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AEG COMPETENCE CB8920-1 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 COMPETENCE CB8920-1 Built In Fan / Steam Oven Installation and Operating Instructions...

  • Page 2: Dear Customer

    Dear Customer, Please read this instruction book carefully. Above all, please observe the “safety” section on the first few pages. Please retain this instruction book for later reference. Pass them on to any subsequent owners of the appliance. The following symbols are used in the text: Safety Instructions Warning: Information concerning your personal safety.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Switching the Oven On and Off ........
  • Page 4 Oven Interior Dimensions ........

  • Page 5: Operating Instructions

    Electrical leads should not be allowed to come near the hotplates or to become caught under the hot oven door. • Warning: Danger of burns! When in use, the oven interior surfaces become very hot. • Warning: When cooking with the Vigorous Steam function, do not under any circumstances open the oven door.

  • Page 6: Disposal

    How to avoid damage to the appliance • Do not line the oven with aluminium foil and do not place baking trays, ovenware, 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.

  • Page 7: Description Of The Appliance

    Description of the Appliance General Overview Water Drawer Control Panel Door Handle Full Glass Door...

  • Page 8: Control Panel

    Control Panel Water Drawer Main Power Button Oven Features Shelf positions Side rails, removable Bottom heat Oven/Time Display Selector Buttons Oven Functions Clock Functions Oven Light Top heat and grill elements Steam generator/Steam rosette Temperature Display Oven lighting Meat probe socket...

  • Page 9: Oven Accessories

    Oven Accessories Combination shelf For dishes, cake tins, items for roasting and grilling. Baking Tray For cakes and biscuits (not suitable for Vigorous Steam cooking) All-purpose tray For roasting or for collecting meat juices or fat (not suitable for Vigor-...

  • Page 10: Before Using For The First Time

    Before using for the first time Setting the clock The oven only operates when the time has been set. When the appliance is connected to the electrical supply or when there has been a power cut, the arrow for the clock flashes.

  • Page 11: Setting The Language

    Setting the Language 1. Switch the appliance on by pressing the main power button 2. Press the main power clock function same time. 3. Using the selector buttons select one of the languages available. 4. Press the main power clock function same time, to store the selected language.

  • Page 12: Setting The Display Brightness

    1. Switch the appliance on by pressing the main power button 2. Press the main power clock function same time. 3. Press the Oven Functions button. 4. Set the brightness with the button. 5. Press the main power same time, to store the brightness setting selected.

  • Page 13: Initial Cleaning

    2. Remove all accessories and the side rails and clean them with warm water and washing-up liquid. 3. Also wash out the oven with warm water and washing-up liquid and and leave to dry. 4. Wipe the front of the appliance with a damp cloth.

  • Page 14: Operating The Oven

    • Always switch the appliance on first by pressing the mains power button • When the selected function is lit, the oven begins to heat up or the clock begins to count down to the start time set. • When the temperature selected is reached, an audible signal sounds.

  • Page 15: Oven Functions

    The rear heating element is on and the fan is also switched on. Pizza Setting Suggested temperature: 200°C. For baking cakes on one oven shelf and for cakes, pastries and biscuits that require a more intensive browning and a crispy base. This might in- clude pizzas, quiches, fruit flans.
  • Page 16 For grilling flat foodstuffs placed in the centre of the grill, for example, steaks, escalopes, fish, or for toasting. The grill heating element is on. Top/Bottom Heat (conventional oven) Suggested temperature: 200°C For baking and frying/roasting on one shelf position.

  • Page 17: Switching The Oven On And Off

    The setting changes in steps of 5°C. Thermometer symbol • The slowly rising thermometer symbol indicates how hot the oven is as it heats. • The three segments of the thermometer symbol show how quickly the oven is heating up..

  • Page 18: Changing The Oven Function

    Cooling fan When the oven is switched on, the fan comes on automatically to keep the surfaces of the appliance cool. When the oven is switched off, the fan continues to operate to cool the appliance down, then switches it-...

  • Page 19: Inserting The Combination Shelf, Baking Tray And General Purpose Tray

    1. Water (approx. 700 ml) is not poured directly into the steam gen- erator, but into the drawer in the control panel. The water supply lasts for approx. 30 minutes. 2. Switch the oven on by pressing the mains power button or End Time (see...
  • Page 20 5. Use the mains power button oven. After the oven has cooled down, soak up any remaining water from the steam generator using a sponge and wipe if necessary with a little vin- egar. Leave the door ajar to let the oven dry out completely.

  • Page 21: Additional Functions

    – The cooking time and the end of cooking time appear in the Time Display. – After about 5 seconds the oven is switched on. – 10 minutes before the end of the programme an audible signal sounds. 2. Check the cooking at this point.

  • Page 22: Meat Probe

    Meat Probe Ensures that the oven switches itself off as soon as the temperature at the centre of a roast reaches a set temperature. The meat probe is best used together with the Conventional (Top/Bottom heat) and Rotitherm. There are two temperatures to be set: –...
  • Page 23 7. Switch off the appliance. Checking or changing the core temperature – By pressing the meat probe current and the set core temperatures and the set oven temperature. – Change the temperature using the buttons. button, you can change between the...

  • Page 24: Clock Functions

    To set a countdown. A signal sounds after the time has elapsed. This function does not affect the operation of the oven. Cook time To set how long the oven is to be in use. End time To set when the oven is to switch off again.
  • Page 25 Countdown 1. Press the clock function ton as often as necessary, until the Countdown arrow 2. Set the desired Countdown time us- ing the button (max. 99 minutes). After about 5 seconds the display shows the time remaining. The Countdown arrow When the time has elapsed, an au- dible signal sounds for 2 minutes.
  • Page 26 Cooktime 1. To select the oven function and temperature. 2. Press the clock function but- ton as often as necessary, until the Cooktime arrow 3. Set the desired cooking time with The Cooktime arrow When the time has elapsed, an au- dible signal sounds for 2 minutes.
  • Page 27 End Time 1. To select the desired oven function and temperature. 2. Press the clock function but- ton as often as necessary, until the End Time arrow flashes. 3. Set the desired switch-off time with button. The End Time arrow When the time has elapsed, an au- dible signal sounds for 2 minutes.
  • Page 28 COOK TIME Cook Time and End Time can be used simultaneously if the oven is to automatically switch on and off at a later time. 1. Select the desired oven function and temperature. 2. Using the COOK TIME set the time required for cooking the dish concerned,for example, 1 hour.
  • Page 29 The appliance is now ready to use again. The time can only be modified, if the child safety device is released, neither of the clock functions COOK TIME or END TIME oven functions are set. but- nor any...

  • Page 30: Other Functions

    2. Press and hold the meat probe button and the same time until the display goes out (about 2 seconds). As soon as the oven is switched on again, the display comes on auto- matically. When the appliance is switched off again, the clock display goes out again.

  • Page 31: Child Safety Device

    Releasing the child safety device Press and hold the Programme until CHILD SAFETY disappears from the display. The child safety device is now released and the oven is again ready for use. Button lock To ensure that oven functions set are not accidentally altered.

  • Page 32: Oven Safety Cut-Out

    If not switched off after a certain time, or if the temperature is not modified, the oven switches off automatically. The last temperature set flashes in the temperature display and an au- dible signal sounds. The oven switches off when the oven temperature is: - 120°C 120 - 200°C 200 - 230°C Switching on after a safety cut-out Switch the oven off completely.

  • Page 33: Usage, Tables And Tips

    • If you cannot find the settings for a particular recipe, look for the one that is most similar. • Unless otherwise stated, the values given in the tables assume that steam cooking is started with the oven cold.

  • Page 34: Vigorous Steam

    Vigorous Steam The Vigorous Steam method of preparation is suitable for all types of food, fresh or frozen. It can be used for cooking, warming, defrosting, poaching or blanching vegetables, meat, fish, pasta, rice, sweet corn, semolina and eggs. A complete menu can be prepared at one time, on the serving dishes, irrespective of quantity or cooking time.

  • Page 35: Fan Cooking And Vigorous Steam In Succession

    Fan Cooking and Vigorous Steam in succession Fan Cooking and Vigorous Steam can be combined to cook meat, vege- tables and side-dishes in the oven one after the other and then using Vigorous Steam with one another, so that they will be ready to serve at the same time.

  • Page 36: Interval Steam

    Interval Steam cooking is particularly suitable for roasting large joints of meat and defrosting or re-heating portions of food cooked previous- Interval Steam Cooking Table Cooking on more than one oven level Type of food Re-heating of complete meal 6 plates, dia. 24 cm...

  • Page 37: Baking

    • For Conventional baking (Top/Bottom heat), use dark metal and non- stick tins. • Bright metal, glass and ceramic baking tins are also suitable for Fan Cooking or Pizza setting oven functions. Oven Levels • Conventional baking is only possible on one level.
  • Page 38 General Instructions • Be careful to count oven levels starting from the bottom. • Insert the baking tray with the bevel at the front! • Always place cakes in tins in the middle of the grill. • With Conventional (top/bottom heat) or Fan-assisted cooking, you can also bake two cakes at the same time in tins placed next to each other on the grill.

  • Page 39: Baking Table

    Bread (rye bread) first then Cream puffs/Eclairs Swiss roll Cake with crumble topping Buttered almond cake/ sugar cakes Fruit flans (made with yeast dough/ sponge mixture) Fan Cooking Conventional oven Tempera- Shelf Shelf ture position ºC 150-170 140-160 140-160 170-180 150-170...
  • Page 40 Puff pastries Rolls Browning “Hawaii” toast 1) Pre-heat the oven. 2) Use universal tray. 3) Baking on 2 levels possible. The numbers printed in bold indicate the most suitable oven function or temperature for each. Fan Cooking Tempera- Shelf ture position ºC...
  • Page 41 Shortcrust biscuits Small piped biscuits Sponge fingers Meringues Macaroons Small pastries made with yeast dough Small pastries made with puff pastry Bread rolls 1) Pre-Heat oven. Fan Cooking 2 Levels 3 Levels 1/3/5 1/3/5 Time Hours: Tempera- Mins. ture ºC...

  • Page 42: Pizza Setting

    French apple flan Yeast dough Cheesecake Pizza Biscuits Nut biscuits Kneaded dough Spinach quiche Bread and rolls Unleavened bread Oven bakes and gratins Cheese and leek macaroni * Pre-heat the oven. Pizza Setting Temperature Shelf position in °C 150-160 150-160 160-170*...

  • Page 43: Table For Bakes And Gratins

    Sweet bakes Fish bakes Stuffed vegetables * Preheat oven. Information printed in bold indicates the most suitable oven function for the dish. Pizza setting Shelf position Lay on the grill tray, insert baking tray be- facturer’s in- low (shelf position in...

  • Page 44: Frozen Ready Meals Table

    Frozen Ready Meals Table Food to be cooked Frozen pizza Chips (300-600 g) Baguettes Fruit flans * Note: turn chips 2 or 3 times during cooking. Oven level from Oven function bottom Conventional oven Rotitherm Conventional oven Conventional oven Temperature Time...

  • Page 45: Tips On Baking

    Use less liquid next time. Pay attention to mixing times, especially if using mixing machines Set a slightly higher oven temperature next time Set a shorter baking time Set a slightly lower tempera- ture and increase baking time...

  • Page 46: Roasting

    (for crackling), meat loaf, roast lamb and mutton, duck, 1-2 leg joints, 1-2 chickens, smaller poultry, roast beef, fillets, game.) Tip: The oven will get less dirty if you always use a dish for roasting! Oven levels • Please see the following table for the shelf positions to be used.

  • Page 47: Roasting Table

    Roasting Table Quantity Oven Type of Level Weight Meat from Bottom Beef Pot roast 1-1.5 kg Roast beef or fillet - inside each cm. thick - inside each cm. rare thick - well each cm. done thick Pork Shoulder, Neck, 1-1.5 kg...
  • Page 48 Duck 1.5-2 kg Goose 3.5-5 kg 2.5-3.5 kg Turkey 4-6 kg Fish (steamed) Whole fish 1-1.5 kg 1) Pre-heat the oven. Information printed in bold indicates the best oven function. Conventional Oven Oven Tempera- Level Level ture from from ºC...

  • Page 49: Meat Probe Table

    Meat Probe Table Food to be cooked Beef Rib steak or filet steak, rare medium well done Pork Shoulder of pork, ham joint, neck Chop (saddle), smoked pork loin Meat loaf Veal Roast veal Knuckle of veal Mutton / Lamb Leg of mutton Saddle of mutton Roast lamb, leg of lamb...

  • Page 50: Grill Sizes

    Attention: Always grill with the oven door closed. The empty oven should always be pre-heated for 3 minutes! Ovenware for grilling • For grilling, use the oven shelf and the general purpose tray placed underneath. Oven Levels • For grilling flat food, the 4th shelf position is used.
  • Page 51 4 pieces grill Coiled sausage, Dual Grill up to 6 pieces Whole fish Dual Grill Toasted bread Dual Grill (no topping) All-pur- Oven pose tray shelf Tempera- ture in°C Shelf position Grilling time in minutes side side 5-10...

  • Page 52: Drying

    • Use the oven shelf or baking tray, spread with baking paper. Oven Levels • You can dry food on 2 oven levels at the same time. • Place the shelf or the baking tray in the 1st and 4th shelf positions from the bottom.

  • Page 53: Defrosting

    For defrosting, use the Defrost/Dry oven function with the 30°C tem- perature setting. Cookware for defrosting • 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.

  • Page 54: Bio Functions

    Bio Functions The low temperatures that can be set with this oven can be used to make yoghurt or to raise yeast dough. Attention: the suggested temperatures have to be changed with all Bio functions! Making Yoghurt For making yoghurt, use the Conventional (Top/Bottom heat) oven function.

  • Page 55: Low Temperature Cooking

    When the pre-heating time is completed, an audible signal sounds. • The oven switches automatically to a temperature of 80°C. This re- mains constant for the whole of the cooking time. • Meanwhile sear the meat in a very hot frying pan, place it in a roasting tray or directly on the oven shelf with the all-purpose tray underneath it and then roast it in the pre-heated oven.

  • Page 56: Making Preserves

    Making Preserves For making preserves, use the Interval Steam oven function. Preserving Jars • 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. Oven Levels •...

  • Page 57: Programmed Functions And Recipes

    Wipe out the oven with a soft cloth. Remove any residual water from the steam generator. To completely dry the oven, leave the oven door ajar for around 1 hour. button. to stop the signal and switch off the...
  • Page 58 Peel carrots and kohlrabi and cut into bite-sized pieces. Wash peppers and cut into slices. Arrange all ingredients in a stainless steel dish with a colander insert. If making double the amount, the food can be placed on 2 oven levels. Setting Vegetables 3.

  • Page 59: White Bread

    4. White bread Ingredients: – 1000 g flour, type 405, – 1 cube of fresh yeast or 2 packets of dried yeast, – 600 ml milk, – 15 g salt. Method: Place the flour and the salt in a large bowl. Dissolve the yeast in the milk and add to the flour.
  • Page 60 Then dab off surplus juice using kitchen paper. Salt and pepper the fish filets on both sides. Lay them in a greased oven-proof dish. Mix the cream, grated cheese, breadcrumbs and the chopped parsley and distribute over the fish.
  • Page 61 7. Trout Ingredients: – 4 trout of 200 - 300 g each, – lemon juice, pepper, salt. Method: Wash the trout well inside and out, sprinkle with lemon juice, season and place them in 2 stainless steel dishes with colander insert. Serve with fried flaked almonds.

  • Page 62: Quiche Lorraine

    9. Quiche Lorraine Ingredients for the pastry: – 250 g flour, type 405, – 125 g butter, – 60 ml water, – 1 teaspoon salt, – a little pepper and nutmeg. Method: Mix together flour, butter and salt, add the water and knead together briefly to form pastry.

  • Page 63: Saddle Of Veal

    Mix the seasoning with the oil and use the mixture to oil the meat evenly. Place the saddle of veal in an oven-proof dish or glass dish with a col- ander insert (special accessory) and place it in the oven.
  • Page 64 12. Warming food Method: Place the food on a plate. Put it in the oven without a cover. Max. 6 plates (dia. 26 cm). Setting Heating food Shelf positions Water via water drawer 1, 3, 5 200 ml...

  • Page 65: Cleaning And Care

    1. Open the oven door and press the Oven Light 2. After every use, wipe out the oven with a solution of washing-up liquid and allow it to dry. Do not use abrasive objects. If necessary, soak any residues first or switch on the Vigorous Steam function for a short time.

  • Page 66: Side Rails

    Side Rails To clean the sides of the oven, the left and right side rails can be re- moved from the oven. Taking out the side rails 1. Loosen the screw. 2. Pull the rails sidewards (1). 3. Lift the rails off the rear hook (2).
  • Page 67 Replacing the side rails 1. Set the rails in the rear hook and press against the screw hole (1). 2. Insert the screw and tighten (2).

  • Page 68: Steam Generation System

    3. Rinse out the steam generator sys- tem through the water drawer us- ing clean, decalcified water (100-200 ml). 4. Soak up remaining water from the steam generator with the sponge and wipe dry. 5. Leave the door open to let the oven dry out completely.

  • Page 69: Oven Light

    • Switch off the oven. • Take the fuses out of the fuse box or switch off. To protect the oven light bulb and the glass cover, lay a cloth on the bottom of the oven. Replacing the rear oven light bulb/ Cleaning the glass cap 1.
  • Page 70 Replacing the side oven light bulb/Cleaning the glass cap 1. Take out the side rails on the left. 2. Unscrew the metal frame using a cross-tip screwdriver. 3. Take off the metal frame and seal and clean them. 4. If necessary: replace bulb with a 25 Watt, 230 V, 300°C heat-resistant oven...

  • Page 71: Oven Door

    1. Open the oven door completely. 2. Completely fold back the clamp- ing levers on both door hinges. 3. Grip the oven door with both hands and close it about 3/4 going past the point of resistance. 4. Pull the door away from the oven (Caution: the door is heavy!) 5.

  • Page 72: What To Do If

    Advice on cookers with metal fronts: Because of the cold surface at the front of the cooker, opening the oven door during (or just after) baking or roasting may cause the glass to steam up. Possible cause switched on.

  • Page 73: Technical Data

    Technical Data Oven Interior Dimensions Height x Width x Depth Capacity (usable capacity) Regulations, Standards, Directives This appliance meets the following standards: • EN 60 335-1 and EN 60 335-2-6 relating to the safety of electrical appliances for household use and similar purposes and •...

  • Page 74: Installation Instructions

    Installation Instructions Important: The new appliance may only be installed and connected by an approved specialist. Please observe this instruction, otherwise the warranty will not cover any damage that may occur. Safety Instructions for the Installer • A device must be provided in the electrical installation which allows the appliance to be disconnected from the mains at all poles with a contact opening width of at least 3 mm.
  • Page 77 3,5x25...

  • Page 78: Index

    Cleaning before first use ... . . 13 Oven interior..... . . 65 Side rails .

  • Page 79: Service And Spare Parts

    Service and Spare Parts If you wish to purchase spare parts or require an engineer, contact your local AEG Service Force Centre by telephoning: 08705 929 929 Your telephone call will be automatically routed to the Service Force Centre covering your post code area. For the address of your local Service Force Centre and further informa- tion about Service Force, please visit the website at www.serviceforce.co.uk...
  • Page 80 From the Electrolux Group. The world´s No.1 choice. The Electrolux Group is the world´s largest producer of powered appliances for kitchen, cleaning and outdoor use. More than 55 million Electrolux Group products (such as refrigerators, cookers, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, chain saws and lawn mowers) are sold each year to a value of approx. USD 14 billion in more than 150 countries around the world.

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