AEG Compact oven KM8403021M User Manual

							6.2 The menus in overview
Main menu
SymbolMenu itemDescription
Heating FunctionsContains a list of heating functions.
Assisted CookingContains a list of automatic cooking
programmes.
Basic SettingsContains a list of other settings.
Favourite ProgrammeContains a list of the favourite cook-
ing programmes saved by the user.
Submenu for: Basic Settings
SymbolSubmenuApplication
Set Time of DaySets the current time on the clock.
Time IndicationWhen ON, the display shows the cur-
rent time after you deactivate the ap-
pliance.
SET + GOWhen ON, you can activate the func-
tion after you activate a heating func-
tion.
Heat + HoldWhen ON, you can activate the func-
tion after you activate a heating func-
tion.
Extra timeActivates and deactivates the func-
tion.
Display ContrastAdjusts the display contrast by de-
grees.
Display BrightnessAdjusts the display brightness by de-
grees.
Set LanguageSets the language for the display.
Buzzer VolumeAdjusts the volume of press-tones
and signals by degrees.
Key Tones
Activates and deactivates the tone of
the touch fields. It is not possible to
deactivate the tone of the ON / OFF
touch field.  
Alarm/Error TonesActivates and deactivates the alarm
tones.
Odour Filter
Some models only: activates or deac-
tivates the function and also prevents
odour during cooking. When OFF, it
cleans itself at intervals.
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							SymbolSubmenuApplication
ServiceShows the software version and con-
figuration.
Factory SettingsResets all settings to factory settings.
6.3 Heating functions
Submenu for: Heating Functions
Heating functionApplication
True Fan CookingTo bake maximum on 2 shelf positions at
the same time and to dry food. Set the
temperature 20 - 40 °C lower than for Con-
ventional Cooking .
Pizza SettingTo bake food on 1 shelf position for a
more intensive browning and a crispy bot-
tom. Set the temperature 20 - 40 °C lower
than for Conventional Cooking .
Slow CookTo prepare very lean and tender roasted
food.
Conventional CookingTo bake and roast on 1 shelf position.
Frozen FoodsTo make convenience food such as chips,
wedges or spring rolls crispy.
Turbo GrillingTo roast larger meat joints or poultry with
bones on 1 shelf position. Also to gratinate
and to brown.
Fast GrillingTo grill flat food items in large quantities.
To toast bread.
GrillingTo grill flat food and to toast.
Keep WarmTo keep cooked food warm.
DefrostTo thaw frozen food.
Bottom HeatTo bake cakes with crispy bottoms.
Dough ProvingTo raise the yeast dough before baking.
Bread BakingTo bake bread.
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							Heating functionApplication
Au gratinTo prepare dishes such as lasagna or pota-
to gratin. Also to brown.
PreservingTo make vegetable preserves such as pick-
les.
DryingTo dry sliced fruit such as apples, plums or
peaches and vegetables such as tomatoes,
zucchini or mushrooms.
Plate WarmingTo preheat a plate for serving.
Eco RoastingThe ECO functions let you optimize the
energy consumption during cooking. It is
necessary to set the cooking time first. To
get more information about the recom-
mended settings, refer to the cooking ta-
bles with the equivalent heating function. 
6.4 Activating a heating
function
1.Activate the appliance.
2.Select the Heating Functions menu.
Press OK to confirm.
3.Set a heating function. Press OK to
confirm.
4.Set the temperature. Press OK to
confirm.
Press  to go directly to the
Heating Functions menu. You
can use it when the appliance is
activated.
6.5 Heat-up indicator
When you activate a heating function,
the bar on the display comes on. The bar
shows that the temperature increases.
Fast Heat Up Indicator
This function decreases the heat-up
time. To activate the function, hold 
for 3 seconds. The heat-up indicator al-
ternates.
Residual heat
When you deactivate the appliance, the
display shows the residual heat. You can
use the heat to keep the food warm.
6.6 Energy saving
The appliance contains features
which help you save energy
during everyday cooking:
•Residual heat:
– When the heating function or pro-
gramme operates, the heating ele-
ments are deactivated 10% earlier
(the lamp and fan continue to oper-
ate). For this feature to operate, the
cooking time must be longer than
30 minutes or you must use the
clock functions ( Duration , End
Time ).
– When the appliance is off, you can
use the heat to keep food warm.
The display shows the remaining
temperature.
•Cooking with the lamp off - touch
and hold 
 for 3 seconds to deacti-
vate the lamp during cooking.
•Eco functions - refer to section "Heat-
ing Functions" (for selected models
only).
6.7 Microwave
Information about operation
General:
• After you deactivate the appliance, let
the food stand for some minutes (refer
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							to “Microwave Tables: standing
time”).
• Remove the aluminium foil packaging,
metal containers, etc. before you pre-
pare the food.
Cooking:
• Do not use the baking tray or deep
pan (if applicable) with the Microwave
function.
• If possible, cook food covered with
material suitable for use in the micro-
wave. Only cook food without a cover
if you want to keep a crust.
• Do not overcook the dishes by setting
the power and time too high. The
food can dry out, burn or catch fire in
some places.
• Do not use the appliance to cook
eggs in their shells and snails, because
they can burst. With fried eggs, pierce
the yolks first.
• Prick food with "skin" or "peel", such
as potatoes, tomatoes, sausages, with
a fork several times before cooking so
that the food does not burst.
• For chilled or frozen food, set a longer
cooking time.
• Dishes which contain sauce must be
stirred from time to time.
• Vegetables that have a firm structure,
such as carrots, peas or cauliflower,
must be cooked in water.
• Turn larger pieces after half the cook-
ing time.
• If possible, cut vegetables into similar-
sized pieces.
• Use flat, wide dishes.
• Do not use cookware made of porce-
lain, ceramic or earthenware with small
holes, e. g. on handles or unglazed
bottoms. Moisture going into the
holes can cause the cookware to crack
when it is heated.• The bottom glass (if applicable) is a
work space for heating food or liquids.
It is necessary for the operation of the
microwave oven.
• Always put the glass stick in the con-
tainer when you heat liquids, in order
to prevent overcooking or splashing.
Defrosting meat, poultry, fish:
• Put the frozen, unwrapped food on a
small upturned plate with a container
below it, or on a defrosting rack or
plastic sieve so that the defrosting liq-
uid can run off.
• Turn the food after half the defrosting
time. If possible, divide and then re-
move the pieces that have started to
defrost.
Defrosting butter, portions of gateau,
quark:
• Do not fully defrost in the appliance,
but let them defrost at room tempera-
ture. This gives a more even result.
Fully remove all metal or aluminium
packaging or parts before defrosting.
Defrosting fruit, vegetables:
• Do not fully defrost fruit and vegeta-
bles, which are to be further prepared
while raw, in the appliance. Let them
defrost at room temperature.
• You can use a higher microwave pow-
er to cook fruit and vegetables without
defrosting them first.
Ready meals:
• Ready meals in metal packaging or
plastic trays with metal covers can only
be defrosted or heated in the micro-
wave if they are expressively designa-
ted as suitable for use in the micro-
wave.
• You must follow the manufacturer's in-
structions printed on the packaging (e.
g. remove the metal cover and pierce
the plastic film).
Suitable cookware and materials
Cookware / MaterialMicrowaveGrilling
Defrost-
ingHeat-
ingCook-
ing
Ovenproof glass and porcelain
(with no metal components, e. g.
Pyrex, heat-proof glass)XXXX
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							Cookware / MaterialMicrowaveGrilling
Defrost-
ingHeat-
ingCook-
ing
Non-ovenproof glass and porcelain1)X------
Glass and glass ceramic made of
ovenproof/frost-proof material (e.
g. Arcoflam), grill shelfXXXX
Ceramic 2), earthenware 2)XXX--
Heat-resistant plastic up to 200 °C3)XXX--
Cardboard, paperX------
ClingfilmX------
Roasting film with microwave safe
closure 3)XXX--
Roasting dishes made of metal, e.
g. enamel, cast iron------X
Baking tins, black lacquer or sili-
con-coated 3)------X
Baking tray------X
Browning cookware, e. g. Crisp pan
or Crunch plate--XX--
Ready meals in packaging 3)XXXX
1) 
With no silver, gold, platinum or metal plating/decorations
2) 
Without quartz or metal components, or glazes which contain metals
3) 
You must follow the manufacturer’s instructions about the maximum temperatures.
X suitable
-- not suitable
Other things to think about…
• Food items have different shapes and
qualities. They are prepared in differ-
ent quantities. Because of this, the
necessary time and power for defrost-
ing, heating or cooking can vary. As a
rough guide: double the quantity =
almost double the time.
• The microwave creates the heat di-
rectly in the food. Because of this, allplaces cannot be heated at the same
time. You must stir or turn the heated
dishes, especially with larger quanti-
ties of food.
•The standing time is given in the ta-
bles. Let the food stand, in the appli-
ance or outside it, so that the heat is
distributed more equally.
• You get better results for rice if you
use flat, wide dishes.
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							6.8 Microwave functions
FunctionsDescription
MicrowaveCreates the heat directly in the food. Use it to heat pre-pre-
pared meals and drinks, to defrost meat or fruit, and to
cook vegetables and fish.
CombiUse it to operate the oven function and the microwave
mode together (selected models only). Use it to cook food
in a shorter time and brown it at the same time.
6.9 Setting the Microwave
function
1.If it is necessary, touch  to deacti-
vate the appliance.
2.Touch  to activate the Microwave
function.
3.Touch  . The Duration function is
set to 30 seconds and the micro-
waves starts to operate.
Each touch of  adds 30 seconds
to the Duration time.
If you do not touch  , the appli-
ance deactivates after 20 sec-
onds.
4.Touch  to set the Duration func-
tion (refer to "Setting the clock func-
tions").
When the Duration time is longer
than 7 minutes the Microwave
power is decreased to 600 W.
The maximum setting of the Du-
ration time is 90 minutes.
You can change the microwave
power (touch 
 and then  or
 ) and the Duration (  ) any
time when the Microwave func-
tion operates.
5.When the set time ends, an acoustic
signal sounds for 2 minutes. The Mi-
crowave function deactivates auto-
matically. Touch a sensor field to
stop the acoustic signal.
To deactivate the Microwave
function, touch 
If you touch  , the function
stops. To start it again, touch 
 .
6.10 Setting the Combi
function
1.If necessary, touch  to deactivate
the appliance.
2.Activate a heating function. Refer to
“Activating a heating function”.
3.Touch  and do the same steps as
when you set the Microwave func-
tion.
The functions End Time , Set +
Go and Heat + Hold are not
available for the Combi function.
6.11 Setting the Quick Start
function
1.If necessary, touch  to deactivate
the appliance.
2.Touch  to activate the Quick Start
function.
Each touch of 
 adds 30 seconds to
the Duration time.
You can change the microwave
power (refer to “Setting the Mi-
crowave function”).
3.Touch  to set the Duration time
(refer to "Setting the clock func-
tions").
6.12 Examples of cooking
applications for power settings
The data in the table is for guidance on-
ly.
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							Power settingUse
• 1000 Watt
• 900 Watt
• 800 Watt
• 700 Watt• Heating liquids
• Searing at the start of the cooking
process
• Cooking vegetables
• Melting gelatine and butter
• 600 Watt
• 500 Watt• Defrosting and heating frozen meals
• Heating one-plate meals
• Simmering stews
• Cooking egg dishes
• 400 Watt
• 300 Watt
• 200 Watt• Continuing to cook meals
• Cooking delicate food
• Heating baby food
• Simmering rice
• Heating delicate food
• Melting cheese
• 100 Watt• Defrosting meat, fish, bread
• Defrosting cheese, cream, butter
• Defrosting fruit and cakes (gateaux)
• Raising yeast dough
• Heating up cold dishes and drinks
7. CLOCK FUNCTIONS
7.1 Clock functions
SymbolFunctionDescription
Minute Minder
To set a countdown (maximum: 2 hours, 30 mi-
nutes). This function has no effect on the operation
of the appliance. You can also activate it when the
appliance is deactivated. Touch 
 to activate the
function. Touch 
 or  to set the minutes and
OK to start.
DurationTo set the length of an operation (maximum: 23
hours, 59 minutes).
End TimeTo set the switch-off time for a heating function
(maximum: 23 hours, 59 minutes).
If you set the time for a clock function,
the time starts to count down after 5 sec-
onds.
If you use the clock functions Du-
ration and End Time , the appli-
ance deactivates the heating ele-ments after 90% of the set time.
The appliance uses the residual
heat to continue the cooking
procedure until the time ends.
The residual heat can last from 3
to 20 minutes.
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							Setting the clock functions:
1.Set a heating function.
2.Touch  again and again until the
display shows the necessary clock
function and the related symbol.
3.Touch  or  to set the necessa-
ry time. Touch OK to confirm.
When the time ends, an acoustic sig-
nal sounds. The appliance deacti-
vates. The display shows a message.
4.Touch a sensor field to stop the sig-
nal.
Useful information:
• With Duration and End Time , the ap-
pliance deactivates automatically.
• With Duration and End Time , you
must set the heating function and the
temperature first. Then you can set the
clock function.
• You can use Duration and End Time at
the same time if you want to automati-
cally activate and deactivate the appli-
ance at a given time later.
7.2 Heat + Hold
The Heat + Hold function keeps pre-
pared food warm at 80 °C for 30 mi-
nutes. It activates after the baking or
roasting procedure ends.
• You can activate or deactivate the
function in the Basic Settings menu.• Conditions for the function:
– The set temperature is more than 80
°C.
– The function Duration is set.
Activating the function
1.Activate the appliance.
2.Select the heating function.
3.Set the temperature above 80 °C.
4.Press  again and again until the
display shows Heat + Hold . Press
OK to confirm.
When the function ends, an acoustic sig-
nal sounds.
The Heat + Hold function stays on if you
change the heating functions.
7.3 Extra Time
The Extra Time makes the heating func-
tion continue after the Duration ends.
• It is applicable for all heating functions
with Duration or Weight Automatic.
Activating the function:
1.When the cooking time ends, an
acoustic signal sounds. Press a sen-
sor field.
2.The display shows the message for
Extra Time for one minute.
3.Press  to activate (or  to cancel).
4.Set the Extra Time period. Press OK
to confirm.
8. AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMES
WARNING!
Refer to the Safety chapters.
8.1 Automatic programmes
These automatic programmes give the
optimum settings for each type of meat
or other recipes:
• Meat programmes with Weight Auto-
matic function ( Assisted Cooking
menu) — This function automatically
calculates the roasting time. To use it
you need to input the food weight.• Recipe Automatic function ( Assisted
Cooking menu) — This function uses
predefined values for a dish. Prepare
the dish according to a recipe from
this book.Weight Automatic dishes
Chicken, whole
Braised Meat
Roast Game
Roast Lamb
Roast Pork
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							Weight Automatic dishes
Roast Veal
Duck, whole
Goose, whole
Turkey, whole
You can find the recipes for the
automatic programmes specified
for this appliance on our website.
To find the proper Recipe Book
check the PNC number on the
rating plate on the front frame of
the appliance cavity.
8.2 Assisted Cooking with
Recipe Automatic
This appliance has a set of recipes you
can use. The recipes are fixed and you
cannot change them.
Activating the function:
1.Activate the appliance.
2.Select the Assisted Cooking menu.
Press OK to confirm.
3.Select the category and dish. Press
OK to confirm.
4.Select Recipe Automatic . Press OK
to confirm.
When you use the Manual func-
tion, the appliance uses the auto-
matic settings. You can change
them as with other functions.
8.3 Assisted Cooking with
Weight Automatic
This function automatically calculates the
roasting time. To use it, it is necessary to
input the food weight.
Activating the function:
1.Activate the appliance.
2.Select Assisted Cooking . Press OK
to confirm.
3.Select the category and dish. Press
OK to confirm.
4.Select the Weight Automatic . Press
OK to confirm.
5.Touch  or  to set the food
weight. Press OK to confirm.
The automatic programme starts. You
can change the weight at any time. Press
 or  to change the weight. When
the time ends, an acoustic signal sounds.
Press a sensor field to deactivate the sig-
nal.
With some programmes turn
over the food after 30 minutes.
The display shows a reminder.
9. USING THE ACCESSORIES
WARNING!
Refer to the Safety chapters.
9.1 Inserting the accessories
Baking tray (if applicable):
Push the baking tray between the guide
bars of the shelf support.
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							Wire shelf:
Push the shelf between the guide bars of
the shelf support and make sure that the
feet point down.
• All accessories have small indentations
at the top of the right and left side to
increase safety. The indentations are
also anti-tip devices.• The high rim around the shelf is a de-
vice which prevents cookware from
slipping.
10. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
10.1 Favourite Programme
menu
You can save your favourite settings, like
duration, temperature or heating func-
tion. They are available in the Favourite
Programme menu. You can save 20 pro-
grammes.
Saving a programme
1.Activate the appliance.
2.Set a heating function or an Assisted
Cooking function.
3.Touch  again and again until the
display shows " SAVE ". Press OK to
confirm.
4.The display shows the first free
memory position. Press OK to con-
firm.
5.Enter the name of the programme.
The first letter flashes. Touch 
 or
 to change the letter. Press OK.
6.Touch  or  to move the cursor
to the right or to the left. Press OK.
The next letter flashes. Do steps 5
and 6 again as necessary.
7.Press and hold OK to save.
Useful information:• You can overwrite a memory position.
When the display shows the first free
memory position, touch 
 or  and
press OK to overwrite an existing pro-
gramme.
• You can change the name of a pro-
gramme in the menu Edit Programme
Name .
Activating the programme
1.Activate the appliance.
2.Select the Favourite Programme
menu. Press OK to confirm.
3.Select your favourite programme
name. Press OK to confirm.
10.2 Child Lock
The Child Lock prevents an accidental
operation of the appliance.
Activating and deactivating the Child
Lock function:
1.Activate the appliance.
2.Touch  and  at the same time
until the display shows a message.
10.3 Function Lock
The Function Lock prevents an acciden-
tal change of the heating function. You
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