User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX BCCHS9E

[. . . ] Useful tips and hints Environmental information 2 Contents Operating Instructions. 5 5 7 8 8 8 9 9 Before Using for the first time . Inserting the Oven Shelf and the Baking Tray . 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 19 22 22 23 24 26 26 27 27 28 29 3 Cleaning and Care . [. . . ] Inserting the baking tray Push the baking tray between the guide bars of the selected oven level. 3 Inserting the oven shelf: Insert the oven shelf so that the feet point downwards. Push the oven shelf between the guide bars of the selected oven level. The high rim around the oven shelf is an additional device to prevent cookware from slipping. Inserting the oven shelf and the baking tray together: Lay the oven shelf on the baking tray. Push the baking tray between the guide bars of the selected oven level. 15 Uses, Tables and Tips Cooking table The information given in the following table is for guidance only. Heat setting 0 Keeping food warm Melting 1-2 Solidifying Simmering on low heat Cookingprocess suitable for Residual heat, Off position Keeping cooked foods warm Hollandaise sauce, melting butter, chocolate, gelatine Fluffy omelettes, baked eggs as required Cover Cooking time Tips/Hints 1 5-25 mins. Stir occasionally 10-40 mins. Cook with lid on 2-3 Simmering rice and milkAdd at least twice as based dishes much liquid as rice, stir 25-50 mins. Heating up ready-cooked milk dishes part way meals through cooking With vegetables add only a little liquid (a few tablespoons) Use only a little liquid, e. ¼ l water for 750 g potatoes Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients 3-4 Steaming Steaming vegetables, fish 20-45 mins. Braising braising meat Steaming potatoes 4-5 Boiling Cooking larger quantities of food, stews and soups Frying escalopes, veal cordon bleu, cutlets, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux, eggs, pancakes, doughnuts Hash browns, loin steaks, steaks, Flädle (pancakes for garnishing soup) 20-60 mins. 60-150 mins. 6-7 Gentle Frying Steady frying Turn halfway through cooking 7-8 Heavy Frying Boiling Searing Deep frying 5-15 mins. · Moist recipes (for example, pizzas, fruit flans, etc. ) are baked on one level. · Cakes and pastries at different heights may brown at an uneven rate at first. · Grilling is particularly suitable for flat pieces of meat or fish. Grilling table Food to be grilled Oven level Grilling time 1st side Burgers Pork fillet Sausages Fillet steaks, veal steaks Fillet of beef, roast beef (approx. 1 kg) Toast1) Toast with topping 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 8-10 mins. --- 1) Use the grill without the tray, do not pre-heat 26 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. Defrosting table Dish Defrosting Further time defrosting mins. time (mins. ) 100-140 100-140 90-120 25-35 30-40 30-40 80-100 60 20-30 20-30 20-30 10-15 10-20 10-15 10-15 60 Comments Place the chicken on an upturned saucer placed on a large plate Turn halfway through Turn halfway through Turn halfway through ------Cream can also be whipped when still slightly frozen in places --- Chicken, 1000 g Meat, 1000 g Meat, 500 g Trout, 150g Strawberries, 300g Butter, 250g Cream, 2 x 200g Gateau, 1400g 27 Drying Oven function: Fan-assisted circulation · Use oven shelves covered with greaseproof paper or baking parchment. · You get a better result if you switch the oven off halfway through the drying time, open the door and leave the oven to cool down overnight. · After this finish drying the food to be dried. Oven level 1 level 2 levels Food to be dried Vegetables Beans Peppers (strips) Vegetables for soup Mushrooms Herbs Fruit Plums Apricots Apple slices Pears Temperature in °C Time in hours (Guideline) 60-70 60-70 60-70 50-60 40-50 3 3 3 3 3 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 6-8 5-6 5-6 6-8 2-3 60-70 60-70 60-70 60-70 3 3 3 3 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 8-10 8-10 6-8 6-9 28 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. [. . . ] Close the oven door. 36 Oven door glass 1 The oven door is fitted with two panels of glass mounted one behind the other. The inner panel can be removed for cleaning. Important Rough handling, especially around the edges of the front panel, can cause the glass to break. Removing the door glass 1. Open the oven door as far as it will go. 2. [. . . ]