Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions Broiling Table Fire Safety Burn Prevention Tips and Tricks Child Safety Baking Cleaning Safety Further Tips for Baking Cookware Safety Rising Dough (Fermenting) Proper Installation and Maintenance Tips for Roasting and Broiling Defrosting Operating for the First Time Timer Avoiding Damage to the Appliance and the Calling up the Timer Menu...
Important Safety Instructions Do not heat or warm unopened food containers. Fire Safety Build-up of pressure may cause the container to Read and save these instructions. burst and cause injury. Do not use aluminum foil or protective liners to line Always place oven racks in desired location while any part of an appliance, especially surface unit oven is cool.
Important Safety Instructions The fiberglass insulation in self-clean ovens gives This appliance must be properly installed and off very small amounts of formaldehyde during the grounded by a qualified technician. Connect only to first several cleaning cycles. properly grounded outlet. Refer to Installation Instructions for details.
Operating for the First Time Avoiding Damage to the Appliance and the Cabinet Remove the packaging from the appliance and Oven dispose of it according to local regulations. Remove fruit acids such as the juice of lemons or Be careful to remove all accessories from the plums etc.
Features of your New Oven Oven The operation of the upper and lower oven is identical. The rotary spit and the meat probe are only available in the lower oven. The heating mode economy broiling is only available in the upper oven. The roaster operation is only available in the lower oven.
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: • Wire rack for cake tins, roasts, broiled pieces and crockery Always insert the wire rack with the double crossbrace to the front. • Baking tray for cakes, cookies and pastries •...
Heating Modes Display Heating mode Convection For cakes, biscuits and puff pastry on several levels Economy Energy saving convection mode for cakes, (the oven light is off) small pastries or gratins Convection and 1/3 bottom heat Additional reduced heat from beneath Convection and bottom heat Additional heat from beneath for moist cakes, for example fruit cakes...
First Settings after Installation When your new oven has been connected, the first settings menu appears on the display. You can set the • time format, • language, • clock, • date, • temperature unit. 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 Date Using the menu key select the date function 26.10.07 appears on the screen. Using the keys enter day, month, year. 10 07 Use the arrow key bottom right to change from day/month/year. Temperature Unit °C or °F Using the menu key select the temperature unit function...
The keys are not activated. The display is not lit. Note: 13:30 You can choose between different standby screens. GAGGENAU and the clock is pre-selected. Refer to the chapter basic settings if you want to change the standby screen. Note: The display contrast depends on the vertical viewing angle.
Setting the Oven The main operations of your oven are easily set using the knobs. Using the right knob on each of the knob pairs you can set the temperature. To switch on the light in the oven, turn the temperature knob one position to the right.
Setting the upper and lower oven The operation of the upper and lower oven is identical. The two ovens have some different features. • The rotary spit and the meat probe are only available in the lower oven. • The heating mode economy broiling is only available in the upper oven.
Meat Probe The meat probe enables you to cook your meat exactly as you want it. Using the meat probe, during the cooking process you can measure the core temperature of the interior of the food you are preparing exactly between 33°F and 210°F.
Note Recommended Temperature Values Pull the meat probe from the socket if you want to Beef end the programming. Roast beef / fillet of beef / entrecôte blood rare 113-117 °F If you program meat probe and timer simultaneously, rare 122-126 °F the program that reaches the entered value first will medium-rare...
Rotary Spit Use the rotary spit to grill large roasts or poultry. Grilling with the rotary spit produces a crispy crust and even browning all-round. You can use the rotary spit in all heating modes. You get the best results in the broil or top heat modes.
Switching off the Rotary Spit Touch the key until the symbol goes off. Switch off the oven by the temperature selector. WARNING, RISK OF BURNS! Use an oven glove to take out the grilling tray with the rotary spit. Place it on a stable, heat-resistant surface.
Baking Table Cakes and cookies Level from Convection Economy Convection+ Top and Baking below bottom heat bottom heat time Temp. °F Temp. °F Temp. °F Temp. °F Min. Swiss roll Flan base 330-345 30-35 Fruit flan on yeast dough 330-345 40-45 Fruit flan on short-crust pastry 2 330-345...
Tips and Tricks Baking What to do if… The solution …a cake baked in a tray is too light at the bottom? Insert the tray on a lower level and remove all other trays from the oven. …a cake baked in a form is too light at the bottom? Do not insert the baking form in the oven on the tray, but on the wire rack.
Further Tips for Baking Poultry becomes particularly crispy brown if you coat it with butter, salt water, dripped-off fat or You are advised to use dark metal baking forms. orange juice. You may also use light baking forms in the hot air For roasting use the wire rack that fits the broiling mode.
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.
Sabbath Mode This function keeps the oven at a temperature of 185°F in the top and bottom heat mode. You can keep food warm 24 to 74 hours, without switching the oven on or off. Pleas note that food which can easily go off should not stay in the oven too long.
Child Lock The 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.
Additional Functions Safety Deactivation For your protection the appliance has a safety deactivation. The safety deactivation switches off 13:30 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 of the upper oven one position to the right to the light position. • Call up the basic settings menu with the key.
• In 8 levels The display contrast depends on the viewing angle. Standby screen • Gaggenau / Gaggenau with clock / clock and date / clock / empty display The selected screen appears briefly. Sabbath mode • Sabbath mode key not available / available Reset all parameters to the factory setting •...
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Exhibition mode The setting “exhibition mode not active” must be selected and must not be changed. The appliance does not heat up during exhibition mode You can only change this setting 3 minutes after the appliance has been connected to the electricity. Temperature unit •...
Care and Manual Cleaning Safety Notes Cleaning the Door Seal Warning! Do not clean the hob using high Always keep the door seal clean and free of food pressure cleaners or steam jets. remains. Warning, risk of burns! Before cleaning, wait Do not use aggressive cleaning agents (e.g.
Pyrolysis Warning, risk of burns! Very high temperatures occur during the pyrolysis! Keep chidren away! Wipe out excessive spillage before self-cleaning the oven. During the pyrolytic self cleaning the oven is heated to 905°F. Any food residues from baking, roasting and grilling are reduced to ash.
Delaying the Switch-off Time If you want the pyrolysis to run at a later time (for example during the night), you can change the switch-off time. In this way you can use your oven during the day as usual. 16:30 Make the settings as described in 1 and 2.
Cleaning Accessories with Pyrolysis Gaggenau baking trays and broiling trays are coated with pyrolysis-proof enamel. To arrive at an optimum cleaning result, you are advised to remove all accessories from the oven before the pyrolytic cleaning process. Only this will ensure optimum heat distribution.
Trouble Shooting In case of a malfunction first check the household fuses. If the power supply is functioning correctly contact your dealer or Gaggenau after-sales service. Please specify the E number and FD number of the appliance when calling our after-sales service. You find these numbers on the rating plate of the appliance.
Power Cut The appliance bridges a power cut of up to 5 minutes. The operation continues. 13:30 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.
Replacing the Side Light Place a tea towel in the oven to prevent damage. Pull out the shelf after undoing the knurled nuts. Push the top mounting bracket back and remove the glass cover. Pull out the bulb. Push the new bulb in firmly. Make sure that the pins are in the correct position.
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