Your New Oven; Control Panel; Function Control Knob - Siemens HB43BC 2 Series Instruction Manual

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Fruit juice: when baking particularly juicy fruit pies, do not
pack the baking tray too generously. Fruit juice dripping from
the baking tray leaves stains that cannot be removed. If
possible, use the deeper universal pan.
Cooling with the appliance door open: only allow the cooking
compartment to cool when it is closed. Even if the appliance
door is only open a little, front panels of adjacent units could
be damaged over time.
Very dirty door seal: If the door seal is very dirty, the
appliance door will no longer close properly when the
appliance is in use. The fronts of adjacent units could be
damaged.Always keep the door seal clean.

Your new oven

We will now describe your new oven. This chapter explains the
functions of the control panel and its individual elements.
Information is also provided about the oven's accessories and
internal components.

Control panel

Below is a general overview of the control panel. The display
panel cannot show all the symbols at the same time. Elements
may vary depending on the model.
Retractable control knobs
In some ovens, the control knobs are retractable. The control
knob is retracted or returned by pressing it when at the zero
setting.

Function control knob

The function control knob is used to select the type of heating.
Setting
Use
Zero setting
The oven is off.
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For cakes and pastries. You can bake
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cakes and pastries on three levels. A
fan located on the rear wall of the oven
disperses the heat evenly.
Top and bottom
For cakes, gratin dishes, and lean meat
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heating*
roasts, e.g. veal or game, on one level.
The heat is provided by the bottom and
top heating elements.
Pizza function
Quick preparation of frozen foods with-
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out pre-heating, e.g., pizza, chips or
puff pastries. The heat comes from the
bottom element and the fan on the rear
wall.
* Type of heating used to determine the appliance's energy effi-
ciency rating according to EN60350.
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Appliance door as a seat, shelf or worktop: Do not sit on the
appliance door, or place or hang anything on it. Do not place
any cookware or accessories on the appliance door.
Inserting accessories: depending on the appliance model,
accessories can scratch the door panel when closing the
appliance door. Always insert the accessories into the
cooking compartment as far as they will go.
Carrying the appliance: do not carry or hold the appliance by
the door handle. The door handle cannot support the weight
of the appliance and could break.
Setting
Use
Grill with hot air
For roasting joints of meat, poultry and
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fish. The grill heating element and the
fan switch on and off alternately. The
fan circulates the heat generated by the
grill around the food.
Large surface
For grilling steaks, sausages, fish and
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grill
toasting bread. The entire surface
below the grill heating element is
heated.
Grill, small sur-
For grilling a small number of steaks or
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face area
sausages or small amounts of fish, and
toasting bread. Only the central area of
the grill heating element heats up.
Bottom heating
Confits, baking and cooking au gratin.
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The heat comes from the bottom heat-
ing element.
Defrosting
Defrosting, e.g. meat, poultry, bread
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and cakes. The fan circulates the hot
air around the food.
Light
For turning on the oven light.
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* Type of heating used to determine the appliance's energy effi-
ciency rating according to EN60350.
When a cooking method is selected the light inside the oven
comes on, while in some ovens the indicator light on the
function control knob also comes on.
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