AEG COMPETENCE 30006VE User manual

COMPETENCE 30006VE
Free standing electric cooker
Installation and 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cooking surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Oven Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Oven accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Before Using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Initial Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Operating the hob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting the heat setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Residual heat indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Switching the Oven On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Oven Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inserting the Oven Shelf and the Baking Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Uses, Tables and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Pans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cooking table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Baking table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Table for Bakes and Gratins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Frozen Ready Meals Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Roasting table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Grill Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Grilling table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Defrosting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Defrosting table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Making Preserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Outside of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Cooking surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Hob Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Oven interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Shelf Support Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Oven Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Oven Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Oven Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Oven door glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pan drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Instruction on setting up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Making the appliance level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety information for the installer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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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 faults with the appliance or damage to the glass ce-
ramic (cracks, scratches or splits), the appliance must be switched off
and disconnected from the electrical supply, to prevent the possibility
of an electric shock.
•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 during use
•This appliance should be used only for normal domestic cooking,
roasting and baking of food.
•Do not use the cooking surface to heat up the room.
•Overheated fats and oils can ignite quickly. If you are cooking foods
in fat or oil (e. g. chips), you should watch the cooking process.
•If you are using cookware with a long handle, turn the handle so that
it does not project over the ring. Make sure that the handle is not po-
sitioned over a hot or warm cooking zone.
•Be careful if connecting electrical appliances to sockets near to this
appliance. Electrical leads should not be allowed to come near the
rings or to become caught under the hot oven door.
•Switch the cooking zones off after each use.
•Warning: Danger of burns! The interior surfaces of the oven be-
come very hot during use.

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•If you use ingredients containing alcohol in the oven, a slightly flam-
mable mixture of alcohol and air may ensue. In this case, be careful
when opening the door. Do not handle any sources of heat, sparks or
naked flames when doing so.
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
•The appliance must not be used as a work surface or as a storage sur-
face.
•Do not operate the cooking zones with empty cookware or without
cookware.
•Make sure that no acidic liquids, e. g. vinegar, lemon or limescale re-
moving agents, get onto the edges of the cooking surface, as other-
wise this will cause matt patches.
•Pointed objects and hard objects that fall onto the cooking surface
can damage it.
•Keep all objects and materials that might melt well away from the
glass ceramic surface, e. g. plastics, tin foils or oven foils. If, however,
something should melt onto the glass ceramic surface, this must be
removed immediately with the scraper.
•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 cause dam-
age to the enamel.

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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
Full glass door
Door
handle
Control panel
Pan drawer

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Control Panel
Cooking surface
Temperature Pilot Light
Oven Functions
Temperature selector
Hob Cooking Zone Control Knobs
Oven Power Indicator
Single cooking zone
2300W
Single cooking zone
1200W
S
ingle cooking zone
1800W
Residual heat indicator
S
ingle cooking zone
1200W Oven steam outlet

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Oven Features
Oven accessories
Oven shelf
For cookware, cake tins, roasts and
grilled foods.
Baking tray
For cakes and biscuits.
Top heat and heating elements
Oven lighting
Fan
Bottom Heat
Shelf positions
Oven shelf runners,
removable

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Before Using for the first time
Initial Cleaning
You should clean the appliance thoroughly before using for the first
time.
Wipe the glass ceramic cooking surface with a damp cloth.
1Attention: Do not use sharp or abrasive cleaning materials. These could
damage the surface.
3For appliances with metal fronts, use normal commercially available
cleaning agents.
1. Turn the oven functions dial to Light .
2. Remove all accessories and the side rails and clean with warm water
and washing-up liquid.
3. Wash the oven in the same way, with warm water and washing-up liq-
uid, and dry it.
4. Wipe the front of the appliance with a damp cloth.

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Operating the hob
3When a cooking zone is switched on, it may hum briefly. This is a char-
acteristic of all ceramic glass cooking zones and does not impair either
the function or the life of the appliance.
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.
Hob Cooking Zone Control Knobs
front left rear left rear 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.
Residual heat indicator
The residual heat indicator lights up, as soon as the corresponding
cooking zone is hot.
1Danger! Risk of burns from residual heat. After being switched off, the
cooking zones need some time to cool down. Look at the residual heat
indicator.
2Residual heat can be used for melting and keeping food warm.

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Using the Oven
Switching the Oven On and Off
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 sur-
faces cool. When the oven is switched off, the fan continues to run to
cool the appliance down, then switches itself off automatically.
Temperature Pilot Light
Oven Functions
Oven Power Indicator
Temperature selector

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Oven Functions
The oven has the following functions:
Oven function Application Heating element/
fan
Light Using this function you can light
up the oven interior, e.g. for
cleaning.
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Fan-assisted
circulation
For baking on up to two oven
levels.
Set the oven temperatures 20-40
°C lower than when using Con-
ventional.
Top heat, bottom-
heat, fan
Conventional For baking and roasting on one
oven level.
Top heat,
bottomheat
Bottom heat For baking cakes with crispy or
crusty bases.
Bottom heat
Defrost For defrosting e. g. flans and ga-
teaux, butter, bread, fruit or other
frozen foods.
Fan
Grill For grilling flat foodstuffs placed
in the middle of the grill and for
toasting.
Grill
Dual gril For grilling flat foodstuffs in
large quantities and for toasting.
Grill, top heat
Rothitherm For roasting larger joints of meat
or poultry on one level.
The function is also suitable for
gratinating and browning.
Grill, top heat, fan

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Inserting the Oven Shelf and the Baking Tray
3Shelf runner safety and anti-tip device
As a shelf runner safety device, all insertable components have a small
curved indentation 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 pre-
venting the insertable components from tipping.
Inserting the baking tray
Push the baking tray between the
guide bars of the selected oven lev-
el.
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 lev-
el.
3The high rim around the oven shelf
is an additional device to prevent
cookware from slipping.
Inserting the oven shelf and the
baking tray together:
Lay the oven shelf on the baking
tray.
Push the baking tray between the
guide bars of the selected oven lev-
el.

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Uses, Tables and Tips
Pans
•You can recognise good pans by their bases. The base should be as
thick and flat as possible.
•Pay particular attention when buying new pans to the diameter of
the base. Manufacturers often give only the diameter of the upper
rim.
•Pots with aluminium or copper bases can cause metallic discolouring
on the ceramic glass surface, which is very difficult or impossible to
remove.
•Do not use cast iron pans or pans with a rough, burred or damaged
base. This can produce permanent scratching if the pan is slid across
the surface.
•When cold, pan bases are normal-
ly bowed slightly inwards (con-
cave). They should never be
bowed outwards (convex).
•If you wish to use special types of
pan (e.g. a pressure cooker, sim-
mering pan, wok, etc.), please ob-
serve the manufacturer's instructions.
2Energy saving tips
•Always position pots and pans before switching on the cooking zone.
•Whenever possible always posi-
tion the lids firmly on pots and
pans to cover completely.
•Switch off the cooking zones be-
fore the end of the cooking time
to use the residual heat such as to
keep foods warm or for melting.
•The base of the pan should be the
same size as the cooking zone.

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Cooking table
The information given in the following table is for guidance only.
Heat
set-
ting
Cooking-
process suitable for Cooking time Tips/Hints
0Residual heat, Off posi-
tion
1
Keeping
food
warm
Keeping cooked foods
warm as required Cover
1-2
Melting
Hollandaise sauce,
melting butter, chocolate,
gelatine
5-25 mins. Stir occasionally
Solidi-
fying
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 tablespoons)
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
cordon bleu, cutlets, ris-
soles, sausages, liver, roux,
eggs, pancakes, dough-
nuts
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

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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 quickly. If you are cooking foods in
fat or oil (e.g. chips), remain nearby.
Baking
Oven function: Fan-assisted circulation or Conventional
Baking tins
•For Conventional , dark metal and non-stick tins are suitable.
•For Fan-assisted circulation bright metal tins are also suitable.
Oven levels
•Baking with Conventional is only possible on one level.
•With Fan-assisted circulation you can bake dry cakes and biscuits
on 2 baking trays at the same time.
1 baking tray:
e.g. oven level 3
1 cake tin:
e.g. oven level 1
2 baking trays:
e. g. oven levels 1 and 3

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General Instructions
•Insert the tray with the bevel at the front.
•With Conventional or Fan-assisted circulation you can also
bake with two tins next to one another 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 cook-
ing. This is due to the large difference in temperature between the
freezing temperature and the temperature 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 or mixture, the number and the
type of cake 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 higher 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, bak-
ing time can 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 occurs, please do not change the temperature set-
ting. Different rates of browning even out as baking progresses.
2With longer baking times, you can switch the oven off about 10 min-
utes before the end of the baking time, in order to utilise the residual
heat.
Unless otherwise stated, the values given in the tables assume that
cooking is started with the oven cold.