Küppersbusch EKDG 6900.3 User manual

CombiSteam Cooker
EKDG 6900.3
Operating instructions
Küppersbusch Hausgeräte GmbH

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Thank you for choosing to buy one of our products. Your appliance is made
to high standards and is easy to use. Nevertheless, please take the time to
read these operating instructions in order to familiarize yourself with the
appliance and get the best use out of it.
Please follow the safety precautions.
Modifications
Text, diagrams and data correspond to the technical standard of the appli-
ance at the time these operating instructions went to press. The right to make
technical modifications for the purpose of the further development of the
appliance is reserved.
Validity
The model number corresponds to the first 3 digits on the identification plate.
These operating instructions apply to the models:
Variations depending on the model are noted in the text.
© Küppersbusch Hausgeräte GmbH, D-45883 Gelsenkirchen, 2013
Type Model no. Size system
EKDG 6900.358A 60-450

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Contents
1 Safety precautions 6
1.1 Symbols used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.2 General safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 Appliance-specific safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4 Instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2Disposal 13
3 Appliance description 14
3.1 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2 Operating and display elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.3 Cooking space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4 Operating the appliance 20
4.1 Using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2 Filling the water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3 Selecting the operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.4 Selecting the cooking space temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.5 Checking and changing the cooking space temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.6 Changing the operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.7 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.8 Emptying the water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5 User settings 28
5.1 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.2 Childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.3 Time display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.4 Acoustic signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.5 Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.6 Water hardness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.7 Temperature unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.8 Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.9 Time format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.10 Mains synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.11 Factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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6 Time functions 34
6.1 Setting and changing the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.2 Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6.3 Operating time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.4 Delayed start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7 Operating modes 42
7.1 Steaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
7.2 Regenerating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7.3 Professional baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7.4 Hot air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.5 Hot air humid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.6 Hot air + steaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8 Food probe 46
8.1 Food probe temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
9 Soft roasting 49
10 RegenerateOmatic 52
10.1 Degree of moisture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
10.2 Regeneration duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
10.3 Selecting and starting RegenerateOmatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
11 BakeOmatic 55
11.1 Degree of browning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
11.2 Cooking/Baking duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
11.3 Selecting and starting BakeOmatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
12 GourmetSteam 59
12.1 Selecting and starting GourmetSteam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
13 Recipes 62
13.1 Selecting and starting a recipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
14 Own recipes 66
14.1 Creating own recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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15 Keep warm 69
16 Tips and tricks 70
16.1 Steaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
16.2 Regenerating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
16.3 Professional baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
16.4 Hot air + steaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
16.5 Baking and roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
16.6 Cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
16.7 Uneven browning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
16.8 Hygiene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
16.9 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
17 Care and maintenance 75
17.1 Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
17.2 Cleaning the door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
17.3 Replacing the door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
17.4 Cleaning the appliance door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
17.5 Cleaning the accessories and shelf guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
17.6 Cleaning the cooking space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
17.7 Replacing the light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
18 Descaling 79
18.1 Checking operating time remaining to descaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
19 Trouble-shooting 85
19.1 What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
19.2 After a power failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
20 Accessories and spare parts 90
21 Technical data 92
22 Notes 93
23 Index 96
24 Repair service 99

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1 Safety precautions
1.1 Symbols used
Denotes important safety precautions. Failure to observe said
precautions can result in injury or in damage to the appliance or
fittings!
Information and precautions that should be observed.
Information on disposal.
Information about the operating instructions.
➤Indicates step-by-step instructions.
– Describes how the appliance reacts to the steps taken.
• Indicates a list.

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1.2 General safety precautions
• Read the operating instructions before using
the appliance for the first time!
• This appliance is not intended for use by
persons (including children) with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or
lack of experience and/or knowledge, unless
they are supervised or have been given
instruction concerning use of the appliance by
a person responsible for their safety.
• Children should be supervised to ensure that
they do not play with the appliance.
• If the mains cable of this appliance is
damaged, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer or its Customer Services or a
similarly qualified person in order to avoid
hazard.

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1.3 Appliance-specific safety precautions
• WARNING: The appliance and its accessible
parts get hot during use. Be careful not to
touch the heating elements.
• Children under 8 years of age must be kept
away unless constantly supervised.
• This appliance can be used by children
aged 8 and above and by persons with
reduced physical, sensory or mental capabil-
ities, or lack of experience and/or knowledge,
provided they are supervised or have been
instructed on the safe use of the appliance
and have understood the hazards involved.
Children shall not play with the appliance.
Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be
undertaken by children without supervision.
• WARNING: Accessible parts can get hot
during use. Keep small children away.
• Do not use aggressive or abrasive cleaning
agents or sharp metal scrapers for cleaning
the glass in the oven door as they could
scratch the surface. This can destroy the
glass.

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• A warming drawer and its contents get hot.
• For appliances with pyrolytic self-cleaning,
excessive soiling and accessories must be
removed before carrying out pyrolytic
self-cleaning.
• Only use the food probe recommended for
this oven.
• Under no circumstances use a steam cleaner.
• WARNING: Before replacing the light bulb,
ensure the appliance is switched off and
disconnected from the mains power supply to
avoid possible electric shock.
• WARNING: It can be dangerous to leave the
hob unattended when cooking with fat or oil
as this can lead to fires. NEVER attempt to
extinguish a fire with water. Instead, switch the
appliance off and then carefully smother the
flames with, for example, a lid or a fire blanket.
• WARNING: Never store objects on the hob
due to the risk of fire.

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1.4 Instructions for use
Before using for the first time
• The appliance must be installed and connected to the mains supply in
accordance with the separate installation instructions. Have a qualified
fitter/electrician carry out the necessary work.
Correct use
• The appliance is designed for use in the home for preparing food. Under
no circumstances flambé or cook food using a lot of fat in the cooking
space! No liability is assumed for any damage caused by improper use or
incorrect handling.
• Never use the appliance to dry animals, textiles or paper!
• Do not use the appliance as a room heater.
• The appliance should only be installed and operated at an ambient temper-
ature of 5 °C to 35 °C. If there is a risk of frost, residual water left in the
pumps can freeze and cause damage to them.
• Repairs, modifications or manipulations to the appliance, especially any
electrically live parts, may only be carried out by the manufacturer, its
Customer Services or a similarly qualified person. Repairs if carried out
incorrectly may cause serious injury, damage to the appliance and fittings,
as well as affect the functioning of the appliance. If the appliance is not
working properly or in case of a repair order, follow the instructions given
in the Repair service section. If necessary, please contact our Customer
Services.
• Use original spare parts only.
• Retain these operating instructions for future reference.
• The appliance corresponds to recognized technology standards and the
relevant safety regulations. Proper use of the appliance is essential to avoid
damage and accidents. Please observe the precautions given in these
operating instructions.

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Note on use
• Use the childproof locking facility.
• If the appliance is visibly damaged, do not use it. Contact our Customer
Services.
• If the appliance is not operating property, disconnect it from the mains
power supply immediately.
• Ensure there are no foreign bodies or pets in the cooking space before
closing the appliance door.
• Do not store objects that could pose a danger if the appliance were
accidentally switched on in the cooking space or the warming drawer. Do
not store food or temperature-sensitive or inflammable materials, e.g.
cleaning agents, oven sprays, in the cooking space.
• For appliances with a grill, keep the appliance door closed while grilling.
The heat could otherwise damage the operating and display elements or
the fitted units above.
Caution: Risk of burns!
• The appliance gets very hot when in use. The appliance door also heats up.
• Steam may escape from the cooking space when the appliance door is
opened.
• The heated appliance remains hot for some time after being switched off
and cools down only slowly to room temperature. Allow sufficient time for
the appliance to cool down before, for example, cleaning it.
• Overheated fat and oil can easily catch fire. Heating oil in the cooking
space to sear meat is dangerous and should not be done. Never attempt
to extinguish burning oil or fat with water. Danger of explosion! Smother the
flames with a fire blanket. Keep doors and windows closed.
• Do not pour spirits (e.g. brandy, whisky, schnapps) over heated food.
Danger of explosion!
• Do not leave the appliance unsupervised when drying herbs, bread,
mushrooms, etc. If the foodstuff dries out too much, this can pose a fire
hazard.
• If you notice smoke possibly coming from a fire in the appliance or inside
the cooking space, keep the appliance door closed and disconnect the
appliance from the mains power supply.
• Accessories get hot in the cooking space. Use protective gloves or oven
cloths.

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Caution: Risk of injury!
• Be careful not to put fingers in the door hinges. There is otherwise a risk
of injury if the appliance door is moved. Particular care should be taken
when children are around.
• Only leave the appliance door open in the at-rest position. An open
appliance door poses a danger of tripping or injury! Do not sit or rest on
the appliance door or use it as a storage surface.
• For hobs, a hob guard can be fitted to protect small children. These are
available from specialized retailers.
Caution: Risk to life!
• Packaging materials, e.g. plastic and polystyrene, can be dangerous for
children. Danger of suffocation! Keep packaging materials away from
children.
How to avoid damaging the appliance
• Close the appliance door carefully.
• Do not place any objects directly on the bottom heating element.
• Do not use protective aluminium inserts with appliances with no visible
bottom heating element.
• Do not use objects that can rust in the cooking space.
• Using knives or cutting wheels on the original baking tray will visibly
damage the surface.
• To prevent corrosion, leave the appliance door open in the at-rest position
until the cooking space has cooled down.
• When cleaning the appliance make sure no water can get into the inside
of the appliance. Use a moderately damp cloth. Under no circumstances
spray the inside or outside of the appliance with water. If water gets inside
the appliance, it will cause damage.
• Do not leave the hotplates switched on at a high power level for any length
of time without any cookware as this can damage them.

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2 Disposal
Packaging
• All packaging materials (cardboard, plastic film (PE) and polystyrene
(EPS)) are marked and should, if possible, be collected for recycling and
disposed of in an environmentally friendly way.
Disconnection
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains power supply. With a fixed
appliance, this is to be carried out by a qualified electrician!
Safety
• Disable the appliance to prevent accidents caused by improper use,
especially through children playing.
• Pull the plug out of the mains socket or have the appliance disconnected
from the mains by an electrician. Then cut the mains cable off flush with
the appliance.
Disposal
• The old appliance should not be discarded as worthless rubbish. If
disposed of correctly, the raw materials can be recovered for recycling.
• The symbol on the identification plate warns that the appliance may
not be disposed of in normal household waste.
• The appliance must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations
on waste disposal. For more information on the handling, disposal and
recycling of the product, please contact the local authorities, the local
recycling facilities for household waste or the retailer from whom you
purchased the appliance.

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3 Appliance description
3.1 Construction
1Operating and display elements
2Door handle
3Appliance door
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3.2 Operating and display elements
Plain text display
Digital displays
Operating mode symbols
Programmes
Recipes
Temperature Time
Operating time
Switch-off time
Timer
Steaming Professional baking
Regenerating Hot air
Hot air
Hot air

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Symbols
Buttons
Cooking space temperature Operating time
Food probe temperature Switch-off time
Timer Time
Illumination Timer
Cooking space temperature/
Food probe temperature
Time
Operating time
Switch-off time
Operating mode Off
Adjusting knob

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3.3 Cooking space
Using protective inserts or aluminium foil can damage the
appliance.
Do not place any protective insert or aluminium foil on the cooking
space floor.
1Appliance door 8Cooking space temperature
sensor
2Door seal 9Water tank compartment
3Socket for food probe 10 Levels (labelled)
4Illumination 11 Knurled nut
5Climate sensor 12 Steam inlet
6Cooking space ventilation 13 Hot air fan
7Ventilation outlet
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10
12
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5
4
3
2
1
8
13
9
11
3
4
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3.4 Accessories
Stainless steel tray
Wire shelf
Incorrect handling can cause damage!
Do not use knives or cutting wheels to cut food on the accessories.
• Baking tin for aperitif nibbles and bread
• Use together with the wire shelf and the perforated
cooking tray as a drip tray
• If not fully covered by the baking, its shape can
become distorted during baking. This is normal. It
will go back to its original form as it cools down.
➤Insert the stainless steel tray with the openings 1
towards the back of the cooking space. This causes
it to engage when being pulled out.
➤Lift the stainless steel tray to take it completely out
of the cooking space.
➤Only use the normal way round – not upside down.
• For standing roasting and baking tins on
• For standing meat, frozen pizza, etc. on
• Push the bar 1to the back of the cooking space. It
enables the food to be removed safely from the
cooking space.
• Serves as a cooling rack.
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Perforated cooking tray
Food probe
Water tank with lid
Special accessories
• Cooking fresh or frozen vegetables, meat and fish
• For standing ramekins, preserving jars, etc. on.
• Extracting juice from berries, fruit, etc.
➤Insert the cooking tray with the openings 1towards
the back of the cooking space. This causes it to
engage when being pulled out.
➤Lift the cooking tray in order to remove it completely
from the cooking space
• For measuring the core temperature of food
between the range of 30 °C to 99 °C.
For recommended food probe temperatures, see the separate Tips on
settings.
Do not use demineralised (filtered) or distilled water.
➤Only fill with fresh, cold drinking water.
Place any accessories not included in the scope of delivery on the
wire shelf.
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4 Operating the appliance
Using the buttons
The operating mode, the cooking space temperature and food probe temper-
ature, the operating time, the switch-off time and various other functions can
be selected by pressing the appropriate button once or more.
• The symbol for the function selected illuminates or flashes.
• A suggestion flashes in the corresponding digital display.
• Turn the adjusting knob to change the setting.
• Press the adjusting knob to confirm the setting or it will be taken over
automatically after 10 seconds.
• Other settings or changes can be made at any time.
• Press the button to switch off the appliance.
Operating using the plain text display
When the appliance is switched off, the adjusting knob is used to
access the plain display text, to view the different selection options and to
confirm.
• Press the adjusting knob to activate the plain text display.
• Turn the adjusting knob to view the selection options.
• Press the adjusting knob again to confirm the selection.
• Press the button to turn off the plain text display.