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Gaggenau BS 451 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 Gaggenau Instruction manual BS 450/451 BS 454/455 Combi-steam oven...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    End of cooking time Acrylamide in foodstuffs Long-term timer Setting the long-term timer Individual recipes Additional information on products, accessories, replacement parts and services can be found at Recording a recipe www.gaggenau.com and in the online shop Programming a recipe www.gaggenau.com/zz/store...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Information

    m Important safety information Read these instructions carefully. Only then will Risk of fire! you be able to operate your appliance safely and Combustible items stored in the cooking ▯ correctly. Retain the instruction manual and compartment may catch fire. Never store installation instructions for future use or for combustible items in the cooking subsequent owners.
  • Page 4 Risk of scalding! Risk of electric shock! When you open the appliance door, hot Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs ▯ ▯ steam can escape. Steam may not be visible, may only be carried out and damaged power depending on its temperature. When cables replaced by one of our trained after- opening, do not stand too close to the sales technicians.

  • Page 5: Causes Of Damage

    Causes of damage Environmental protection Caution! – Do not place anything on the cooking compartment Your new appliance is particularly energy-efficient. Here floor. Do not cover it with aluminium foil. A build-up you can find tips on how to save even more energy when of heat could damage the appliance.

  • Page 6: Getting To Know The Appliance

    Getting to know the appliance Use this section to familiarise yourself with your new appliance. The control panel and the individual operating controls are explained. You will find information on the cooking compartment and the accessories. Steam oven Ventilation opening Air flap Socket for core temperature probe Door seal...

  • Page 7: Display And Operating Controls

    Display and operating controls Control panel These areas are touch sensitive. Touch a symbol to select the cor- These instructions are valid for different versions of the responding function. appliance. Depending on the appliance model, some Display The display shows, for example, details may differ.

  • Page 8: Colours And Display

    Colours and display Additional information By touching the ( symbol, you can call up additional Colours information. For example, information on the heating The different colours are used to guide the user in the function set or on the current temperature of the relevant setting situations.

  • Page 9: Function Selector Positions

    Function selector positions Position Function/heating function Temperature Application "Off" position ž Light 30 - 230 °C Steaming at 70 °C - 100 °C: For vegetables, fish and side dishes. Hot air + 100% humidity Default temperature 100 °C The food is completely surrounded by steam Combination mode at 120 °C - 230 °C: For puff pastry, bread and bread rolls.

  • Page 10: Accessories

    Position Function/heating function Temperature Application Your appliance can be adjusted to your requirements in Basic settings the basic settings. ¢ You can use the cleaning aid to loosen dirt in the cook- Cleaning aid ing compartment with steam. j Drying programme The drying programme dries the cooking compartment after steaming or cleaning.

  • Page 11: Before Using For The First Time

    Once the appliance has been connected to a power supply, the GAGGENAU logo will appear first for approximately 30 seconds. The "Initial settings" menu will then appear automatically.

  • Page 12: Setting The Date

    Setting the date Setting the water hardness The preset date appears in the display. The day setting "Water hardness" appears in the display. is already active. Check the mains water with the included carbonate Set the day using the rotary selector. hardness test: fill the small measurement tube with mains water up to the 5 ml mark.

  • Page 13: Calibration

    Calibration After moving house Repeat calibration so that the appliance adapts automatically to the new installation location. The boiling point of water depends on barometric pressure. As air pressure drops with increasing After resetting to the factory settings elevation, the boiling point drops as well. During After resetting to the factory settings in the basic calibration, the appliance sets the boiling point to the settings menu, you must repeat calibration.

  • Page 14: Activating The Appliance

    Fill the water tank before every operation (except for ‒ Different displays are available for standby mode. "Hot air + 30% humidity", "Hot air + 0% humidity" and The default setting is the GAGGENAU logo and the "Drying program"): clock. To change the display, refer to the Basic Open the appliance door and take out the water section.

  • Page 15: Cooking Compartment

    Cooking compartment Inserting accessories The cooking compartment has four shelf positions. The The wire rack and the perforated cooking container shelf positions are counted from the bottom up. feature a locking function. The locking function prevents the accessories from tilting when they are pulled out. Note: When steaming, defrosting, dough proofing and The accessories must be inserted into the cooking regenerating, you can use up to three insertion levels at...

  • Page 16: After Every Use

    After every use Timer functions Emptying the water tank. You use the timer menu to make the following settings: Open the appliance door carefully. Š Hot steam will escape. Short-term timer Remove and clean the water tank. p Stopwatch Thoroughly dry the seal in the tank cover and the Cooking time (not in standby mode) tank recess in the appliance.

  • Page 17: Stopwatch

    The timer menu closes and the time begins to count The "Timer" menu is closed and the time starts counting Š down. The p symbol and the elapsed time are shown in down. The symbol and the countdown appear in the the display.

  • Page 18: End Of Cooking Time

    End of cooking time Set the desired cooking time using the rotary selector. You can delay the cooking time end to a later time. Example: it is 14:00. The dish requires a cooking time of 40 minutes. You want it to be ready at 15:30. Enter the cooking time and delay the cooking time end until 15:30.

  • Page 19: Long-Term Timer

    To change the cooking time end: Long-term timer Call up the timer menu. Use to select the "Cooking time end" function. Set the desired cooking time end using the rotary selector. Press to start. With this function, the appliance maintains a temperature between 50 und 230°C with the "Hot air"...

  • Page 20: Individual Recipes

    Programming a recipe Individual recipes You can programme and save up to 5 preparation phases. It is possible to save up to 50 individual recipes. You can record a recipe. These recipes can be given a name Turn the function selector to the desired type of so that they can be called up quickly and conveniently heating.

  • Page 21: Entering Names

    Entering names Notes ‒ The cooking time does not start counting down until Enter the name of the recipe in "ABC". the appliance has reached the set temperature. ‒ You can use the rotary selector to change the temperature while the recipe is in progress. This does not change the saved recipe.

  • Page 22: Core Temperature Probe

    Inserting the core temperature probe Core temperature probe in the food to be cooked Insert the core temperature probe in the food to be The core temperature probe enables exact cooking to cooked before you place it in the cooking interior. the spot.

  • Page 23: Setting The Core Temperature

    Setting the core temperature Core temperature guidelines Insert food into the oven interior with the core Use chilled food only, not frozen food. The details given temperature probe inserted. Insert the core in the table are guidelines. Results depend on the temperature probe in the socket in the oven interior quality and composition of the food.

  • Page 24: Child Lock

    Child lock Food Core temperature guideline Duck breast The appliance has a childproof lock to prevent children medium 55 – 60 °C operating it accidentally. well-done 70 – 80 °C Notes Ostrich steak 60 – 65 °C ‒ You need to set the childproof lock to "available" in the basic settings (see section entitled 'Basic Lamb settings').

  • Page 25: Basic Settings

    - Date + GAGGENAU logo select the desired display. - Clock + date The selection is displayed. - Clock + date + GAGGENAU logo Display Reduced*/Standard If the 'Reduced' setting has been selected, only the most important information will be shown on the display after a short time.
  • Page 26 Date format D.M.Y* Sets the date format D/M/Y M/D/Y Date Current date Sets the date. You can switch between year/month/day using the symbol Temperature format °C* / °F Sets the temperature unit Language German* / French / Italian / Spanish / Select language for text display Portuguese / Dutch / Danish / Swedish Note: If the language is changed, the system...

  • Page 27: Cleaning And Maintenance

    Cleaning and maintenance Area Cleaning products Stainless steel Hot soapy water: Clean using a dish cloth and then dry with a soft cloth. With thorough care and cleaning your appliance will Remove splashes and patches of limes- cale, grease, starch and albumin (e.g. retain its looks and remain in good order.

  • Page 28: Cleaning Aid

    The cleaning time of 30 minutes is displayed. Start Area Cleaning products with . The cleaning time counts down on the Door seal Hot soapy water: Clean with a dish cloth display. The light in the cooking compartment and do not scour. Do not use metal or Do not remove.

  • Page 29: Drying Programme

    Drying programme Start the descaling programme The cooking compartment must have cooled down With the drying program, you can dry the cooking completely. compartment after cleaning or after steaming. Prepare a descaling solution by mixing 300 ml water and 60 ml liquid descaler. The drying program takes 20 minutes.

  • Page 30: Removing Slide-In Rails

    Removing slide-in rails Deleting the descaling hint Set the function selector to S. Use the rotary You can remove the slide-in rails for cleaning. selector to select "¥ Delete descaling hint". Confirm with ™. Detaching the rails A note is displayed. Confirm with ™. Place a dishcloth in the cooking compartment to protect the stainless steel against scratches.

  • Page 31: Trouble Shooting

    Trouble shooting Malfunctions often have simple explanations. Please Risk of electric shock! read the following notes before calling the after-sales Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs may only be service. carried out and damaged power cables replaced by one of our trained after-sales technicians. If the appliance is defective, unplug the appliance from the mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the fuse box.

  • Page 32: Power Cut

    Replacing the oven light service in the space below, should it be required. For technical reasons the lamp cover cannot be removed. Lamp must only be replaced by Gaggenau E no. FD no. after-sales service.

  • Page 33: Settings Table And Tips

    Settings table and tips Notes ‒ When steaming, defrosting, stewing and reheating, you may use up to three rack levels simultaneously ‒ The cooking time specified are intended as a guide. (levels 2, 3 and 4 from the bottom). This will not The actual cooking time depends on the quality and cause flavour to transfer.

  • Page 34: Fish

    Food Cooking con- Tempera- Humid- Cooking Remarks tainer ture in °C ity in % time in min. Vegetable terrine Perforated/ 50 - 60 in a terrine form wire rack Carrots, in slices Perforated 10 - 15 Potatoes, Perforated 20 - 35 peeled and quartered Kohlrabi, in slices Perforated...

  • Page 35: Fish - Low-Temperature Steaming

    Food Cooking con- Tempera- Humid- Cooking Comments tainer ture in °C ity in % time in min. Monkfish fillet (300 g/piece) Glass dish/ 180 - 200 8 - 10 In juices wire rack Sea bass, whole Perforated 90 - 100 12 - 18 (400 g/piece) Fish –...

  • Page 36: Meat - Cooking At Higher Temperatures

    Meat – cooking at higher temperatures ▯ ▯ Combining steam and hot air is the best way of When using the perforated cooking insert or the cooking many types of fish.In this operating mode, wire rack, slide in an item of cookware with an the cooking compartment is hermetically sealed unperforated base beneath it.

  • Page 37: Meat/Poultry - Low-Temperature Cooking

    Meat/poultry – low-temperature cooking ▯ ▯ Meat seared at a high temperature develops as it When game and horse meat is cooked at low cooks for an extended period at a low temperature. temperatures, its flavour becomes stronger than This gives the meat an even, delicate pink colour when prepared the conventional way.

  • Page 38: Poultry

    Poultry ▯ ▯ The moisture present when the appliance is The cooking times listed are intended as a guide operating in 'Combination' mode prevents food only, and depend heavily on the temperature of the from drying out, which is important for poultry in meat at the start of cooking.

  • Page 39: Desserts

    Desserts Food Cooking con- Tempera- Humid- Cooking Comments tainer ture in °C ity in % time in min. Crème brûlée (130 g each) solid 40 - 45 In ramekins, cover with heat-resistant cling film. Yeast dumplings solid 20 - 30 Allow yeast dumplings to rise for 30 minutes before steaming (see section entitled 'Dough (100 g/piece)

  • Page 40: Baked Items

    Baked items ‒ _ - \ | Hot air + 60 - 100% humidity: ▯ Using the steam oven, you can prepare your baked puff pastry and yeast-risen pastries become items with the optimum humidity: looser on the inside and crispy on the outside ‒...

  • Page 41: Regenerating (Reheating)

    Regenerating (reheating) ▯ ▯ The combi-steam oven creates the perfect Do not cover the food. Do not use aluminium foil or environment for reheating cooked food without clingfilm. drying it out. The flavour and quality are virtually ▯ The figures listed are for portions for one person. indistinguishable from food that has been freshly Larger quantities of food can also be warmed up in prepared.

  • Page 42: Preserving

    Slide the unperforated cooking container underneath After defrosting, operate the steam oven for 15 minutes the food. Pour away the collected thawing liquid from using Hot air at 180°C. meat and poultry. Then clean the sink and rinse with plenty of water. Clean the cooking container in hot soapy solution or in a dishwasher.

  • Page 43: Preparing Yoghourt

    Food Cooking container Tempera- Humid- Cooking Comments ture in °C ity in % time in min. Berries perforated + solid 60 - 120 Preparing yoghourt ▯ ▯ Even yoghurt can be prepared in the combi-steam When using yoghurt starter, follow the instructions oven.
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This manual is also suitable for:

Bs 450Bs 454Bs 455

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