Siemens HS958GE.1 User Manual And Installation Instructions

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  • Page 1 Combi steam oven HS958GE.1 User manual and installation instructions Register your product on My Siemens and discover exclusive ser- vices and offers. siemens-home.bsh-group.com/welcome The future moving in. Siemens Home Appliances...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    en Safety Futher information and explanations are available on- line: Information regarding Free and Open Table of contents Source Software..........   41 Declaration of Conformity .........    42 How it works............   42 INFORMATION FOR USE Safety ..............   2 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS .......    53 Preventing material damage .......
  • Page 3 Safety en When the cooking compartment is hot, any al- been instructed on how to use the appliance coholic vapours inside may catch fire. The ap- safely and have understood the resulting pliance door may spring open. Hot steam and dangers. jets of flame may escape.
  • Page 4: Safety

    en Safety Alcoholic vapours may catch fire in the hot WARNING ‒ Danger: Magnetism! cooking compartment, and the appliance door may spring open and may fall off. The Caution: Magnetism door panels may shatter and fragment. → "Preventing material damage", Page 5 ▶ Only use small quantities of drinks with a Caution for people with pacemakers high alcohol content in food.
  • Page 5 Preventing material damage en 1.7 Cleaning function WARNING ‒ Risk of burns! The outside of the appliance gets very hot when the cleaning function is in progress. ▶ Never touch the appliance door. ▶ Allow the appliance to cool down. ▶ Keep children at a safe distance. 2 ...
  • Page 6: Environmental Protection And Saving En- Ergy

    en Environmental protection and saving energy 2.2 Steam If there is water on the cooking compartment floor when operating the appliance at temperatures above Follow these instructions when using the steam func- 120 °C, this will damage the enamel. tion. ▶ Do not use the appliance if there is water on the ATTENTION! cooking compartment floor.
  • Page 7 Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 4  Familiarising yourself with your appliance 4.1 Control panel Symbol Meaning WiFi signal strength for Home Connect. You can use the control panel to configure all functions The more lines of the symbol are filled, of your appliance and to obtain information about the the better the signal.
  • Page 8 en Operating modes Lighting 4.4 Cooking compartment One or more oven lights illuminate the cooking com- Various functions in the cooking compartment provide partment. support when operating your appliance. When you open the appliance door, the light in the Shelf supports cooking compartment switches on. If the appliance door remains open for longer than around 18 minutes, The shelf supports in the cooking compartment enable the light switches off again.
  • Page 9: Operating Modes

    Operating modes en Operating Operating mode mode Favourites Use your own saved settings. Home Con- Connect and remotely control the oven → "Favourites", Page 24 nect with a mobile end device, and use the full functionality of the appliance. → "Home Connect ", Page 25 5.1 Types of heating To ensure that you always find the right type of heating When you select a type of heating, the appliance sug- to cook your food, we explain the differences and ap-...
  • Page 10 en Accessories Symbol Type of heating Temperature What it's used for and how it works range Possible additional functions Low-temperature 70 - 120 °C Slowly and gently cook seared, tender pieces of meat in un- cooking covered cookware. The heat is emitted evenly from above and below at a low tem- perature.
  • Page 11: Accessories

    Accessories en Accessories Wire rack ¡ Cake tins ¡ Ovenproof dishes ¡ Cookware ¡ Meat, e.g. roasting joints or steak ¡ Frozen meals Universal pan ¡ Moist cakes ¡ Baked items ¡ Bread ¡ Large roasts ¡ Frozen meals ¡ Catch dripping liquids, e.g. fat when grilling food on the wire rack or water when cooking with steam.
  • Page 12 You will find a comprehensive range of products for your appliance in our brochures and online: siemens-home.bsh-group.com To place the accessory at shelf positions with pull- Accessories vary from one appliance to another. When out rails, pull out the pull-out rails.
  • Page 13: Before Using For The First Time

    Before using for the first time en 7  Before using for the first time Implement the settings for the initial configuration. Calibrate the appliance. Clean the appliance and accessories. 7.1 Determining the water hardness before switching on the appliance for the first time Note: If your tap water is very hard, we recommend Before using the appliance for the first time, ask your water supplier about the hardness of your tap water.
  • Page 14 en Basic operation Start the operation. a When the time has elapsed, a signal tone sounds. A Ventilate the kitchen while the appliance is heat- message appears on the display confirming that the ‒ ing. operation has finished. Allow the appliance to cool down and then dry the a When the time has elapsed, a signal tone sounds.
  • Page 15: Rapid Heating

    Rapid heating en 8.8 Sabbath-compliant use a The adjustment values and how long the appliance has already been in operation are shown on the dis- If you want to operate your appliance so that it is Sab- play. bath-compliant, use the time-setting options and When the food is ready, use ​...
  • Page 16 en Time-setting options 10  Time-setting options 10.2 Setting the end time For an operation, you can set the cooking time and the time at which the operation should be finished. The You can delay the time at which the cooking time for timer runs independently of the operation.
  • Page 17: Steaming

    Steaming en Press the ​ ⁠ button. a When the appliance is switched on, the display Press "Pause". shows the settings for the current operation. The Change the timer. timer is displayed in the status bar. Press "Start". a Once the timer has elapsed, a signal sounds. A message appears on the display confirming that the Cancelling the timer timer has finished.
  • Page 18 en Steaming You can add the steam jet for the following functions: 11.3 Setting added steam ¡ Types of heating → Page 14 Requirement: Observe the information about the re- – 4D hot air ​ ⁠ spective operating mode. – Top/bottom heating ​ ⁠ → "Setting options with steam", Page 17 –...
  • Page 19: Meat Probe

    Meat probe en 11.5 After using steam operation Dry the appliance after each steam operation. Note: Traces of limescale may remain in the cooking compartment after operation with steam. The functional- ity of the appliance is not affected by this. You can re- move traces of limescale using hot water or a cloth soaked in vinegar.
  • Page 20 en Meat probe 12.3 Setting the meat probe Thick Insert the meat probe diagonally into the pieces meat from above, pushing it in as far as You can set a core temperature of between 30 °C and of meat possible. 99 °C. Requirements ¡ The food with the meat probe is in the cooking com- partment.
  • Page 21: Dishes

    Dishes en Press "Stop". Pork Core temperature Press ​ ⁠ . in °C Press the type of heating that you want to use. Shoulder of pork 85 - 90 Reset the operation and use "Start" to start. Fillet of pork, medium rare 62 - 70 Pork loin, well done 72 - 80...
  • Page 22 en Dishes Recommended settings Notes ¡ To obtain sharp images for the browning sensor, For the recommended settings, the optimum type of regularly check the camera lens and light for dirt heating is preset as a fixed value. and, if required, clean it. You can adjust the preset temperature and the cooking → "Cleaning the appliance", Page 29 time.
  • Page 23 Dishes en Note: In the basic settings, you can regionally special- Category Food ise the displayed dishes. Desserts, Yeast dumplings → "Basic settings", Page 24 compote Crème caramel Rice pudding Category Food Fruit compote Baking Cakes Yoghurt in glass jars sensor Small baked items Reheating, Vegetables Savoury cakes, pizza, quiche...
  • Page 24: Favourites

    en Favourites To achieve an optimal cooking result, remove your dish from the cooking compartment once the operation has finished. 14  Favourites In the "Favourites", you can save your settings and use Note: these again. Pay attention to the specifications for the various operating modes: Note: Depending on the appliance type, you must first ¡...
  • Page 25: Home Connect

    Home Connect  en Display Selection Personalisa- Selection tion Standby ¡ On for a limited time screen Brand logo ¡ Display ¡ Off ¡ Do not display Clock ¡ Digital + date ¡ Digital Operation after ¡ Main menu switch-on ¡ Types of heating ¡...
  • Page 26 en Home Connect Notes Download the Home Connect app. ¡ Please note the safety precautions in this instruction manual and make sure that they are also observed when operating the appliance via the Home Con- nect app. → "Safety", Page 2 ¡ Operating the appliance on the appliance itself al- ways takes priority.
  • Page 27: Cleaning And Servicing

    Cleaning and servicing en 17.3 Operating the appliance with the stalling it via the Home Connect app if you are in your WLAN home network (Wi-Fi). The Home Connect app Home Connect app will inform you once installation is successful. You can use the Home Connect app to set and start Notes the appliance remotely.
  • Page 28 en Cleaning and servicing Using oven cleaner in a hot cooking compartment If different cleaning agents are mixed together, there damages the enamel. may be a chemical reaction between these. ▶ ▶ Never use oven cleaner in the cooking compartment Do not mix cleaning agents. ▶...
  • Page 29 Cleaning and servicing en Area Suitable cleaning agents Information Shelf supports ¡ Hot soapy water Soak any heavily soiled areas and use a brush or steel wool. Note: To clean thoroughly, detach the shelf supports. → "Rails", Page 37 Pull-out system ¡ Hot soapy water Use a brush to remove heavy soiling.
  • Page 30: Cleaning Function Ecoclean

    en Cleaning function "EcoClean" ▶ Use the cleaning function. → "Cleaning function 'EcoClean'", Page 30 19  Cleaning function "EcoClean" Use the cleaning function "EcoClean" ​ ⁠ regularly to Remove accessories and cookware from the cook- help retain the cleaning ability of the self-cleaning sur- ing compartment.
  • Page 31: Cleaning Aid Humidclean

    Cleaning aid "humidClean" en rust. The stains are not hazardous to health. These Attach the shelf supports. marks do not impair the cleaning ability of the self- → "Rails", Page 37 cleaning surfaces. 20  Cleaning aid "humidClean" The cleaning aid "humidClean" ​ ⁠ is a quick alternative Confirm the notification.
  • Page 32: Rinsing

    en Rinsing Remove accessories and cookware from the cook- Close the appliance door. ing compartment. If necessary, detach the shelf supports and remove 21.2 Setting the descaling programme them from the cooking compartment. Requirement: → "Preparing descaling", Page 31 → "Rails", Page 37 Add 200 ml liquid descaler to the container. Press "Cleaning".
  • Page 33: Drying

    Drying en Place the small tube at the end of the connection Press "Start". hose into the container. If required, secure the small a A message stating that you should carry out the ne- tube onto the container using the clip ​...
  • Page 34 en Appliance door Open the appliance door fully. Press on the right-hand pressure surface ​ ⁠ ​ ⁠ until the hook is released. WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! When the hinges are not secured, they can snap shut with great force. ▶ Make sure that the locking levers are always either fully closed or (when detaching the oven door) fully open.
  • Page 35: Appliance Door

    Appliance door en Push the condensate tray until the hooks on the Close the appliance door fully  ​ ⁠ . right, left and bottom click into place. a The condensate tray is installed horizontally. 24.2 Attaching the appliance door WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! The hinges on the appliance door move when the door is opened and closed, which could trap your fingers.
  • Page 36 en Appliance door Push the intermediate pane upwards until it is in the WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! left- and right-hand retainers  ​ ⁠ . Scratched glass in the appliance door may develop into a crack. ▶ Do not use any harsh or abrasive cleaners or sharp metal scrapers to clean the glass on the oven door, as they may scratch the surface.
  • Page 37: Rails

    Rails en Close the locking levers on the left- and right-hand Close the appliance door. hinges  ​ ⁠ . Note: Do not use the cooking compartment again until the door panes have been correctly fitted. a The locking levers are closed. The appliance door is secured and cannot be detached.
  • Page 38 en Rails Push on the side of the tab marked PUSH behind Note: the rail, and push the rail to the rear. Further information: 25.4 Attaching the pull-out rail Note: The pull-out rails only fit on the right or left. Make sure when you fit them that you can pull them out to- wards the front.
  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting en Release the PUSH tab. Pull the pull-out rail out as far as it will go and slide it back in. Note: Further information: a The retainer clicks into place. 26  Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! Read the troubleshooting information before contacting Incorrect repairs are dangerous.
  • Page 40 Adjustment values, e.g. temperature or cooking time, depend on the recipe, quantity and food. ▶ Next time, set lower or higher values. Tip: A lot of other information about the food preparation and corresponding adjustment values can be found in the Home Connect app or on our website siemens-home.bsh- group.com .
  • Page 41: Transportation, Storage And Disposal

    Transportation, storage and disposal en 27  Transportation, storage and disposal 27.1 Emptying Information about current disposal methods are available from your specialist dealer or local author- When removing the appliance, e.g. when moving, ity. empty the steam system. Use the rinsing function to do this. This appliance is labelled in accord- → "Rinsing", Page 32 ance with European Directive...
  • Page 42: Declaration Of Conformity

    A detailed Declaration of Conformity can be found on- A detailed RED Declaration of Conformity can be found line at siemens-home.bsh-group.com/uk/ among the online at siemens-home.bsh-group.com among the ad- additional documents on the product page for your ditional documents on the product page for your appli- appliance.
  • Page 43 How it works en Shelf positions ¡ Add up to ½ litre of water to the universal pan, de- pending on the size and type of food that you want If you are using the 4D hot air type of heating, you can to roast.
  • Page 44 en How it works 31.4 Cooking tips for steaming ¡ The main part of the user manual contains informa- tion on how to configure the steam settings. Cook your food gently. The food remains particularly → "Steaming", Page 17 succulent. In contrast to cooking with added steam, the meat Vegetables on several levels does not become crispy on the outside.
  • Page 45 How it works en Food Accessory/cook- Height Type of Temperature in Steam in- Cooking time ware heating °C/grill setting tensity in mins → Page 9 Muffins Muffin tray ​ ⁠ 170-190 15-20 Small yeast cakes Baking tray ​ ⁠ 160-180 25-35 Biscuits Baking tray ​...
  • Page 46 en How it works Food Accessory/cook- Height Type of Temperature in Steam in- Cooking time ware heating °C/grill setting tensity in mins → Page 9 Joint of pork with rind, Uncovered cook- ​ ⁠ 1. 100 1. 25-30 2. 170-180 2. 60-80 e.g. shoulder, 2 kg ware ​...
  • Page 47 How it works en Recommended settings for desserts and compote Food Accessory/cook- Height Type of Temperature in Steam in- Cooking time ware heating °C tensity in mins → Page 9 Crème brûlée Individual moulds ​ ⁠ 20-30 Crème caramel Individual moulds ​ ⁠ 30-40 Yoghurt Individual moulds...
  • Page 48 en How it works Tips for slow cooking Issue Here you will find tips for achieving good results when You want to slow ¡ Place the cold duck breast slow cooking food. cook a duck breast. into a pan. ¡ Sear the skin side first. ¡...
  • Page 49 How it works en – Acidic ingredients such as lemon juice or vinegar Place the food onto the wire rack. make food firmer. To ensure that the heat is distributed evenly around – Alcohol and garlic give the food an unpleasant the food, do not place the vacuum-sealed food after-taste.
  • Page 50 en How it works Recommended settings for sous-vide cooking Food Accessory/ Type of Temperat- Steam intens- Cooking time Tips for sous-vide cookware heating ure in °C in mins cooking Fillet of beef, piece, Wire rack ​ ⁠ Vacuum-seal along rare, 3-4 cm thick with some butter Universal pan and rosemary.
  • Page 51 How it works en Useful information on sterilising ¡ Sterilise only heat-resistant cookware that is suitable for cooking with steam. Please take note of the following information if you are ¡ Only use clean jars and lids that are in perfect con- sterilising cookware.
  • Page 52 en How it works Keeping food warm ¡ Be aware that some types of food will actually con- tinue cooking when you are keeping them warm in Tips for keeping food warm the oven. ¡ Using the "Keep warm" heating function prevents The different added steam levels are suitable for condensation from forming.
  • Page 53: Installation Instructions

    Installation instructions en Food Accessory/cook- Height Type of Temperature in Steam in- Cooking time ware heating °C tensity in mins → Page 9 Hot water sponge cake Springform cake ​ ⁠ 1. 150-160 1. 10 2. 150-160 2. 20-25 tin, diameter 26 cm Hot water sponge cake, ​...
  • Page 54 en Installation instructions with these installation instructions. The in- WARNING ‒ Danger: Magnetism! staller shall be liable for damages incurred as a result of incorrect installation. Caution: Magnetism ¡ Do not use the door handle for the trans- port or installation. ¡ Check the appliance for damage after un- Caution for people with pacemakers packing it.
  • Page 55 Installation instructions en 32.3 Installation below a worktop ¡ To ventilate the appliance, the intermediate floor must have a ventilation cut-out. Observe the installation dimensions and the installation ¡ The worktop must be secured to the fitted unit. instructions when installing below a worktop. ¡...
  • Page 56 en Installation instructions 32.5 Installation in a tall unit ¡ Ensure that air exchange is guaranteed in accord- ance with the diagram. Observe the installation dimensions and the installation instructions when installing in a tall unit. ¡ Only fit appliances up to a height that allows ac- cessories to be easily removed.
  • Page 57 Installation instructions en ¡ Contact protection must be guaranteed by the in- Guide the supply hose downwards within the recess stallation. ​ ⁠ . ¡ If the display on the appliance remains dark, it has Open the hose clamps ​ ⁠ and reinsert the supply not been connected correctly.
  • Page 58 en Installation instructions Screw the appliance into place. For handleless kitchens with vertical bar handle strips: Attach a suitable filling piece ​ ⁠ in order to cover ‒ any sharp edges and to guarantee a safe install- ation. Pre-drill aluminium profiles to establish a screw ‒...
  • Page 60 Valid within Great Britain: Imported to Great Britain by BSH Home Appliances Ltd. Grand Union House Old Wolverton Road Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5PT United Kingdom Manufactured by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH under the trademark licence of Siemens AG *9001673578* 9001673578 (020926)

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