Energy Saving Tips - Miele 12 209 990 Operating And Installation Instructions

Energy saving tips

Cooking programmes
- If possible, use the automatic
programmes for cooking food.
- Remove all accessories from the oven
compartment that are not required for
cooking.
- In general, if a range of temperatures
is given in a recipe or chart, it is best
to select the lower temperature and
to check the food after the shortest
duration.
- Preheat the oven only if instructed to
do so in the recipe or the cooking
chart.
- If possible, do not open the door
during a cooking programme.
- Dark, matt tins are best for baking.
They absorb the heat more effectively
and transmit it to the mixture more
quickly. Shiny materials such as
stainless steel or aluminium reflect
the heat and therefore can give a
more uneven result. Do not cover the
oven floor or the rack with heat-
reflecting aluminium foil.
- Monitor cooking durations to avoid
wasting energy when cooking.
Set the cooking duration, or use a
food probe if you have one.
- The  operating mode can
Fan plus
be used for cooking many types of
food. Because the fan distributes the
heat in the oven compartment
straight away, it allows you to use a
lower temperature than you would
with
Conventional heat
enables you to cook on multiple shelf
levels at the same time.
-  is the best operating
Fan grill
mode for grilled dishes. With this
operating mode, you can use lower
60
. It also
temperatures than in other grill
operating modes which use the
maximum temperature setting.
- The
Eco Fan heat
ensures energy-efficient cooking
thanks to optimal utilisation of heat.
Use this operating mode for cooking
small amounts of food, e.g. frozen
pizzas or biscuits. Do not open the
door during the cooking process.
- You can use the
 operating mode to save
cooking
energy during steam cooking. This
operating mode is particularly suitable
for cooking fish and vegetables.
- Whenever possible you should cook
multiple foods at the same time.
Place them next to each other in the
oven or on different shelf levels.
- Foods which you are unable to cook at
the same time should, if possible, be
cooked one after the other in order to
make use of existing heat in the oven.
Settings
- Select the setting
for the control elements in order to
Off
reduce energy consumption.
- Select the
Lighting
setting for the oven interior
seconds
lighting. The oven interior lighting can
be switched on again at any time by
touching the  sensor control.
Energy-saving mode
The combination steam oven will switch
itself off automatically to save energy if
a cooking process is not being run and
controls have not been operated. The
time of day will appear on the display or
the display will remain dark (see
"Settings").
 operating mode
Eco Steam
|
Display QuickTouch
| or
Off "On" for 15
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