Hotpoint SEO100 User manual

User Instruction Book
for
Hotpoint
Steam Oven
SEO100
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List of contents
Introduction p.57
Steam cooking
General remarks p.58
Your oven, how it works p.59
Accessories p.60
How to install your oven
Electrical connection p.61
Fitting p.62
How to use your oven
Setting the time p.63-64
Cooking immediately p.65-66
Managing the water p.67
Delayed cooking p.68
The timer p.69
Cooking times p.70-71
How to maintain your oven p.72
Changing the light bulb? p.73
Troubleshooting ? p.73
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Introduction
Dear Customer,
Thank you for buying a Hotpoint oven.
Our design staff have produced a new generation of kitchen equipment, to
make everyday cooking a pleasure.
You will find that the clean lines and modern appearance of your Hotpoint oven
blend in perfectly with your kitchen decor and form a perfect alliance of tech-
nological control, high quality cooking and aesthetic luxury.
Hotpoint also makes a range of products that will enhance your kitchen such
as hobs, extractor hoods, built-in dishwashers, microwave ovens and
refrigerators. There are models to complement your new Hotpoint oven.
Of course, we make every effort to ensure that our products meet all your
requirements, and our Customer Relations department is at your disposal, to
answer all your questions and to listen to all your suggestions.
Hotpoint is certain that by setting new standards of excellence by which com-
parisons can be made, customers will find that Hotpoint appliances offer a bet-
ter and more exciting way of living.
Hotpoint
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Steam cooking
General remarks
Used in accordance with the instructions, steam cooking has many advantages over other
methods. Healthy and natural, steam cooking preserves the true taste of your food. A fine
sauce flavoured with aromatic herbs can make all the difference in the world.
Steam cooking is odourless. There is no need to flavour the cooking water with herbs or
spices, though - fish, for example, can be flavoured by placing it on a bed of seaweed, or
chicken on a bunch of rosemary or tarragon.
Meat, fish and vegetables can be cooked simultaneously.
Pasta, rice and purees can be reheated without drying out or sticking to the pan.
Cooking custards, flans, or milky rice dishes is facilitated by steam cookery. Covered in
aluminium foil, the condensation will not reach the food.
There is no need to season prior to cooking, not even the cooking water.
Meat can browned by a quick searing in hot butter on each side.
In comparison to boiling, steam cookery wins hands down.
It is quick: cooking starts immediately, whereas the cooking time of food in boiling water is
only counted from the return of the water to the boil.
It is healthy: the hydro soluble vitamins and minerals are conserved because they barely
dissolve in the condensed water that surrounds the food.
In addition, no fat is used in cooking.
Steam respects the food's own flavour. It adds neither flavour, nor the grilled or fried taste.
It doesn't remove any flavour either, because there is no dilution in water.
The other side of the coin: it is not worth cooking a fish that isn't fresh, or vegetables that
have been forgotten at the back of the refrigerator for a week: in this way - the results will
be catastrophic !
Steam does not transfer tastes or odours, so you can save both time and money by cooking
- side by side but not touching - a fish and a dessert, for example.
Steam is also highly suitable for blanching, defrosting and reheating, as well as keeping
warm - especially sauces.
Meats such as poultry, veal, and pork should be lightly browned in very little oil prior to
cooking, to render them appetisingly golden.
Then finish their cooking by steam.
Foods will cook more quickly and evenly if they are cut into pieces than if they are left whole.
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Your oven, how it works
Indicator
panel
Tank
Display
Steam
generator
1. Steam cooking control
2. Defrosting button
3. Start/Stop control
4. Time and delay display
or timed period
5. Steam cooking symbol
6. Cooking time symbol
7. End of cooking time symbol
Water supply
tube
8. Temperature display
9. +/- controls for timer
10. Selector button
11. Autonomous timer
12. Water circuit problem signal
13. Defrosting symbol
14. Display of the cooking period or delayed
start time
15. Control panel locked
The indicator panel in detail
Channel
SET
STOP
START
12 3 512
13 815
910
414
11 67
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Tank for the independent water supply of your oven.
It can hold about 1 litre (maximum level).
Perforated cooking tray to avoid contact between
foods and cooking water.
Condensation collection tray.
Movable stainless steel grill: must always be used in
the oven.
Accessories
Dishes can be washed in your washing
machine.
Removable
tank
Tin ware
Use of water that is low in calcium will make
cleaning your oven easier.
The use of distilled water is forbidden (not
suitable for food use).
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Electrical
connection For a permanent connection, make sure a
system of disconnection that complies with the
installation regulations. The appliance must be
placed in such a way as to leave the plug
accessible if it is flush-fitted.
Use of an earthed power socket, connected in
compliance with current safety standards
Your installation must be fitted with a 10 amp device
for thermal protection.
Do not use the oven if the supply cord or its plug are
damaged. In this case, they must be replaced by the
manufacturer, its after-sales service or similarly
qualified persons, to avoid any danger.
Operating voltage ............................................................. 220-240 V ~ 50 Hz
Total power of oven .......................................................................... 2,77 kW
Energy consumption
-Heating to 100°C and maintaining temperature for 1 hour ............... 0,71 kWh
Inside dimensions of oven
Width .............................................................................................. 38,5 cm
Height ............................................................................................. 18,2 cm
Depth .............................................................................................. 33,5 cm
Usable volume ............................................................................. 23,5 litres
How to install your oven
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Fitting
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550
1. Place the appliance in the hole.
The appliance must be horizontal.
Check this position.
2. For improved stability, attach the
oven to the unit using 2 screws, via the
holes provided for this purpose on the
side posts.
3. Carry out the electrical connection.
Make sure that the rating plate
remains accessible after installation.
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How to use your oven
Setting the time The first time the oven is turned on:
Set the time.
The display flashes on
12.00. Use the + and - buttons to adjust the
time.
If the time set is not validated by the SET button, it is automatically recorded after
one minute.
12Validate
with SET.
Changing the time
The time is displayed. Press on the + and - buttons simulta-
neously until the time starts to flash.
Adjust the time using the + and -button.
Validate
with SET
After one minute of inactivity, display brightness is
reduced, in order to reduce energy.
Reducing energy
consumption
3
123
SET
SET
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The control panel can be locked. This can only be
activated when you are not using timed or delayed
cooking features.
Locking the
control panel
Hold down the
START/STOP button
for a few seconds.
A beep sounds and a “key”
appears on the screen.
From this moment, no button is
live.
To unlock, hold down
the START/STOP button
for a few seconds. A beep
sounds ans the key
disappears.
123
SET
SET
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