Installation and connection ............7 For the installer..................7 Additional information on products, accessories, replacement Wall fixing .....................7 parts and services can be found at www.bosch-home.com and Door lock ....................7 in the online shop www.bosch-eshop.com Your new appliance ..............7 General information ................7 Cooking area ..................8...
: Important safety information Read these instructions carefully. Only then mains or switch off the circuit breaker in will you be able to operate your appliance the fuse box. safely and correctly. Retain the instruction A draught is created when the appliance Risk of fire! ■...
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content. Open the appliance door with Risk of tipping! care. The hotplates and surrounding area Risk of burns! ■ (particularly the hob surround, if fitted) become very hot. Never touch the hot surfaces. Keep children at a safe distance. During operation, the surfaces of the Risk of burns! ■...
The appliance will become very hot on the Never open the appliance door or move ■ outside during the Self-cleaning cycle. the locking latch by hand. Allow the Never hang combustible objects, e.g. tea appliance to cool down. Keep children at towels, on the door handle.
Installation and connection Electrical connection Opening the oven door The appliance must be connected to the mains by a licensed Press the lock upwards (picture A). expert. The regulations of your electricity supplier must be observed. Any damage arising from the appliance being connected incorrectly will invalidate the guarantee.
Cooking area Explanations Here is an overview of the control panel. The design depends Hotplate 17 cm or extended cooking zone 17x26 on the respective appliance model. Hotplate 14,5 cm Hotplate 18 cm Dual-circuit hotplate 21 and 12 cm Residual heat indicator Residual heat indicator The hob has a residual heat indicator for each hotplate.
The cooking compartment Hotplate controls You can use the four hotplate controls to control the heat The oven light is located in the cooking compartment. A cooling output provided by each hotplate. fan protects the oven from overheating. Oven light Setting Meaning During operation, the oven light in the cooking compartment is...
Optional accessories HEZ number Function Pizza tray HEZ317000 Particularly good for pizza, frozen meals and round tarts. You can use the pizza tray instead of the universal pan. Slide the tray in above the wire rack and proceed according to the instructions in the tables.
Before using the oven for the first time In this section, you can find out what you must do before using Keep the kitchen ventilated the whole time the oven is on. your oven to prepare food for the first time. First read the Use the function selector to set Top/bottom heating section on Safety information.
Ongoing cooking Ongoing cooking setting time in minutes Braising Roulades 50-60 mins Pot roasts 60-100 mins Goulash 50-60 mins Frying** Escalope, plain or breaded 6-10 mins Escalope, frozen 8-12 mins Steak (3 cm thick) 8-12 mins Fish and fish fillet, plain 8-20 mins Fish and fish fillet, breaded 8-20 mins...
Care and cleaning With attentive care and cleaning, your hob and oven will retain Zone Cleaning agent its looks and remain in good working order for a long time. We Upper glass cover* Glass cleaner: will explain here how you should care for and clean them Clean with a soft cloth.
Zone Cleaning agent Zone Cleaning agent Glass hob* Care: Protective/care products for glass Accessories Hot soapy water: Cleaning: Cleaning agents for glass. Soak and then clean with a dish cloth or (depending on Follow the cleaning instructions on the a brush. appliance model) packaging.
Caution! Never use abrasive cleaning agents. You will scratch or ■ destroy the highly porous coating. Never treat the ceramic coating with oven cleaner. If oven ■ cleaner accidentally gets onto it, remove it immediately with a sponge and plenty of water. Detaching and refitting the rails The rails can be removed for cleaning.
Removing and installing the door panels Risk of injury! To facilitate cleaning, you can remove the glass panels from the Scratched glass in the appliance door may develop into a oven door. crack. Do not use a glass scraper, sharp or abrasive cleaning aids or detergents.
After-sales service Our after-sales service is there for you if your appliance needs After-sales service to be repaired. We will always find the right solution in order to avoid unnecessary visits from a service technician. E number and FD number Please note that there will be a fee for a visit by a service technician in the event of a malfunction, even during the When calling us, please give the product number (E no.) and...
Tested for you in our cooking studio Here you will find a selection of dishes and the ideal settings for Universal pan: level 3 ■ them. We will show you which type of heating and which Baking tray: level 1 ■...
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Cakes on trays Accessories Level Type of Temperature Cooking time heating in °C in minutes Sponge mixture or yeast dough with dry Baking tray 170-190 20-30 topping Universal pan + baking 150-170 35-45 tray Sponge mixture or yeast dough with Universal pan 160-180 40-50...
Baking tips You wish to bake according to your own Use similar items in the baking tables as a guide. recipe. How to establish whether sponge cake Approximately 10 minutes before the end of the baking time specified in the recipe, stick is baked through.
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Meat Weight Accessories and Level Type of Temperature Cooking time ovenware heating in °C, grill set- in minutes ting Beef Pot-roasted beef 1.0 kg Covered 200-220 1.5 kg 190-210 2.0 kg 180-200 Fillet of beef, medium 1.0 kg Uncovered 210-230 1.5 kg 200-220 Sirloin, medium...
upwards. Placing half a potato or a small ovenproof container Fish in the belly of the fish will make it more stable. Turn the pieces of fish after of the time. If you are grilling directly on the wire rack, the universal pan Whole fish does not have to be turned.
Preprepared products The cooking result greatly depends on the quality of the food. Pre-browning and irregularities can sometimes even be found Observe the instructions on the packaging. on the raw product. If you line the accessories with greaseproof paper, make sure that the paper is suitable for these temperatures.
Special dishes Preheat the cooking compartment as indicated. Place the cups or jars on the cooking compartment floor and At low temperatures, 3D hot air is equally useful for incubate as indicated. producing creamy yoghurt as it is for proving light yeast dough. First, remove accessories, hook-in racks or telescopic shelves Proving dough from the cooking compartment.
Preserving Seal the jars with the clips. Place no more than six jars in the cooking compartment. For preserving, the jars and rubber seals must be clean and intact. If possible, use jars of the same size. The information in Making settings the table is for round, one-litre jars.
Test dishes These tables have been produced for test institutes to facilitate the inspection and testing of the various appliances. In accordance with EN 50304/EN 60350 (2009) and IEC 60350. Baking Baking on 2 levels: Always insert the universal pan above the baking tray. Baking on 3 levels: Insert the universal pan in the middle.
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