Bosch HSS352A User manual

HSS352A
HSS352ACC
en Operating Instructions
de Gebrauchsanweisung
9000051214

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English
Congratulations on choosing this high-quality appliance
which will provide you with years of devoted service in the
household.
Please read the instruction manual carefully so that you
can enjoy all the advantages which this appliance has to
offer.
The instruction manual begins with a few important
reminders on safety. The next section provides you with
a description of the individual parts of your new cooker
work and how to use them.
The tables are designed to enable you to operate your
appliance step-by-step. You will find popular dishes, the
correct kitchen utensils, the height at which they should
be inserted and the optimum settings. All of which have,
of course, been tested in our own cookery workshop.
There are also a number of tips on maintenance and
cleaning so that your appliance will maintain its
appearance over a long period of time. And just in case
you do have any problems with the appliance, the last few
pages contain information on how you can rectify minor
faults yourself.
If you do have any questions look first in the index. This
will help you to find out quickly exactly what you want to
know.
Our contribution to protecting the environment – we use
chlorine-free bleached paper and recycled paper.

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Index Index
page
Before connecting your new appliance
Before connection 6
Disposal of packaging and your old appliance 6
Installation and connection
For the fitter 7
Levelling the cooker 8
Important
Safety information 9
How to avoid damage to your appliance 10
Introducing: Your new cooker
Your new cooker 11
The control panel 12
Types of heating 14
Oven and accessories 15
Cooking
How to avoid damage to your hob 16
The hob 18
Residual heat indicator 18
Setting procedure 18
Tables 19
How to save precious energy 20
Baking, roasting, grilling
Setting procedure 22
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Cakes and pastries 22
What to do if ... 26
Meat, poultry, fish 29
What to do if ... 33
Puddings, gratins, toast 34
Ready-prepared frozen meals 35
Defrosting 36
Drying 37
Sterilising 38
Appliance care
Appliance exterior 40
Hob 40
Oven 42
Cleaning the glass panels 44
Drawer in base 45
Accessories 45
Faults, repairs
Troubleshooting? 45
Replacement parts 45
Replacing the oven light 46
Replacing the door seal 46
After-sales service
E no. and FD no. 47

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Before connection Installation and connection
Please read this instruction manual carefully before
using the appliance for the first time. The instructions
contain important information regarding your safety,
as well as appliance use and care.
qPlease keep the instruction manual in a safe place
ready to pass on in the event of a change of ownership.
qInspect the hob for damage, e.g. scratches on the
ceramic surface or frame.
qDo not start up the appliance if damage is apparent.
Before using your appliance for the first time, remove all
packaging materials (cardboard, styropor, etc).
qThe plastic materials comprise pure hydrocarbon
compounds and are recyclable.
Processing and recycling helps save raw materials and
reduces waste.
qBefore disposing of your old appliance, please make
sure that it is unusable. It should then be delivered to a
waste material collection centre. Contact your local
government administration department for the address
of your nearest waste material collection centre.
The electric connection must be carried out by an
authorized technician.
The regulations of the respective electricity supply
company must be observed.
Improper connection of the cooker will invalidate your
cooker.
In order to meet the effective safety regulations, an all-pole
isolating switch with a contact gap of at least 3 mm must
be fitted during installation. If the appliance is connected
via a plug and socket device, this switch is not required,
providing that the plug is accessible to the user.
Appliances that are fitted with a plug must only be
connected to properly installed socket outlets with
earthing contact.
In accordance with test specifications for heating
processes, this cooker has been designated as
corresponding to protection class “Y”. When installed, only
one side of the appliance may be located next to a high
room wall or furniture panel.
In terms of electrical safety, this cooker has been
designated as corresponding to protection class I, and
must therefore only be operated in conjunction with a
safety earth terminal.
Use a mains cable of the type H05 VV-F or a cable of the
same quality in order to connect the appliance.
Installation and
connection
For the fitter:
Before connection
Disposing of
packaging and your
old appliance
Attention!

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Installation and connection Important
1. Slowly pull out the drawer.
2.A peg is located on both sides of the drawer. These
serve to guide the drawer into the guide rail. Once the
left and right-hand pegs are free of the guide rail, you
can remove the drawer in an upward direction.
3.Use a coin to turn the adjustable feet higher or lower
until the cooker is positioned horizontally. To facilitate
adjustment of the cooker feet, simply tilt the cooker
slightly.
Insert the drawer again.
qOur appliances comply with all current safety
regulations for electric appliances. Repairs must only be
carried out by after-sales service technicians who have
been trained by the respective manufacturer. Improper
repairs can lead to risk of serious injury to the user.
qThe surfaces of heating and cooking appliances
become hot during operation. In particular, the inner
surfaces of the oven, the heating elements and the
steam outlet become very hot. Keep children at a safe
distance.
qRemain in the vicinity of the food when cooking with fat
or oil. Oil that overheats can ignite. Never add water to
burning fat or oil. Risk of fire!
In the event of fire, extinguish the flames by covering
the pan and switch off the hotplate.
qThe connecting cords of electrical appliances must not
come into contact with the hot cooking surfaces or
become trapped in the hot oven door, as this could
result in damage to the connecting cord's insulating
jacket.
qNever store combustible items in the oven cavity, as
these could ignite in the event of unintentional
appliance startup. Do not place combustible items on
top of the hob.
qIn the event of a fault, switch off the cooker fuse in the
fuse box.
qThis appliance must be used for the preparation of food
only.
qSwitch off the appliance immediately if hair-line cracks
or fissures occur on the hob. Switch off the cooker fuse
in the fuse box.
qWatch the residual heat indicator. This warns you of
hotplates that are still cold.
qThis appliance complies with all regulations for heating
appliances. The switches and oven handle may
become hot when the appliance is operated at a high
temperature for a long period of time.
Important
Safety information
Levelling the cooker: The cooker features height-adjustable feet that can be
adjusted to compensate for slight depressions in the floor
surface. The drawer in the base of the cooker must be
pulled out in order to gain access to the cooker feet.

Important
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qNever place a baking tray or aluminium foil on the oven
cavity floor, as this would result in the oven heat being
trapped. The baking and roasting times would no
longer be maintained and the enamel could be
damaged.
qNever pour water into the hot oven. It could damage
the enamel.
qFruit juices that drip from the baking tray will leave
stubborn stains that will not be removable. When
cooking soft fruit cakes it is best to use the deeper
universal pan.
qDo not sit or stand on the opened oven door.
qThe oven door must always close properly. Keep the
door seal areas clean.
qNever place hot items (e.g. hot baking trays) into the
drawer in base, otherwise it could be damaged.
qBefore using automatic self-cleaning, remove any loose
soil from the oven. Risk of fire!
How to avoid damage
to your appliance
Introducing: Your new cooker
Your new cooker
Control panel
with function selector,
temperature selector
and hotplate controls
Drawer in base
Ceramic hob
Oven door
Steam outlet from the oven.
Caution! Hot air escapes here.

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Introducing: Your new cooker Introducing: Your new cooker
The light in the oven illuminates when the function selector
is set. Always switch off the function selector when you
have finished using the oven.
The indicator light will illuminate when the temperature
selector is set. This light will extinguish once the selected
temperature has been reached, and will light up again
when reheating.
The control panel
Function selector for the oven
It has the following settings:
tTop/bottom heating
‰Hot air
sBottom heat
rTop heat
xRadiant grilling
ˆGrilling with circulating air
Hotplate controls with indicator light
Settings from 1 to 9.
1 = lowest heat setting
9 = highest heat setting
Temperature selector with
indicator light for the oven
It has the following settings:
Temperature of 50–300 °C

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Introducing: Your new cooker
Type of heating Different types of heating modes are available for the oven,
enabling you to select the best method for cooking.
Top/bottom heating
This ensures the even distribution of heat onto the cake or
roast from the top and bottom of the oven.
This type of heating is ideal for baking bread, biscuits,
cheese cakes or fruit cakes on one oven shelf level.
Top and bottom heating is also suitable for cooking lean
roasts of beef, veal and game in an open or closed
roasting pan.
Hot air
A fan in the rear wall of the oven evenly distributes the
heat from the top and bottom of the oven. With the hot-air
heating system, it is possible to bake on two oven shelf
levels at the same time. Hot air is ideal for baking sponge
cakes in baking tins or cream puffs.
Select an oven temperature approximately 20 to 30 ºC
lower than for top and bottom heating.
Hot air is also suitable for defrosting, sterilising and drying.
Bottom heat
This involves the emission of heat from the bottom part of
the oven only. Bottom heat is ideal for tureens and
puddings in bain-marie, as well as crispy cake bases.
Top heat
This involves the emission of heat from the top part of the
oven only. Top heat is suitable for the gentle browning of
puddings, final browning, and the baking of meringue
caps and cream toppings on cakes.
Radiant grilling
The entire surface under the grill heating element becomes
hot. This is ideal for grilling steaks, sausages, fish or toast.
Introducing: Your new cooker
Heating up the oven
Oven and accessories
1
2
4
3
The accessories can be inserted on 4 levels
within the oven.
In order to eliminate the 'new appliance' smell, heat up the
closed, empty oven for 60 minutes. For this purpose, set
the temperature selector to 250.
Universal pan for large roasts and frozen
meals. It can also be used to catch dripping
meat juices when grilling directly on the wire
grill.
The accessories can be purchased from a
specialist store.
Baking tray for cakes and biscuits.
Wire grill for dishes, cake tins, roasts, grilled
meat and frozen meals. Insert the wire grill
into the oven with the frame facing upward.
Grilling with circulating air
This type of heating involves the grill heating element and
the fan switching on and off alternately. During the pause
in heating, the fan circulates the heat generated by the grill
around the food. This ensures that pieces of meat are
crisped and brown on all sides and that the oven remains
cleaner than in top and bottom heating.
Large roasts, poultry and fish can also be cooked superbly
without a rotary spit and without preheating.

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Cooking
Please observe the following information to ensure the
long-lasting attractiveness of your hob and avoid damage:
qSaucepans and frying pans should not have a rough
base otherwise they will scratch the hob surface.
qDo not prepare food in aluminium foil or plastic
containers. These materials will melt.
qThe base of the saucepan or frying pan must be clean
and dry before it is placed onto the hotplate.
qDo not allow enamel pans to boil dry as this could
damage the base of the pan and the ceramic surface.
qIf you are using special cookware, observe the
manufacturer's instructions.
qDo not use the hob as a storage or work surface.
Grains of salt, sugar or sand (which are sometimes left
when vegetables are cleaned) can cause scratches on
the hob.
qEnsure that no hard or sharp object is dropped onto
the hob, otherwise it could be damaged as a result.
qIf any food is spilt or boils over, remove it while still hot
using the glass scraper.
qImportant: Melted sugar or food with a high sugar
content that has boiled over must be removed from the
hot cooking zone immediately by means of the glass
scraper.
qDo not use a protective foil on the hob.
qDo not place hot saucepans or frying pans on the hob
frame.
Cooking
How to avoid damage
to your hob:
Cookware
Cooking surface
Hob frame
Cooking
Hob discoloration qIridescent discoloration (metallic shimmer) is caused by
particles rubbing off the bases of some pans or by
using unsuitable cleaners. This can be removed using
Stahl-Fix, but it is a time-consuming job. Our after-sales
service will remove such stains at a charge. Aggressive
or abrasive cleaning agents will rub off the decor,
causing dark patches.
Any food residues that were not removed and have
become baked on will also cause hob discoloration.
Pitting caused by melted
sugar or food with a high
sugar content.
Metallic shimmering
discoloration due to wear
from pan bases or through
the use of an unsuitable
cleaning agent.
Scratches caused by salt,
sugar, sand or rough pan
bases.
Decor rubbed off through
the use of an unsuitable
cleaning agent.

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Cooking
The following table provides you with a few practical
examples. Please remember that the cooking times
depend on the type, weight and quality of the food, and
that deviations may occur as a result.
For initial cooking and initial roasting, set the hotplate
control to setting 9, and subsequently switch back to
the appropriate simmer setting.
Table
Melting
Heating
Heating and keeping warm
Steaming
Boiling
Frying
Roasting
Examples
Chocolate, chocolate coating
Gelatine
Butter
Vegetables (tinned)
Stock
Stew (e.g. lentil dish)
Fish
Rice
New potatoes*
Boiled potatoes*
Vegetables, fresh*
Vegetables, frozen
Meat stock
Pasta
Pancakes
Fish fingers
Cutlets
Pot roast
Beef rolls
Heat setting
1
1
1–2
4–5
7–8
2–3
5–6
2–3
4–5
4–5
3–5
4–5
3–5
4–5
6–7
6–7
7–8
4–5
4–5
* Minerals and vitamins are water soluble, therefore: Use less water – vitamins and minerals
are retained. Use shorter cooking times – for crunchy vegetables.
Setting procedure: The hotplate controls are used to select the heat setting
for the individual hotplates.
1 = lowest heat setting
9 = highest heat setting
The indicator light illuminates when a hotplate is switched
on.
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Cooking
The hob
Residual heat indicator The hob has a residual heat indicator for each hotplate. It
indicates which hotplates are still hot.
This also enables to you save energy by making use of the
residual heat, e.g. to keep a small meal warm or to melt
chocolate.
14.5 cm
hotplate
Steam outlet
Caution! Hot air escapes here.
Residual heat indicator
18 cm hotplate
14.5 cm
hotplate
18 cm hotplate