Advertisement

Quick Links

Your new cooker is a high quality appliance which we are
sure will serve you extremely well for many years to come.
Please read the operating instructions carefully so you that
you can gain maximum benefit from all of its technical featu
res.
At the beginning of the operating instructions you will find
important safety information.
You will then be introduced to the parts of your new cooker
one by one. We will show you what it is capable of doing,
and how you should operate it.
The tables have been compiled in such a way as to enable
you to make the appropriate settings step by step. They in
clude details of the most common dishes, suitable utensils,
corresponding shelf levels in the oven, and the best settings
for hob or oven, all of which have of course been tested in
our studio kitchen.
So that your cooker maintains its attractive appearance over
a long period of time, we have also provided various tips for
care and cleaning. And if a problem arises at any time, you
will find information to help you resolve minor problems your
self at the back of the operating instructions.
Any questions? Always turn to the contents pages first of all
and you will soon find the appropriate answer.

Instruction manual

HSN 232 B
en
5650 006 235
B130284

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Summary of Contents for Bosch HSN 232 B

  • Page 1: Instruction Manual

    Any questions? Always turn to the contents pages first of all and you will soon find the appropriate answer. Instruction manual HSN 232 B 5650 006 235 B130284...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Important information ..... . . Before connecting your new appliance ..Safety information .
  • Page 3 Table of contents Frozen foods ....... Defrosting ....... . . Drying .
  • Page 4: Important Information

    Important information Please read this instruction manual carefully Before connecting before using the appliance for the first time. It your new appliance contains important safety advice and information about using and caring for your appliance. q Keep the instruction manual in a safe place. Please pass on the instruction manual to the new owner if you sell the appliance.
  • Page 5: Safety Information

    Our ovens comply with the appropriate safety Safety information regulations for electrical appliances. Repairs may only be carried out by fully trained after sales service technicians. Improper repairs run the risk of causing serious injury to the user. q The surfaces of heating and cooking appliances will become hot during operation.
  • Page 6: How To Prevent Damage To Your Appliance

    q Never place a baking tray or aluminium foil on the How to prevent oven cavity floor, as this would result in the oven damage to your heat being trapped. The baking and roasting times appliance would no longer be maintained and the enamel could be damaged.
  • Page 7: Installation

    Installation The cooker should be connected to the electricity supply by an approved electrician. All instructions issued by the local electricity supply company must be complied with in full. If the cooker is connected incorrectly, subsequent damage will not be covered by the terms of the gua rantee.
  • Page 8: Levelling The Cooker

    The height of the oven feet can be adjusted, thus Levelling the cooker allowing you to compensate for uneven floors. The drawer in the oven plinth must be removed from its runners if you wish to adjust the feet. Slowly pull the draw towards you. There are two pins on each side.
  • Page 9: Your New Cooker

    Your new cooker The lid must also be open if you are using the oven only Steam outlet from the oven. Caution. Hot air expelled here. Control panel with function selector, temperature selector and hotplate controls Oven door Plinth drawer Details vary according to the cooker model...
  • Page 10: Control Panel

    Control panel Function selector for oven with the Temperature selector with indicator light following positions: for oven with the following positions: r Top/bottom heat 50 250 = temperature in ºC % Hot air 1 = low grill heat i Full width grill 2 = medium grill heat &...
  • Page 11 Hotplate controls with indicator lights Switch positions ½ to 3 0 = hotplate off ½ = lowest heat setting 3 = highest heat setting...
  • Page 12: Heating Methods

    Your oven offers you a choice of heating methods Heating methods providing ideal options for cooking all types of food. Conventional top/bottom heat Heat is radiated evenly from the top and bottom of the oven onto the cake or joint of meat. This is the best method for cooking bread, light sponge cakes and juicy fruit flans on one shelf level.
  • Page 13: Oven And Accessories

    Oven and accessories The accessories can be inserted on 5 different levels within the oven. It is possible to pull out two thirds of the accessory without it tilting. This allows you to easily remove the food from the oven. HEZ 3400 wire grill for ovenware, cake tins, roasts, grilling and frozen meals.
  • Page 14: Before Using For The First Time

    HEZ 2500 Grill pan (special accessory) for fish, toast, sausages, frozen meals or as a splash guard for large poultry. Only use the grill pan inside the universal pan. Place the two pieces into the universal pan so that they overlap in the middle. HEZ 3100 Enamel baking tray (special accessory) for cakes and biscuits.
  • Page 15: Cooking

    Cooking q Ensure that the hotplates are not switched on (e.g. How to prevent by children playing) while the lid is closed or if damage anything else is placed on the hob. q Open the lid when you are using the oven. The steam which accumulated in the oven escapes through the steam outlet on the hob.
  • Page 16: The Hob

    The hob Steam outlet Caution! Expelled air is hot. 14.5 cm 22 cm hotplate hotplate 18 cm fast heat 14.5 cm hotplate fast heat hotplate Adjust the heat setting of the individual hotplates Setting procedure using the hotplate controls. 0 = Hotplate off ½...
  • Page 17: Setting The Oven

    Setting the oven Select the desired type of heating using the Setting procedure function selector. for the oven Use the temperature selector to set the temperature or grill setting. When the meal is ready, switch off the function selector and the temperature selector. Important! Open the top cover whenever you use the oven.
  • Page 18: Cakes And Pastries

    Cakes and pastries Baking tins It is best to use dark baking tins. For light baking tins made out of thin metal, and glass dishes, it is best to use hot air. However, this method prolongs the baking times and does not brown the cakes as evenly. Always place the cake tin onto the wire grill.
  • Page 19 Cakes in tins Tin on the wire grill Level Type of Temperature Baking heating in ºC time, in minutes Cakes on the tray Level Type of Temperature Baking heating in ºC time in minutes...
  • Page 20 Bread and rolls Level Type of Temperat Duration, in heating ure in ºC minutes Example: Baking biscuits on two levels Biscuits Level Type of Temperature Baking time heating in ºC in minutes...
  • Page 21: Advice On Baking

    Advice on baking You wish to bake using Orientate your baking to similar items from the baking your own recipe. tables. This way you can see if the Approximately 10 minutes before the end of the bak sponge cake is baked ing time specified in the cooking instructions, pierce through.
  • Page 22 The cake will not come out Once baked, allow the cake to cool for 5 to 10 min when tipped upside down. utes, as it will then be easier to remove from the tin. If it still cannot be removed, carefully loosen the edge using a knife.
  • Page 23: Meat, Poultry, Fish

    Meat, poultry, fish Utensils In principle you can use any type of heat resistant cooking utensil. The universal pan can also be used for roasting large items. Always place the roasting dish in the middle of the wire shelf. When you take a glass roasting dish out of the oven, put it down onto a dry tea towel.
  • Page 24 The table applies to insertion into a cold oven. The Meat time specifications are provided as guidelines only and depend on the type and quality of the meat. Meat Weight Ovenware Level Type of Temperature Duration heating ºC, Grill minutes...
  • Page 25 The table applies to dishes put into a cold oven. Poultry The weights indicated in the table refer to oven ready poultry (without stuffing). If you are grilling directly on the wire grill, you should also put the universal pan in on level 1. Pierce the skin of duck or goose under the wings to enable the fat to run off.
  • Page 26 Poultry Weight Ovenware Level Type of Temperature Duration heating in ºC in minutes 2 turkey drumsticks 800 g each Wire grill* 180 200 90 110 Insert the universal pan on level 1. The table applies to dishes put into the cold oven. Fish Example: Grilled trout Fish...
  • Page 27: Advice On Roasting And Grilling

    Advice on roasting and grilling The table does not contain Select the next lowest weight from the instructions specifications for the and extend the time. weight of the roast How can you tell when the Use a meat thermometer (available from specialist roast is ready.
  • Page 28: Bakes, Gratins, Toast

    Bakes, gratins, toast The table applies to dishes placed in a cold oven. Example: Pasta bake Meal Ovenware Level Type of Temperature Duration in heating ºC, grill minutes Sweet bakes Casserole 180 200 40 50 (e.g. quark and fruit bake) Savoury bakes made from Casserole, 210 230...
  • Page 29: Frozen Foods

    Frozen foods Please observe the instructions on the package. The values in the table apply to insertion into a cold oven. Example: Frozen pizza on the wire grill Meal Level Type of Temperature Duration in heating in ºC minutes Fruit strudel* Universal pan 180 200 40 50...
  • Page 30: Defrosting

    Defrosting Remove the food from its packaging and place it in a suitable dish on the wire grill. Please observe the instructions on the packaging. The defrosting times depend on the type and amount of food. Example: Cream gateau Accessories Level Type of Temperature in heating...
  • Page 31: Drying

    Drying q Only use perfectly fresh fruit and vegetables, and wash them thoroughly. q Allow the food to drain well, or dry it yourself. q Line the baking tray and wire grill with baking paper or greaseproof paper. Foodstuff Level Type of heating Temperature C Duration, hours 600 g apple rings approx.
  • Page 32: Sterilizing

    Sterilizing Preparation Setting procedure...
  • Page 33: Sterilizing Fruit

    As soon as the contents of the jars begins to bubble, Sterilizing fruit i.e., many bubbles form in quick succession (after approx. 40 to 50 minutes), switch off the temperature selector. The function selector remains switched on. The jars should be removed from the oven after 25 to 35 minutes of residual heat.
  • Page 34: Care And Cleaning

    Care and cleaning Appliance exterior Hotplates Top cover Oven...
  • Page 35 Never use hard scouring pads or coarse cleaning sponges. Oven cleaning agents must only be used on the enamelled surfaces of the oven. For ease of cleaning q The oven light can be switched on. Do this by setting the function selector to t. q The oven door can be removed: Open the oven door completely.
  • Page 36: Seals

    Glass cover The glass cover in the oven is best cleaned using of the oven light soapy water. Notes The oven and baking trays are enamelled. Enamel must be burned in at very high temperatures, which can lead to a slight discoloration of these surfaces. The thin edges of baking trays cannot be completely coated with enamel, and may therefore be rough.
  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Should a malfunction occur, it is often only due to a minor fault. Please read the following instructions before calling the after sales service. Problem Possible cause Comments/Remedy The cooker does not work. Blown fuse Look in the fuse box and check that the cooker fuse is in working order.
  • Page 38: Customer Service

    Customer Service If your appliance requires repairing, please contact our customer service. Please check your telephone book for the address and telephone number of your nearest customer service facility. The listed customer service centres will be pleased to inform you of your nearest customer service facility. E number and FD number Please always quote the product number (E number) and production number (FD number) of your...
  • Page 39: Protection Of The Environment

    Protection of the environment Your new appliance was protected by suitable Packaging and old packaging while it was on its way to you. All materials appliances used for this purpose are environmentally friendly and suitable for recycling. Please make a contribution to protecting the environment by disposing of the packaging appropriately.
  • Page 40 Energy Normal 1½ fold 4 fold consumption Pan with flat Bottom of pan Pan without lid bottom and lid is not flat q Use the residual heat. For longer cooking times, it is possible to switch off the hotplate 5 to 10 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
  • Page 41: Test Dishes

    Test dishes In accordance with DIN 44547 and EN 60350 Baking The values in the table apply to dishes placed in a cold oven. Meal Accessories and notes Level Type of Temperature Baking time heating in ºC in minutes Ø Ø...
  • Page 42 Grilling The values in the table apply to dishes placed in a cold oven. Meal Accessories Level Type of Grill setting Cooking heating time in minutes Toast Wire grill Setting 3 (10 mins. preheating) Beefburgers, x 12* Wire grill** Setting 3 25 30 Turn half way through the cooking time.
  • Page 43 Notes...
  • Page 44 Notes...

Table of Contents