C Defrosting 40 - 60 °C Regenerating 60 - 140 °C The light in the oven remains off if the temperature is set below 70 °C. Using the left knob you can set the heating mode.
Operation Noises The appliance rinses when you switch it on. For technical reasons the fan may be louder depending on the temperature and heating mode. The higher fan setting is necessary to cool the electronics of the appliance. The fan may temporarily switch to the higher setting even if you have not changed the temperature and heating mode setting. During steam operation the following noises may be heard: injection, noises during steam generation, drain pump.
Misting 13.30 0 180 C Misting brings additional steam to the oven interior. You can add moisture to food while cooking (e.g. bread, bread rolls). Misting is only possible with the “Hot air” function (0% moisture) or with 30% moisture. Touch the key C as long as you want to add steam, up to 8 seconds. After waiting at least one second, you can trigger misting again by pressing the misting key C . Steam Removal 13.30 100 100 D Steam removal brings cold water to the oven interior.
Meat Probe The meat probe enables you to cook your meat exactly as you want it. Using the meat probe, during the cooking process you can measure the core temperature of the interior of the food you are preparing exactly between 1 °C and 99 °C. Fully insert the tip of the meat probe in the middle of the food, at its thickest point. The tip should not be inserted into fat and should not touch any dishes, bones or fatty tissue.
Note Recommended Temperature Values Pull the meat probe from the socket if you want to end the programming.
Cooking Table Important Notes • The cooking times given are only a recommendation. The effective cooking time depends on the quality of the food, its temperature, the amount and the size of the food. • Always preheat the oven. This will guarantee the best results. • The cooking times given here are for a preheated oven. Add about 5 minutes to the cooking time if the oven has not been preheated. • The values given are for 4 average portions. Add to the cooking time for larger amounts.
Dish Cooking insert Temperature Moisture in °C in % Cooking time in minutes Vegetable tureen perforated/wire rack 100 100 40-50 Carrots, sliced perforated 100 100 10-15 Potatoes, peeled and quartered perforated 100 100 20-35 Kohlrabi, sliced perforated 100 100 15-25 Leeks, sliced perforated 100 100 5-10 Stuffed Peppers* unperforated 180-200 80-100 15-20 Jacket potatoes (ca. 50 g each) perforated 100 100 25-30 Jacket potatoes (ca.
Dish Cooking insert Temperature Moisture in °C in % Cooking time in minutes Lobster, boiled, separated, regenerate perforated 70-80 100 10-12 Carp, whole, in stock 1.5 kg perforated 90-100 100 40-50 Salmon fillet, 300 g each perforated 90-100 100 12-15 Salmon, whole, 2.5 kg perforated 100 100 70-80 Mussels, 1.
Dish Cooking insert Temperature Moisture in °C in % Cooking time in minutes Rolled sole, stuffed, 150 g each perforated 85 100 12-15 Turbot, 300 g each perforated 80-90 100 12-16 Bass, 150 g each perforated 80-90 100 15-20 Pike-perch, 250 g each unperforated 80-90 100 12-15 Meat The cooking times given are only a recommendation. The effective cooking time depends on the temperature of the food and the roasting time on the hob. For precise control use the meat probe.
Dish Temperature Moisture in °C in % Cooking time in minutes 1) 210-230 2) 140-160 100 30-60** 15-20 60-90 160-180 0-30 40-60 Pork roast, 1.5 kg (collar or shoulder), wire rack, well-done unperforated 1) 210-230 2) 150-170 100 30-60** 15-20 60-90 To heat up boiled sausages (e.g. Lyoner, white sausage) 85-90 100 10-20 Beef roast, 1.
Poultry • The cooking times given are only a recommendation and depend on the temperature of the food before roasting. For precise control use the meat probe. Do not insert the tip of the meat probe in the middle (hollow) but between the belly and the thigh. Refer to the chapter “Meat Probe” for further tips and the temperature table. • Season poultry with spices and only little or no oil to get a crispy skin.
Dish Cooking insert Temperature Moisture in °C in % Cooking time in minutes Lentils (250 g + 500 ml water) unperforated 100 100 25-35 Fresh pasta, cooled perforated 100 100 3-5 Fresh pasta, with filling, cooled perforated 100 100 5-10 Pre-soaked white beans (250 g + 1 l water) unperforated 100 100 55-65 Cooking insert Temperature Moisture in °C in % Cooking time in minutes 90-95 100 35-40 100 100 20-30 Flan/Crème Caramel*, 130 g each soufflé dishes / perforated 90-95 100
Dish Cooking insert Temperature Moisture in °C in % Cooking time in minutes Semolina dumplings unperforated 90-95 100 8-10 Lasagne unperforated 170-190 0-60 40-60 soufflé dishes / wire rack 175-200 80 12-20 Soufflé Cakes and Pastries • In the steam oven you can only bake on one single level. Place the unperforated cooking insert on the second level from below. If you use a baking form put it on the wire rack and place the wire rack on the first level from below.
Dish Cooking insert Temperature Moisture in °C in % Cooking time in minutes Brioche (500 g flour) unperforated 160-170 60-80 25-35 Muffins wire rack, muffin tin 170-180 0-30 20-30 Macaroons unperforated 150-160 0 15-20 Biscuits unperforated 150-175 0 10-20 Quiche / fruit tart flan tin 190-210 0 45-60 160-175 0-30 50-60 Sponge cake loaf tin / spring release cake tin Small Cakes unperforated 150-160 0 35-45 Piped biscuits unperforated 150-160 0 25-30 Tart flan tin
Dough Proofing • Raising yeast dough and other dough mixtures without drying out. Do not cover the bowl. Select the “Dough Proofing” heating mode. • The raising time is a rough value. Leave the dough until it has doubled in size. Dish Cooking insert Temperature in °C Cooking time in minutes Dough mixture (for example yeast dough, baking ferment, sour dough mixture) bowl / wire rack 38 25-45 Defrosting • • Select the “Defrosting” heating mode. The defrosting time given is a rough value.
Preserving • Cook the fruit or vegetables immediately after buying or picking. A prolonged storage will reduce the vitamins and might lead to fermenting. • • • Only use good quality fruit and vegetables. • Open the oven door after the cooking time has elapsed. Leave the jars to cool down completely before taking them out of the oven. Check and clean the preserving jars, rubber seals and clamps.
Preparing Yogurt • Heat pasteurised milk on the hob to 90 °C to avoid damaging the yogurt bacteria. You do not need to heat up long-life milk. (Note: the time needed for maturing will be lengthened if you use cold milk to produce the yogurt). • • • • • Important! Cool the milk in a bain-marie until it reaches 40 °C to avoid destroying the yogurt bacteria. • • On completion, place the yogurt in the fridge.
Timer Using the timer menu you can set the following: M timer N stopwatch P cooking time duration (not during stand-by) O cooking time end (not during stand-by) Calling up the Timer Menu Touch the key beside the symbol timer menu. 13:30 q to call up the If the appliance is on standby, touch any key. Now the display is activated. The info a and timer q symbols are shown. Touch the key next to the timer symbol menu appears. q .
Stopwatch The stopwatch will count the elapsed time up to 90 minutes. The pause function pauses the stopwatch. The stopwatch runs independently of all other settings of the appliance. Starting the Stopwatch 00.00 1 Call up the timer menu. 2 Using 3 Start using the f or g select the stopwatch function N . m key. The timer menu is closed. The timer menu is closed immediately when you touch the b key. 00.05 13.30 100 100 Pausing the Stopwatch 06.40 1 Call up the timer menu.
Cooking Time Duration If you set a cooking time duration for your meal, the appliance switches off automatically after the selected time. This enables you to leave the kitchen while the meal is being prepared. You can select a cooking time between 1 minute and 23 hours 59 minutes. Select the temperature and heating mode and place your meal in the oven. Switching off Automatically 00:40 1 Call up the timer menu. 2 Using f or g select the cooking time duration function P .
Cooking Time End You can program a cooking time end. Example: it is 13:30. The meal will take 40 minutes to cook and must be ready at 15:30. Set the cooking time duration and set the cooking time end to 15:30. The electronics will calculate the start time. The appliance will start automatically at 14:50 and switch off at 15:30. Please note that food which can easily go off should not stay in the oven too long. Note: Always set the desired temperature, heating mode and cooking time duration first.
Extended Timer This function keeps the steam oven at a temperature of 85 °C in the hot air mode. You can keep food warm 24 to 74 hours, without switching the oven on or off. Please note that food which can easily go off should not stay in the oven too long. Supposition: The entended timer key V is available. You have to make the entended timer key available in the basic settings. See chapter basic settings. Setting the Program 1 Turn the temperature knob one position to the right to the light position.
Memory Recipes Using the memory recipes, you can store the settings for a meal and call them up at any time. It is possible to store six memory recipes. You may set and store a total of five different steps for a meal. Each step has to last at least 2 minutes. You can also store the setting of the meat probe. In this case the programmed meat probe temperature value is stored, not the cooking time. Calling up the Memory Menu 1 Turn the temperature knob one position to the left.
Starting a Memory Recipe 1 Turn the temperature knob one position to the left. 2 Turn the function knob one position to the left to “memory recipes”. 3 Use the f or recipe slot. 4 Start using the 00:10 00:50 00:30 00:20 00:40 100% 0% 30% 60% 0% g menu keys to select the desired b key. 00:10 00:50 00:30 00:20 00:40 The settings are shown on the display. The oven switches on. The frame for the step that is running is in bold.
Child Lock The steam oven has a child lock. It prevents the oven being turned on unintentionally. Supposition: You have to make the child lock available in the basic settings. See chapter basic settings. Activating the Child Lock Supposition: The temperature knob is in the OFF position. 13:30 1 Touch any key. The symbol the centre left key. 2 Touch the key o appears beside o for at least 6 seconds. The child lock is active, the controls are locked. The standby screen appears.
Safety Deactivation 13:30 For your protection the appliance has a safety deactivation. The safety deactivation switches off the heat if the oven is left on for more than 12 hours without the controls being touched. Exception: The extended timer has been programmed. Three dashes appear on the display. Switch the temperature knob off. Then you can operate the appliance as usual.
Changing the Basic Settings Your appliance has several basic settings. You can customize these settings: Turn the temperature knob one position to the right to the light position. • • Call up the basic settings menu with the Use the top settings. c key. f or g keys to move between the • Use the centre keys to change the selected setting. You can change several settings individually without leaving the menu. • Touch the b key to exit the menu. All settings are saved.
Basic Settings Time format • 12 hour format (AM/PM) or 24 hour format Clock 08 30 • Hours / minutes Use the arrow key hours to minutes. g bottom right to change from Date 26 07 09 • Day / month / year Use the arrow key g bottom right to change from day to month to year. Key tones volume • In 8 levels Adjust the volume of the key tones. The signal volume cannot be adjusted. Display brightness • In 8 levels Display contrast • In 8 levels The display contrast depends on the viewing angle.
Exhibition mode The setting w “exhibition mode not active” must be selected and must not be changed. The appliance does not heat up during exhibition mode x . You can only change this setting 3 minutes after the appliance has been connected to the electricity. Temperature unit • °F or °C Date format • Day.month.year or day/month/year or month/day/year Heating up with / without signal • heating up with signal / heating up without signal The signal sounds when the oven has heated up.
Water filter • Filter available / filter not available Only select “filter available” if the Brita WF 040 -020 descaling sytem has been installed. Reset the descaling / filter capacity symbol • No / yes Immediately confirm a reset with the b key.
Care and Manual Cleaning Safety Notes Cooking Inserts $ Warning! Do not clean the hob using high pressure cleaners or steam jets. Clean the cooking inserts in hot soapy water or in the dishwasher. $ Warning, risk of burns! Before cleaning, wait until the appliance has cooled down. Soak baked-in remainders of food and clean with a brush. Oven Interior Racks Important! Do not spray cleaning agents into the air flap on the top of the oven interior! You can take the racks out for easier cleaning.
Cleaning Function Stubborn soiling can be loosened using the cleaning function and may then be removed more easily. The cleaning function takes approx. 34 minutes. Leave the oven to cool down completely before cleaning. Take all accessories out of the oven interior. You can take the racks out for easier cleaning. Undo the knurled nuts and pull out the racks to the front. How to Proceed 00:30 13.30 00:30 100 60 1 Remove coarse soiling from the oven interior. Wipe the oven interior with hot soapy water.
Drying Function Use the drying function after cleaning to dry the oven interior. You can also dry the oven interior after steaming using the drying function. How to Proceed 00:30 1 Turn the function knob two positions to the left. 2 Turn the temperature knob to the left to the special functions. The cleaning menu appears. 3 Use the g menu key to select the drying function. The duration appears on the display. 4 Press b to start. Temperature and moisture level appear on the display. 00:20 13.
Changing the Filter Cartridge 13.30 0 175 If you have installed the Brita descaling system WF 040-020 between the water supply and the appliance, change the filter cartridge regularly. Set the option “filter available” in the basic settings. The appliance calculates the capacity of the filter cartridge depending on the entered water hardness and the use. Shortly before you have to change the filter cartridge, a symbol appears on the display every time you switch on the oven.
Descaling To keep your appliance in good working order, you have to descale the side plate regularly, if no Brita descaling sytem WF 040-020 has been installed in the water supply. Descale the oven when the descaling symbol appears on the display. n 13.30 0 175 Leave the oven to cool down completely before descaling! Be careful not to scratch the oven interior when removing the side plate. Small parts might fall into the base strainer. Tip: put a kitchen cloth over the oven base.
Trouble Shooting In case of a malfunction first check the household fuses. If the power supply is functioning correctly contact your dealer or Gaggenau after-sales service. Please specify the E number and FD number of the appliance when calling our after-sales service. You find these numbers on the rating plate of the appliance. Repairs may only be carried out by authorised technicians, in order to guarantee the electrical safety of the appliance.
Power Cut The appliance bridges a power cut of up to 5 minutes. The operation continues. 13:30 After a longer power cut the appliance will switch off the operation. The J symbol appears on the display and three dashes instead of the temperature. Switch off the temperature knob and switch the appliance back on. The “first settings” menu reappears if the appliance is without electricity for several days. You have to set the clock and date.
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