ED 220-6.. Preface Important safeguards Page 3 ED 221-6.. Important instructions Page 4 1. Important notes Page 5-6 1.1 For your safety Page 5 1.2 Operating for the first time Page 5 1.3 About use Page 6 2. Structure and operating principle Page 7-11 2.1 Structure Page 7...
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Preface With your steam oven you can experience modern professional cooking technology in your own household. The steam oven offers the following advantages: – Cooking with steam allows gentle preparation. The valuable substances contained in the foodstuffs you prepare are retained almost completely.
Important safeguards Read all instructions. 14. To reduce the risk of fire, do not mount unit over or near any portion of a heating or cooking 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or appliance. knobs. Save these instructions. 3.
Important instructions 1. a) Proper installation - Be sure your appliance d) Use care when using meat probe, is properly installed and grounded by a that it does not contact any heating elements. qualified electrician. e) Placement of oven racks - Always place b) Never use your appliance for warming or oven racks in desired location while oven is heating the room.
15 minutes). adhered to the appliance. Lamp must only be – Before commencing operation, enter the water replaced by Gaggenau after-sales service. hardness in your household on the appliance. – Repairs may only be carried out by authorised – The appliance needs water if the (Tap) symbol electricians.
Gaggenau after- The appliance features a descaling display. sales service. When it flashes, this is an indication that the Steam may escape during operation and when appliance must be descaled.
2.4 Calibration The boiling point of water depends on the barometric pressure at mean sea level. During calibration, the appliance is adjusted to the pressure conditions prevailing at the altitude where the appliance is installed. This operation must not be interrupted Proceed as follows: –...
2.5 Determining water hardness Water hardness range 4 has been entered on the Please also note that different designations are appliance at the works. If the hardness of the water used outside Germany to describe the hardness of in your household should deviate from this value, water.
2.6 Entering the water hardness If the hardness of the water in your household deviates from the value that is set at the works Options menu (water hardness range 4), you must enter the right water hardness in the options menu for Temperature commencing operation of the appliance.
2.7 Operating modes Moisture Temperature Display Particularly Principle Remarks suitable for... 100% 150 - 230 °C Poultry, Steam baking: 300 - 450 °F roast, the high moisture prevents the food from drying out. bread Thanks to the high temperature, the surface become crispy brown all-round.
3. Operation 3.1 Overview The required moisture level and temperature After completion of time programming, the can be set before and after time programming by corresponding symbol flashes on the display. For turning the “Temperature” or “moisture level” knob. example, if you have programmed an end time, the (end time) symbol will flash.
3.2 Switching on and off Switching on – Turn the “Temperature” control knob by one Switching on latching position to the right (Fig. 11). The lighting goes on: – Turn the “Moisture” control knob to the moisture level you require. –...
3.4 Operating the timer Setting the time of day Proceed as follows: – Press the (Timer) key 3 times. The (Time unit) symbol flashes on the display. The time display shows the currently set time of day (Fig. 14). – You can select the required time by pressing the + or –...
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Short time You can program a period of time with the short time function without automatic activation or deactivation. You can use this mode of operation even when the appliance is switched off as an egg timer, for example. The range that can be set is between ten seconds (00:10) and 23.59 hours (23:59) Fig.
3.5 Baking and cooking time Programming a duration The appliance is operated for a specific period of time. The range that can be set is between one minute (00:01) and 23 hours and 59 minutes (23:59). Proceed as follows: – Press the (Timer) key once.
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Programming a switch-off time The appliance switches off automatically at a time that you have chosen. The starting point is the time of day set on the appliance. Proceed as follows: – Press the (Timer) key twice. The (End) and (Cooking time) symbols flash.
3.6 Special functions 3.6.1 Child lock Child lock The child lock prevents inadvertent activation of the steam oven. Proceed as follows: Switching on: – Turn the “Temperature” control knob to any position on the right. – Press the (Confirm) key and keep it pressed. –...
3.6.2 Options menu Options menu With the aid of the Options menu, you can – choose between °C and °F on the temperature display. – choose between 12h and 24h on the time display. – turn the timer on and off. –...
3.6.3 Core temperature sensor Core temperature sensor With the core temperature sensor, you can precisely measure the core temperature of your food while you are cooking it. You can select and set the core temperature between 1 °C / 5 °F and 99 °C / 210 °F .
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Clearing the core temperature: Recommended core temperature values – Press the (Core temperature sensor) key twice. The symbol (Core temperature sensor) Beef flashes on the display. Roast beef / fillet of beef rare 45-50 °C/115-120 °F – Press the + and – keys at the same time. medium-rare 55-65 °C/130-150 °F –...
3.6.4 Steaming Steaming You have a possibility of deliberately adding more moisture to the food you are cooking. Steaming is possible at the hot air moisture levels (0%) and 30%. Proceed as follows: – Press the (Steaming) key (Fig. 25). –...
3.6.6 Display of the current cooking Display of the current oven temperature When you press the (Confirmation) key, the compartment temperature current temperature in the cooking compartment and the moisture level appears on the display for a few seconds (Fig. 27). Note: If the appliance is operated for a prolonged period unavoidable temperature fluctuations of up to 5 °C / 40 °F may occur.
3.7 Further modes Slow cooking Raising yeast dough, self-raising flour and sour dough mixtures Low-temperature cooking – Place the bowl containing the dough on the Vigorously browned meat matures over a longer gridiron. time at a lower temperature. – Turn the “Temperature” knob to 30 - 40 °C / –...
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Thawing – After 1-2 minutes, remove the cooking receptacle Thawing deep frozen products gently and in a short from the oven again and place the vegetables in time. iced water to cool them. – Place the frozen foodstuff in the perforated –...
4.2 Baking table Cakes and biscuits Temperature Level Moisture Cooking time in min. with setting preheated oven Swiss roll 190°C/375°F 2nd level from below 9 -10 Fruit cake on yeast dough 165°C/330°F 2nd level from below 40 - 45 Hefezopf** 165°C/330°F 2nd level from below 30 - 35...
5. Cleaning and care 5.1 Manual cleaning You should thoroughly clean the appliance before Caution: do not clean this appliance with a steam operating it for the first time and after every cleaning unit or with water pressure - risk of short- use.
5.2 Cleaning assistance Stubborn soiling can be loosened by means of – We advise you to wipe out the cooking the cleaning assistance and may then be removed compartment directly after the program has more easily. finished. Repeat the operation if the cooking compartment should have dried out excessively –...
If the power and water supply is functioning correctly, but your appliance still does not work, please contact your dealer or your local Gaggenau customer service agency. Specify the appliance type (see rating plate located on the inner side of the door and also included with these instructions).
6.3 Descaling The water evaporates behind the side plate. Scaling therefore drops out there and is washed into the oven compartment. Scale can be wiped away with a moist cloth. The inlet pipe must be descaled at regular inter- vals. The appliance features a descaling display. By constant flashing of the (Descaling) symbol on the display, it indicates that the inlet pipe needs to...
6.4 Disassembly of the front window Proceed as follows: – Remove the bottom screw from the door handle- – Remove the top screw from the door handle and detach the door handle. – Hold the front window with one hand and lightly shake the door to and fro.
– Switch off the steam oven and isolate the appliance from the mains – Shut off the water supply – Do not open the housing of the appliance – Call Gaggenau after-sales service What to do if... ? The cause The solution! ...
7. Tips and tricks General: Tips on how to save energy saving and protect – The appliance does not need long to heat up. the environment It therefore operates in an extremely energy and – Give good thought to what foods you can cook at time-saving fashion.
8. Assembly instructions 8.1 Technical data Electrical connection conditions and water connection information on the rating plate must Heating power agree. Hot air heating element 2700 W The wiring schematic that is adhered to the top of Max. water pressure 500kPa (5 bar) the appliance shows the connection variant again.
8.3 Installation The steam oven must only be installed above the worktop. When installing it over an oven, install the steam oven first. Then install the oven. Proceed as follows: – When unpacking the appliance, check it for Provide for an oven junction box above or at the side of the transport damage.
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Drainage: Tip: run the water for a few minutes if the water – Connect the drain hose to the drain connection of pipe is new or if it has not been in use for a the waste water pipe siphon. prolonged period of time without the appliance –...
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