User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX MC COMBI 625-D-EURO

[. . . ] And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance. We wish you much joy with your new appliance. Contents Safety information Children and vulnerable people safety General safety Installation Electrical connection Use Care and cleaning Pyrolytic cleaning Oven lamp Service centre Disposal of the appliance Product description General Overview Oven accessories Daily use Initial Cleaning Setting the time Switch the oven on Changing the oven temperature Controlling the temperature Switching the oven off Cooling fan Heat- up indicator Residual heat indicator 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 Rapid heat up Oven Functions Inserting the Oven Accessories Clock Functions Setting the clock functions Other functions Switch on lock Oven automatic cut-out Helpful hints and tips Inner side of door Baking Roasting Grilling Preserving Drying Defrosting Care and cleaning Pyrolytic cleaning Shelf Support Rails Oven lamp Oven door and glass panels What to do if. . . Environment concerns 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 17 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 25 Subject to change without notice Safety information Before the installation and use, read this manual carefully: · For your personal safety and the safety of your property · For the respect of the environment · For the correct operation of the appliance. Always keep these instructions with the appliance also if you move or sell it. [. . . ] The setting changes in 5°C steps. Controlling the temperature Push Rapid heat up and Selection buttons at the same time (refer to section "Clock function"). The temperature display shows the current oven temperature. 8 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. Residual heat indicator When you switch off the oven, the bars on the display show the residual heat. Rapid heat up With the additional function Rapid heat up you decrease the pre-heating time. Do not put the food into the oven, until Rapid heat up is completed and the oven operates in the desired function. When the bars flash one by one, it shows that Rapid heat up operates. When Rapid heat up is completed: ­ the bars of the heat indicator come up, ­ the bars next to the symbol go out, ­ an acoustic signal sounds. The oven now continues to heat according to the pre-set oven function and temperature. You can switch on the Rapid heat up function with the oven functions: True fan baking , Conventional and Rotitherm . , Fan Oven Functions The oven has these functions: Daily use Oven function LIGHT TRUE FAN Application 9 Using this function you can light up the oven interior, e. g. for cleaning To bake on maximum three oven levels at the same time. How to use the Baking Tables · We recommend to use the lower temperature the first time. · If you cannot find the settings for a special recipe, look for the one that is almost the same. · Baking time can be extended by 10-15 minutes, if you bake cakes on more than one level. · Cakes and pastries at different heights do not always brown equally at first. If this occurs, do not change the temperature setting. The differences equalize during the baking procedure. Tips on baking Baking results The cake is not browned sufficiently below The cake sinks (becomes soggy, lumpy, streaky) Possible cause Incorrect oven level Remedy Put the cake on a lower oven level Oven temperature too high Use a lower setting Helpful hints and tips Baking results The cake sinks (becomes soggy, lumpy, streaky) The cake sinks (becomes soggy, lumpy, streaky) Cake is too dry Cake is too dry Cake does not brown equally Cake does not brown equally Cake does not cook in the baking time set Type of baking Ring cake or brioche Madeira cake/Fruit cakes Sponge cake Sponge cake Flan base - short pastry 1) Flan base - sponge mixture Apple pie Apple pie (2 tins, Ø 20 cm, diagonally off set) Apple pie (2 tins, Ø 20 cm, diagonally off set) 1) Pre-heat oven 13 Possible cause Baking time is too short Remedy Set a longer baking time Do not set higher temperatures to decrease baking times Use less liquid. Look at the mixing times, specially when you use mixing machines Set a higher oven temperature Set a shorter baking time Set a lower oven temperature and a longer baking time Put the mixture equally on the baking tray Use a slightly higher oven temperature setting Level 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 Temperature (°C) 150 - 160 140 - 160 140 160 170-180 150 - 170 170 - 190 160 180 Time (h:min) 0:50 - 1:10 1:10 - 1:30 0:25 - 0:40 0:25 - 0:40 0:10 - 0:25 0:20 - 0:25 0:50 - 1:00 1:10 - 1:30 1:10 - 1:30 Too much liquid in the mixture Oven temperature too low Baking time too long Oven temperature too high and baking time too short No equal mixture Temperature too low Baking on one oven level - Baking in tins Oven function TRUE FAN TRUE FAN TRUE FAN CONVENTIONAL TRUE FAN TRUE FAN CONVENTIONAL TRUE FAN CONVENTIONAL Baking on one oven level - Cakes/pastries/breads on baking trays Type of baking Plaited bread/bread crown Christmas stollen1) Oven function CONVENTIONAL CONVENTIONAL Level 3 3 Temperature (°C) 170 - 190 160 - 180 Time (h:min) 0:30 - 0:40 0:40 - 1:00 14 Helpful hints and tips Type of baking Bread ( rye bread) - first of - then Cream puffs/eclairs1) Swiss roll1) Cake with crumble topping (dry) Buttered almond cake/sugar cakes1) Fruit flans (made with yeast dough / sponge mixture)2) Fruit flans (made with yeast dough / sponge mixture)2) Fruit flans made with short pastry Yeast cakes with delicate toppings (e. g. quark, cream, custard)1) Unleavened bread 1) Pre-heat oven 2) Use the deep roasting pan Oven function CONVENTIONAL Level 1 Temperature (°C) 230 160 - 180 Time (h:min) all1) CONVENTIONAL CONVENTIONAL TRUE FAN CONVENTIONAL TRUE FAN 3 3 3 3 3 0:25 0:30 - 1:00 0:15 - 0:30 0:10 - 0:20 0:20 - 0:40 0:15 - 0:30 0:35 - 0:50 160 - 170 180 - 200 150 - 160 190 - 210 150 CONVENTIONAL 3 170 0:35 - 0:50 TRUE FAN CONVENTIONAL 3 3 160 - 170 160 - 180 0:40 - 1:20 0:40 - 1:20 TRUE FAN 1 200 - 200 0:08 - 0:15 Baking on one oven level - Biscuits Type of baking Short pastry biscuits Viennese whirls Viennese whirls 1) Biscuits made with sponge mixture Pastries made with egg white, meringues Macaroons Biscuits made with yeast dough Oven function TRUE FAN TRUE FAN CONVENTIONAL TRUE FAN TRUE FAN TRUE FAN TRUE FAN Level 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Temperature (°C) 150 - 160 140 160 150 - 160 80 - 100 100 - 120 150 - 160 Time (h:min) 0:06 - 0:20 0:20 - 0:30 0:20 - 0:30 0:15 - 0:20 2:00 - 2:30 0:30 - 0:60 0:20 - 0:40 Helpful hints and tips Type of baking Puff pastries1) Rolls1) Rolls1) Small cakes (20 per tray)1) Small cakes (20 per tray)1) 1) Pre-heat oven 15 Oven function TRUE FAN TRUE FAN CONVENTIONAL TRUE FAN CONVENTIONAL Level 3 3 3 3 3 Temperature (°C) 170 - 180 160 180 140 170 Time (h:min) 0:20 - 0:30 0:20 - 0:35 0:20 - 0:35 0:20 - 0:30 0:20 - 0:30 Baking on more than one level - Cakes/pastries/breads on baking trays Type of baking Cream puffs / Eclairs1) Dry streusel cake 1) Pre-heat oven True fan 2 levels 1/4 1/3 True fan 3 levels ----- Temperature (°C) 160 - 180 140 - 160 Time (h:min) 0:35 - 0:60 0:30 - 0:60 Baking on more than one level - Biscuits/small cakes/pastries/rolls Type of baking Short pastry biscuits Viennese whirls Biscuits made with sponge mixture Biscuits made with egg white, meringues Macaroons Biscuits made with yeast dough Puff pastries1) Rolls Small cakes (20 per tray)1) 1) Pre-heat oven True fan 2 levels 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1 /4 1 /4 True fan 3 levels 1 / 3 /5 1 / 3 /5 --------------- Temperature (°C) 150 - 160 140 160 - 170 80 - 100 100 - 120 160 - 170 170 - 180 160 140 Time (h:min) 0:15 - 0:35 0:20 - 0:60 0:25 - 0:40 2:10 - 2:50 0:40 - 1:20 0:30 - 0:60 0:30 - 0:50 0:30 - 0:45 0:25 - 0:40 Fan baking table To see which oven function you must use please refer to the oven functions list in Daily use chapter. 16 Helpful hints and tips Type of baking Pizza (thin crust) 1) Pizza (with a lot of topping) Tarts Spinach flan Quiche Lorraine Curd Cheese Cake , round Curd Cheese Cake on tray Apple cake, covered Vegetable pie Unleavened bread 1) Puff pastry flan 1) Flammekuchen (Pizzalike dish from Alsace) 1) Piroggen (Russian version of calzone) 1) 1) Pre-heat the oven Shelf level 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Temperature °C 180 - 200 180 - 200 180 - 200 160 - 180 170 - 190 140 - 160 140 - 160 150 - 170 160 - 180 250 - 270 160 - 180 250 - 270 180 - 200 Time (Mins) 20 - 30 20 - 30 45 - 60 45 - 60 40 - 50 60 - 90 50 - 60 50 - 70 50 - 60 10 - 20 40 - 50 12 - 20 15 - 25 Table for Bakes and Gratin Dish Pasta bake Lasagne Vegetables au gratin1) Baguettes topped with melted cheese1) Sweet bakes Fish bakes Stuffed vegetables 1) preheat the oven Oven function CONVENTIONAL CONVENTIONAL ROTITHERM ROTITHERM CONVENTIONAL CONVENTIONAL ROTITHERM Shelf level 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Temperature °C 180-200 180-200 160-170 160-170 180-200 180-200 160-170 Time Hr : Min 0:45-1:00 0:25-0:40 0:15-0:30 0:15-0:30 0:40-0:60 0:30-1:00 0:30-1:00 Helpful hints and tips 17 Ready meals Food to be cooked Chips1) Oven function ROTITHERM Shelf level 3 Temperature °C 200-220 Time 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. (If present) · Roast lean meats in a roasting tin with a lid. [. . . ] Be careful when you remove the door from the appliance. Lift up clamping levers (A) on the two door hinges fully. A A 24 What to do if. . . Close the oven door until the first position (angle approximately 45°). Hold of the oven door with one hand on each side and pull it away from the oven at an upwards angle. [. . . ]