Table of Contents Safety Notes Child Lock Activating the Child Lock Deactivating the Child Lock Note Safety Deactivation Operating for the First Time Changing the Basic Settings Avoiding Damage to the Appliance and the Note Cabinet Steam Oven and Cabinet Fronts Basic Settings Avoiding Damage to the Oven Interior Care and Manual Cleaning...
m Important safety information Risk of fire! Read these instructions carefully. Only then will you be able to operate your appliance Combustible items stored in the cooking ▯ safely and correctly. Retain the instruction compartment may catch fire. Never store manual and installation instructions for future combustible items in the cooking use or for subsequent owners.
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Risk of scalding! When you open the appliance door, hot ▯ steam can escape. Steam may not be visible, depending on its temperature. When opening, do not stand too close to the appliance. Open the appliance door carefully. Keep children away. Risk of scalding! Hot liquid may spill over the sides of ▯...
• For regular care of the stainless steel interior Observe the installation instructions. we recommend the Gaggenau oven care product. Please observe the notes in the Thoroughly clean the appliance before using it for cleaning chapter.
Features of your New Steam Oven Steam Oven This manual applies to different models. The pictures of this manual The models BS 2 2 0 / 2 2 1 feature show the model BS 2 2 4 / 2 2 5. display and controls on the bottom front.
Display and Controls Display Touch keys In the top part of the display The keys on the left and is the status bar or a call up right beside the display menu. The lower part shows are touch sensitive. The the different settings.
Accessories As standard, your appliance comes with the following accessories: • Stainless steel cooking insert GN 2/3, 40 mm deep • Stainless steel cooking insert GN 2/3, perforated, 40 mm deep • Wire rack You can order the following special accessories: •...
Heating Modes Display Heating mode Steaming Suitable for fish, vegetables and side dishes, temperature 30 - 100 °C extracting fruit juices and blanching. The dishes are completely surrounded by steam. Dough proofing Raising yeast dough, the perfect temperature temperature 30 - 50 °C setting is 38 °C.
Water tank When you open the door of the oven, you will find the water tank on the side. Depending on the model, the tank is on the right or left side. Before use, fill the water tank to the MAX marking with fresh, cold water.
First Settings after Installation When your new steam oven has been connected, the first settings menu appears on the display. You can set the • clock, • time format, • temperature unit, • water hardness. Note The first settings menu appears only after the appliance has been connected or if the appliance is without electricity for several days.
Setting the Water Hardness Use the test kit included to test the water hardness of your tap water. Fill the phial with mains water up to the 5 ml marker. Add indicator solution drop by drop until the colour changes from purple to yellow. Carbonate hardness content: 1 drop = 1°KH = 1.25°e = 1.8°f Please note: count the number of drops that...
Calibration The boiling point depends on the air pressure. The higher the altitude, the lower the air pressure, and also the boiling point. During the first steaming after installation, the appliance calibrates the boiling point. During calibration, the appliance is adjusted to the pressure of the altitude where the appliance is installed.
Activating the Steam Oven Standby The steam oven remains on standby when no operating mode is selected or the child lock is activated. The keys are not activated. The display is not lit. Note: The display contrast depends on the vertical viewing angle.
Setting the Steam Oven The main operations of your steam oven are easily set using the knobs. Using the right knob you can set the temperature. To switch on the light in the oven, turn the temperature knob one position to the right. Temperature range: Steaming 30 - 100 °C...
Note If the symbol appears on the left top side of the display and three dashes instead of the temperature, the water tank is empty. Fill the water tank to the MAX marking with fresh water. If three dashes appear on the display instead of the temperature, the knobs have not been set to the correct position.
Cooking Table Important Notes • If you use only one level, place the cooking insert on the second level from the bottom. • The cooking times given are only a recommendation. The effective cooking time • When using the perforated cooking insert, depends on the quality of the food, its place the unperforated cooking insert on the temperature, the amount and the size of the...
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Dish Cooking Temperature Moisture Cooking time insert in °C in % in minutes Potatoes, peeled and quartered perforated 20-35 Kohlrabi, sliced perforated 15-25 Leeks, sliced perforated 5-10 Jacket potatoes (ca. 50 g each) perforated 25-30 Jacket potatoes (ca. 100 g each) perforated 40-45 Brussel sprouts...
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Dish Cooking Temperature Moisture Cooking time insert in °C in % in minutes Hake, whole, 800 g perforated 90-100 20-25 Monkfish fillet, 200 g each perforated 90-100 10-15 Bass, whole, 400 g each perforated 90-100 15-20 Fish – Low-temperature Steaming •...
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Meat / Poultry – Low-temperature Cooking • Seared meat matures over a longer time at a low temperature in the oven. The food will remain juicy and preserve most of its nutrients. Use the “low-temperature steaming” mode. • Take the meat from the fridge one hour before cooking. •...
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Steaming Poultry Dish Cooking Temperature Moisture Cooking time insert in °C in % in minutes Stuffed chicken breast, 200 g each unperforated 10-15 Poussins, quails, pigeons, 300 g each perforated 25-30 Turkey breast, 300 g each perforated 12-15 Side Dishes / Rice The cooking time is a rough value.
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Miscellaneous Dish Cooking Temperature Moisture Cooking time insert in °C in % in minutes To desinfect baby bottles or jam jars wire rack 20-25 Eggs, size M (5 eggs) perforated 8-15 Cooked-egg-garnish*, 500 g glass dish / wire rack 25-30 Semolina dumplings unperforated 90-95...
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Defrosting • Select the “Defrosting” heating mode. • The defrosting time given is a rough value. The defrosting time depends on the size, weight and shape of the frozen food. Always freeze your food flat or in single pieces, this shortens the defrosting time. •...
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Extracting Juice • Place the fruit or berries in the perforated cooking insert. Insert the perforated cooking insert with the fruit on the second level from below. Place the deep unperforated cooking insert one level lower to collect the juice. •...
Timer Using the timer menu you can set the following: timer stopwatch cooking time duration (not during stand-by) cooking time end (not during stand-by) Calling up the Timer Menu Touch the key beside the symbol to call up the timer menu. If the appliance is on standby, touch any key.
Stopwatch The stopwatch will count the elapsed time up to 90 minutes. The pause function pauses the stopwatch. The stopwatch runs independently of all other settings of the appliance. Starting the Stopwatch Call up the timer menu. Using select the stopwatch function Start using the key.
Cooking Time Duration If you set a cooking time duration for your meal, the appliance switches off automatically after the selected time. This enables you to leave the kitchen while the meal is being prepared. You can select a cooking time between 1 minute and 23 hours 59 minutes.
Cooking Time End You can program a cooking time end. Example: it is 13:30. The meal will take 40 minutes to cook and must be ready at 15:30. Set the cooking time duration and set the cooking time end to 15:30. The electronics will calculate the start time.
Child Lock The steam oven has a child lock. It prevents the oven being turned on unintentionally. Supposition: You have to make the child lock available in the basic settings. See chapter basic settings. Activating the Child Lock Supposition: The temperature knob is in the OFF position. Touch any key.
Safety Deactivation For your protection the appliance has a safety deactivation. The safety deactivation switches off the heat if the oven is left on for more than 12 hours without the controls being touched. Three dashes appear on the display. Switch the temperature knob off.
Changing the Basic Settings Your appliance has several basic settings. You can customize these settings: Turn the temperature knob one position to the right to the light position. • Call up the basic settings menu with the key. • Use the top keys to move between the settings.
Basic Settings Clock • Hours / minutes Time format • 12 hour format (AM/PM) or 24 hour format Temperature unit • °F or °C Water hardness • Set the water hardness between 1 and 18 Child lock • Child lock key not available / available Exhibition mode The setting “exhibition mode not active”...
For regular care of the stainless steel oven interior A rainbow coloured shimmer may be seen on the we recommend the Gaggenau oven care product front glass. This is the heat resistant coating. which is available through our after sales service or Only clean the display with a soft cloth.
Cleaning Function Stubborn soiling can be loosened using the cleaning function and may then be removed more easily. The cleaning function takes approx. 32 minutes. Leave the oven to cool down completely before cleaning. Take all accessories out of the oven interior.
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If you want to stop the cleaning function: Switch off the temperature knob. If three dashes appear on the display: Operator error. Check if you have set the functions and temperature knobs to the correct positions.
After one minute a signal is sounded. The descaling has ended. Switch off the temperature knob. After descaling use the Gaggenau oven care product. Please observe the included instructions for use of the product. Use a sponge to wipe the oven interior and dry with...
You can descale the evaporating dish between intervals. Completely fill the evaporating dish with descaling solution and the tank with water. Start the descaling program.
For technical reasons the lamp cover cannot be removed. Lamp must only be replaced by Gaggenau after-sales service. Important! Do not remove the lamp cover. Non compliance with these recommendations results in the warranty coverage becoming invalid.
Power Cut The appliance bridges a power cut of up to 5 minutes. The operation continues. After a longer power cut the appliance will switch off the operation. The symbol appears on the display and three dashes instead of the temperature.
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