Electrolux COMPETENCE E3051-4 User manual

COMPETENCE E3051-4
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
Description of the Appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
General Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oven Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oven accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before Using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Initial Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Rings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting the heat setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Switching the Oven On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Oven Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inserting the Oven Shelf, Baking Tray and Roasting Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Inserting/Removing the Grease Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Uses, Tables and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cooking table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Baking table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table for Bakes and Gratins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Frozen Ready Meals Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Roasting table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Grill Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Grilling table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Defrosting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Defrosting table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Making Preserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Outside of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Oven interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Fat Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Shelf Support Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Oven Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Oven Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Oven door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Oven door glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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 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.
•After switching off the cooling fan, do not keep uncovered dishes in
the oven. Moisture 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 defect in the sense of the warranty law.

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Description of the Appliance
General Overview
Full glass
door
Control panel
Door
handle

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Control Panel
Oven Features
Oven Functions Temperature selector
Hob Cooking Zone Control
Hob Cooking Zone Control
Oven Power Indicator Temperature Pilot Light
Low Temperature
Top heat and heating elements
Oven lighting
Fat Filter
Fan heating element
Fan
Bottom Heat
Shelf positions
Oven shelf runners,
removable

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Oven steam vent
The steam from the oven is fed di-
rectly upwards via the duct in the
rear of the cooking surface.
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 collecting fat.

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Before Using for the first time
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.

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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 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.
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
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 Temperature selector
Oven Power Indicator
Low Temperature Cook-

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Gar Control
2This function makes it possible to save energy by the deliberate use of
residual heat.
After the oven is switched off, the Gar Control indicator lights up.
As long as the indicator is lit, the temperature in the oven is high
enough to finish the cooking process.
After that the indicator goes out.
3As a rule of thumb: With longer cooking times, the oven can be
switched off approx. 10 mins. before the end of the cooking time.
The Gar Control function can be used with the oven functions Fan-
assisted circulation , Conventional and Rotitherm .
The Gar Control function can be usefully used if the oven has al-
ready been on for at least 30 mins. at a minimum temperature of
160°C.

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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
Fan cooking For baking on up to three oven
levels at the same time.
Set the oven temperatures 20-40
°C lower than when using Con-
ventional.
Rear heating ele-
ment, 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
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

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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 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 or
roasting pan
Push the baking tray or roasting pan
between the guide bars of the se-
lected 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 lev-
el.
3The high rim around the oven shelf
is an additional device to prevent
cookware from slipping.
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 lev-
el.

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Inserting/Removing the Grease Filter
Only use the grease filter when
roasting to protect the rear heating
elements from fat splashes.
Inserting the grease filter
Hold the grease filter by the
grip and insert the two mounts
downwards into the opening on
the rear wall of theoven (fan
opening).
Taking out the grease filter
Hold the grease filter by the
grip and unhook it.

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Uses, Tables and Tips
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.

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Baking
Oven function: Fan-assisted circulation , Fan cooking or
Conventional
Baking tins
•For Conventional , dark metal and non-stick tins are suitable.
•For Fan-assisted circulation or Fan cooking , bright metal tins
are also suitable.
Oven levels
•Baking with Conventional and Fan-assisted circulation is possi-
ble on one oven level.
•With Fan cooking you can bake on up to 3 baking trays at the
same time:
1 baking tray:
e.g. oven level 3
1 baking tin:
e.g. oven level 1
2 baking trays:
e. g. oven levels 1 and 3
3 baking trays:
oven levels 1, 3 and 5