AEG Electrolux E4431-7 User manual

E4431-7
User manual Built-under Electric
Oven

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We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
Contents
Safety information 2
Safety for children and incompetent
persons 2
Installation safety measures 3
Electrical safety 3
Operation safety measures 3
Product description 4
General overview 4
Oven accessories 5
Oven steam outlet 5
Before first use 5
Initial Cleaning 5
Setting the time 5
Daily use 6
Switching the Oven On and Off 6
Cooking zones 6
Heat settings 6
Cooling fan 6
Oven Functions 7
Inserting the Oven Accessories 7
Inserting/Removing the Fat Filter 8
Meat probe 8
Display 9
Setting the clock functions 9
Cancelling the clock functions 9
Door lock 9
Helpful hints and tips 10
Inner side of door 11
Baking 11
Roasting 16
Grilling 19
Preserving 19
Drying 20
Defrosting 21
Care and cleaning 21
Oven Ceiling 22
Shelf Support Rails 23
Oven lamp 23
Oven door and glass panels 24
What to do if… 26
Disposal 26
Service and spare parts 27
Subject to change without notice
Safety information
Safety for children and incompetent persons
• People (including children) who, because of their physical, sensory or mental capabilities
or their inexperience of ignorance are not able to use the appliance safely, should not
use this appliance without supervision or instruction by a responsible person.
• Switch on the child lock when there are children. The child lock makes sure that children
do not accidentally switch on the appliance.
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Installation safety measures
• Let a registered electrician do the installation of the appliance. If you do not contact a
registered electrician, the guarantee becomes invalid if there is damage.
• For safety on installation, refer to "Installation"
Electrical safety
• Let a registered electrician do the electrical connection of the appliance.
• For safety on installation, refer to "installation".
Risk of fire
• Open the door carefully. The use of ingredients with alcohol can cause a mixture of
alcohol and air. There is risk of fire.
• Do not let sparks or open flames come near the appliance when you open the door. There
is risk of fire.
• Do not keep flammable materials in the appliance. There is risk of fire.
Operation safety measures
Discoloration of the oven enamel does not effect the performance of the appliance. The
guarantee does not become invalid.
• Only use the appliance to cook, roast and bake food
• When you connect electrical appliances to mains sockets, do not let cables touch or come
near the hot oven door.
• The inner side of the appliance becomes hot during use. There is risk of burns.
• Do not cover the appliance with aluminium foil to prevent damage to the oven enamel.
• Do not put baking trays, pots, etc. on the oven floor to prevent damage to the oven
enamel.
• Never put hot water directly into the appliance to prevent damage to or discoloration
of the oven enamel.
• User a deep baking tray for very moist cakes. If not, fruit juices can cause stains that can
be permanent.
• Do not apply pressure on an open appliance door.
• Be careful when you remove or install the glass panels.
• Do not keep moist food in the appliance to prevent damage to the oven enamel.
• After you switch off the cooling fan, do not keep uncovered food in the appliance.
Moisture can condense in the appliance or on the glass doors.
Care and cleaning
• Before maintenance, switch off the appliance and make sure that the appliance is cool.
• Do not clean the appliance with a steam cleaner or a high-pressure cleaner.
• Do not clean the glass oven door with abrasive fluids or metal scrapers, which could
cause scratches on the surface. The glass could break and shatter
Safety information 3

Product description
General overview
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1Control panel
2Cooking zone indicators
3Power indicator
4Control knob for oven functions
5Display
6Control knob for temperature
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8Control knobs for cooking zones
9Heating element
10 Oven lamp
11 Meat probe socket
12 Oven lamp
13 Fan and fat filter
14 Bottom heat
15 Oven shelf runners, removable
16 Shelf positions
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Power indicator

Oven accessories
•Oven shelf
For cookware, cake tins, roasts.
•Flat baking tray
For cakes and biscuits.
•Deep roasting pan
To bake and roast or as pan to collect fat.
•Patisserie tray
For rolls, brezels and small pastries.
Oven steam outlet
The steam from the oven gets out through the outlet in the back left corner of the cooking
surface (see the Description of the appliance in hob user manual).
Before first use
Initial Cleaning
• Remove all parts from the appliance.
• Clean the appliance before first use.
CAUTION!
Do not use abrasive cleaning agents! This can damage the surface. Refer to chapter "Care
and Cleaning".
Setting the time
The oven operates only after time is set.
When you connect the appliance to the electrical supply or in case of a power cut, the Time
function indicator flashes automatically.
1. Press the Selector button again and again un-
til Time of day indicator flashes (clock symbol).
2. Use " +" or " - " buttons to set the time.
3. After approximately 5 seconds, the flashing
stops and the display shows the time of day
set.
For time change you must not set an automatic
function (Duration or End ) at the same
time.
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Daily use
To use the oven, push the retractable knob. The knob then comes out.
Switching the Oven On and Off
1. Turn the oven functions control knob to an oven function.
2. Turn the temperature control knob to a temperature.
The power indicator comes on while the oven is in operation.
The temperature indicator comes on while the oven temperature increases.
3. To switch off the oven, turn the oven functions control knob and the temperature
control knob to the Off position.
Cooking zones
With the control knobs for cooking zones you operate the hob that you installed with the
oven. For more information about the hob, refer to the hob user manual.
Heat settings
Cooking zone indicators (refer to "General overview ") show which zone you set.
Control knob Function
Keep warm setting
1-9 Heat settings
(1 = lowest heat setting; 9 = highest heat setting)
1. Turn the control knob to a necessary heat setting.
2. To complete the cooking process, turn the control knob to the “0” position.
Automatic heat-up function
This information is applicable only if you install the hob with Automatic heat up function!
The automatic heat-up function heats the cooking zone with full power for some time.
1. To switch on the function, turn the control knob clockwise as far as possible (pass the
highest heat setting).
2. To continue the cooking process, turn the control knob to the necessary heat setting.
3. To complete the cooking process, turn the control knob to the “0” position.
Cooling fan
When the appliance operates, the cooling fan switches on automatically to keep the sur-
faces of the appliance cool. If you switch off the appliance, the cooling fan continues to
operate until the appliance cools down.
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Oven Functions
Oven function Application
Light Use this function to light up the oven interior.
TRUE FAN To bake maximum on three oven levels at the same time.
Decrease the oven temperatures (20-40 °C) compared with
Conventional. And to dry food.
FAN BAKING To bake on one oven level food with a more intensive
browning and a crispy base. Decrease the oven tempera-
tures (20-40 °C) compared with Conventional
CONVENTIONAL To bake and roast on one oven level.
BASE HEAT To bake cakes with crispy or crusty bases and to preserve
food
DEFROST To defrost frozen food.
SINGLE GRILL To grill flat food in the middle of the grill and to toast.
DUAL GRILL To grill flat food in large quantities and to toast.
ROTITHERM To roast larger joints of meat or poultry on one level. Also
to gratinate and brown.
Inserting the Oven Accessories
Put in the slide-in accessories so that the double side edges are at the back of the oven and
point down to the bottom. Push the slide-in accessories between the guide-bars of one of
the oven levels.
The oven shelf has double side edges. These edges
and the shape of the guide-bars causes the anti-
tilt safety for the oven accessories.
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Inserting/Removing the Fat Filter
Only use the fat filter when roasting to protect
the rear heating elements from fat splashes.
Inserting the fat filter
Hold the fat filter by the tab and insert the two mounts downwards into the opening on
the rear wall of the oven (fan opening).
Removing the fat filter
Hold the fat filter by the tab, unhook it and lift out.
Meat probe
Meat probe measures the core temperature of the meat. When the meat reaches set tem-
perature the oven switches off automatically.
There are two temperatures to be set:
• The oven temperature: See Roasting Table
• The core temperature: See Meat probe Table
Only use the meat probe supplied or genuine replacement parts
WARNING!
The meat probe is hot! Risk of burns! Be careful when you remove the tip and plug of the
meat probe.
1. Insert the meat probe plug into the socket in the side wall of the oven.
2. Insert the meat probe point in the middle of the meat, as far as it goes.
3. Push selector button again and again until Meat probe indicator flashes.
4. Use " +" / " -" buttons to set the desired core temperature. You can set the temperature
from 30 °C to 99 °C.
Refer to suggested values in the table.
5. Use control knobs to set the desired oven cooking function and temperature.
6. When the meat reaches set core temperature, the oven switches off automatically.
7. Remove the meat probe.
In case the level of cooking is not satisfactory do above steps once again and set higher
core temperature.
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Display
1Meat probe Indicator
2Time display
3Function Indicators
4Button " +"
5Selector Button
6Button " -"
Setting the clock functions
1. Push the Selection button again and again until necessary function indicator flashes.
2. To set the time for Minute minder , Duration or End , use " +" or " -" button.
The related function indicator comes on.
When the time period is completed, the function indicator flashes and an acoustic
signal sounds for 2 minutes.
With the functions Duration and End the oven switches off automatically.
3. Push any button to stop the signal.
Clock function Application
Time of day Shows the time. To set, change or check the time.
Minute minder To set a countdown time.
A signal sounds, after the time period is completed.
This function has no effect on the operation of the oven.
Duration To set how long the oven has to be in operation.
End To set the switch-off time for an oven function.
Duration and End can be used at the same time, if the oven is to be switched on and
off automatically later. In this case first set Duration , then End .
Cancelling the clock functions
1. Push the Selection button again and again until necessary function indicator flashes.
2. Push and hold button " -".
After some seconds the clock function goes out.
Door lock
The door lock is deactivated when the appliance comes from the factory.
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Activating the door lock: Pull the door lock for-
ward until it locks in place.
Deactivating the door lock: Push the door lock
back into the panel.
Opening the appliance door:
1. Push and hold the door lock.
2. Open the door.
Do not push the door lock when closing the
appliance door!
Switching off the appliance does not cancel
the mechanical door lock.
Helpful hints and tips
Examples of cooking applications
The data in the table is for guidance only.
Heat
setting
Use to: Time Hints
1 Keep cooked foods warm as re-
quired
Cover
1-2 Hollandaise sauce, melt: butter, choco-
late, gelatine
5-25
min
Mix occasionally
1-2 Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40
min
Cook with a lid on
2-3 Simmer rice and milkbased dishes, heat-
ing up ready-cooked meals
25-50
min
Add at least twice as much liquid as
rice, stir milk dishes part way
through
3-4 Steam vegetables, fish, meat 20-45
min
Add a few tablespoons of liquid
4-5 Steam potatoes 20-60
min
Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g of po-
tatoes
4-5 Cook larger quantities of food, stews
and soups
60-150
min
Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients
10 Helpful hints and tips