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Steam Oven

BS 250/251
BS 254/255

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  • Page 1: Steam Oven

    Gaggenau Instruction Manual Steam Oven BS 250/251 BS 254/255...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Safety Notes Timer Before Use Calling up the Timer Menu Intended Use Timer Safety while Baking and Steaming Stopwatch Damage to the Appliance Cooking Time Duration Cooking Time End Operating for the First Time Extended Timer Avoiding Damage to the Appliance and the Setting the Program Cabinet Note...

  • Page 4: Safety Notes

    Safety Notes Before Use Intended Use The appliance is only guaranteed This appliance is intended only for safe to use if installed by a specialist domestic use. Only use the in accordance with the installation appliance to prepare meals. Do not instructions.

  • Page 5: Safety While Baking And Steaming

    Safety Notes Safety while Baking and Do not trap connecting cables of Steaming electrical appliances in the hot oven door. The cable insulation can melt. Warning, risk of burns! Do not Risk of short-circuiting! touch hot interior surfaces of oven. Keep children away.

  • Page 6: Operating For The First Time

    Before operating the appliance fit the included For regular care of the stainless steel interior grease filter to the inside rear wall. we recommend the Gaggenau oven care product. Please observe the notes in the This appliance is labelled in accordance cleaning chapter.

  • Page 7: Features Of Your New Steam Oven

    Features of your New Steam Oven Steam Oven This manual applies to different models. The pictures of this manual The models BS 250/251 feature show the model BS 254/255. display and controls on the bottom front. The operation is identical for all models.

  • Page 8: Display And Controls

    Display and Controls Display Touch keys In the top part of the display The keys on the left and is the status bar or a call up right beside the display menu. The lower part shows are touch sensitive. The the different settings.

  • Page 9: Accessories

    Accessories As standard, your appliance comes with the following accessories: • Stainless steel cooking insert GN 2/3, 40 mm deep • Stainless steel cooking insert GN 2/3, perforated, 40 mm deep • Wire rack • Meat probe You can order the following special accessories: •...

  • Page 10: Heating Modes

    Heating Modes Display Heating mode Moisture 100 % Steaming at 100 °C - 120 °C: fish, vegetables, temperature 30 - 230 °C side dishes. The food is completely surrounded by steam. Steam baking at 120 - 230 °C: puff pastry, bread, bread rolls.

  • Page 11: Water Tank

    Water Tank When you open the door of the oven, you will find the water tank on the side. Depending on the model, the tank is on the right or left side. Before use, fill the water tank to the MAX marking with fresh, cold water.

  • Page 12: First Settings After Installation

    First Settings after Installation When your new steam oven has been connected, the first settings menu appears on the display. You can set the • time format, • clock, • date, • temperature unit, • water hardness. Note The first settings menu appears only after the appliance has been connected or if the appliance is without electricity for several days.

  • Page 13: Temperature Unit °C Or °F

    Temperature Unit °C or °F Using the menu key select the temperature unit function . °C is pre-selected. You can change the temperature unit using the middle key. Setting the Water Hardness Use the test kit included to test the water hardness of your tap water.

  • Page 14: Calibration

    Calibration The boiling point depends on the air pressure. The higher the altitude, the lower the air pressure, and also the boiling point. During the first steaming after installation, the appliance calibrates the boiling point. During calibration, the appliance is adjusted to the pressure of the altitude where the appliance is installed.

  • Page 15: Activating The Steam Oven

    The keys are not activated. The display is not lit. 13:30 Note: You can choose between different standby screens. GAGGENAU and the clock is pre-selected. Refer to the chapter basic settings if you want to change the standby screen. Note: To protect the display, GAGGENAU will not be shown on the screen between 23.00 and 6.00...

  • Page 16: Setting The Steam Oven

    Setting the Steam Oven The main operations of your steam oven are easily set using the knobs. Using the right knob you can set the temperature. To switch on the light in the oven, turn the temperature knob one position to the right. Temperature range: Steaming, hot air 30 - 230 °C...

  • Page 17: Current Oven Temperature Display

    Note If the symbol appears on the left top side of the display and three dashes instead of the temperature, the water tank is empty. 13.30 Fill the water tank to the MAX marking with fresh water. If three dashes appear on the display instead of the temperature, the knobs have not been set to the correct position.

  • Page 18: Operation Noises

    Operation Noises For technical reasons the fan may be louder depending on the temperature and heating mode. The higher fan setting is necessary to cool the electronics of the appliance. The fan may temporarily switch to the higher setting even if you have not changed the temperature and heating mode setting.

  • Page 19: Meat Probe

    Meat Probe The meat probe enables you to cook your meat exactly as you want it. Using the meat probe, during the cooking process you can measure the core temperature of the interior of the food you are preparing exactly between 1 °C and 99 °C.

  • Page 20: Note

    Note Recommended Temperature Values Pull the meat probe from the socket if you want to Beef end the programming. Roast beef / fillet of beef / entrecôte blood rare 45-47 °C If you program meat probe and timer simultaneously, rare 50-52 °C the program that reaches the entered value first will medium-rare...

  • Page 21: Cooking Table

    Cooking Table Important Notes • When using the perforated cooking insert or the • wire rack without additional dishes, place the The cooking times given are only a unperforated cooking insert on the first level recommendation. The effective cooking time from below to avoid the bottom of the oven depends on the quality of the food, its interior and the evaporating dish becoming soiled.
  • Page 22 Dish Cooking Temperature Moisture Cooking time insert in °C in % in minutes Potatoes, peeled and quartered perforated 20-35 Kohlrabi, sliced perforated 15-25 Leeks, sliced perforated 5-10 Stuffed Peppers* unperforated 180-200 80-100 15-20 Jacket potatoes (ca. 50 g each) perforated 25-30 Jacket potatoes (ca.
  • Page 23 Dish Cooking Temperature Moisture Cooking time insert in °C in % in minutes Carp, whole, 1.5 kg perforated 90-100 40-50 Salmon fillet, 300 g each perforated 90-100 12-15 Salmon, whole, 2.5 kg perforated 70-80 Mussels, 1.5 kg** perforated 8-12 Hake, whole, 800 g perforated 90-100 20-25...
  • Page 24 Dish Cooking Temperature Moisture Cooking time insert in °C in % in minutes Rolled sole, stuffed, 150 g each perforated 80-90 12-15 Turbot, 300 g each perforated 80-90 12-15 Bass, 150 g each perforated 80-90 10-12 Pike-perch, 250 g each unperforated 80-90 12-15...
  • Page 25 Dish Cooking Temperature Moisture Cooking time insert in °C in % in minutes Beef roast, 1.5 kg, well-done wire rack 1) 220-230 2) 150-160 30-60** 60-80 Roast beef, medium rare, 1 kg unperforated 160-180 0-30 40-60 Pork roast, 1.5 kg (collar or shoulder), wire rack 1) 220-230 well-done 2) 160-170...

  • Page 26: Side Dishes

    Poultry • The cooking times given are only a recommendation and depend on the temperature of the food before roasting. For precise control use the meat probe. Do not insert the tip of the meat probe in the middle (hollow) but between the belly and the thigh. Refer to the chapter “Meat Probe” for further tips and the temperature table.
  • Page 27 Dish Cooking Temperature Moisture Cooking time insert in °C in % in minutes Fresh pasta, cooled perforated Fresh pasta, with filling, cooled perforated 7-10 Pre-soaked white beans unperforated 55-65 (250 g + 1 l water) Dessert Dish Cooking Temperature Moisture Cooking time insert in °C...

  • Page 28: Cakes And Pastries

    Cakes and Pastries • In the steam oven you can only bake on one single level. Place the unperforated cooking insert on the second level from below. If you use a baking form put it on the wire rack and place the wire rack on the first level from below.
  • Page 29 Regenerating (Reheating) • Reheat previously prepared dishes without loss of quality. Select the “Regenerating” heating mode. • The given values are for dishes reheated on a plate. To regenerate larger amounts use the unperforated cooking insert. You will need to increase the time. Dish Cooking insert Temperature...
  • Page 30 Defrosting • Select the “Defrosting” heating mode. • The defrosting time given is a rough value. The defrosting time depends on the size, weight and shape of the frozen food. Always freeze your food flat or in single pieces, this shortens the defrosting time. •...

  • Page 31: Extracting Juice

    Preserving • Cook the fruit or vegetables immediately after buying or picking. A prolonged storage will reduce the vitamins and might lead to fermenting. • Only use good quality fruit and vegetables. • Check and clean the preserving jars, rubber seals and clamps. •...

  • Page 32: Preparing Yogurt

    Preparing Yogurt • Heat pasteurised milk on the hob to 90 °C to avoid damaging the yogurt bacteria. You do not need to heat up long-life milk. (Note: the time needed for maturing will be lengthened if you use cold milk to produce the yogurt).

  • Page 33: Timer

    Timer Using the timer menu you can set the following: timer stopwatch cooking time duration (not during stand-by) cooking time end (not during stand-by) Calling up the Timer Menu Touch the key beside the symbol to call up the timer menu. If the appliance is on standby, touch any key.

  • Page 34: Stopwatch

    Stopwatch The stopwatch will count the elapsed time up to 90 minutes. The pause function pauses the stopwatch. The stopwatch runs independently of all other settings of the appliance. Starting the Stopwatch Call up the timer menu. Using select the stopwatch function Start using the key.

  • Page 35: Cooking Time Duration

    Cooking Time Duration If you set a cooking time duration for your meal, the appliance switches off automatically after the selected time. This enables you to leave the kitchen while the meal is being prepared. You can select a cooking time between 1 minute and 23 hours 59 minutes.

  • Page 36: Cooking Time End

    Cooking Time End You can program a cooking time end. Example: it is 13:30. The meal will take 40 minutes to cook and must be ready at 15:30. Set the cooking time duration and set the cooking time end to 15:30. The electronics will calculate the start time.

  • Page 37: Extended Timer

    Extended Timer This function keeps the steam oven at a temperature of 85 °C in the hot air mode. You can keep food warm 24 to 74 hours, without switching the oven on or off. Please note that food which can easily go off should not stay in the oven too long.

  • Page 38: Child Lock

    Child Lock The steam oven has a child lock. It prevents the oven being turned on unintentionally. Supposition: You have to make the child lock available in the basic settings. See chapter basic settings. Activating the Child Lock Supposition: The temperature knob is in the OFF position. Touch any key.

  • Page 39: Safety Deactivation

    Safety Deactivation For your protection the appliance has a safety deactivation. The safety deactivation switches off the heat if the oven is left on for more than 12 hours 13:30 without the controls being touched. Exception: The extended timer has been programmed. Three dashes appear on the display.

  • Page 40: Changing The Basic Settings

    Changing the Basic Settings Your appliance has several basic settings. You can customize these settings: Turn the temperature knob one position to the right to the light position. • Call up the basic settings menu with the key. • Use the top keys to move between the settings.

  • Page 41: Basic Settings

    • In 8 levels The display contrast depends on the viewing angle. Standby screen • Gaggenau with clock / clock and date / clock The selected screen appears briefly. Extended timer • Extended timer key not available / available Reset all parameters to the factory setting •...
  • Page 42 Exhibition mode The setting “exhibition mode not active” must be selected and must not be changed. The appliance does not heat up during exhibition mode You can only change this setting 3 minutes after the appliance has been connected to the electricity. Temperature unit •...

  • Page 43: Care And Manual Cleaning

    Grease Filter For regular care of the stainless steel oven interior we recommend the Gaggenau oven care product The grease filter can be detached in the upward which is available through our after sales service or direction for cleaning.

  • Page 44: Cleaning Function

    Cleaning Function Stubborn soiling can be loosened using the cleaning function and may then be removed more easily. The cleaning function takes approx. 34 minutes. Leave the oven to cool down completely before cleaning. Take all accessories out of the oven interior.

  • Page 45: Drying Function

    If you want to stop the cleaning function: Switch off the temperature knob. If three dashes appear on the display: Operator error. Check if you have set the functions and temperature knobs to the correct positions. Drying Function Use the drying function after cleaning to dry the oven interior.

  • Page 46: Descaling Program

    Descaling Program To keep your appliance in good working order, you have to descale it regularly. Descale the oven when the descaling symbol appears on the display. 13.30 The descaling program consists of three steps – descaling and rinsing twice. The descaling program lasts approx.

  • Page 47: Tip

    After descaling use the Gaggenau oven care product. Please observe the included instructions for use of the product. Dry the oven interior with a soft cloth or use the drying function. Reset the descaling symbol in the basic settings. You can descale the evaporating dish between intervals.

  • Page 48: Trouble Shooting

    For technical reasons the lamp cover cannot be removed. Lamp must only be replaced by Gaggenau after-sales service. Important! Do not remove the lamp cover. Non compliance with these recommendations...

  • Page 49: Error Messages

    Error Messages If a malunction occurs and the appliance does not heat up, an error code will be shown on the display. 13:30 is shown on the display E3 3 E115 E215 the appliance is too hot. Switch off the appliance E104 and let it cool down.

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Solution There is no steam visible in Water steam above 100°C is invisible. This is normal the oven. A lot of steam escapes from the The appliance is calibrating or heating up This is normal ventilation slots on the top. or the operating mode has been changed.
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