Table of Contents Safety Notes Timer Calling up the Timer Menu Timer Stopwatch Cooking Time Duration Cooking Time End Operating for the First Time Extended Timer Setting the Program Avoiding Damage to the Appliance and the Note Cabinet Oven Child Lock Cabinet Fronts near the Oven Activating the Child Lock Deactivating the Child Lock...
m Important safety information Read these instructions carefully. Only then Risk of fire! will you be able to operate your appliance Combustible items stored in the cooking ▯ safely and correctly. Retain the instruction compartment may catch fire. Never store manual and installation instructions for future combustible items in the cooking use or for subsequent owners.
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Risk of scalding! Risk of fire! The accessible parts become hot during Loose food residues, grease and meat ▯ ▯ operation. Never touch the hot parts. Keep juices may catch fire during pyrolytic children at a safe distance. cleaning. Remove coarse dirt from the cooking compartment and from the Risk of scalding! When you open the appliance door, hot...
Operating for the First Time Avoiding Damage to the Appliance and the Cabinet Remove the packaging from the appliance and Oven dispose of it according to local regulations. Remove fruit acids such as the juice of lemons or Be careful to remove all accessories from the plums etc.
Features of your New Oven Oven Display and controls Ventilation openings Door seal Socket for heating element (special accessory for baking stone) Socket for meat probe...
Display and Controls Display Touch keys In the top part of the display The keys on the left and is the status bar or a call up right beside the display menu. The lower part shows are touch sensitive. The the different settings.
Accessories As standard, your appliance comes with the following accessories: • Wire rack for cake tins, roasts, grilled pieces and crockery Always insert the wire rack with the stopper (double crossbrace) to the back. • Baking tray for cakes, biscuits and pastries •...
Heating Modes Display Heating mode Hot air For cakes, biscuits and puff pastry on several levels Economy Energy saving hot air mode for cakes, (the oven light is off) small pastries or gratins Hot air and bottom heat Additional heat from beneath for moist cakes, for example fruit cakes Bottom heat Further baking, for example for fruit cakes,...
First Settings after Installation When your new oven has been connected, the first settings menu appears on the display. You can set the • time format, • clock, • date, • temperature unit. Note The first settings menu appears only after the appliance has been connected or if the appliance is without electricity for several days.
Temperature Unit °C or °F Using the menu key select the temperature unit function . °C is pre-selected. You can change the temperature unit using the middle key. Exiting Menu and Saving Settings Touch the key to exit the menu. All settings are saved.
The keys are not activated. The display is not lit. Note: 13:30 You can choose between different standby screens. GAGGENAU and the clock is pre-selected. Refer to the chapter basic settings if you want to change the standby screen. Note: To protect the display, GAGGENAU will not be shown on the screen between 23.00 and 6.00...
Setting the Oven The main operations of your oven are easily set using the knobs. Using the right knob you can set the temperature. To switch on the light in the oven, turn the temperature knob one position to the right. The temperature range is 50 - 300 °C.
Meat Probe The meat probe enables you to cook your meat exactly as you want it. Using the meat probe, during the cooking process you can measure the core temperature of the interior of the food you are preparing exactly between 1 °C and 99 °C.
Note Recommended Temperature Values Pull the meat probe from the socket if you want to Beef end the programming. Roast beef / fillet of beef / entrecôte blood rare 45-47 °C If you program meat probe and timer simultaneously, rare 50-52 °C the program that reaches the entered value first will medium-rare...
Baking Table Cakes and biscuits Level from Hot air Economy Hot air and Top and Baking below bottom heat bottom heat time Temp. °C Temp. °C Temp. °C Temp. °C Min. Swiss roll Flan base 165-175 30-35 Fruit flan on yeast dough 165-175 40-45 Fruit flan on short-crust pastry 2...
Roasting Table Dish Level from Hot air Grill and Top and Cooking Meat below hot air bottom heat time probe Temp. °C Temp. °C Temp. °C Minutes temp. °C Beef Roast beef 1,5 kg* 60-90 Roast beef rare 1,5 kg** 230/180 230/180 45-50...
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Roasting Table Dish Level from Hot air Grill and Top and Cooking Meat below hot air bottom heat time probe Temp. °C Temp. °C Temp. °C Minutes temp. °C Venison Roast boar* 170-180 60-90 Leg of venison* 170-180 60-80 75-80 Saddle of venison 165-175 170-180...
Grilling Table Dish Level from No Temp. Grill Grill and hot air Cooking below pre- °C Minutes Minutes Time heat 1.side 2.side 1.side 2.side Minutes Sliced pork belly 180-200 Kebab Fried sausage Merguez (grilled sausage) Roast chicken* Leg of chicken 30-40 Spare Ribs 180-200...
Tips and Tricks Baking What to do if… The solution …a cake baked in a tray is too light at the bottom? Insert the tray on a lower level and remove all other trays from the oven. …a cake baked in a form is too light at the bottom? Do not insert the baking form in the oven on the tray, but on the wire rack.
Poultry becomes particularly crispy brown if you Further Tips for Baking coat it with butter, salt water, dripped-off fat or You are advised to use dark metal baking forms. orange juice. You may also use light baking forms in the hot air For roasting use the wire rack that fits the grilling mode.
Timer Using the timer menu you can set the following: timer stopwatch cooking time duration (not during stand-by) cooking time end (not during stand-by) Calling up the Timer Menu Touch the key beside the symbol to call up the timer menu. If the appliance is on standby, touch any key.
Stopwatch The stopwatch will count the elapsed time up to 90 minutes. The pause function pauses the stopwatch. The stopwatch runs independently of all other settings of the appliance. Starting the Stopwatch Call up the timer menu. Using select the stopwatch function Start using the key.
Cooking Time Duration If you set a cooking time duration for your meal, the appliance switches off automatically after the selected time. This enables you to leave the kitchen while the meal is being prepared. You can select a cooking time between 1 minute and 23 hours 59 minutes.
Cooking Time End You can program a cooking time end. Example: it is 13:30. The meal will take 40 minutes to cook and must be ready at 15:30. Set the cooking time duration and set the cooking time end to 15:30. The electronics will calculate the start time.
Extended Timer This function keeps the oven at a temperature of 85 °C in the top and bottom heat mode. You can keep food warm 24 to 74 hours, without switching the oven on or off. Please note that food which can easily go off should not stay in the oven too long.
Child Lock The oven has a child lock. It prevents the oven being turned on unintentionally. Supposition: You have to make the child lock available in the basic settings. See chapter basic settings. Activating the Child Lock Supposition: The temperature knob is in the OFF position. Touch any key.
Additional Functions Safety Deactivation For your protection the appliance has a safety deactivation. The safety deactivation switches off 13:30 the heat if the oven is left on for more than 12 hours without the controls being touched. Three dashes appear on the display. Switch the temperature knob off.
Changing the Basic Settings Your appliance has several basic settings. You can customize these settings: Turn the temperature knob one position to the right to the light position. • Call up the basic settings menu with the key. • Use the top keys to move between the settings.
• In 8 levels The display contrast depends on the viewing angle. Standby screen • Gaggenau with clock / clock and date / clock The selected screen appears briefly. Extended timer • Extended timer key not available / available Reset all parameters to the factory setting •...
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Exhibition mode The setting “exhibition mode not active” must be selected and must not be changed. The appliance does not heat up during exhibition mode You can only change this setting 3 minutes after the appliance has been connected to the electricity. Temperature unit •...
Care and Manual Cleaning Safety Notes Cleaning the Door Seal Warning! Do not clean the hob using high Always keep the door seal clean and free of food pressure cleaners or steam jets. remains. Warning, risk of burns! Before cleaning, wait Do not use aggressive cleaning agents (e.g.
Pyrolysis Warning, risk of burns! Very high temperatures occur during the pyrolysis! Keep chidren away! During the pyrolytic self cleaning the oven is heated to 485 °C. Any food residues from baking, roasting and grilling are reduced to ash. The duration of the pyrolysis is 3 hours. For your safety the oven door remains locked.
Delaying the Switch-off Time If you want the pyrolysis to run at a later time (for example during the night), you can change the switch-off time. In this way you can use your oven during the day as usual. 16:30 Make the settings as described in 1 and 2.
Cleaning Accessories with Pyrolysis Gaggenau baking trays and grilling trays are coated with pyrolysis-proof enamel. To arrive at an optimum cleaning result, you are advised to remove all accessories from the oven before the pyrolytic cleaning process. Only this will ensure optimum heat distribution.
Trouble Shooting In case of a malfunction first check the household fuses. If the power supply is functioning correctly contact your dealer or Gaggenau after-sales service. Please specify the E number and FD number of the appliance when calling our after-sales service. You find these numbers on the rating plate of the appliance.
Power Cut The appliance bridges a power cut of up to 5 minutes. The operation continues. 13:30 After a longer power cut the appliance will switch off the operation. The symbol appears on the display and three dashes instead of the temperature.
Replacing the Oven Lights If an oven light fails, it must be replaced. Heat- resistant replacement bulbs can be obtained from the after-sales service or specialist shops. Only use these bulbs. Warning, risk of burns! Oven lights get very hot during use.
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