AEG B8920-M User Manual
COMPETENCE B8920
Built In Fan/Steam Oven
Operating Instructions
Installation Instructions
Dear Customer,
Please read through these instructions carefully.
Pay special attention to the "Tips on Safety" on the first pages.
Please keep the instructions in a safe place and refer to them when
necessary. If re-selling the appliance, pass the instructions on to the
new owner.
The following symbols are used in the text:
Safety tips
: Caution! Notes that warn of a risk of serious injury.
Caution! Notes that concern your personal safety.
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Important: Notes that show how to avoid damage to the appliance.
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Useful hints and tips
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Environmental information
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1. These numbers are used to list the various steps for operating the appliance.
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Your local AEG SERVICE FORCE centre is available at all times to deal
with technical problems (addresses and telephone numbers are listed
under “Customer Service Centres”).
For additional information, also see the section “Service”.
Printed on paper produced from recycled materials.
Those who think ecologically, act ecologically...
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Contents
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Description of the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oven Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Oven Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Before Using for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Initial Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Operating the Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The Electronic Oven Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Display Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Control Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Oven Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inserting the Oven Shelf, Tray, and All-Purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Clock Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Child Safety Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Oven Safety Cut-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Steam Cooking Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Usage, Tables and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Steam Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vigorous Steam Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Vigorous Steam Cooking Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vigorous Steam and Fan Cooking in succession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vigorous Steam and Fan Cooking
in Succession Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Steam Interval Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Steam Interval Cooking Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Baking Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tips on Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Pies and Gratin Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Frozen Ready Meals Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Roasting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Meat Probe Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Grill Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Grilling Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Defrosting table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Drying Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Low Temperature Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Low Temperature Cooking Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Bio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Making Yoghurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Raising yeast dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Making Preserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Preserving Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Exterior of the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Oven Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Side Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Steam Generation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Oven Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
What to do if ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Service Symbol and Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Oven Internal Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Regulations, Standards, Directives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Safety Instructions for the Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Service & Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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Operating Instructions
Operating Instructions
1 Safety
Electrical Safety
• This appliance must be connected by a specially licensed technician
only.
• In the event of a fault or damage to the appliance, take out the fuses,
or switch off.
• For safety reasons, do not clean the appliance with steam jet or high-
pressure cleaning equipment.
• Repairs to the appliance must be carried out by a specially licensed
technician only. Considerable danger may result from incorrect re-
pairs. 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 during Operation
This appliance should be used only for the cooking, roasting, baking,
etc. of household foods.
• Be careful if connecting electrical appliances to sockets near to this
appliance. Electrical leads and cables should not be allowed to come
near the hotplates or to become caught under the hot oven door.
• Caution! Danger of burns! When in use, the oven interior surfaces
become very hot!
• Caution! Do not in any circumstances open the oven door during
steam cooking. The escaping steam can cause moisture damage to
furniture. Avoid any direct contact with escaping steam.
• If alcohol ingredients are placed inside the oven, these can give rise
to a mildly inflammable air/alcohol mixture. In this case, be careful
when opening the door. Do not use any sources of direct heat, sparks,
or naked flames, near the oven.
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Operating Instructions
Avoiding damage to the appliance:
• Do not lay aluminium foil, or place baking trays , pots, etc. on the
oven floor, as the heat built up will damage the oven surface enamel.
• Fruit juices dripping from the baking tray will leave stains, which become indelible. For very moist cakes, use the all-purpose tray.
• Do not put any strain on the oven door.
• Never pour water directly into the oven. This could cause electrical
faults, or damage to the enamel.
• Rough handling, especially around the edges of the front panel, can
cause the glass to break.
• Do not store any inflammable materials inside the oven. These could
ignite when the oven is switched on.
• Do not store any moist foods inside the oven. This could damage the
oven surface enamel.
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Operating Instructions
2 Disposal
Disposing of the packaging material
All materials used can be fully recycled.
Plastics are marked as follows:
• >PE< for polyethylene, as used for the outer wrapping and the bags
inside.
• >PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g., as used for the padding materials.
They are completely free of CFCs.
Disposal of old appliances
Warning: Before disposing of old appliances please make them inoper-
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able so that they cannot be the source of danger.
To do this, disconnect the appliance from the mains supply and remove the mains lead.
To protect the environment, it is important that worn out appliances
are disposed of in the correct manner.
• The appliance must not be disposed of with household rubbish.
• You can obtain information about collection dates or public refuse
disposal sites from your local refuse department or council.
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Operating Instructions
Description of the Appliance
General Overview
Control Panel
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Oven Features
Operating Instructions
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Operating Instructions
Oven Accessories
Combination shelf
For dishes, cake tins, roasting and
grilling trays.
Baking Tray
For cakes and biscuits
(not suitable for steam cooking)
All-Purpose Tray
For roasting, or collecting meat
juices or fat (not suitable for steam
cooking)
Inner tray
For fatty meat (for positioning in
All-Purpose tray, not suitable for
steam cooking)
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Meat Probe
Used to determine the condition of
meats while cooking (not suitable
for steam cooking)
Operating Instructions
Before Using for the First Time
Setting the Clock
The oven only operates when the clock has been set.
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«12:00» flashes on the clock display when the appliance is first connected, or after a power cut.
1. Press the CLOCK W button. «:» flashes.
2. Start setting the current time within 4 seconds, using the i or j but-
tons.
Wait for about 4 seconds. The clock stops flashing and shows the set
clock time.
The appliance is now ready to use.
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Operating Instructions
Initial Cleaning
You should clean the oven thoroughly before using for the first time.
Important: do not use sharp or abrasive cleaning materials!
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These could damage the oven surface.
For ovens with metal fronts, use commercially available cleaning
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agents.
1. Press the ON H button: the oven light comes on.
Open the door.
2. Clean all oven trays and accessories, and the side rails, with warm water
and washing-up liquid.
3. Wash the oven in the same way, with warm water and washing-up liquid, and leave to dry.
4. Wipe the front of the appliance with a damp cloth.
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Operating the Oven
The Electronic Oven Control
Display Field
Operating Instructions
Control Field
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Operating Instructions
General Tips
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• The sensors behind the glass panel react to a deliberate (not too
short) touch with the fingertip on one of the touch-control buttons
(dipped finger guide).
The following are ineffective:
– touching with the fingernail only,
– putting the fingertip near the touch control button,
– a short touch with the fingertip,
– touching a touch-control button when wearing a glove.
• Always switch the oven on first with the ON H button.
Exception: COUNTDOWN V.
• Begin selecting the desired settings within 4 seconds. An audible sig-
nal confirms that the 4 seconds have elapsed.
When the desired function button has been pressed, new settings can
be selected.
• Three short audible signals indicate an incorrect setting. In this case,
press the OFF I button and start again with the ON H button.
• Switch off the oven with the OFF I button.
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Oven Functions
The oven has the following functions:
¾ Vigorous Steam Cooking
Fixed temperature setting: 96°C.
For vegetables, potatoes, rice, pasta or special side-dishes.
Steam generator and fan are on.
½ Steam Interval
Suggested temperature: 180°C.
For baking, cooking and warming up frozen or chilled foods.
Hot air and steam generator operate alternately.
» Fan Cooking
Suggested temperature: 150°C.
For baking on up to three oven levels, and for roasting.
The fan and the rear heating element are on.
Operating Instructions
¼ Pizza Setting
Suggested temperature: 230°C.
For baking cakes on one oven level, and pastries or biscuits that re-
quire more intensive browning and a crispy base or crust. This might include, for example, pizzas, quiche, fruit cakes, cheesecake, etc.
Bottom heat, rear heating element, and fan are on.
¿ Rotitherm
Suggested temperature: 180°C.
For roasting larger joints of meat or poultry on one oven level.
This function is also suitable for gratin and soufflés.
The grill heating element and fan operate alternately.
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Operating Instructions
À Single Grill
Suggested temperature: 230°C.
For grilling flat foods placed in the centre of the shelf, for example,
steaks, escalopes, fish; or for toasting.
The grill heating element is on.
Á Dual Grill
Suggested temperature: 230°C.
For grilling flat foods in large quantities, for example, steaks, esca-
lopes, fish; or for toasting.
Top heat and grill heating element are on.
 Conventional Use (Top/Bottom Heat)
Suggested temperature: 200°C.
For baking and roasting on one oven level.
Top/bottom heating elements are on.
à Defrost/ Dry
Suggested temperature: 40°C.
For defrosting or drying herbs, fruit, and vegetables.
Bottom heating element and fan are on.
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» ¸ Low Temperature Cooking
Temperature setting: 120/80°C.
For preparing especially tender, juicy roasts.
Rear heating element and fan are on.
Operating Instructions
Switching on the Oven Function
1. Switch on the oven with the ON H button.
2. Press the OVEN FUNCTION Ë button till the desired function is lit.
The symbol for the selected function appears in the display field.
A suggested temperature appears on the temperature display.
Changing the oven temperature
Press the i or j button, to raise or lower the temperature.
The setting changes in steps of 5°C.
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Operating Instructions
Changing the oven function
Press the OVEN FUNCTION Ë button as often as necessary, till the desired function is lit.
Switching off the oven
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Switch off the oven with the OFF I button.
Cooling fan
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When the oven is switched on, the fan comes on automatically to keep
the oven surfaces cool. When the oven is switched off, the fan continues to run to cool the appliance down, then switches itself off.
Residual Heat Indicator
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The residual heat is indicated until the temperature has gone down
to 40°C.
Operating Instructions
Inserting the Oven Shelf, Tray, and All-Purpose Tray
Anti-tip device
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All trays and shelves have a little curve on the left and right edges.
This curve serves as an anti-tip device and must always be turned towards the back of the oven.
Inserting the shelf:
Insert the shelf at the desired level.
Inserting the tray and all-purpose
tray:
Insert the tray and/or all-purpose
tray at the desired level.
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Operating Instructions
Meat Probe
For switching off the oven when the temperature at the centre of a
roast reaches a set temperature.
The meat probe is used with the Conventional (Top/Bottom heating)
Â, Fan Cooking » and Rotitherm ¿ functions.
There are two temperatures to be set:
• Oven temperature (see Chapter "Type of use, Tables...: Roasting Ta-
bles")
• Core temperature (see Chapter "Type of use, Tables...: Meat Probe Ta-
ble")
Important: Use only the meat probe supplied! If replacing, please use
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only original replacement parts.
1. Where possible, push the meat
probe fully into the meat, so that
the point is in the centre.
2. Plug the meat probe into the socket
on the side of the oven, pushing in
fully.
È is lit red.
3. Set the desired oven function and
temperature.
È is lit white.
4. Press the MEAT PROBE Ê button.
The temperature display indicates 70°C as the suggested temperature
for the core temperature of the roast.
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Operating Instructions
5. You can change the core temperature to the desired setting using the
i or j buttons.
After about 5 seconds, on the right of the time display appears the current core temperature of the roast.
The core temperature is displayed starting from 30°C.
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Checking or changing the core temperature
• Press the MEAT PROBE Ê button to show the set core temperature.
• Press the MEAT PROBE Ê button, and then press the i or j button
several times to adjust the selected core temperature.
When the core temperature detected reaches the selected core tem-
perature, an audible signal is sounded and the function display flashes.
The heating is switched off automatically.
6. Stop the signal by pressing the i or j button.
Switch off the oven with the OFF I button.
Caution! The meat probe becomes
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very hot. Be careful when taking
out the plug and extracting the
meat probe!
7. Remove the meat probe plug from
the socket, and take the meat out of
the oven with the meat probe still
inserted.
After 2 minutes, the appliance
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switches off automatically.
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Operating Instructions
Clock Functions
Countdown C
To set a countdown. A signal sounds after the time has elapsed.
This function does not affect the functioning of the oven.
Cook time <
To set how long the oven is to be in use.
End time >
To set when the oven is to switch off again.
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Time D
To set, change or check the time.
(See also section “Before Using for the First Time”.)
General Tips
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• After a Clock function has been selected, the clock display flashes for
about 4 seconds. While it flashes, the desired time can be set using
the i or j buttons.
• When the desired time has been set, the display flashes again for
around 4 seconds. The function concerned is then lit. The set time begins to run.
• Press any of the Clock function buttons to stop the audible signal.
COUNTDOWN
1. Press the COUNTDOWN V button.
Ä flashes.
Operating Instructions
2. The desired Countdown time can be set with the i or j button,
up to 9 hours 59 minutes).
When the set time has elapsed, Ä flashes, and an audible signal is
sounded for 2 minutes.
To turn off the audible signal:
Press the COUNTDOWN V button.
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