Important safety information............. 4 Produktinfo Causes of damage ................5 Your new oven ................5 Additional information on products, accessories, replacement parts and services can be found at www.bosch-home.com and Control panel ..................5 in the online shop www.bosch-eshop.com Buttons and display................6 Function selector.................6 Temperature selector .................6...
: Important safety information Read these instructions carefully. Only then A draught is created when the appliance ■ will you be able to operate your appliance door is opened. Greaseproof paper may safely and correctly. Retain the instruction come into contact with the heating manual and installation instructions for element and catch fire.
or switch off the fuse in the fuse box. Causes of damage Contact the after-sales service. Caution! The cable insulation on electrical Accessories, foil, greaseproof paper or ovenware on the Risk of electric sh ock ! ■ ■ appliances may melt when touching hot cooking compartment floor: do not place accessories on the cooking compartment floor.
Control knobs Setting The control knobs are retractable. To lock it in or out, press the Grill, large area For grilling steaks, sausages, control knob in the off position. bread and pieces of fish. The whole area below the grill heating Buttons element becomes hot.
Inserting accessories You can buy accessories from the after-sales service, from specialist retailers or online. Please specify the HEZ number. You can insert the accessories into the cooking compartment at 5 different levels. Always insert them as far as they will go so Wire rack that the accessories do not touch the door panel.
Optional accessories HEZ number Universal pan with non-stick coating HEZ332011 Moist cakes, baked items, frozen meals and large joints can be removed more easily from the universal pan. Slide the univer- sal pan into the oven with the sloping edge facing the oven door.
Before using the oven for the first time Heating up the oven 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 To remove the new cooker smell, heat up the oven when it is section on Safety information.
Timer Use the button to set the cooking time. Default value for button = 30 minutes You can use the timer as a kitchen timer. It runs independently Default value for button = 10 minutes of the oven. The timer has its own signal. In this way, you can tell whether it is the timer or a cooking time which has elapsed.
Press the button. press the button twice. Do not change the end time if the cooking time has already started to elapse. The cooking result The brackets are around . The time when the dish will be would no longer be correct. ready is displayed.
Changing the basic settings Your oven has various basic settings. These settings can be No other time-setting option should have been set. customised to suit your requirements. Press and hold the button for approx. 4 seconds. The current basic setting for the clock display is shown in the Basic setting Selection 1 Selection 2 Selection 3 display, e.g.
is cold. Never treat the self-cleaning surfaces with a scouring Risk of injury! pad or oven cleaner. Whenever the hinges are not locked, they snap shut with great force. Ensure that the locking levers are always fully closed or, Detaching and refitting the rails when detaching the oven door, fully open.
Raise the top panel and pull it out (Fig. B). into the openings on the lower side. The smooth surface must face outwards, while the roughened side must be on the inside. (Fig. A). Clean the panels with glass cleaner and a soft cloth. Risk of injury! Place the cover on the top of the oven door and press in place.
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...
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Baking trays that are placed in the oven at the same time will Baking tins not necessarily be ready at the same time. It is best to use dark-coloured metal baking tins. The tables show numerous suggestions for your dishes. Baking times are increased when light-coloured baking tins If you have 2 small, round cake tins, place them on one level made of thin metal or glass dishes are used, and cakes do not...
Food Dish Shelf Type of Temperature Time position heating in °C in minutes Wire rack + pie dish 190-200 45-55 Wire rack + pie dish 180-190 45-50 Yorkshire pudding Universal pan + 12-cup tin 200-210 20-25 Universal pan + 12-cup tin 190-200 15-20 Jacket potatoes...
Condensation forms when you bake Baking may result in the formation of water vapour, which escapes above the door. The moist cakes. steam may settle and form water droplets on the control panel or on the fronts of adja- cent units. This is a natural process. Meat, poultry, fish The joints of meat should weigh between 500 g and 2 kg.
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Food Dish Shelf Type of Temperature Time, min. per position heating in °C 500 g + add. time With beef Wire rack + universal pan with 160, then 200 weight of meat wire insert (yorkshire pud- (see table ding) above) + 15-25 for yorkshire pudding With chicken...
Food Dish Shelf posi- Type of Grill setting Time tion heating in minutes Chops, height 2-3 cm Wire rack + universal pan 1. side 10-12, 2. side 9-10 Burgers, height 1-2 cm Wire rack + universal pan 1. side 6-8, 2.
Food Dish Shelf posi- Type of Temperature Time tion heating in °C in minutes Pizza Universal pan 190-210 10-15 Universal pan 200-210 10-15 Potato products, frozen Chips Universal pan 190-210 20-30 Universal pan 210-220 20-25 Universal pan + baking tray 180-190 30-35 Duchess potatoes...
Preheat the cooking compartment as indicated. Proving dough Switch off the oven and place the dough in the cooking Prepare the dough as usual, place it in a heat-resistant compartment and leave it to prove. ceramic dish and cover. Dish Ovenware Type of Temperature...
After 25 to 35 minutes of residual heat, remove the preserving Preserving jars from the cooking compartment. If they are allowed to cool Fruit for longer in the cooking compartment, germs could multiply, After approx. 40 to 50 minutes, small bubbles begin to form at promoting acidification of the preserved fruit.
Double crust apple pie on 1 level: Cakes in tinplate springform cake tins: place dark springform cake tins next to each other diagonally Bake on 1 level with Top/bottom heating. Place the on the same level. springform cake tin on the universal pan instead of on the wire Double crust apple pie on 2 levels: rack.
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