AEG Electrolux COMPETENCE B1100-4 Operating Instructions Manual

AEG Electrolux COMPETENCE B1100-4 Operating Instructions Manual

Built-in electric oven

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COMPETENCE B1100-4
Built-In Electric Oven
Operating Instructions

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  • Page 1 COMPETENCE B1100-4 Built-In Electric Oven Operating Instructions...
  • Page 2: Dear Customer

    Dear Customer, Please read these user instructions carefully and keep them to refer to later. Please pass the user instructions on to any future owner of the appli- ance. The following symbols are used in the text: Safety instructions Warning! Information that affects your personal safety. Important! Information that prevents damage to the appliance.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Operating Instructions ........Safety instructions.
  • Page 4: Operating Instructions

    Operating Instructions Safety instructions This appliance conforms with the following EU Directives: – 73/23/EEC dated 19.02.1973 Low Voltage Directive – 89/336/EEC dated 03.05.1989 EMC Directive inclusive of Amending Directive 92/31/EEC – 93/68/EEC dated 22.07.1993 CE Marking Directive Electrical safety • This appliance must be only connected by a registered electrician. •...
  • Page 5: How To Avoid Damage To The Appliance

    How to avoid damage to the appliance • Do not line the oven with aluminium foil and do not place baking trays, pots, etc. on the oven floor, as the heat that builds up will dam- age the oven enamel. •...
  • Page 6: Description Of The Appliance

    Description of the Appliance General Overview Control panel Door handle Full glass door Control Panel Oven Power Indicator Temperature Pilot Light Time display Clock function buttons Temperature selector Oven Functions...
  • Page 7: Oven Features

    Oven Features Top heat and heating elements Oven lighting Shelf positions Bottom Heat Oven shelf runners, removable Oven accessories Oven shelf For cookware, cake tins, roasts and grilled foods. Baking tray For cakes and biscuits.
  • Page 8: Before Using For The First Time

    Before Using for the first time Setting and changing the time The oven only operates when the time has been set. When the appliance has been con- nected to the electrical supply or when there has been a power cut, the function indicator Time flashes automatically.
  • Page 9: Initial Cleaning

    Initial Cleaning Before using the oven for the first time you should clean it thoroughly. Caution: Do not use any caustic, abrasive cleaners! The surface could be damaged. To clean metal fronts use commercially available cleaning agents. 1. Turn the oven function switch to oven lighting 2.
  • Page 10: Using The Oven

    Using the Oven Switching the Oven On and Off Oven Power Indicator Temperature Pilot Light Temperature selector Oven Functions 1. Turn the oven functions dial to the desired function. 2. Turn the temperature selector to the desired temperature. The temperature pilot light is lit as long as the oven is heating up. 3.
  • Page 11: Oven Functions

    Oven Functions The oven has the following functions: Heating element/ Oven function Application Light Using this function you can light up the oven interior, e.g. for cleaning. Conventional For baking and roasting on one Top heat, oven level. bottomheat Top heat For browning bread, cakes and Top heat pastries and for bakes.
  • Page 12: Inserting The Oven Shelf And The Baking Tray

    Inserting the Oven Shelf and the Baking Tray Shelf runner safety and anti-tip device As a shelf runner safety device, all insertable components have a small curved indentation at the bottom on the right and left-hand edge. Always insert insertable components so that this indentation is at the back of the oven interior.
  • Page 13: Clock Functions

    Clock Functions Function Indicators Time display Function Indicators Selector Button Button Button Countdown To set a countdown. A signal sounds after the time has elapsed. This function does not affect the functioning of the oven. Cook time To set how long the oven is to be in use. End time To set when the oven is to switch off again.
  • Page 14: Switching Off The Time Display

    How to use the clock functions • After a function has been selected, the corresponding function indi- cator flashes for about 5 seconds. During this period, the desired times can be set using the button. • When the desired time has been set, the function indicator continues to flash for approx.
  • Page 15 Countdown 1. Press the Selection button re- peatedly until the function indica- tor Countdown flashes. 2. Using the button set the desired Countdown (max. 2 hours 30 minutes). After approx. 5 seconds the display shows the time remaining. The function indicator Countdown lights up.
  • Page 16 Cook time 1. Press the Selection button re- peatedly until the function indica- tor Cook time flashes. 2. Using the button set the desired cooking time. After approx. 5 seconds the display returns to showing the current time. The function indicator Cook time lights up.
  • Page 17 End time 1. Press the Selection button re- peatedly until the function indica- tor End time flashes. 2. Using the button set the desired switch-off time. After approx. 5 seconds the display returns to showing the current time. The function indicator End time lights up.
  • Page 18 Cook time and End time combined Cook time and End time can be used simultaneously, if the oven is to be switched on and off automatically at a later time. 1. Using the Cook time function, set the time required for cooking the dish.
  • Page 19: Uses, Tables And Tips

    Uses, Tables and Tips Baking Oven function: Conventional Baking tins For Conventional dark metal and non-stick tins are suitable. Oven levels Baking with Conventional is only possible on one level. 1 baking tray: e.g. oven level 3 1 cake tin: e.g.
  • Page 20: Baking Table

    • We recommend using the lower temperature the first time and then if necessary, for example, if a deeper browning is required, or baking time is too long, selecting a higher temperature. • If you cannot find the settings for a particular recipe, look for the one that is most similar.
  • Page 21 Oven Temperature Type of baking Time level ºC Dry streusel cake 160-180 0:20-0:40 Buttered almond cake, sugar cakes, Bienenstich (custard-filled cake, coat- 190-210 0:15-0:30 ed with sugar and almonds) Fruit flans (made with yeast dough/ 170-190 0:25-0:50 sponge mixture) Fruit flans made with short pastry 170-190 0:40-1:20 Yeast cakes with delicate...
  • Page 22: Tips On Baking

    Tips on baking Baking results Possible cause Remedy The cake is not Wrong oven level Place cake lower in the oven browned enough at the bottom The cake sinks (be- Oven temperature too high Use a slightly lower setting comes soggy, lumpy, Baking time too short Set a longer baking time streaky)
  • Page 23: Roasting

    Roasting Oven function: Conventional Ovenware for roasting • Any heat-resistant ovenware is suitable to use for roasting. (Please read the manufacturer's instructions.) • For all lean meats, we recommend roasting these in a roasting tin or dish with a lid. The meat will be more succulent. •...
  • Page 24 Tempera- Amount Time Type of meat Oven level ture Weight Hr.:Min. ºC Pork Shoulder, neck, ham joint, 1-1.5 kg 210-220 1:30-2:00 Chop, spare rib 1-1.5 kg 180-190 1:00-1:30 Meat loaf 750 g-1 kg 170-180 0:45-1:00 Knuckles of pork (pre- 750 g-1 kg 210-220 1:30-2:00 cooked)
  • Page 25: Grill Sizes

    Grill Sizes Oven function: Grill or Dual gril with maximum temperature setting Important: Always grill with the oven door closed. The empty oven should always be pre-heated with the grill functions for 5 minutes. • For grilling, place the shelf in the recommended shelf position. •...
  • Page 26: Making Preserves

    Making Preserves Oven function: Bottom heat • For preserving, use only commercially available preserve jars of the same size. • Jars with twist-off or bayonet type lids and metal tins are not suitable. • When making preserves, the first shelf position from the bottom is the one most used.
  • Page 27: Preserves Table

    Preserves table The times and temperatures for making preserves are for guidance only. Cooking time Continue to Temperature Preserve until simmering cook at 100°C in°C in mins. in mins. Soft fruit Strawberries, blueberries, 160-170 35-45 raspberries, ripe gooseberries Unripe gooseberries 160-170 35-45 10-15...
  • Page 28: Cleaning And Care

    Cleaning and Care Warning: For cleaning, the appliance must be switched off and cooled down. Warning: For safety reasons, do not clean the appliance with steam jet or high-pressure cleaning equipment. Attention: Do not use any scouring agents, sharp cleaning tools or scourers.
  • Page 29: Shelf Support Rails

    Shelf Support Rails The shelf support rails on the left and right hand sides of the oven can be removed for cleaning the side walls. Removing the shelf support rails First pull the front of the rail away from the oven wall (1) and then un- hitch at the back (2).
  • Page 30: Oven Lighting

    Oven Lighting Warning: Risk of electric shock! Prior to changing the oven light bulb: – Switch off the oven! – Disconnect from the electricity supply. Place a cloth on the oven floor to protect the oven light and glass cov- Changing the oven light bulb/ cleaning the glass cover 1.
  • Page 31: Oven Ceiling

    Oven Ceiling The upper heating element can be folded down to make it easier to clean the oven ceiling. Folding down the heating ele- ment Warning: Only fold down the heat- ing element when the oven is switched off and there is no risk of being burnt! 1.
  • Page 32: Oven Door

    Oven door For easier cleaning of the oven interior the oven door of your appliance can be taken off its hinges. Removing the oven door from its hinges 1. Open the oven door as far as it will 2. Undo the clamping levers (A) on both door hinges fully.
  • Page 33 Hanging the oven door back on its hinges 1. From the handle side take hold of the oven door with a hand on each side and hold at an angle of approx. 45°. Position the recesses on the bottom of the oven door on the hinges on the oven.
  • Page 34: Oven Door Glass

    Oven door glass The oven door is fitted with two panels of glass mounted one behind the other. The inner panel can be removed for cleaning. Important Rough handling, especially around the edges of the front panel, can cause the glass to break. Removing the door glass 1.
  • Page 35 5. Take hold of the door glass on its upper edge and take it out of the guide by pulling it upwards. Cleaning the door glass Clean the door glass thoroughly with a solution of water and washing up liquid. Then dry it carefully. Putting the door glass back 1.
  • Page 36 On the open side of the door trim (B) there is a guide bar (C). This must be pushed between the outer door panel and the guide corner(D). The clip seal (E) must be snapped in. 3. Open the oven door as far as it will 4.
  • Page 37: What To Do If

    What to do if … Problem Possible cause Remedy The oven does not heat up The oven is not switched Switch the oven on The clock is not set Set the current time on the clock The required settings have Check the settings not been set The house wiring fuse (in...
  • Page 38: Disposal

    Disposal Packaging material The packaging materials are environmentally friendly and can be recy- cled. The plastic components are identified by markings, e.g. >PE<, >PS<, etc. Please dispose of the packaging materials in the appropriate container at the community waste disposal facilities. Old appliance The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this...
  • Page 39: Service

    Service In the event of technical faults, please first check whether you can remedy the problem yourself with the help of the operating instruc- tions (section “What to do if…”). If you were not able to remedy the problem yourself, please contact the Customer Care Department or one of our service partners.
  • Page 40 822 928 641-A-080806-01 Subject to change without notice...

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