AEG Electrolux E4403-5 User manual

E4403-5
User manual Built-In Electric Oven

Contents2
Contents
Operating Instructions 3
Safety instructions 3
Description of the Appliance 4
General Overview 4
Control Panel 5
Oven Features 5
Oven accessories 6
Before Using for the first time 7
Setting and changing the time 7
Initial Cleaning 8
Using the Rings 8
Setting the heat setting 9
Using the Oven 9
Switching the Oven On and Off 9
Oven Functions 10
Inserting the Oven Shelf, Baking Tray
and Roasting Pan 11
Inserting/Removing the Fat Filter 12
Additional functions 12
Mechanical Door Lock 15
Uses, Tables and Tips 16
Cooking table 16
Baking 17
Roasting 23
Grill sizes 26
Defrosting 27
Drying 27
Making preserves 28
Cleaning and Care 29
Outside of the appliance 29
Oven interior 29
Accessories 29
Fat Filter 29
Shelf Support Rails 30
Oven lighting 31
Oven Ceiling 31
Oven door 32
Oven door glass 34
What to do if … 37
Disposal 38
Service 39
Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this instruc-
tion manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly and most ef-
ficiently.
To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend you to keep it in a safe
place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
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Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how to
avoid damaging the appliance.
3General information and tips
2Environmental information

3Operating Instructions
Operating Instructions
1Safety instructions
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 service 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
•People (including children) who, because of their physical, sensory or mental capabili-
ties or their inexperience or ignorance are not able to use the device safely, should not
use this device without supervision or instruction by a responsible person.
•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 con-
necting leads to come into contact with or to catch beneath the hot oven door.
•Warning: Risk of burns! The interior of the oven becomes hot during use.
•Using ingredients containing alcohol in the oven may create an alcohol-air mixture
that is easily ignited. In this case, open the door carefully. 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.
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 damage 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
discolouration 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 ignite when the
oven is switched on.

Description of the Appliance4
•Do not store any moist foods inside the oven. This could damage the oven enamel.
•After switching off the cooling fan, do not keep uncovered dishes in the oven. Mois-
ture may condense in the oven interior or on the glass doors and may get into the
units.
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 de-
fect in the sense of the warranty law.
Description of the Appliance
General Overview
Full glass door
Control panel
Door
handle

5Description of the Appliance
Control Panel
Oven Features
Oven Power Indicator Temperature Pilot Light
Oven Functions Temperature selector
Hob Cooking Zone Control
Selection buttons
Temperature / Time
Display
Hob Cooking Zone Control
Top heat and heating elements
Oven lighting
Meat probe socket
Fat Filter
Fan heating element
Fan
Bottom Heat
Shelf positions
Oven shelf runners,
removable

Description of the Appliance6
Oven steam vent
The steam from the oven is fed directly upwards
via the duct in the rear of the cooking surface.
Inside of door
On the inside of the oven door you will find the
numbers of the different oven shelves.
You will also find some brief information about
the oven's functions, recommended shelves and
temperatures for cooking the most popular
dishes.
Oven accessories
Oven shelf
For cookware, cake tins, roasts and grilled foods.
Baking tray
For cakes and biscuits.
Roasting Pan
For baking and roasting or as a pan for collect-
ing fat.

7Before Using for the first time
Meat probe
For determining exactly how far joints of meat
are cooked.
Before Using for the first time
Setting and changing the time
After the appliance has been connected to the
electrical supply or when there has been a pow-
er cut, the function indicator Time of day
flashes automatically.
1. To change a time that has already been set,
press the button and the button at the
same time, until the function light Time of
day flashes.
2. Using the or button, set the current time.
3Always press the desired button in the middle.
After about 5 seconds, the flashing stops and
the clock displays the time of day set.
The appliance is now ready to use.
3The Time of day can only be changed, if no
Minute Minder is set.

Using the Rings8
Initial Cleaning
Before using the oven for the first time you should clean it thoroughly.
1Caution: Do not use any caustic, abrasive cleaners! The surface could be damaged.
3To clean metal fronts use commercially available cleaning agents.
1. Turn the oven function switch to oven lighting .
2. Remove all accessories and the shelf support rails and wash them with warm water and
washing up liquid.
3. Then wash out the oven with warm water and washing-up liquid, and dry.
4. Wipe the front of the appliance with a damp cloth.
Using the Rings
3Also refer to the operating instructions for your built-in hob. It contains important in-
formation 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 rear left rear right front right

9Using the Oven
Setting the heat setting
1. Select the heat setting.
2. To end the cooking process, turn back to the Off
position.
Using the Oven
Switching the Oven On and Off
Temperature Pilot Light
Oven Functions Temperature selector
Oven Power Indicator

Using the Oven10
1. Turn the oven functions dial to the desired function.
2. Turn the temperature selector to the desired temperature.
The power indicator is lit as long as the oven is in operation.
The temperature pilot light is lit as long as the oven is heating up.
3. To turn the oven off, turn the oven functions dial and the temperature selector to the
Off position.
3Cooling fan
The fan switches on automatically in order to keep the appliance’s surfaces cool. When
the oven is switched off, the fan continues to run to cool the appliance down, then
switches itself off automatically.
Oven Functions
The oven has the following functions:
Oven function Application
Light Using this function you can light up the oven interior, e.g. for
cleaning.
True fan For baking on up to three oven levels at the same time.
Set the oven temperatures 20-40 °C lower than when using
Conventional.
Fan baking For baking on one oven level dishes that require more inten-
sive browning and a crispy base.
Set the oven temperatures 20-40 °C lower than when using
Conventional.
Conventional For baking and roasting on one oven level.
Base heat For baking cakes with crispy or crusty bases.
Defrost For defrosting e. g. flans and gateaux, butter, bread, fruit or
other frozen foods.
Single grill For grilling flat food items placed in the middle of the grill
and for toasting.
Dual grill For grilling flat food items in large quantities and for toast-
ing.
Rotitherm For roasting larger joints of meat or poultry on one level.
The function is also suitable for gratinating and browning.

11Using the Oven
Inserting the Oven Shelf, Baking Tray and Roasting Pan
3Shelf runner safety and anti-tip device
As a shelf runner safety device, all insertable components have a small curved indenta-
tion at the bottom on the right and left-hand edge.
Always insert insertable components so that this indentation is at the back of the oven
interior. This indentation is also important for preventing the insertable components
from tipping.
Inserting the baking tray or roasting pan
Push the baking tray or roasting pan between
the guide bars of the selected oven level.
Inserting the oven shelf:
Insert the oven shelf so that the feet point
downwards.
Push the oven shelf between the guide bars of
the selected oven level.
3The high rim around the oven shelf is an addi-
tional device to prevent cookware from slip-
ping.
Inserting the oven shelf and roasting pan
together
Lay the oven shelf on the roasting pan.
Push the roasting pan between the guide bars
of the selected oven level.

Using the Oven12
Inserting/Removing the Fat Filter
Only use the fat filter when roasting to pro-
tect the rear heating elements from fat splashes.
Additional functions
Either Minute Minder or Meatprobe can be
set.
Inserting the fat filter
Hold the fat filter by the grip and insert
the two mounts downwards into the
opening on the rear wall of the oven
(fan opening).
Taking out the fat filter
Hold the fat filter by the grip and un-
hook it.
Minute Minder
To set a countdown.
Meatprobe
To set a core temperature.
Time or temperature display
Selector buttons

13Using the Oven
3General Hints
•After a function has been selected, the display flashes for about 5 seconds. While it
flashes, the desired time can be set using the or buttons.
•When the desired time has been set, the display flashes for another 5 seconds. The set
time begins to run.
•Press any of the buttons to stop the signal.
•The desired oven function and temperature can be selected before or after setting the
clock functions.
•When cooking is finished, turn the oven and temperature selectors back to zero.
Minute Minder
3This function has no effect on the operation of the oven.
1. Press any button.
“0.00” flashes in the display.
2. Within 5 seconds set the desired countdown
using the or buttons (max. 2 hours 30
minutes).
After 5 seconds the display shows the time re-
maining.
When the time has elapsed, “0.00” is displayed
and an audible signal sounds for 2 minutes.
3. The signal can be stopped by pressing any but-
ton.

Using the Oven14
Meatprobe
1Important: Only the meat probe supplied with the oven may be used. If replacing,
please use only original replacement parts.
1. Push the tip of the meat probe right into the
meat so that the tip is in the centre of the
meat.
2. Insert the meat probe plug into the socket on
the side wall of the oven as far as it will go.
3. Using the or button set the desired core
temperature.
The display changes to the current core tem-
perature.
3The core temperature is displayed from 30°C.
4. Set oven function and oven temperature.
As soon as the core temperature set is reached,
an audible signal sounds.

15Using the Oven
5. Press any key to switch off the signal.
6. Turn oven function selector and temperature selector to the Off position.
1Warning: The meat probe is hot. There is a risk
of being burned when removing the plug and
the tip of the meat probe.
7. Remove the meat probe’s plug from the socket
and take the meat out of the oven.
Changing the core temperature
–If necessary, change the temperature using or .
Mechanical Door Lock
When the appliance is delivered, the door lock is deactivated.
Activate the door lock
Pull the safety catch forwards until it locks in
place.

Uses, Tables and Tips16
Open the oven door:
1. Shut the door.
2. Press the safety catch and keep it pressed.
3. Open the doors.
Close the oven door
Close the door without pressing the safety catch.
Deactivating the door lock
Press the safety catch back into the panel.
3Switching off the appliance does not cancel the mechanical door lock.
Uses, Tables and Tips
Cooking table
The information given in the following table is for guidance only.
Heat
setting
Cooking-
process suitable for Cooking time Tips/Hints
0Residual heat, Off position
1Keeping
food warm Keeping cooked foods warm as required Cover
1-2 Melting
Hollandaise sauce,
melting butter, chocolate,
gelatine
5-25 mins. Stir occasionally
Solidifying Fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40 mins. Cook with lid on
2-3
Simmer-
ing on low
heat
Simmering rice and milk-
based dishes
Heating up ready-cooked
meals
25-50 mins.
Add at least twice as
much liquid as rice, stir
milk dishes part way
through cooking
3-4 Steaming
Braising
Steaming vegetables, fish
braising meat 20-45 mins.
With vegetables add only
a little liquid (a few table-
spoons)

17Uses, Tables and Tips
3We recommend when boiling or searing foods using the highest heat setting at first and
then letting foods requiring a longer cooking time finish cooking on the desired heat
setting.
1Overheated fats and oils can ignite very quickly. Warning! Fire hazard!
Baking
Oven function: True fan or Conventional
Baking tins
•For Conventional dark metal and non-stick tins are suitable.
•For True fan bright metal tins are also suitable.
Oven levels
•Baking with Conventional is possible on one oven level.
•With True fan you can bake on up to 3 baking trays at the same time:
1 baking tray:
e.g. oven level 3
4-5 Boiling
Steaming potatoes 20-60 mins.
Use only a little liquid, e.
g.: max. ¼l water for
750 g potatoes
Cooking larger quantities of
food, stews and soups 60-150 mins. Up to 3 l liquid plus in- gredients
6-7 Gentle
Frying
Frying escalopes, veal cor-
don bleu, cutlets, rissoles,
sausages, liver, roux, eggs,
pancakes, doughnuts
Steady frying Turn halfway through
cooking
7-8 Heavy
Frying
Hash browns, loin steaks,
steaks, Flädle (pancakes for
garnishing soup)
5-15 mins.
per pan
Turn halfway through
cooking
9
Boiling
Searing
Deep
frying
Boiling large quantities of water, cooking pasta, searing meat (goulash,
pot roast), deep frying chips
Heat
setting
Cooking-
process suitable for Cooking time Tips/Hints

Uses, Tables and Tips18
1 cake tin:
e.g. oven level 1
2 baking trays:
z. g., oven levels 1 and 3
3 baking trays:
oven levels 1, 3 and 5
General instructions
•Insert the tray with the bevel at the front.
•With Conventional or True fan you can also bake with two tins next to one an-
other on the oven shelf at the same time. This does not significantly increase baking
time.
3When frozen foods are used the trays inserted may distort during cooking. This is due to
the large difference in temperature between the freezing temperature and the tempera-
ture in the oven. Once the trays have cooled the distortion will disappear again.
How to use the baking tables
The tables give the required temperature settings, baking times and oven shelf levels for
a selection of typical dishes.
•Temperatures and baking times are for guidance only, as these will depend on the
consistency of pastry, dough or mixture, the amount and the type of baking tin.
•We recommend using the lower temperature the first time and then if necessary, for
example, if a deeper browning is required, or baking time is too long, selecting a high-
er temperature.
•If you cannot find the settings for a particular recipe, look for the one that is most
similar.
•If baking cakes on baking trays or in tins on more than one level, baking time may be
extended by 10-15 minutes.
•Moist recipes (for example, pizzas, fruit flans, etc.) are baked on one level.
•Cakes and pastries at different heights may brown at an uneven rate at first. If this oc-
curs, please do not change the temperature setting. Different rates of browning
even out as baking progresses.

19Uses, Tables and Tips
•Your new oven may bake or roast differently to your previous appliance. So adapt
your normal settings (temperature, cooking times) and oven shelf levels to the recom-
mendations in the following tables.
2With longer baking times, the oven can be switched off about 10 minutes before the end
of baking time, to make use of the residual heat.
Unless otherwise stated, the values given in the tables assume that cooking is started
with the oven cold.
Baking table
Baking on one oven level
Type of
baking Oven function Oven level
Temperature
°C
Time
Hr: Mins.
Baking in tins
Ring cake or brioche True fan 1150-160 0:50-1:10
Madeira cake/fruit cakes True fan 1140-160 1:10-1:30
Sponge cake True fan 1140 0:25-0:40
Sponge cake Conventional 1160 0:25-0:40
Flan base - short pastry True fan 3170-1801) 0:10-0:25
Flan base - sponge mixture True fan 3150-170 0:20-0:25
Apple pie Conventional 1170-190 0:50-1:00
Apple pie (2tins Ø20cm,
diagonally off set)
True fan 1160 1:10-1:30
Apple pie (2tins Ø20cm,
diagonally off set)
Conventional 1180 1:10-1:30
Savoury flan (e. g, quiche
lorraine)
True fan 1160-180 0:30-1:10
Cheesecake Conventional 1170-190 1:00-1:30
Cakes/pastries/breads on baking trays
Plaited bread/bread crown Conventional 3170-190 0:30-0:40
Christmas stollen Conventional 3160-1801) 0:40-1:00
Bread (rye bread)
-first of all
-then
Conventional 1
2301)
160-180
0:25
0:30-1:00
Cream puffs/eclairs Conventional 3160-1701) 0:15-0:30
Swiss roll Conventional 3180-2001) 0:10-0:20
Cake with crumble topping
(dry)
True fan 3150-160 0:20-0:40
Buttered almond cake/sugar
cakes
Conventional 3190-2101) 0:15-0:30

Uses, Tables and Tips20
Fruit flans
(made with yeast dough/
sponge mixture)2)
True fan 3150 0:35-0:50
Fruit flans
(made with yeast dough/
sponge mixture)2)
Conventional 3170 0:35-0:50
Fruit flans made with short
pastry
True fan 3160-170 0:40-1:20
Yeast cakes with delicate
toppings (e. g, quark, cream,
custard)
Conventional 3160-1801) 0:40-1:20
Pizza (with a lot of top-
ping)2) True fan 1180-2001) 0:30-1:00
Pizza (thin crust) True fan 1200-2201) 0:10-0:25
Unleavened bread True fan 1200-220 0:08-0:15
Tarts (CH) True fan 1180-200 0:35-0:50
Biscuits
Short pastry biscuits True fan 3150-160 0:06-0:20
Viennese whirls True fan 3140 0:20-0:30
Viennese whirls Conventional 31601) 0:20-0:30
Biscuits made with sponge
mixture
True fan 3150-160 0:15-0:20
Pastries made with egg
white, meringues
True fan 380-100 2:00-2:30
Macaroons True fan 3100-120 0:30-0:60
Biscuits made with yeast
dough
True fan 3150-160 0:20-0:40
Puff pastries True fan 3170-1801) 0:20-0:30
Rolls True fan 31601) 0:20-0:35
Rolls Conventional 31801) 0:20-0:35
Small cakes (20per tray) True fan 31401) 0:20-0:30
Small cakes (20per tray) Conventional 31701) 0:20-0:30
1) Pre-heat the oven
2) Use the drip tray or roasting tray
Type of
baking Oven function Oven level
Temperature
°C
Time
Hr: Mins.