AEG Electrolux COMPETENCE E5731-4 User manual

COMPETENCE E5731-4
Built-In Electric Oven
Operating Instructions

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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:
1Safety instructions
Warning! Information that affects your personal safety.
Important! Information that prevents damage to the appliance.
3Useful tips and hints
2Environmental information

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Contents
Operating Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Description of the Appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oven Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Oven accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Before Using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting and changing the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Initial cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the Rings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting the heat setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching the Oven On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Speedcook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Oven Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Meat probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Inserting the Shelf and Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Non-stick accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Inserting/Removing the Grease Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Clock Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Switching off the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Oven’s child safety device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Oven safety cut-out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mechanical Door Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Uses, Tables and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Cooking table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Baking table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Table for Bakes and Gratins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Frozen Ready Meals Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Roasting table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Meat probe Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Grill Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Grilling table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Defrosting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Defrosting table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Making Preserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Outside of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Oven interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Non-stick accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fat Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Shelf Support Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Oven Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Oven Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Oven Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Oven Door Glass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Operating Instructions
1Safety instructions
5This 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.
•In the event of a fault or damage to the appliance: Take the fuses out
or switch off.
•Repairs to the appliance must only be carried out by qualified serv-
ice engineers. Considerable danger may result from improper repairs.
If repairs become necessary, please contact our Customer Services or
your dealer.
Child Safety
•Never leave children unsupervised when the appliance is in use.
Safety whilst Using
•This appliance is intended to be used for cooking, roasting and baking
food in the home.
•Take care when connecting electric appliances to sockets nearby. Do
not allow connecting leads to come into contact with or to catch be-
neath the hot oven door.
•Warning: Risk of burns! The interior of the oven becomes hot dur-
ing use.
•Using ingredients containing alcohol in the oven may create an alco-
hol-air mixture that is easily ignited. In this case, open the door care-
fully. Do not have embers, sparks or naked flames in the vicinity when
opening the door.
3Information on acrylamides
According to the latest scientific knowledge, intensive browning of
food, especially in products containing starch, can constitute a health
risk due to acrylamides. Therefore we recommend cooking at the lowest
possible temperatures and not browning foods too much.

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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.
•Fruit juices dripping from the baking tray will leave stains, which you
will not be able to remove. For very moist cakes, use a deep tray.
•Do not put any strain on the oven door when open.
•Never pour water directly into the oven when it is hot. This could
cause damage to or discoloration of the enamel.
•Rough handling, especially around the edges of the front panel, can
cause the glass to break.
•Do not store any flammable materials inside the oven. These could ig-
nite when the oven is switched on.
•Do not store any moist foods inside the oven. This could damage the
oven enamel.
3Note on enamel coating
Changes in the colour of the oven’s enamel coating as a result of use do
not affect the appliance’s suitability for normal and correct use. They
therefore do not constitute a defect in the sense of the warranty law.

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Disposal
2Packaging 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.
2Old appliance
The symbol Won the product or on its packaging indicates that this
product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be
handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of elec-
trical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of
correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the
environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by
inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more detailed infor-
mation about recycling of this product, please contact your local city
office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you
purchased the product.
1Warning: So that the old appliance can no longer cause any danger,
make it unusable before disposing of it.
To do this, disconnect the appliance from the mains supply and re-
move the mains cable from the appliance.

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Description of the Appliance
General Overview
Control Panel
Full glass
door
Control panel
Door
handle
Oven Functions Temperature /
Time Selection
Hob Cooking Zone Control Knobs
Function buttons
Hob Cooking Zone Control Knobs
Temperature / Time
Display

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Oven Features
Oven steam vent
The steam from the oven is fed di-
rectly upwards via the duct in the
rear of the cooking surface.
Top heat and heating elements
Oven lighting
Meat probe socket
Fat Filter
Fan heating element
Fan
Bottom Heat
Shelf positions
Oven shelf runners,
removable

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Oven accessories
Oven shelf
For cookware, cake tins, roasts and
grilled foods.
Oven shelf for non-stick
For cookware, cake tins, roasts and
grilled foods.
Baking tray
For cakes and biscuits.
Non-stick baking tray
For cakes and biscuits.
Non-stick roasting pan
For roasting or for collecting fat.
Meat probe
For determining exactly how far
joints of meat are cooked.

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Before Using for the first time
Setting and changing the time
3The 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.
1. To change a time that has already
been set, press the Select button
repeatedly until the function indi-
cator Time flashes.
2. Using the / control knob, set
the current time.
After approx. 5 seconds, the flash-
ing stops and the clock displays the
time of day set.
The appliance is now ready to use.
3The time can only be modified, if
the child safety device is deactivat-
ed, none of the Countdown ,
Cook time or End time clock
functions and no oven function is
set.

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Initial cleaning
Clean the oven before using it for the first time.
1Important: Do not use caustic or abrasive cleaning agents! These can
damage the oven surfaces.
3For the metal surfaces, use commercially available cleaning agents.
1. Open the oven door.
The oven light is lit.
2. Remove all oven accessories, and clean them with warm water and a
scouring agent.
3. Wash the oven in the same way, and wipe dry.
4. Wipe the front of the appliance with a damp cloth.

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Using the Rings
3Also refer to the operating instructions for your built-in hob. It con-
tains important information on ovenware, operation, cleaning and care.
Heat settings
•You may select the heat settings within the range of settings 1-9.
•Intermediate positions may be selected between settings 2 and 7.
1 = lowest heat setting
9 = highest heat setting
2Switch the cooking zone off approx. 5-10 minutes before cooking is
finished to make use of the residual heat. This saves electricity.
3The cooker has pop-up ring switches.
Press the ring switch to use it. The switch will then pop up.
Hob Cooking Zone Control Knobs
front left rearleftrear right front right

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Setting the heat setting
1. Select the heat setting.
2. To end the cooking process, turn back
to the Off position.
3The corresponding ring pilot light is
lit while the ring is operating.

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Using the Oven
3The oven is equipped with retractable buttons for “Oven functions”
and “Temperature selection”. To use, press the relevant button.
The button then sticks out.
Switching the Oven On and Off
Switching oven on
Turn the oven functions control
knob to the desired function. The
temperature display shows the sug-
gested temperature for the oven
function selected.
The oven starts to heat up.
When the temperature set is
reached, an audible signal sounds.
Oven Functions Temperature / Time Selection
Temperature / Time Display
Change display
Heat indicator
Speedcook
Button Speedcook Selector Button

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Changing the oven
temperature
Use the / control knob to raise
or lower the temperature.
The setting changes in steps of 5 °C.
Switching the oven off
To turn the oven off, turn the oven
functions control knob to the OFF
position.
3Cooling fan
The fan switches on automatically in order to keep the appliance’s sur-
faces cool. When the oven is switched off, the fan continues to run to
cool the appliance down, then switches itself off automatically.

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3Heat indicator
Indicates warming up
When the oven function has been
switched on the bars that slowly
light up one after the other indicate
how far the oven has heated up.
Fast heat indicator
When the fast heat function has
been switched on the bars
that flash one after the other indi-
cate that fast heat is operating. In
addition the bars next to the
symbol light up.
Residual heat indicator
When the oven has been switched
off, the bars that are still lit indicate
the remaining residual heat in the
oven.

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Speedcook
After an oven function is selected, using the additional function
Speedcook the empty oven can be pre-heated in a relatively short
time.
1Important: Do not put the food to be cooked into the oven, until
Speedcook is completed and the oven is operating using the desired
function.
1. Set the desired oven function (e. g., Conventional ). If necessary,
change the suggested temperature.
2. Press the Speedcook button. The bars next to the symbol light
up.
When the bars flash one after another it shows that Speedcook is oper-
ating.
When the temperature set is reached, the bars of the heat indicator
light up and the bars next to the symbol go out. An audible sig-
nal sounds.
The oven now continues heating according to the pre-set oven func-
tion and temperature. You can now place the food in the oven.
3The Speedcook function can be switched on with the oven functions
Professional hot air , Conventional and Rotitherm .

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Oven Functions
The oven has the following functions:
Oven function Application Heating element/
fan
Professional hot
air
For baking on up to three oven
levels at the same time.
Set the oven temperatures
20-40 °C lower than when using
Conventional.
Top heat, bottom
heat, rear wall
heating element,
fan
Conventional For baking and roasting on one
oven level.
Top heat,
bottomheat
Rotitherm For roasting larger joints of meat
or poultry on one level.
The function is also suitable for
gratinating and browning.
Grill, top heat, fan
Dual grill For grilling flat foodstuffs in
large quantities and for toasting.
Grill, top heat
Grill For grilling flat foodstuffs placed
in the middle of the grill and for
toasting.
Grill
Defrost For defrosting e. g. flans and ga-
teaux, butter, bread, fruit or other
frozen foods.
Fan
Bottom heat For baking cakes with crispy or
crusty bases.
Bottom heat

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Meat probe
For switching off the oven when the temperature at the centre of a
roast reaches a set temperature.
There are two temperatures to be set:
–The oven temperature: see Roasting Table
–The core temperature: See Meat probe Table
1Important: Only the meat probe supplied may be used. If replacing,
please use only original replacement parts.
3. Push the tip of the meat probe right
into the meat so that the tip is in
the centre of the meat.
4. Insert the meat probe plug into the
socket on the oven side wall as far
as it will go.
5. Using the / control knob set
the desired core temperature.
The display changes to the current
core temperature
If the current core temperature has
already been displayed, before the
desired core temperature is set, then
press the Select button repeated-
ly, until the function Meat probe
flashes and then carry out the set-
ting.
3The core temperature is displayed
from 30°C.