AEG EHL23 User Manual

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Oven

EHL23

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CONTENTS

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Before first use 5
Daily use 5
Using the accessories 6
Additional functions 7

SAFETY INFORMATION

Before the installation and use, read this
manual carefully:

•For your personal safety and the safety of
your property

• For the respect of the environment

• For the correct operation of the appli­ance.

Always keep these instructions with the ap­pliance also if you move or sell it.
The manufacturer is not responsible if incor­rect installation or use results in damage.

CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE
PEOPLE SAFETY

• This appliance can be used by children
aged from 8 years and above and per­sons with reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities or lack of experience
and knowledge if they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning use
of the appliance in safe way and under­stand the hazards involved. Children shall
not play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging away from children.
There is the risk of suffocation or physical
injury.

• WARNING: Keep children and animals
away from the appliance when the door
is open or the appliance is in the opera­tion, because it becomes hot. There is
the risk of injury or other permanent disa­bility.

• If the appliance has Child Lock or Key
Lock (Control Lock) function, use it. It
prevents children and animals from acci­dental operation of the appliance.

Helpful hints and tips 7
Care and cleaning 17
What to do if… 18
Installation 19
Environment concerns 20
Garantie, Garanzia, Guarantee 21

Subject to change without notice

GENERAL SAFETY

• Do not change the specifications of this
appliance. There is the risk of injury and
damage to the appliance.

• Do not let the appliance stay unattended
during operation.

• Switch off the appliance after each use.

INSTALLATION

• Only an approved electrician can install
and connect the appliance. Contact an
approved service centre. This is to pre­vent the risks of structural damage or
physical injury.

• Make sure that the appliance is not dam­aged because of transport. Do not con­nect a damaged appliance. If necessary,
contact the supplier.

• Remove all packaging, stickers and lay­ers from the appliance before first use.
Do not remove the rating plate. It can in­validate the guarantee.

• Make sure that the appliance is discon­nected from the power supply during the
installation.

• Be careful when you move the appliance.
The appliance is heavy. Always use safe­ty gloves. Do not lift the appliance by the
handle.

• The electrical installation must have an
isolation device which lets you discon­nect the appliance from the mains at all
poles. The isolation device must have a
contact opening width of minimum 3
mm.

• You must have correct isolation devices:
line protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw

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type fuses removed from the holder),
earth leakage trips and contactors.

• Before the installation, make sure that the
kitchen cabinet has the recess dimen­sions applicable.

• Make sure that the appliance is installed
below and adjacent safe structures.

• Keep the minimum distances to the other
appliances and units.

• The appliance cannot be positioned on a
base.

• Built in ovens and built in cooking surfa­ces are attached with special connection
system. To prevent damage to the appli­ance, only use an appliance with the ap­pliances from the same manufacturer.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical data on the
rating plate agree with your domestic
power supply.

• Information on the voltage is on the rating
plate.

• Always use a correctly installed shock­proof socket.

• Do not use multi-way plugs, connectors
and extension cables. There is the risk of
fire.

• Do not replace or change the mains ca­ble. Contact the service centre.

• Make sure not to squash or cause dam­age to the mains plug (if applicable) and
cable behind the appliance.

• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect
the appliance. Always pull the mains plug
– if applicable.

USE

• The appliance is only for domestic use.
Do not use the appliance for commercial
and industrial use.

• Only use the appliance for domestic
cooking tasks. This is to prevent physical
injury to persons or prevent damage to
property.

• Do not use the appliance as a work sur­face or storage surface.

• The interior of the appliance becomes hot
during use. There is the risk of burns. Do
not touch the heating elements in the ap­pliance. Use gloves when you insert or
remove the accessories or pots.

• Be careful when you remove or install the
accessories to prevent damage to the
oven enamel.

• Always stay away from the appliance
when you open the door while the appli­ance is in operation. Hot steam can re­lease. There is the risk of skin burns.

• To prevent damage or discoloration to
the enamel:
– Do not put any objects directly on the

appliance floor and do not cover it with
aluminium foil.

– Do not put water directly into the hot

appliance.

– Do not keep moist dishes and food in

the appliance after you finish the cook­ing.

• Discoloration of the enamel has no effect
on the performance of the appliance so it
is not a defect in the sense of the warran­ty law.

• Do not apply pressure on the open door.

• Always close the appliance door when
you cook, even while grilling.

CARE AND CLEANING

• Before maintenance, switch off the appli­ance and disconnect the appliance from
the power supply.

• Before maintenance, make sure that the
appliance is cold. There is the risk of
burns. There is the risk that the glass
panels can break.

• Keep the appliance clean at all times. A
build-up of fats or other foodstuff can re­sult in a fire.

• Regular cleaning prevents the surface
material from deteriorating

• Use a deep baking tray for very moist
cakes to prevent that fruit juices cause
stains that can be permanent.

•For your personal safety and the safety of
your property, only clean the appliance
with water and a soap. Do not use flam­mable products or products that can
cause corrosion.

• Do not clean the appliance with steam
cleaners, high-pressure cleaners, sharp
objects, abrasive cleaning agents, abra­sive sponges and stain removers

• If you use an oven spray, follow the in­structions from the manufacturer.

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• Do not clean the glass door with abrasive
cleaning agents or metal scraper. Heat
resistant surface of the inner glass can
break and shatter.

• When the door glass panels are dam­aged they become weak and can break.
You must replace them. Contact the
service centre.

• Be careful when you remove the door
from the appliance. The door is heavy!

• Do not clean catalytic enamel (if applica­ble).

RISK OF FIRE

• Open the door carefully. The use of ingre­dients with alcohol can cause a mixture
of alcohol and air. There is the risk of fire.

• Do not let sparks or open flames come
near the appliance when you open the
door.

• Do not put flammable products or items
that are wet with flammable products,
and/or fusible objects (made of plastic or
aluminium) in, near or on the appliance.

OVEN LAMP

• The type of light bulb or halogen lamp
used for this appliance is only for house-

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

GENERAL OVERVIEW

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Control panel

1

Control knob for oven functions

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12

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hold appliances. Do not use it for house
lighting.

• If it becomes necessary to replace the
lamp, use one of the same power and
specifically designed for household appli­ances only.

• Disconnect the appliance from the power
supply before the replacement of the
oven lamp. There is the risk of electrical
shock.

SERVICE CENTRE

• Only an approved engineer can repair or
work on the appliance. Contact an ap­proved service centre.

• Use only original spare parts.

DISPOSAL OF THE APPLIANCE

• To prevent the risk of physical injury or
damage
– Disconnect the appliance from the

power supply.
– Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
– Discard the door catch. This prevents

children or small animals from being

closed inside of the appliance. There is

the risk of suffocation.

Power lamp/symbol

3

Temperature lamp/symbol/indicator

4

Control knob for temperature

5

Lamps/symbols of the cooking zones

6

Control knobs for cooking zones

7

Heating element

8

Oven lamp

9

Fan

10

Rear wall heating element

11

Bottom heat

12

Drawer

13

Oven shelf runners, removable

14

Shelf positions

15

ACCESSORIES

Wire shelf

•
For cookware, cake tins, roasts.

Baking tray

•
For cakes and biscuits

BEFORE FIRST USE

Warning! Refer to "Safety information"
chapter.

INITIAL CLEANING

• Remove all parts from the appliance.

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• Storage drawer

Below the oven cavity is the storage
drawer.

Warning! The storage drawer can
become hot when the appliance
operates.
Do not store any flammable materials in
the drawer.

• Clean the appliance before first use.
Important! Refer to chapter "Care and

Cleaning".

DAILY USE

Warning! Refer to "Safety information"
chapter.

To use the appliance, press the control
knob. The control knob comes out.

ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE
APPLIANCE

1. Turn the control knob for the oven
functions to select an oven function.

2. Turn the control knob for the tempera­ture to select a temperature.

3. To deactivate the appliance turn the
control knobs for the oven functions
and temperature to off position.

OVEN FUNCTIONS

Oven function Application

Light Use this function to light up the oven interior.

Knob symbol, indicator or lamp
(depends on the model - refer to
the appliance overview):

• The indicator comes on when the
oven heats up.

• The lamp comes on when the appli­ance operates.

• The symbol shows whether the knob
controls one of the cooking zones,
the oven functions or the tempera­ture.

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Oven function Application

True Fan Cooking To bake maximum on three oven levels at the same time.

Decrease the oven temperatures (20-40 °C) compared with
Conventional. And to dry food.

Pizza Setting To bake on one oven level food with a more intensive

browning and a crispy base. Decrease the oven tempera­tures (20-40 °C) compared with Conventional

Conventional Cooking To bake and roast on one oven level.

Bottom Heat To bake cakes with crispy or crusty bases and to preserve

Defrost To defrost frozen food.

Grilling To grill flat food in the middle of the grill and to toast.

Fast Grilling To grill flat food in large quantities and to toast.

Turbo Grilling To roast larger joints of meat or poultry on one level. Also

COOKING ZONES

food

for browning food e.g. gratin.

HOB COOKING ZONES

You can operate the hob with the con­trol knobs for the cooking zones. Refer
to the user manual for hob.

Control knob Function

Keep warm setting

0 Off position

1-9 Heat settings

Operating the hob:

1. Turn the temperature control knob to

(1 = lowest heat setting; nine = highest heat setting)

Activating heat-up function:

1. To activate the function turn the control

set the temperature.

2. To end the cooking process, turn the
control knob to the off position.

2. To continue the cooking process turn

Automatic heat-up function

This information is applicable only if you

3. To end the cooking process turn the

install the hob with Automatic heat up
function!

The automatic heat-up function heats the
cooking zone with full power for some time.

Indicators for the cooking zones (refer
to "General overview ") show which
zone you set.

knob clockwise as far as possible (be­yond the highest heat setting).

the control knob to set the tempera­ture.

control knob to the off position.

USING THE ACCESSORIES

Warning! Refer to "Safety information"
chapter.

INSERTING THE OVEN ACCESSORIES

The wire shelf has side edges. These
edges and the shape of the guide-bars

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causes the anti-tilt safety for the oven
accessories.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

COOLING FAN

When the appliance operates, the cooling
fan activates automatically to keep the sur­faces of the appliance cool. If you deacti-

vate the appliance, the cooling fan can con­tinue to operate until the appliance cools
down.

HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS

EXAMPLES OF COOKING
APPLICATIONS FOR HOB

The data in the table is for guidance only.

Heat

set­ting

1 Keep cooked foods warm as re-

1-2 Hollandaise sauce, melt: butter, choco-

late, gelatine

1-2 Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40

2-3 Simmer rice and milkbased dishes,

heating up ready-cooked meals

3-4 Steam vegetables, fish, meat 20-45

4-5 Steam potatoes 20-60

4-5 Cook larger quantities of food, stews

and soups

6-7 Gentle fry: escalope, veal cordon bleu,

cutlets, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux,
eggs, pancakes, doughnuts

7-8 Heavy fry, hash browns, loin steaks,

steaks

9 Boil large quantities of water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep fry chips

The temperature and baking times in
the tables are guidelines only. They de-

Use to: Time Hints

quired

5-25
min

min

25-50
min

min

min

60-150
min

as re­quired

5-15
min

Cover

Mix occasionally

Cook with a lid on

Add at least twice as much liquid as
rice, stir milk dishes part way
through

Add a few tablespoons of liquid

Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g of po­tatoes

Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients

Turn halfway through

Turn halfway through

pend on the recipes, quality and quan­tity of the ingredients used.

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BAKING
General instructions

• Your new oven may bake or roast differ-

ently to the appliance you had before.
Adapt your usual settings (temperature,
cooking times) and shelf positions to the
values in the tables.

• With longer baking times, the oven can

be switched off about 10 minutes before
the end of baking time, to use the residu­al heat.

When you use frozen food, the trays in
the oven can twist during baking. When
the trays get cold again, the distortion

How to use the Baking Tables

• We recommend to use the lower temper­ature the first time.

• If you cannot find the settings for a spe­cial recipe, look for the one that is almost
the same.

• Baking time can be extended by 10-15
minutes, if you bake cakes on more than
one level.

• Cakes and pastries at different heights
do not always brown equally at first. If
this occurs, do not change the tempera­ture setting. The differences equalize dur­ing the baking procedure.

will be gone.

TIPS ON BAKING

Baking results Possible cause Remedy

The cake is not browned
enough underneath.

The cake sinks (becomes sog­gy, lumpy, streaky).

The cake sinks (becomes sog­gy, lumpy, streaky).

The cake sinks (becomes sog­gy, lumpy, streaky).

The cake is too dry.

The cake is too dry. The baking time is too long.

The cake browns unevenly.

The cake browns unevenly.

The cake is not ready in the
baking time given.

Wrong shelf position. Place the cake lower.

The oven temperature is too

The baking time is too short.

There is too much liquid in the

The oven temperature is too

The oven temperature is too

high and the baking time is too

The mixture is unevenly distrib-

The oven temperature is too

high.

mixture.

low.

short.

uted.

low.

slightly lower oven temperature.

Set a longer baking time. Bak-

ing times cannot be reduced

Use less liquid. Pay attention to

The next time you bake set a

by setting higher tempera-

tures.

mixing times, especially if you

use a mixing machine.

The next time you bake set a

higher oven temperature.

The next time you bake set a

shorter baking time.

Set a lower oven temperature

and a longer baking time.

Spread the mixture evenly on

the baking tray.

The next time you bake set a
slightly higher oven tempera-

ture.

BAKING ON ONE LEVEL:
Baking in tins

Type of baking Oven function Shelf position Temperature °C Time in min.

Ring cake or brio­che

Madeira cake/fruit
cakes

Sponge cake True Fan Cooking 2 140 - 150 35 - 50

True Fan Cooking 1 150 - 160 50 - 70

True Fan Cooking 1 140 - 160 70 - 90