Miele H 5900 B User manual

Operating and installation instructions
Oven
H 5900 B
To avoid the risk of accidents or
damage to the appliance, it is
essential to read these instructions
before it is installed and used for the
first time. M.-Nr. 09 111 790
en - AU, NZ

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Warning and Safety instructions .....................................6
Caring for the environment.........................................11
Description of the appliance........................................12
Oven controls....................................................13
Function selector ..................................................13
Temperature selector ..............................................13
Temperature indicator light ....................................13
Features ........................................................14
Oven controls.....................................................14
Safety features ....................................................14
Cooling fans ...................................................14
Vented oven door ...............................................14
PerfectClean treated surfaces ........................................14
Catalytic enamelled surfaces ........................................14
Accessories .....................................................15
Universal tray and rack with anti-tip safety notches .....................15
FlexiClip telescopic runners .......................................16
Fitting the FlexiClip telescopic runners...............................16
Remove FlexiClip telescopic runners ................................17
Optional accessories ...............................................18
Functions .......................................................20
Before using for the first time.......................................22
Cleaning and heating up for the first time ...............................22
Operation .......................................................23
Using the oven....................................................23
Pre-heating ......................................................23
Baking tips ......................................................24
Bakeware ........................................................24
Baking paper ..................................................24
Universal tray ..................................................24
Rectangular tins ................................................24
Notes about the charts .............................................25
Temperature, baking duration .....................................25
Shelf level .....................................................25
Frozen food ......................................................25
Contents
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Baking chart .....................................................26
Fan Plus U......................................................26
Conventional Heat V..............................................27
Roasting tips ....................................................28
Useful tips .......................................................29
Roasting chart ...................................................30
Notes on low temperature cooking ..................................31
Procedure for low temperature cooking ................................31
Cooking times/Core temperatures.....................................32
Grilling tips ......................................................33
Settings .........................................................33
Preparing food for grilling ...........................................35
Grilling ..........................................................35
Useful tips .......................................................35
Fan Grilling guide (Fan Grill \)......................................36
Grilling guide (Full Grill Y)..........................................37
Defrost .........................................................38
Bottling .........................................................39
Cooking ready meals..............................................40
Cleaning and care ................................................41
Appliance front ...................................................41
Accessories ......................................................42
Universal tray, anti-splash insert....................................42
Rack, side runners ..............................................42
FlexiClip telescopic runners .......................................42
Lubricating the FlexiClip telescopic runners ..........................43
Oven interior .....................................................44
Seal and inside of the oven door ...................................44
PerfectClean .....................................................45
Catalytic enamel surfaces ...........................................47
To remove the oven door............................................48
To dismantle the oven door .......................................49
To refit the door ...................................................52
To remove the shelf runners .........................................53
To remove the back panel ...........................................53
To lower the top heat/grill element.....................................54
Contents
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Problem solving guide ............................................55
After sales service and warranty ....................................57
Electrical connection..............................................58
Building-in diagrams ..............................................59
Installing the oven ................................................62
Contents
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This appliance conforms to current
safety requirements. Inappropriate
use can, however, lead to personal
injury and damage to property.
To avoid the risk of accidents and
damage to the appliance, please
read these instructions carefully
before using it for the first time. They
contain important notes on
installation, safety, use and
maintenance.
Keep these instructions in a safe
place and ensure that new users are
familiar with the contents. Pass them
on to any future owner.
Correct application
~This appliance is designed for
domestic use and for use in similar
environments by guests in hotel or
motel rooms, bed & breakfasts and
other typical living quarters. This does
not include common/shared facilities or
commercial facilities within hotels,
motels or bed & breakfasts.
~The appliance is not suitable for
outdoor use.
~The appliance is intended only to
cook, bake, roast, grill, defrost, bottle,
dry fruit etc.
Any other usage is at the owner's risk.
Miele cannot be held liable for damage
resulting from incorrect or improper use
or operation.
~This oven is not intended for use by
persons (including children) with
reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities, or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they are supervised
whilst using it or have been given
instruction concerning its use by a
person responsible for their safety.
Warning and Safety instructions
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Safety with children
~Children should be supervised to
ensure that they do not play with the
appliance. Keep children away from the
appliance at all times to avoid the risk
of injury.
~Older children may only use the
oven when its operation has been
clearly explained to them and they are
able to use it safely, recognising the
dangers of misuse.
~Great care should be taken to
ensure that children do not touch the
appliance when it is being used.
External parts of the oven such as the
door glass, control panel and the vent
become quite hot. Children's skin is far
more sensitive to high temperatures
than that of adults. Danger of burning!
Technical safety
~Installation, maintenance and
repairs may only be carried out by a
suitably qualified and competent
person in strict accordance with current
national and local safety regulations.
Repairs and other work by unqualified
persons could be dangerous. The
manufacturer cannot be held liable for
unauthorised work.
~Before installation, check the
appliance for visible signs of damage.
Do not install and use a damaged
appliance. A damaged appliance could
be dangerous.
~The electrical safety of this
appliance can only be guaranteed
when continuity is complete between it
and an effective earthing system. It is
most important that this basic safety
requirement is present and tested
regularly and, where there is any doubt,
the household wiring system should be
inspected by a qualified electrician.
The manufacturer cannot be held liable
for the consequences of an inadequate
earthing system (e.g. electric shock).
Warning and Safety instructions
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~Before connecting the appliance,
make sure that the connection data on
the data plate (voltage and rated load)
match the mains electricity supply.
This data must correspond in order to
avoid the risk of damage to the
appliance. Consult a competent,
qualified electrician if in doubt.
~Do not connect the appliance to the
mains electricity supply by a
multi-socket unit or an extension lead.
These do not guarantee the required
safety of the appliance (e.g. danger of
overheating).
~For safety reasons, this appliance
may only be used when it has been
built in.
~Never open the housing of the
appliance.
Tampering with electrical connections
or components and mechanical parts is
highly dangerous to the user and can
cause operational faults.
~While the appliance is under
warranty, repairs should only be
undertaken by a service technician
authorised by the manufacturer.
Otherwise the warranty will be
invalidated.
~During installation, maintenance and
repair work, the appliance must be
disconnected from the mains electricity
supply. It is only completely isolated
from the electricity supply when:
–it is switched off at the mains fuse,
–the screw-out fuse is removed (in
countries where this is applicable),
–it is switched off at the wall socket
and the plug is withdrawn from the
socket, or it is switched off at the
isolator.
Ensure that current is not supplied to
the appliance until after maintenance
or repair work has been carried out.
~Faulty components must only be
replaced by genuine Miele original
spare parts. The manufacturer can only
guarantee the safety of the appliance
when Miele replacement parts are
used.
~If the connection cable is damaged,
it must be replaced by a Miele
approved service technician to avoid a
hazard.
~This appliance must not be installed
and operated in mobile installations
(e.g. on a ship).
Warning and Safety instructions
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Correct use
,Danger of burning!
High temperatures are produced by
the oven.
~Use oven gloves when placing food
in the oven, turning or removing it and
when adjusting oven shelves etc. in a
hot oven. Be very careful that you do
not burn yourself on the top heating /
grill element.
~Never leave the appliance
unattended when cooking with oil or
fats, as these are a fire hazard if
allowed to overheat.
~Do not exceed the recommended
grilling times when using the Full
Grill Yand Fan Grill \functions.
Excessively long cooking times can
lead to food drying out and burning, or
could even cause it to catch fire. Fire
hazard!
~Do not use Full Grill Yor Fan
Grill \to finish baking par-cooked
rolls or bread or to dry flowers or herbs.
Fire hazard!
Use Fan Plus Uor Conventional
Heat Vinstead.
~If using alcohol in your recipes, high
temperatures can cause the alcohol to
vaporise and even to ignite on the hot
heating elements.
Alcohol should be burnt off before the
dish is placed in the oven to avoid this
danger. Fire hazard!
~Cover any food which is left in the
oven to be kept hot. Any moisture in the
food could lead to corrosion damage in
the oven. This also prevents the food
from drying out.
~If you wish to complete a cooking
process using the residual heat in the
oven, leave the function selector at the
position set and turn the temperature
selector to the lowest setting. Do not
switch the appliance off until the food
has been removed. Increased moisture
in the oven could cause condensation
to form which could lead to
– corrosion in the oven compartment.
– damage to the control panel, worktop
and surrounding kitchen furniture.
~Do not line the floor of the oven with
aluminium foil when using Conventional
Heat V/Bottom Heat X/Rapid
Heat-up S.
This would cause concentrations of
heat which could cause damage to the
floor of the oven.
For this reason do not place a dish, tin
or baking tray directly on the oven floor.
Warning and Safety instructions
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If using a tray made by a different
manufacturer, make sure that there is a
gap of at least 6 cm between the
bottom of the tray and the floor of the
oven.
~Never add water to food on a hot
baking tray or directly onto food in a hot
oven. The steam created could cause
serious burns or scalding and the
sudden change in temperature can
damage the enamel.
~Always ensure that food is suitably
cooked or reheated.
Some foods may contain
micro-organisms which are only
destroyed by thorough cooking at
temperatures over 70 °C for a minimum
of 10 minutes. Therefore when cooking
or reheating foods, e.g. poultry, it is
particularly important that food is fully
cooked through. If in doubt, select a
longer cooking or reheating time.
It is important that the heat is allowed to
spread evenly throughout the food
being cooked. This can be achieved
by stirring and/or turning the food
during cooking.
~Only plastic containers which are
declared by the manufacturer as being
suitable for use in an oven may be
used.
Other types of plastic containers melt at
high temperatures, and could damage
the oven.
~Do not heat up unopened tins or jars
of food in the oven. Pressure can build
up and they may explode, resulting in
injury or damage.
~Do not push pots and pans around
on the oven floor, as this could damage
the surface.
~Do not lean or sit on an open oven
door, or place heavy items on it. Make
sure that nothing gets trapped between
the door and the oven compartment.
This could damage the oven.
The oven door can support a maximum
load of 15 kg.
~Do not use the appliance to heat up
the room. Due to the high temperatures
radiated, objects near the appliance
could catch fire.
Accessories
~Only use genuine Miele spare parts
and accessories with this oven. If spare
parts or accessories from other
manufacturers are used, this will
invalidate the manufacturer's warranty,
and Miele cannot accept liability.
The manufacturer cannot be held
liable for damage caused by
non-compliance with these Warning
and Safety instructions.
Warning and Safety instructions
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Disposal of the packing
material
The transport and protective packing
has been selected from materials which
are environmentally friendly for disposal
and can normally be recycled.
Ensure that any plastic wrappings,
bags, etc. are disposed of safely and
kept out of the reach of babies and
young children. Danger of suffocation.
Rather than just throwing these
materials away, please ensure they are
offered for recycling.
Disposal of your old appliance
or machine
Electrical and electronic appliances /
machines often contain materials
which, if handled or disposed of
incorrectly, could be potentially
hazardous to human health and to the
environment. They are, however,
essential for the correct functioning of
your appliance or machine. Therefore,
please do not dispose of your old
machine or appliance with your
household waste.
Please dispose of it at your local
community waste collection / recycling
centre and ensure that it presents no
danger to children while being stored
for disposal.
It should be unplugged or disconnected
from the mains electricity supply by a
competent person.
The plug must be rendered useless
and the cable cut off directly behind the
appliance or the machine to prevent
misuse.
Caring for the environment
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H 5900 B
aFunction selector, retractable when it is at "0"
bTemperature selector, retractable when it is at "ß"
cTemperature indicator light 
dTop heat/grill element
eCatalytic coated back panel with air inlets for the fans
fSide runners with three shelf levels
gDoor
Description of the appliance
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Function selector
The left-hand control is used to select
the function.
It can be turned clockwise or
anti-clockwise.
The function selector can only be
retracted when it is at "0".
SRapid Heat-up
UFan Plus
\Fan Grill
PDefrost
VConventional Heat
XBottom Heat
YFull Grill
TLighting:
The oven lighting can be
switched on separately, e.g. for
cleaning.
Temperature selector
The right-hand control is used to select
the temperature.
It can be turned clockwise as far as it
will go and back again.
The temperature selector can only be
retracted when it is at "ß".
Temperatures the oven can operate at
are printed around the temperature
selector.
This allows the temperature setting to
be read easily even if the the oven is
built into a base unit.
Temperature indicator light 
The temperature indicator light is
located to the right of the temperature
selector.
The indicator light is always on when
the heating is on.
When the set temperature is reached,
–the oven heating switches off.
–the temperature indicator light goes
out.
However, if the temperature falls below
the set temperature, the oven heating
and the temperature indicator light will
switch on again.
Oven controls
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Oven controls
The oven controls offer various cooking
programmes to bake, roast and grill.
Safety features
Cooling fans
Cooling fans will come on automatically
when a cooking programme is started.
The cooling fans mix hot air from the
oven cavity with cool room air before
venting it out into the kitchen through
vents located between the appliance
door and the control panel.
The cooling fans will continue to run for
a while after the oven has been
switched off to prevent any humidity
building up in the oven, on the control
panel or in the oven housing unit.
When the temperature in the oven has
fallen sufficiently, the cooling fans will
switch off automatically.
Vented oven door
The oven door is an open system and
the door panes have a heat-reflecting
coating.
During operation, cool air is passed
through the oven door to keep the outer
pane cool.
If necessary, the oven door can be
dismantled for cleaning.
See "Cleaning and care" for more
information.
PerfectClean treated surfaces
The following surfaces have been
treated with PerfectClean enamel:
–Oven interior
–Universal tray
–Rack
–Shelf runners
–Anti-splash insert (if available)
PerfectClean enamelled surfaces have
very good anti-stick properties and are
much easier to keep clean than
conventional enamel, if cleaned
regularly.
See "Cleaning and care" for more
information.
Catalytic enamelled surfaces
The back panel is coated with dark
grey catalytic enamel. Soiling from oil
and fat is burnt off these surfaces when
very high temperatures are used in the
oven.
See "Cleaning and care" for more
information.
Features
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Depending on the model, your
appliance is delivered with some of
the following accessories.
Miele also offers a wide range of other
useful accessories and cleaning and
conditioning products specifically
designed for Miele appliances.
They are available to order from
www.miele-shop.com (depending on
country), your Miele Chartered Agent or
Miele.
When ordering, please quote the model
number of your appliance.
This information is shown on the data
plate, visible below the oven interior,
with the door fully open.
Universal tray and rack with anti-tip
safety notches
(optional accessory)
Universal tray:
Rack:
The universal tray and rack are inserted
into the oven between the two rails of a
shelf runner.
The universal tray and rack have
non-tip safety notches which prevent
them being pulled right out when they
only need to be partially pulled out.
When pushing the rack back in,
always ensure that the safety
notches are at the rear of the oven
(see illustration).
They can then only be taken out of the
oven by raising them upwards and then
pulling them out.
If you are using a tray with the rack on
top, insert the tray between the rails of
a shelf runner and the rack will sit on
top of it.
Accessories
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FlexiClip telescopic runners
(optional accessory)
Up to three pairs of FlexiClip telescopic
runners can be installed in the oven.
The FlexiClip telescopic runners can be
clipped into any of the existing shelf
runners and pulled out of the oven to
their fullest extent.
Push the telescopic runners right in
before placing a tray or rack on
them.
To prevent the risk of a rack or tray
sliding off the runners, make sure that
they are sitting securely on their
runners in between the stoppers at
either end of each runner.
The maximum load for the runners is
15 kg.
Fitting the FlexiClip telescopic
runners
,Make sure that the oven has
cooled down before handling the
FlexiClip runners. Danger of burning!
The telescopic runners are fitted in
between the two rails that make up a
shelf level.
The telescopic runner with the Miele
logo is fitted on the right.
When fitting the telescopic runners,
do not extend them.
^Fit the telescopic runner in between
the two rails at the front (1) and then
push it into the oven compartment (2).
^Then secure the telescopic runner to the
bottom of the two rails as illustrated (3).
If the telescopic runners are difficult
to pull out after fitting, you may need
to pull firmly on them once to release
them.
Accessories
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Remove FlexiClip telescopic runners
,Make sure that the oven has
cooled down before handling the
FlexiClip runners. Danger of burning!
To remove a FlexiClip runner so that
you can clip it into another shelf runner,
for example,
^lift it at the front and then pull it out
along the rail of the oven shelf runner.
^Clip it to the required shelf level, see
"Accessories - Fitting the FlexiClip
telescopic runners".
Anti-splash insert
(optional accessory)
The anti-splash insert should be placed
in the universal tray when grilling or
roasting.
The juices from the food being cooked
collect under the anti-splash tray. This
prevents them from spitting and making
the oven dirty. The juices can then be
used for making gravy and sauces.
The surface has been treated with
PerfectClean enamel.
Accessories
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Optional accessories
Pizza dish
This circular pan is suitable for cooking
pizzas, flat cakes made with yeast or
whisked mixtures, sweet and savoury
tarts, baked desserts, and can also be
used for frozen cakes.
The surface has been treated with
PerfectClean enamel.
Pizza stone
The pizza stone is ideal for items which
need a well-baked base such as pizza,
quiche, bread, bread rolls and savoury
snacks.
The pizza stone is made from heat
retaining fire brick and is glazed.
Place it directly on the rack.
A paddle made of untreated wood is
supplied with it for placing food on the
pizza stone and taking it off.
Gourmet oven dish
The surface of the gourmet oven dish
has an anti-stick coating.
It can be placed directly on the rack.
It is available in two sizes.
Please state the relevant model number
when ordering:
–HUB 61-22/HUB 62-22 (Depth:
22 cm)
– HUB 61-35 (Depth: 35 cm)
Gourmet oven dish lid
You can purchase a matching lid in
addition to your oven dish.
When ordering a lid, please specify the
gourmet oven dish it is to be used with
(22 or 35 cm deep).
Accessories
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Original Miele all purpose microfibre
cloth
Light soiling and fingerprints can be
easily removed with the microfibre
cloth.
Original Miele oven cleaner
Suitable for removing stubborn soiling.
It is not necessary to pre-heat the oven
beforehand.
Accessories
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Your oven has a range of oven functions for preparing a wide variety of recipes.
The oven has the following heater elements/components:
aTop heat/grill element (underneath the roof of the oven)
bBottom heat element (underneath the oven floor)
cRing heating elements (behind the air inlet for the fans)
dFans (behind the air inlet for the fans)
Depending on the function, these heater elements/components will be combined
differently, see parentheses [ ].
Functions Notes
VConventional
Heat
[a+b]
–For baking and cooking traditional recipes, e.g. fruit
cake, casseroles.
– Also ideal for soufflés.
– If using an older recipe or cookbook, set the oven
temperature for Conventional Heat 10 °C lower than
that recommended.
The cooking duration does not need to be changed.
XBottom Heat
[b]
– Use this setting towards the end of baking to reheat or
brown the base of a cake, quiche or pizza.
YFull Grill
[a]
– The inner element of the grill is ready for use when it
glows red.
–For grilling larger quantities of thin cuts (e.g. steaks).
–For browning.
Functions
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