Before Using The Oven For The First Time; Heating Up The Oven; Cleaning The Accessories; Setting The Hob - Siemens HA723 20U Series Instruction Manual

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Before using the oven for the first time

In this section, you can find out what you must do before using
your oven to prepare food for the first time. First read the
section on Safety information.

Heating up the oven

To remove the new cooker smell, heat up the oven when it is
empty and closed. An hour of Top/bottom heating
240 °C is ideal for this purpose. Ensure that no packaging
remnants have been left in the cooking compartment.

Setting the hob

This section informs you how to set the hotplates. The table
shows heat settings and cooking times for various meals.

Setting procedure

Adjust the heat setting of the individual hotplates using the
hotplate controls.
Position 0 = off
Position 1 = lowest heat setting
Position 9 = highest heat setting
When you switch on a hotplate, the indicator lamp lights up.

Large dual-circuit hotplate

You can change the size of this hotplate.
Switching on the large area
Turn the hotplate control to position 9 - where you will feel a
slight resistance - then continue turning to the
Melting
Chocolate, cooking chocolate, gelatine
Butter
Heating and keeping warm
Stew (e.g. lentil stew)
Milk**
Poaching, simmering
Dumplings
Fish
White sauces, e.g. béchamel sauce
Boiling, steaming, stewing
Rice (with double the quantity of water)
Unpeeled boiled potatoes
Boiled potatoes
Pasta, noodles
Stew, soups
Vegetables
Vegetables, frozen
Cooking in a pressure cooker
* Continue cooking without a lid
** Without lid
Keep the kitchen ventilated the whole time the oven is on.
Use the function selector to set Top/bottom heating
1.
Set the temperature selector to 240 °C.
2.
After an hour, switch off the oven. To do so, turn the function
selector to the off position.
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Cleaning the accessories

Before you use the accessories for the first time, clean them
thoroughly with hot soapy water and a soft dish cloth.
symbol = large dual-circuit hotplate
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Then immediately turn it back to the desired heat setting.
Switching back to the small area
Turn the hotplate control to 0 and make new settings.
The small dual-circuit hotplate is particularly good for heating
small amounts.
Caution!
Never turn the hotplate control beyond the

Table of cooking times

The following table provides some examples.
Cooking times and heat settings may vary depending on the
type of food, its weight and quality. Deviations are therefore
possible.
When heating thick liquids, stir regularly.
For bringing liquids to the boil, use heat setting 9.
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Ongoing cooking
Ongoing cooking
setting
time in minutes
1
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1-2
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1-2
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1-2
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4*
20-30 mins
3*
10-15 mins
1
3-6 mins
3
15-30 mins
3-4
25-30 mins
3-4
15-25 mins
5*
6-10 mins
3-4
15-60 mins
3-4
10-20 mins
3-4
10-20 mins
3-4
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