Table of Contents U s e an d c a r e m a n u a l About This Manual ............5 Cleaning and Maintenance ......... 23 How This Manual is Organized .......... 5 Cleaning ................23 Signal Words for Safety and Best Use ......5 Steam Clean ...............
About This Manual How This Manual is Organized Signal Words for Safety and Best Use You can get the most out of your new oven by reading WARNING this manual from beginning to end. This way you will systematically get to know your appliance and become This indicates that death or serious injuries may familiar with its operation and features.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Lay the door on a flat smooth surface so that the door WARNING cannot fall over. Failure to do so may result in personal injury or damage to the appliance. When properly cared for, your new appliance has been designed to be safe and reliable.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Always have a working smoke detector near the kitchen. Use only small quantities of alcohol in foods, and open the oven door carefully. In the event that personal clothing or hair catches fire, drop and roll immediately to extinguish flames.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Cleaning Safety Risk of severe burns! Do not clean the appliance immediately after turning it off. The water in the evaporator dish is still hot. Wait until the appliance has cooled down. Keep oven free from grease build up.
Causes of damage Do not place anything directly on the oven bottom. Do If the door seal is very dirty, the appliance door will no ▯ ▯ not line it with aluminum foil. Heat build-up can longer close correctly. Nearby furniture can be damage the appliance.
Your New Appliance This section covers information on the following: Control panel ▯ Oven modes ▯ Oven and accessories ▯ Control Panel STEAM CLEAN Sets Steam Clean mode. Touchpads Sets automatic programming. EASY COOK Settings Dial Set the temperature. OVEN TEMP Touchpads Sets the timer function.
Oven mode Temperature range Display symbol Use Proof 95 - 120 °F (35 - 50° C) Yeast dough and sour dough. Á Ú The dough rises much faster than at room tem- perature. Steam and Convection are combined to keep the surface of the dough from drying out.
Accessories Baking pan - full size (CS2LH). Use only the accessories supplied with the product or available from the after-sales service. They are specially " deep designed for your appliance. Ideal for baking cakes and Your appliance is equipped with the following catching dripping liquids when accessories: steaming.
Fill water tank Adjusting the Water Hardness Level Descale the appliance using Decalcify mode at regular When you open the door, you'll see the water tank to the intervals. This can prevent damage to the appliance. right. The appliance automatically informs you when descaling NOTICE: Use of inappropriate liquids can damage the is required.
Touch OVEN TEMP and use the settigns dial to set the Indication of water level temperature. indicator lights up: The water tank is only half full. If you think that the amount of water in the water tank is sufficient for what you want to cook, you can start the appliance.
After every use Setting the Timer The timer works independently from other functions of Empty water tank the appliance. It can be used as a kitchen timer and can Open the appliance door carefully. be set at any time. Hot steam can escape! Touch TIMER/CLOCK.
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If operation has not yet started, touch START/STOP. Touch TIMER/CLOCK repeatedly until the arrow appears after the End Time symbol The running Cook Time is visible in the display. The bars in the display indicate that the End Time has Note: When using Steam mode, the Cook Time starts not been changed.
Use the settings dial to select the preferred program. Changing the Time Example: Switching daylight savings on or off on the clock. Touch TIMER/CLOCK repeatedly until the arrow appears after the Clock symbol Use the settings dial to change the time. Touch TIMER/CLOCK.
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Program Information Quantity/Weight All programs are designed for cooking on one level. Add liquid and food mixtures such as rice and water no Cooking results may vary depending on the amount and more than 1.6 inches up the side of the accessory. quality of the food.
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Program Notes Ovenware/accessories Level Couscous max. 1.7 lbs. (0.75 kg) Cooking pan Risotto, Arborio rice max. 4.5 lbs. (2 kg) Cooking pan Poultry Do not place pieces of chicken on top of each other in the ovenware. You can marinate the pieces of chicken before cooking.
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Baked goods, desserts Preparing fruit compote: This program is suitable for Preparing rice pudding: Weigh out the rice and add 2.5 fruits with stones and pits only. Weigh out the fruit, add times as much milk. Add the rice and milk no more than approximately of water and add sugar and spices to 1 inch up the side of the accessory.
Defrost whole bird: Remove the packaging before Defrost meat: Use this program to defrost individual ▯ ▯ defrosting. Let the bird sit for some time after it has cuts of roast. thawed. For large chickens, you can remove the Thaw fruit only: If you want to thaw fruit slightly, adjust ▯...
Basic Settings Touch INFO repeatedly until the desired basic setting appears. The appliance features various basic settings present in Use the settings dial to change the basic setting. the factory. These basic settings can, however, be changed as necessary. You can restore the factory settigns to reverse any changes.
Basic Setting Function Options Weights can be displayed in lbs. or kg. = lbs. ’‚‚ ‹ Weight units = kg ‚ Sets the display brightness. 8 levels: ’‚ƒ Display brightness (dark) - (bright) ‹ ˆ * If you change the basic settings, all Favorites settings are cleared (see: Favorites). Cleaning and Maintenance Cleaning NOTICE:...
Remove the rack rails from the oven and clean (see USA: Removing Rack Rails). www.thermador-eshop.com Use a soft dishwashing brush and the cleaning Canada : sponge to wipe out the partially dissolved food soil Marcone - 800 - 287 - 1627 from the oven and evaporator dish.
Removing and Installing Starting Decalcify Mode the Appliance Door The oven cavity must be cooled down completely. Touch and hold ON/OFF until the appliance turns on. The appliance door can be removed for easy cleaning. Touch DECALCIFY to select Decalcify mode. CAUTION Touch START/STOP.
Installing the Appliance Door Removing the intermediate panel Reattach the door after cleaning. Before removing, make a note of the position in which the intermediate panel is fitted, so that you do not refit it Keep the door hinges straight while inserting them into the wrong way round later.
Clean racks Replacing the Door Gasket The racks can be removed for cleaning. If the outer gasket on the oven door is defective, it must be replaced. Replacement gaskets for the appliance can be obtained through customer service. Provide customer WARNING service with the appliance model and serial numbers.
Service Troubleshooting CAUTION If you encounter a problem, it often will merely be Repairs should only be done by a trained servicer. something minor. Before you call customer service, Improper repair of your appliance may result in risk consider the suggestions and instructions below: of severe physical injury or death.
Problem Possible Cause Tip/Solution A "plop" noise can be heard when Temperature change affecting frozen This is normal. cooking food and caused by water vapor An excessive amount of steam is pro- Appliance is being calibrated automati- This is normal. duced when steaming cally An excessive amount of steam is...
Getting the Most Out of Your Appliance General Tips Cooking Times and Quantities When steaming, the cooking times are based on the size of the piece, not on the entire quantity of food. The Accessories appliance can steam up to 4.5 lbs. (2 kg) of food. Use the accessories that come with the appliance.
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Food Amount Accessories Level Oven mode Temperature Cooking time in°C in min. Beef steaks approx. 1.2 in. baking pan Slow Cook 175 °F (80° C) 40 60 (3 cm) thick Duck breast baking pan Slow Cook 175 °F (80° C) 35 - 55 Reheating Food Reheat mode gently reheats food.
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NOTICE: Do not scratch the oven bottom. Proofing Dough Place the dough-rising bowl on the rack. Do not cover The dough rises much faster using this mode than at the dough. room temperature. You can choose any rack level for the rack or carfully place the rack on the oven bootom.
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Food Size Accessories Operating Temperature Cooking time mode in min. Zucchini slices perforated + baking Steam 210 °F (100° 2 - 3 tray Peapods perforated + baking Steam 210 °F (100° 8 - 12 tray * Preheat the appliance Side Dishes and Legumes Add the appropriate amount of water or liquid.
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Food Amount/ Accessories Level Oven mode Temperature Cooking time weight in min. Turkey, whole, 8 - 11 lbs wire rack + baking Combination 325 °F (165° C) 15 - 75 unstuffed Turkey, whole, 12 - 14 lbs wire rack + baking Combination 325 °F (165°...
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Other Food Amount/ Accessories Level Oven mode Temperature Cooking time weight in min. Meat loaf made from baking pan Combination 340 - 360 °F 45 60 1.2 lbs (170 180° C) (0.5 kg) minced meat Boned leg of lamb 3.5 lbs wire rack + baking Combination...
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Soufflés, Casseroles, Additions to Soups, etc. Food Accessories Level Oven mode Temperature Cooking time in°C in min. Lasagna baking pan Combination 320 - 340 °F 35 - 45 (160 - 170° C) Soufflés soufflé dish + baking Combination 360 - 390 °F 15 ...
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Food Accessories Level Oven mode Temperature Cooking time in min. Shortcrust pastry base with springform cake pan True Convection 300 - 320 °F 40 50 crust (150 -160° C) Swiss flan springform cake pan True Convection 360 - 375 °F 35 - 60 (180 -190°...
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Food Accessories Level Oven mode Temperature Cooking time in min. Bread rolls, 0.15 lbs baking pan + parchment Combination 375 - 390 °F 25 - 30 (70 g) each, unbaked paper (190 - 200° C) Bread rolls made with baking pan + parchment Combination 340 - 360 °F 20 - 30...
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Juice Extraction Before extracting juice from berries, place the berries in a Place the berries into the perforated cooking pan and bowl and add sugar. Let the berries sit for one hour so place pan at rack level 3. To catch the juice, place the that the juice is drawn out.
Statement of Limited Product Warranty applies Product proves to have been manufactured with a defect only to the Thermador Built-in Oven sold to you, the first in materials or workmanship. If reasonable attempts to using purchaser, provided that the Product was...
the nearest authorized service provider, but you would OR NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE. THIS WARRANTY still be fully liable and responsible for any travel time or IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER other special charges by the service company, assuming EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
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