Gaggenau BX 281 User manual

Double ven
BX 280/281
Gaggenau Instruction Manual

Safety Notes 4
Before Use 4
Intended Use 4
Safety while Baking 5
Pyrolysis (Self Cleaning) 5
Damage to the Appliance 5
perating for the First Time 6
Avoiding Damage to the Appliance and the
Cabinet 6
Oven 6
Cabinet Fronts near the Oven 6
Features of your New ven 7
Oven 7
Display and Controls 8
eys 8
Accessories 9
Heating Modes 10
First Settings after Installation 11
Note 11
Choosing the Time Format 11
Setting the Language 11
Setting the Clock 11
Setting the Date 12
Temperature Unit °C or °F 12
Exiting Menu and Saving Settings 12
Activating the ven 13
Standby 13
Activating the Oven 13
Setting the ven 14
Setting the Temperature and Cooking Mode 14
Current Oven Temperature Display 14
Setting the upper and lower oven 15
Display 15
Meat Probe 16
Programming the Meat Probe 16
Note 17
Cleaning 17
Recommended Temperature Values 17
Rotary Spit 18
Preparation 18
Switching on the Rotary Spit 18
Switching off the Rotary Spit 19
Note 19
Baking Table 20
Roasting Table 21
Grilling Table 23
Tips and Tricks 24
Baking 24
Further Tips for Baking 25
Rising Dough (Fermenting) 25
Tips for Roasting and Grilling 25
Defrosting 25
Timer 26
Calling up the Timer Menu 26
Timer 26
Stopwatch 27
Cooking Time Duration 28
Cooking Time End 29
Extended Timer 30
Setting the Program 30
Note 30
Child Lock 31
Activating the Child Lock 31
Deactivating the Child Lock 31
Note 31
Additional Functions 32
Safety Deactivation 32
Fast Heating up 32
Changing the Basic Settings 33
Note 33
Example: Changing the Standby Screen 33
The Following Settings Can Be Changed 34
Care and Manual Cleaning 36
Pyrolysis 37
Before Starting Pyrolysis 37
Setting the Program 37
Delaying the Switch-off Time 38
Note 38
Cleaning Accessories with Pyrolysis 39
Trouble Shooting 40
Error Messages 40
Exhibition Mode 40
Power Cut 41
Replacing the ven Lights 42
Replacing the Ceiling Light 42
Replacing the Side Light 42
Table of Contents
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Before Use
The appliance is only guaranteed
safe to use if installed by a specialist
in accordance with the installation
instructions. The installer is liable for
any damage resulting from incorrect
installation.
The appliance may only be
connected by a licensed specialist.
The local electricity supplier’s
regulations and construction
regulations apply.
Read the instruction manual carefully
before operating the appliance. Only
then will you be able to operate your
appliance safely and correctly. eep
the instruction and installation
manual for future reference.
Do not connect the appliance if it
has been damaged.
Intended Use
This appliance is intended only for
domestic use. Only use the
appliance to prepare meals. Do not
use the appliance to heat up the
room in which it is installed.
Never allow children to play with the
appliance.
Do not let adults or children operate
the appliance unsupervised:
– if they are mentally or physically
unable to use the appliance safely
and correctly
– if they don’t have the knowledge
and experience to use the
appliance safely and correctly.
Safety Notes
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Safety while Baking
Warning, risk of burns! Do not
touch hot heating elements or
interior surfaces of oven. eep
children away.
Warning, risk of fire! Do not store
flammable products in the oven.
Only leave the parts needed inside
the oven during use.
Warning, if preparing food with
alcoholic beverages (for example
rum, cognac, wine, etc.). Remember
that alcohol evaporates at high
temperatures. It is possible that
vapours released by the alcohol can
catch fire.
Warning, risk of fire! Oil and fat can
ignite quickly. Remove cooking oil
and fat deposits before the next use.
Warning! Hot steam can escape
during use. Do not touch the
ventilation openings.
Warning! Hot steam can escape
when opening the oven door.
Warning, risk of burns! The inside
of the door gets very hot during
operation; observe appropriate
caution when opening the appliance.
The open door can swing back.
Do not trap connecting cables of
electrical appliances in the hot oven
door. The cable insulation can melt.
Risk of short-circuiting!
Pyrolysis (Self Cleaning)
Warning, fire risk! Food remains, fat
and meat juices may ignite during
pyrolysis. Remove coarse soiling
before every pyrolysis operation.
Damage to the Appliance
If the appliance is damaged, switch
off the corresponding household
fuse. Call after-sales service.
Incorrect repairs are dangerous.
Repairs must be carried out by one
of our experienced after-sales
engineers.
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Remove the packaging from the appliance and
dispose of it according to local regulations.
Be careful to remove all accessories from the
packaging. eep packaging elements and plastic
bags away from children.
Check the appliance for transport damage after
unpacking it. Do not connect the appliance if it has
been damaged.
The appliance must be connected by an authorised
specialist. No warranty claims can be lodged for
any damage resulting from incorrect connection.
Observe the installation instructions.
Thoroughly clean the appliance before using it for
the first time. This will eliminate any ‘newness’
smells and soiling.
This appliance is labelled in accordance
with the European Directive 2002/96/EG
concerning used electrical and electronic
appliances (waste electrical and electronic
equipment – WEEE). The guideline
determines the framework for the return and
recycling of used appliances as applicable.
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Remove fruit acids such as the juice of lemons or
plums etc. after every baking operation. The acid
can cause spots on the oven’s enamel.
Never splash water into a hot oven. This could
damage the enamel.
Do not place the baking tray directly onto the
bottom of the oven. Do not place utensils (for
example a roaster) directly onto the bottom of the
oven. Do not line the bottom of the oven with
aluminium foil. This will cause a build-up of heat
which can damage the enamel.
Do not cover the ventilation openings of the oven.
Do not take off the door seal. A damaged door seal
must be changed immediately.
The socket for the separate heating element for the
roaster and the baking stone (special accessory)
can be found in the middle of the back panel at the
bottom. During normal operation, please leave the
cover in the socket.
Cabinet Fronts near the ven
After taking the food out of the oven, allow the oven
to cool down with the door closed. Do not leave the
oven door half open, the hot air can cause damage
to adjacent cabinets. The cooling fan will continue
to run for a while and will then switch off
automatically.
perating for the First Time Avoiding Damage to the Appliance
and the Cabinet

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Features of your New ven
Controls
upper oven
Controls
lower oven
Ventilation
openings
Door seal
Socket for meat probe
Socket for heating
element BA 058
Rotary spit
connector
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The operation of the upper and lower
oven is identical.
The rotary spit and the meat probe
are only available in the lower oven.
The heating mode economy
grilling is only available in
the upper oven. The roaster
operation is only available
in the lower oven.

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Display and Controls
Keys
Symbol Function
gmove right
fmove left
bsave selected values / start
jcancel
dincrease values
edecrease values
qtimer menu
cbasic settings menu
Irotary spit
acall up additional info
ochild lock activate
pchild lock deactivate
Vextended timer
ltimer stop
mtimer start
Temperature selector
You can set a temperature
between 50 and 300 °C or
pyrolysis. You can turn the
knob to the right or left. To
switch on the light in the
oven, turn the temperature
selector one position to
the right.
The light in the oven
remains off if the
temperature is set below
70 °C.
Function selector
Use the left knob to select
the cooking mode you will
use to prepare your meal
or the pyrolysis function.
You can turn the knob to
the right or left.
Display
In the top part of the display
is the status bar or a call up
menu. The lower part shows
the different settings.
Touch keys
The keys on the left and
right beside the display
are touch sensitive. The
function of the keys
depends on the chosen
setting. The icon beside
the key shows the function
of the key.

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Accessories
As standard, your appliance comes with the
following accessories:
•Wire rack for cake tins, roasts, grilled pieces
and crockery
Always insert the wire rack with the double
crossbrace to the front.
•Baking tray for cakes, biscuits and pastries
•Grilling tray for roasts or as a grease
collecting tray
•Meat probe
•Rotary spit with support frame
You can order the following special accessories:
•Baking stone with wire rack and wooden pizza
spatula for pizza and bread
Additionally you will require the heating element
•Heating element for baking stone and cast
roaster
•Pull-out rack (cast frame and telescopic
pull-out rack)
•Cast roaster (can only be used in combination
with the pull-out rack)

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Heating Modes
Display Heating mode Use
Hot air For cakes, biscuits and puff pastry on several
levels
Economy Energy saving hot air mode for cakes,
(the oven light is off) small pastries or gratins
Hot air and 1/3 bottom heat Additional reduced heat from beneath.
Hot air and bottom heat Additional heat from beneath for moist cakes,
for example fruit cakes
Bottom heat Further baking, for example for fruit cakes,
for preserving or for food in a bain-marie
1/3 Top and bottom heat Bottom heat with reduced top heat
Top and bottom heat For cakes in tins or on trays, gratins or roasts
Top and 1/3 bottom heat Top heat with reduced bottom heat
Top heat Direct heat from the top, for example to brown
meringue on a fruit cake
Grilling with hot air Evenly distributed heat for meat, poultry or
whole fish
Grilling Grilling flat pieces of meat, sausages or fish fillets
melting cheese, gratins
Economy grilling Only the middle part of the heating element is on.
(upper oven only) Energy saving grilling for small amounts of food
Roaster operation (lower oven, Heated cast roaster for large quantities of meat,
only with special accessories) gratin or the Christmas turkey
Baking stone operation Heated baking stone for crispy pizza, bread
(only with special accessories) or bread rolls like from a solid stone oven
Dough proofing Raising yeast dough, the perfect temperature
setting is 38 °C
Defrosting Even and gentle defrosting between
40 - 60 °C depending on the food
eeping warm eep meals warm, warm porcellain dishes
Pyrolysis Automatic self cleaning
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