Zanussi ZBC848G, ZBC848C, ZBC848CU User Manual

BUILT-IN OVEN

ZBC 848

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

Please read this instruction booklet before using the appliance

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Important Safety Information

You MUST read these warnings carefully before installing or using the oven. If you need
assistance, contact our Customer Care Department on 08705 727727

Installation

• This oven must be installed by qualified personnel to
the relevant British Standards.

• This oven is heavy. Take care when moving it.

• Remove all packaging, both inside and outside the
oven, before using the oven.

• Do not attempt to modify the oven in any way.

Child Safety

• This oven is designed to be operated by adults. Do
not allow children to play near or with the oven.

• The oven gets hot when it is in use. Children should
be kept away until it has cooled.

During Use

• This oven is intended for domestic cooking only. It is
not designed for commercial or industrial purposes.

• Never line any part of the oven with aluminium foil.

• Do not allow heatproof cooking material, e.g. roasting
bags, to come into contact with oven elements.

• Never place plastic or any other material which may
melt in or on the oven.

• Do not place sealed cans or aerosols inside the
oven. They may explode if they are heated.

• Do not hang towels, dishcloths or clothes from the
oven or its handle.

• Do not use this oven if it is in contact with water and
never operate it with wet hands.

• Take great care when heating fats and oils as they
will ignite if they become too hot.

• Always use oven gloves to remove and replace food
in the oven.

• Ensure that all control knobs are in the OFF position
when not in use.

• Do not leave cookware containing foodstuffs, e.g. fat
or oil in or on the oven in case it is inadvertently
switched ON.

• When using other electrical appliances, ensure the
cable does not come into contact with the hot surfaces
of the oven.

Environmental Information

• After installation, please dispose of the packaging
with due regard to safety and the environment.

• When disposing of an old appliance, make it
unusable, by cutting off the cable. Remove any
door catches, to prevent small children being
trapped inside.

Keep this instruction book for future reference
and ensure it is passed on to any new owner.

Guide to Use the instructions

The following symbols will be found in the text to guide
you throughout the Instructions:

Safety Instructions

Step by step instructions for an operation

Hints and Tips

Environmental information

This appliance complies with the following

E.E.C. Directives:
* 73/23 - 90/683

(Low VoltageDirective);

* 93/68 (General Directives);
* 89/336 (Electromagnetical

Compatibility Directive) .
and subsequent modifications

Maintenance and Cleaning

• Only clean this oven in accordance with the
instructions.

• The oven should be kept clean at all times. A build­up of fats or other foodstuffs could result in a fire,
especially in the grill pan.

• Always allow the oven to cool down and switch off the
electrical supply before carrying out any cleaning or
maintenance work.

Service

• This oven should only be repaired or serviced by an
authorised Service Engineer and only genuine
approved spare parts should be used.

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Oven Door Protection Device

All our appliances comply with the European
safety standards. Nevertheless, in order to ensure
the highest safety level, and avoid little children to
be exposed to the heat when the appliance is
operated, it is possible to fit a special ptotection
device to the oven door. This device can be
purchased in our Service Force Centres,
specifying the relevant code (35791) and the
Product No. shown on the rating plate.
Fitting instructions are provided within the kit
package.

Contents

For the User

Important Safety Information 2
Description of the Oven 3
Controls 4
End of Cooking Programmer 5
Before the First Use 6
Using the Oven 6
The Fan Oven 7
The Conventional Ov en 9
Defrosting 11
Grilling 12
Cleaning the Oven 14
Cleaning the hinged grill 15
Care of catalytic liners 16

Something not working 17
Service and Spare Parts 17
Customer Care Department 18
Guarantee Conditions 18

For the Installer

Installation 21
Technical Data 21
Electrical Connection 21
Building In 22

Description of the Oven

Thermostat

Control Light

Thermostat

Control Knob

End of Cooking

Programmer

Oven Function

Control Knob

Control
Panel

Grill Element
Oven Light

Fan

Rating Plate

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Controls

Oven Function Control Knob

Oven Light - The oven light will be on without any
cooking function

Conventional cooking - The heat comes from both
the top and bottom element, ensuring even heating

inside the oven.
Top heating element - The heat comes from the top

of the oven only.
Bottom heating element - The heat comes from the

bottom of the oven only.
Inner grill element only - can be used for grilling

small quantities.
Double Grill - The full grill element will be on.

Thermal Grilling - This function offers an alternative
method of cooking food items, normally associated

with conventional grilling. The grill element and the
oven fan operate together, circulating hot air around
the food.

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Fan cooking - This allows you to roast or roast and
bake simultaneously using any shelf, without flavour

transference.
Defrost Setting - This setting is intended to assist in

thawing of frozen food.

Thermostat Control Knob

Turn the thermostat control knob clockwise to select
temperatures between 50°C and 250°C (MAX).

Thermostat Control Light

The thermostat control light will come on when the
thermostat control knob is turned. The light will remain
on until the correct temperature is reached. It will then
cycle on and off to show the temperature is being
maintained.

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MAX

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200

150

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End of Cooking Programmer

Setting the time of the day

● Push in the timer knob completely and at the same

time turn it anti-clockwise, until the clock shows the
correct time of day.

● Then pull the knob outwards to its original position.

Manual function

● Pull the timer knob outwards and at the same time

turn it clockwise, until the symbol appears in the
timer window .

This setting allows you to operate the oven manually,
i.e. without any programme.

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WINDOW

KNOB

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Automatic operation

● Pull the timer knob outwards and at the same time

turn it clockwise, until the required cooking time is
displayed in the timer window.

This setting allows you to operate the oven manually,
i.e. without any programme.

The diagram shows the timer set for 75 minutes of
cooking.

When the required cooking time is up, the oven will
switch off automatically, and an acoustic alarm will
sound. To switch the alarm off, pull the timer knob
outwards and at the same time turn it clockwise until

symbol is displayed in the timer window.

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Before the First Use

Remove all packa ging, both inside and outside
the oven, bef ore using the oven.

Before first use, the ov en should be heated without food.
During this time, an unpleasant odour may be emitted.
This is quite normal.

1. Switch on the oven function control knob to

conventional cooking .

2. Set the thermostat control knob to MAX.

3. Open a window for ventilation.

4. Allow the oven to run empty for approximately

45 minutes.

This procedure should be repeated with the full grill
function and the fan oven function for
approximately 5-10 minutes.

Using the Oven

• Always cook with the oven door closed.
Stand clear when opening the oven door. Do

not allow it to fall open - support the door using
the door handle, until it is fully open.

• The oven has four shelf levels, counted from
the bottom, as shown in the diagram.

• It is important that the shelves are correctly
positioned as shown in the diagram.

• Do not place cookware directly on the oven
base.

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Hints and Tips

Condensation and steam

When food is heated it produces steam in the same
way as a boiling kettle. The oven vents allow some of
this steam to escape. However, always stand back
from the oven when opening the oven door to allo w
any build up of steam or heat to release.
If the steam comes into contact with a cool surface on
the outside of the oven, e.g. a trim, it will condense and
produce water droplets. This is quite normal and is not
a fault with the oven.
To prevent discolouration, regularly wipe away
condensation and also soilage from surfaces.

Cookware

• Use any oven proof cookware which will withstand
temperatures of 250°C.

• Baking trays, oven dishes , etc. should not be placed
directly against the grid covering the fan at the bac k
of the oven, or placed on the oven base.

• Do not use baking trays larger than 30 cm x 35 cm
(12 in x 14 in) as they will restrict the circulation of
heat and may affect performance.

The effects of dishes
on cooking results

Dishes and tins vary in their thickness, conductivity,
colour, etc. which affects the way they transmit heat to
the food inside them.
A Aluminium, earthenware, oven glassw are and bright

shiny utensils reduce cooking and base browning.

B Enamelled cast iron, anodized aluminium, aluminium

with non-stick interior and coloured exterior and dark,
heavy utensils increase cooking and base browning.

Oven accessories

Anti-tip shelf

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Cooling fan

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The cooling fan operates during cooking. Air is expelled
through vents between the oven door and the control
panel.

The cooling fan may run on after the oven is switched
off to keep the controls cool. This is quite normal.

Grill/roasting pan

Grill trivet

Removable

handles

The Fan Oven

The air inside the oven is heated by the element around
the fan situated behind the back panel. The fan circulates
hot air to maintain an even temperature inside the o ven.

The advantages of cooking with this function are:

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Faster Preheating

As the fan oven quickly reaches temperature, it is
not usually necessary to preheat the oven although
you may find that you need to allow an extra 5-7
minutes on cooking times. For recipes which
require higher temperatures, best results are
achieved if the oven is preheated first, e.g. bread,
pastries, scones, souffles, etc.

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Lower Temperatures

Fan oven cooking generally requires lower
temperatures than conventional cooking.
Follow the temperatures recommended in the
cooking chart. Remember to reduce temperatures
by about 20-25°C for your own recipes which use
conventional cooking.

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Even Heating for Baking

The fan oven has uniform heating on all runner
positions. This means that batches of the same
food can be cooked in the oven at the same time.
However, the top shelf may brown slightly quicker
than the lower one.
This is quite usual. There is no mixing of flavours
between dishes.

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How to use the Fan Oven

1. Turn the oven function control knob to .

2. Turn the thermostat control to the required tempe­rature.

THINGS TO NOTE

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The oven light will come on when the oven funtion
control knob is set.

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The thermostat control light will remain on until the
correct temperature is reached. It will then cycle on
and off to show that temperature is being maintained.

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The cooling fan will operate continually during
cooking. It ma y run on after the oven is s witched off
to keep the controls cool. This is quite normal.

NOTE

The action of the cooling fan will depend on how long
the oven has been used and at what temperature. It
may not switch on at all at lower temperature settings
nor run on where the oven has only been used for a
short time.

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Cooking Chart - Fan Oven

This chart is intended as a guide only. It may be necessary to increase or decrease the temperature to suit your
individual requirements. Only experience will enable you to determine the correct setting for your personal
requirements.

Food Shelf Cooking

Position Temp (°C)

Biscuits 180-190
Bread 210-220
Casseroles 130-140
Cakes: Small and queen 160-170

Sponges 160-170
Madeira 140-150
Rich Fruit 130-140
Christmas 130-140

Meringues 90-100
Fish 170-190
Fruit Pies and Crumbles 190-200
Milk Puddings 130-140
Pastry: Choux

Shortcrust

Flaky

Puff
Plate Tarts 180
Quiches/Flans 170-180
Scones 210-220
Roasting:Meat & Poultry 160-180

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Shelf

positions

are not

critical but

ensure

that oven

shelves

are evenly

spaced
when more
than one is

used.

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Hints and Tips

Runner positions are not critical, but make sure the
shelves are evenly spaced.

When cooking more than one dish in the fan ov en, place
dishes centrally on the shelves rather than several
dishes on one shelf.

When the oven is full, you may need to allow a slightly
longer cooking time.

A shelf may be placed on the floor of the oven. Place
dishes on a shelf in this position rather than on the oven
base, to allow air circulation around the food.

When the oven is full of the same f ood, e.g. equal trays
of small cakes or equal size victoria sandwich cakes,
then they will be cooked in the same time and remov ed
from the oven together . When diff erent sizes of tr ays or
types of food, e.g. biscuits and cakes are cooked, they
will not necessarily be ready together.

The fan ov en can be used to heat foods through without
thawing first, e.g. fruit tarts, mince pies, sausage rolls,
and other small pastry items. Use a temperature of 190­200°C and allow 20-40 minutes (depending on the
quantity of food in the oven).

The use of too high temperatures can cause uneven
browning. Check with the recommendations for oven
temperatures given in the cooking charts, but be
prepared to adjust the temperature by 10°C if necessary .
Remember to reduce temperatures by about 20-25°C
for your own conventional recipes.

The meat tin should not be placed on a heated hotplate
or burner as this may cause the enamel to crack.

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