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OKB8S31X Steam oven User Manual Get the most out of your appliance For your digital manual, how-to videos and support visit electrolux.com/getstarted...
16. ENERGY EFFICIENCY.................. 59 WE’RE THINKING OF YOU Thank you for purchasing an Electrolux appliance. You’ve chosen a product that brings with it decades of professional experience and innovation. Ingenious and stylish, it has been designed with you in mind. So whenever you use it, you can be safe in the knowledge that you’ll get great results every time.
ENGLISH SAFETY INFORMATION Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible for any injuries or damage that are the result of incorrect installation or usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and accessible location for future reference.
WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts • become hot during use. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements. Always use oven gloves to remove or put in • accessories or ovenware. Before carrying out any maintenance, disconnect the •...
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ENGLISH operated with the electric power electrical ratings of the mains power supply. supply. • The built-in unit must meet the • Always use a correctly installed stability requirements of DIN 68930. shockproof socket. • Do not use multi-plug adapters and extension cables.
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• Deactivate the appliance after each sure the door is never closed when use. the appliance is in operation. Heat • Be careful when you open the and moisture can build up behind a appliance door while the appliance is closed furniture panel and cause in operation.
ENGLISH 2.6 Internal lighting • Use original spare parts only. 2.8 Disposal WARNING! Risk of electric shock. WARNING! • The type of light bulb or halogen lamp Risk of injury or suffocation. used for this appliance is for • Disconnect the appliance from the household appliances only.
To insert and remove trays and wireshelf Grill- / Roasting pan more easily. Steam set To bake and roast or as a pan to collect fat. Food Sensor One unperforated and one perforated food container. The steam set drains the condensing water away from the food during steam cooking.
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ENGLISH Sensor Function Comment field Heating Func‐ Press the sensor field once to choose a heating tions or Assisted function or the menu: Assisted Cooking. Press Cooking the sensor field again to switch between the menus: Heating Functions, Assisted Cooking. To turn on or off the light, press the field for 3 seconds.
Other indicators of the display: Symbol Function Minute Minder The function works. Time of day The display shows the current time. Duration The display shows the necessary time for cooking. End Time The display shows when the cook‐ ing time is complete.
ENGLISH Water hardness Calcium deposit Calcium deposit Water clas‐ (mmol/l) (mg/l) sification Class 0 - 7 0 - 1.3 0 - 50 Soft 7 - 14 1.3 - 2.5 50 - 100 Moderately hard 14 - 21 2.5 - 3.8 100 - 150 Hard over 21...
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Symbol / Menu Application Symbol / Menu Description item item Contains a list of Activates and deacti‐ cleaning pro‐ vates the time exten‐ Cleaning Time Extension grammes. sion function. Used to set the appli‐ Adjusts the display ance configuration.
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ENGLISH 6.3 Submenu for: Cleaning Symbol Menu item Description Tank Emptying Procedure for removing the residual wa‐ ter from the water drawer after use of the steam functions. Steam Cleaning Plus Procedure for cleaning stubborn dirt with the support of an oven cleaner. Steam Cleaning Procedure for cleaning the appliance when it is slightly soiled and not burned...
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6.5 Specials Heating func‐ Application tion Heating func‐ Application tion This function is de‐ signed to save energy To keep food warm. during cooking. For Moist Fan Bak‐ the cooking instruc‐ Keep Warm tions refer to "Hints and tips" chapter, To preheat plates for Moist Fan Baking.
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ENGLISH 6.6 Assisted Cooking Heating func‐ Application Food Category: Fish / Seafood tion Dish Food reheating with steam prevents sur‐ Fish Fish, baked face drying. Heat is Steam Regen‐ Fish fingers distributed in a gentle erating and even way, which Fish fillet, thin allows to recover taste and aroma of...
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ENGLISH Dish Dish Hare Swiss Tarte, sa‐ • Leg of hare voury • Saddle of hare Quiche lorraine • Saddle of hare Savory flan Venison Food Category: Cake / Pastry • Haunch of veni‐ Game Dish • Saddle of veni‐ Ring cake Apple cake, cov‐...
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Food Category: Vegetables Dish Dish Brownies Broccoli, florets Swiss roll Broccoli, whole Yeast cake Cauliflower, florets - Crumble cake Cauliflower, whole Sugar cake Carrots Short pastry flan Courgette slices base Flan base Asparagus, green Sponge mixture flan base Asparagus, white...
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ENGLISH 6.7 Setting a heating function Dish 1. Turn on the oven. 2. Select the menu: Heating Functions. Terrine 3. Press to confirm. Eggs, soft boiled 4. Select a heating function. Eggs, medium 5. Press to confirm. boiled Eggs 6. Set the temperature. Eggs, hard boiled 7.
7. Turn off the oven. When temperature is reached the buzzer 8. Empty the water drawer after the sounds 3 times and the bar flashes and steam cooking is completed. then disappears. Refer to the cleaning function: Tank 6.10 Fast Heat Up Emptying.
ENGLISH 7.2 Setting the clock functions • The set temperature is more than 80 °C. Before you use the • The function: Duration is set. functions: Duration, End The function: Heat + Hold keeps Time, you must set a heating prepared food warm at 80 °C for 30 function and temperature minutes.
9. USING THE ACCESSORIES WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 9.1 Food sensor The food sensor measures temperature inside the food. When the food is at the set temperature, the appliance deactivates. There are two temperatures to be set: • the oven temperature (minimum 120 °C),...
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ENGLISH 7. Set a heating function and, if Food category: casserole necessary, the oven temperature. 8. To change the food core 1. Activate the appliance. 2. Place half of the ingredients in a temperature, press baking dish. When the dish is at the set temperature, 3.
Push the baking tray / deep pan between The high rim around the wire the guide bars of the shelf support and shelf is a special device to the wire shelf on the guide bars above. prevent the cookware from slipping.
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ENGLISH 4. Press to confirm. To turn off the function, press . The The display shows the first free memory display shows a message. Press position. again and then to confirm. 5. Press to confirm. 6. Enter the name of the programme. When you turn off the oven, The first letter flashes.
10.6 Brightness of the display – if the oven is turned off and you set the function: Minute Minder. There are two modes of display When the function ends, the brightness: display goes back to the night brightness. • Night brightness - when the oven is turned off, the brightness of the 10.7 Cooling fan...
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ENGLISH You can prepare a meal comprising a few dishes during a single cooking session. To ensure all the dishes will be VEGETABLES ready at the same time start with the food with the longest cooking time then add the remaining dishes at the Set the temperature to 99 °C.
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VEGETABLES SIDE DISHES / ACCOMPANI‐ MENTS Set the temperature to 99 °C. Set the temperature to 99 °C. (min) (min) 60 - 90 Sauerkraut 40 - 55 Rice pudding, milk / rice 70 - 90 Beetroot ratio 2.5:1 45 - 55 Unpeeled potatoes, medi‐...
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ENGLISH FISH MEAT (°C) (min) (°C) (min) Trout, 0.25 kg 20 - Tafelspitz 110 - Prawns, frozen 75 - 85 30 - EGGS Salmon trout, 1 kg 40-45 Set the temperature to 99 °C. MEAT (min) (°C) (min) 10 - 11 Eggs, soft-boiled Chipolatas 15 -...
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ENGLISH 11.8 Yogurt Function This function allows you to prepare yogurt. (°C) (min) Mix 0.25 kg of yogurt with 1 l of milk. Fill it in yogurt jars. Pork loin, smoked, 160 - 60 - 70 0.6 - 1 kg, soak for If you use raw milk, boil it first and let it 2 hours cool down to 40 °C.
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Baking results Possible cause Remedy The cake sinks and The oven temperature is Next time set slightly lower becomes soggy or too high. oven temperature. streaky. The baking time is too Next time set a longer baking short. time and lower oven tempera‐...
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ENGLISH CAKES / PASTRIES / BREADS ON BAKING TRAYS Preheat the empty oven unless specified otherwise. (°C) (min) Plaited bread / Conventional 170 - 190 30 - 40 Bread crown, pre‐ Cooking heating is not needed Christstollen Conventional 160 - 180 50 - 70 Cooking Rye bread:...
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BISCUITS Use the third shelf position. (°C) (min) Short pastry / Sponge True Fan Cooking 150 - 160 15 - 25 cake mixture Meringues True Fan Cooking 80 - 100 120 - 150 Macaroons True Fan Cooking 100 - 120...
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ENGLISH CAKES / PASTRIES / BISCUITS BREADS ON BAKING TRAYS (°C) (min) (°C) (min) Rolls 20 - Cream puffs / Eclairs, 160 - 25 - preheat the empty oven 11.14 Tips on Roasting Dry streusel cake 150 - 30 - Use heat-resistant ovenware.
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BEEF (°C) (min) Roast beef or fillet, 1 cm thick Turbo Grilling 180 - 190 6 - 8 medium, preheat the empty oven Roast beef or fillet, 1 cm thick Turbo Grilling 170 - 180 8 - 10 well done, preheat...
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ENGLISH LAMB Use the function: Turbo Grilling. (kg) (°C) (min) Lamb leg / Roast 1 - 1.5 150 - 170 100 - 120 lamb Lamb saddle 1 - 1.5 160 - 180 40 - 60 GAME (kg) (°C) (min) Saddle / Hare Turbo Grilling 180 - 200 35 - 55...
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POULTRY Use the function: Turbo Grilling. (kg) (°C) (min) Turkey 4 - 6 140 - 160 150 - 240 FISH (kg) (°C) (min) Whole fish 1 - 1.5 Turbo Grilling 180 - 200 30 - 50 11.16 Bread Baking Use the second shelf position.
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ENGLISH 11.17 Crispy baking with Pizza Setting PIZZA Use the first shelf position. (°C) (min) Tarts 180 - 200 40 - 55 Spinach flan 160 - 180 45 - 60 Quiche lorraine / Swiss flan 170 - 190 45 - 55 Apple pie, covered 150 - 170 50 - 60...
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For one tray use the third shelf position. STONE FRUIT For 2 trays use the first and fourth shelf position. (min) (min) Cooking Continue VEGETABLES time until...
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ENGLISH BEEF Food core temperature (°C) Less Medium More Meatloaf PORK Food core temperature (°C) Less Medium More Ham / Roast Saddle chop / Pork loin, smoked / Pork loin, poached VEAL Food core temperature (°C) Less Medium More Roast veal Veal knuckle MUTTON / LAMB Food core temperature (°C)
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POULTRY Food core temperature (°C) Less Medium More Duck, whole / half / Turkey, whole / breast Duck, breast FISH (SALMON, Food core temperature (°C) TROUT, ZANDER) Less Medium More Fish, whole / large / steamed / Fish, whole / large / roasted CASSEROLES - PRE‐...
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ENGLISH Ramekins Pizza pan Baking dish Flan base tin Ceramic Dark, non-reflective Dark, non-reflective 8 cm diame‐ Dark, non-reflective 28 cm diameter 26 cm diameter ter, 5 cm 28 cm diameter height 11.25 Moist Fan Baking For the best results follow suggestions listed in the table below.
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BAKING ON ONE LEVEL. Baking in tins (°C) (min) Fatless sponge cake True Fan Cook‐ 140 - 150 35 - 50 Fatless sponge cake Conventional 35 - 50 Cooking / Top / Bottom Heat Apple pie, 2 tins Ø20 True Fan Cook‐...
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ENGLISH MULTILEVEL BAKING. Biscuits (°C) (min) 2 posi‐ 3 po‐ tions si‐ tions Short bread / Pastry True Fan Cook‐ 25 - 45 1 / 4 1 / 3 / strips Small cakes, 20 per True Fan Cook‐ 23 - 40 1 / 4 tray, preheat the empty oven...
Set the temperature to 99 °C. Container (min) (Gastro‐ norm) Broccoli, pre‐ 1 x 2/3perfo‐ 13 - 15 Put the baking heat the rated tray on the empty oven first shelf po‐ sition. Broccoli, pre‐ 2 x 2/3 perfo‐...
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ENGLISH Cooking meat and fish Cooking times Use a deep pan for very fatty food to Cooking times depend on the type of prevent the oven from stains that can be food, its consistency, and volume. permanent. Initially, monitor the performance when Leave the meat for approximately 15 you cook.
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80 °C and 150 °C for the 5. After 10 minutes, the oven first 10 minutes. The default is 90 °C. automatically lowers the temperature Set the temperature for Food Sensor. to 80 °C. Set the temperature to 120 °C.
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ENGLISH or decrease the temperature to 100 °C (see the table). VEGETABLES SOFT FRUIT (min) (min) Cooking Continue (min) time until to cook at Cooking time simmering 100 °C until simmering Carrots 50 - 60 5 - 10 Strawberries / Blue‐ 35 - 45 Cucumbers 50 - 60...
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You can buy our products at the message. www.electrolux.com/shop and at the best 2. Choose the steam cleaning function retailer shops. in the menu: Cleaning. Steam Cleaning - the duration of the 13.3 Removing the shelf...
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To speed up the drying you The duration of this part is can heat up the oven with hot air at around 1 hour 40 minutes. temperature 150 °C for approximately 15 8. After the end of the first part, empty minutes.
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ENGLISH Select the function from the menu: Cleaning. The user interface will guide you through the procedure. The duration of the function is around 30 minutes. The light in this function is off. 1. Put the baking tray on the first shelf position.
2. Remove the metal ring and clean the WARNING! glass cover. Make sure that the glasses 3. Replace the lamp with a suitable 300 are inserted in the correct °C heat-resistant lamp. position otherwise the 4. Attach the metal ring to the glass surface of the door may cover.
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ENGLISH Problem Possible cause Remedy The oven does not heat The necessary settings are Make sure that the settings not set. are correct. The oven does not heat The automatic switch-off is Refer to "Automatic switch- off". The oven does not heat The Child Lock is on.
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Problem Possible cause Remedy There is no water inside You did not fill the water Check if the a descaling the grill- / roasting pan af‐ drawer to the maximum agent / water is present in ter the descaling proce‐...
ENGLISH We recommend that you write the data here: Model (MOD.) ......... Product number (PNC) ......... Serial number (S.N.) ......... 15. TECHNICAL DATA 15.1 Technical data Voltage 230 V Frequency 50 Hz 16. ENERGY EFFICIENCY 16.1 Energy saving shows the residual heat. You can use that heat to keep the food warm.
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17. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS appliances marked with the symbol Recycle materials with the symbol with the household waste. Return the Put the packaging in relevant containers product to your local recycling facility or to recycle it. Help protect the contact your municipal office.
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