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CONVOTHERM Elektrogeräte GmbH This manual describes the features and facilities of our CONVOTHERM planned at the time of printing as comprehensively as possible. Not all of these features will be available as standard. Some functions mentioned are only available for particular models as optional extras. This manual may contain errors and is subject to technical modifications.
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To help you find what you are looking for more quickly, we have used various orientation symbols. You will find the following symbols in the text: Warning to take special care Risk of explosion Warning of high voltage Warning of superheated steam Observe loading height Use protective gloves Use eye protection...
CONVOTHERM Functional parts, operating elements and their function Setup Signal tone, volume, time, date, cookbook index, default settings, memo settings, temperature display, network address, language Cooking with CONVOTHERM Steaming, superheated steam, convection, regeneration, core temperature measurement, Delta-T-cooking, Cook Hold &...
CONVOTHERM. Correct use Risk of an electric shock! • Your CONVOTHERM may only be used for the cooking methods listed above. • Your CONVOTHERM is intended for commercial use. •...
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Otherwise, the glass bake with fat, etc. near the panel could shatter during cooking, CONVOTHERM. There is a serious leading to cuts. risk of burns for the operator, if water splashes into hot fat. A sufficient safe The CONVOTHERM may only be –...
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– wiring space. sprays to clean your CONVOTHERM! • All appliance models Do not treat the CONVOTHERM – To ensure that your – with acids or expose to acid steams, CONVOTHERM is working trouble- as stainless steel can then corrode.
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Pass to any subsequent owner. – never stop the fans manually. Also see the Installation Manual for – the approved CONVOTHERM • Fixing the shelf rack authorised customer service Removing: Press shelf rack – department or installer and the upwards and unhook.
Connecting to the electrical supply if necessary, install water treatment Either alternating current 1/N/PE 230V 50/60Hz or three-phase current 3/N/PE 400V 50/60Hz Water drainage (can be converted on site by CONVOTHERM DN 40, recommended tundish funnel or authorised service partner) fixed connection 1/N/PE...
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Product information Accessories We can offer an extensive wide range of useful accessories for your CONVOTHERM 6.06. Oven stand 3218570 For the safe setup of optimally adapted oven stands. There are several versions to chose from: open, closed on three sides, closed on all sides with folding doors, each with 10 or 20 pairs of shelf rails.
CONVOTHERM Mini Warning: Appliance surfaces can be hot! Construction A. Control panel Operating elements and their functions - see below B. Oven light C. Door with double glazed panel D. Door handle • To open appliance: Turn handle to the left or the right E.
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CONVOTHERM Mini Control panel and its functions CONVOTHERM CONVOTHERM ON/OFF (1) Oven temperature (7) • CONVOTHERM goes into its ready • Setting the required oven state: temperature • Reading off the actual or required – Self-diagnostics are performed oven temperature –...
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The cooking time does not not continue in this situation. After the oven door is closed, the CONVOTHERM will automatically continue the cooking programme. If you open the oven door when the buzzer sounds at the end of a programme, it will automatically switch it off.
Set-up You will work with the following symbols in the setup You are able to set up your CONVOTHERM oven according to the requirements of your kitchen. Signal tone Date Temperature display Volume Cookbook index Network address Default setting or...
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Set-up N.B.: Time If the CONVOTHERM is disconnected from You can set the time from the ‘Setup’ menu the power supply for more than three days, the date and time will have to be re-set. 1. Use the selector dial to set ‘Time’...
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→ The temperature display will be set To work with memo settings, select ‘No’ in to °C. the ‘Default settings’ menu. The CONVOTHERM will now use the memo N.B.: settings. To set the temperature display to °F, in the ‘Temperature in °C’ menu, select ‘No’. Now the temperature display °F will be used.
You can select your language from the The network address is required for the use of PC Control, PC-HACCP and the ‘Setup’ menu CONVOTHERM Service System. 1. Use the selector dial to select You can set the network address from the ‘Language’...
Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini Steaming at 30°C to 120°C The ‘Steaming’ programme allows you to “low oxygen organic cook", low temperature cook, boil, steam, blanch, poach, simmer and preserve. Mr.C recommends: Switch on using the button. • The following extra functions and button.
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Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini Steaming at 30°C to 99°C Steaming at 30°C to 99°C for example: • Your foodstuffs are prepared particularly gently. Fish fillets, terrines, galantines, flans, • forcemeats, small dumplings, crème Burst skins are avoided when boiling caramel or heating up sausage products.
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Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini Mr.C recommends: Caution: • • The following extra functions and Hot steam and vapour! → Risk of scalding programmes are available in the ‘Superheated steam’ programme (see • Hot containers, shelves and below). oven interior! →...
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Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini START Mr.C recommends: button. → The 5. Press the STOP • The following extra functions and ‘Convection’ cooking programme will programmes are available in the start. The display will show the required ‘Convection’ programme (see below).
Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini Regeneration The ‘Regenerate’ programme allows you to regenerate prepared dishes on plates or platters in a short space of time. regeneration finishes. Press the Switch on using the button. START button or open the door.
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Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini Regeneration • • You can create dishes at quiet times Place fish and meat on a base so that when not busy and arrange them on it is evenly regenerated and does not plates or platters.
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Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini Mr.C recommends: buttons and enter the correct • The core temperature sensor is a multi- values. point sensor. You will still achieve 8. You can read off the actual oven optimum cooking results even if you temperature and the required don't find the centre exactly.
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Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini Guide values for core temperature sensor: Pork / Lamb/ Poultry Beef / Veal / Fish Degree of Food Core temp cooking Degree of Food Core temp cooking Rack of pork 65 – 68°C Medium Beef fillet Medium 52 –...
Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini Delta-T-cooking ∆T = Difference between oven temperature and core temperature Start Desired core temperature reached Cook & Hold The Cook & Hold function includes a ‘Cook’ phase and a ‘Hold’ phase, in which food slowly matures.
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Mr.C recommends: N.B.: You can prepare food as normal during Cook & Hold is only possible with the quiet times, load the CONVOTHERM and core temperature sensor. start the Cook & Hold process long before the finished dishes are required.
130 - 150°C 40 - 60 mins preparing dish • Caution: Vegetables in sauce Always open the CONVOTHERM Steam the vegetables in perforated containers carefully. Escaping steam can cause and catch the stock in an unperforated container. scalding. • Aspargus Mr.C recommends:...
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60 - 65°C vacuum bags (sous vide) 1- 2 hours Warning Always open the CONVOTHERM carefully. Escaping steam can cause scalding. Mr.C recommends: • Oven temperature Set the oven temperature about 10 - 20 °C lower compared with traditional methods.
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Practical hints for cooking Cooking programme Meat, sausages Cooking time Oven Core Information large joints temperature temperature Neck of pork Roast pork 130 - 160°C 80 - 90 mins about. 75°C Rack of pork Pork hock 130 - 160°C 70 - 90 mins about.
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• Fats and oils The steam will close the pores immediately. When roasting in the CONVOTHERM, you • Roasting in pastry get good results with oils and fats with a Pre-heat the CONVOTHERM to achieve high smoking point.
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Practical hints for cooking Cooking programme Cooking time Oven Core Meat, sausages, Information temperature temperature quick roast items 44 -48° C Fillet steak, beef 180 g 190 - 230° C 6 - 15 mins 49 - 55° C 56 - 62° C 44 -48°...
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25 mins • Warning Core temperature measurement Always open the CONVOTHERM carefully. As a general rule, the best results for large Escaping steam can cause scalding. roasting joints are achieved with the multi-point sensor. Every degree in excess of the required Mr.C recommends:...
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Crème Royal grid • Warning Yeast products Always open the CONVOTHERM carefully. Leave yeast products made of yeast, bread or Escaping steam can cause scalding. brioche doughs to rise or work at a temperature of 35°C. Mr.C recommends: •...
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BBQ ribs 180°C 75 - 78°C place on grills • Caution: Crisp Tasty (Demoisturisation) & Always open the CONVOTHERM carefully. Breaded products achiebe an even crispier Escaping steam can cause scalding. finish. Mr.C recommends: • Finger food • Sauces Straight from the freezer into the pre-heated Serve finger food with a tasty, fruity dip.
Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini OES 6.06 Extra functions With its additional functions, your CONVOTHERM enables you to optimise everyday work in the kitchen and food preparation processes. Pre-select start time N.B.: By pre-setting the start time, you can Should you need to cancel the function...
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Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini OES 6.06 Crisp Tasty Extra functions that can be activated via & (Demoisturisation) Mr.C Use Crisp Tasty for foods that contain a lot & of moisture. Excess moisture is drawn out Crisp Tasty (Demoisturisation) of the oven.
Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini OES 6.06 Mr.C recommends: Mr.C recommends: Use up to 20 Tray Timers for mixed Using Crisp&Tasty you can remove oven loads to keep track of the moisture from the oven. With the optimum finish for each different dish.
Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini OES 6.06 Button lock Vapour reduction: You can lock nearly all the buttons on your Vapour reduction allows you to reduce the CONVOTHERM. Buttons can be locked and vapour discharge from the oven to the unlocked with a PIN number.
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Cooking with the CONVOTHERM mini OES 6.06 Unlocking: Press the button. Various options Manual addition of moisture will appear in the display. Use the To add moisture, you can activate the selector dial to select ‘Button Lock’ steam supply. This will generate a jet of and confirm by pressing the button.
CONVOTHERM will show 01/03 at any further steps to the cooking plan. the top for the first of the three cooking steps. The time and temperature settings of the active cooking step will be shown underneath as usual.
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CONVOTHERM Cookbook time changes for up to 20 steps until you 3. Use the selector dial to select a stop it again. memory location and confirm with the button. 1. To start the recorder, press the button. → Various options will appear in 4.
CONVOTHERM Cookbook Working with the Cookbook Your CONVOTHERM allows you to combine up to 20 cooking steps to make a cooking recipe. You can then save the cooking recipe under a name in the Cookbook, call it up and start it whenever you wish.
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2. Press the STOP CONVOTHERM will carry out the desired 2. Cooking programme buttons will flash → 01/01 appears in the display. Use cooking recipe. The cooking steps will follow automatically one after the other.
5. The CONVOTHERM will insert a new cooking step at the selected point. All Changing a cooking step in subsequent cooking steps will be re- a recipe numbered accordingly.
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‘Append step’ and confirm by pressing the button. Mr.C recommends: 5. The CONVOTHERM will append a new • step at the selected point. The new Use the edit cooking recipe function cooking step will be selected and all if you change the ingredients of a programme buttons will flash.
CONVOTHERM Cookbook Working with Press Go buttons & The CONVOTHERM allows you to assign cooking recipes stored in the Cookbook and cleaning to Press Go buttons (see above), so that you can start the assigned cooking recipe or cleaning &...
With every new appliance you will blocked. receive comprehensive information and • an order form for CONVOTHERM If a white deposit forms inside the oven cleaning materials. interior over time, the water softener is •...
Daily servicing and maintenance Semi-automatic cleaning of the oven interior The CONVOTHERM is equipped with a semi-automatic oven cleaning programme called “clean”. button. → Various options 1. Press the General safety advice will appear in the display. Use the •...
What to do if… Troubleshooting CONVOTHERM combi steamers have a fully automatic error diagnosis system, which, in the event that an error occurs, not only displays codes but also a description of the error. To continue operating, emergency operation is available (see below).
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Set total water hardness to 5° dH – Water hardness too high 7° dH Caution: If an error cannot be rectified with the aid of this list, please contact the CONVOTHERM authorised customer service team that is appropriate for you. - 54 -...
What to do if… Emergency operation To ensure that you can continue to use your CONVOTHERM in the event of an error which cannot be solved immediately, the controller has an 'emergency operation' function. This allows you to use at least some of the appliance functions despite a malfunction. You must...
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What to do if… The oven will operate if these errors occur Message Superheated Cook & Delta-T Error Steaming Convection Regeneration in the display steam Hold up to Not enough water 180°C up to up to up to Elec. temp. too high up to 140°C up to 140°C 140°C...
Index Operation Accessories Maintenance Append step Maintenance Manual addition of moisture Button lock Memo setting Change cooking recipe Network address Cleaning New cooking recipe Convection Cook & Hold Cookbook index Pre-heating Cookbook Pre-select start time Cooking plan Press Go (symbol) &...
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Index Cooking recipes for foodstuffs Apple strudel Goose Asparagus Baguette Jacket potatoes Baked ham Beef fillet Knuckle of veal Beef pot roast Boiled ham Leg of boar Boiled sausage Leg of hare Buns Leg of lamb Leg of venison Cabbage roulades Lobster Cabbage Cabbage...
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Index Rolls Roulade Rump steak Saddle of hare Salmon Samosas Sausages in jars Sausages Shortcrust pastry Shrimp roll Side dishes Sliced liver Sole Sponge Spring rolls Terrines Tinned sausage Tray bake Trout Turkey escalope Turkey, breast Turnips Veal sausage Vegetable bake Vegetable tempura Vegetables Venison joint...
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