Convotherm oes minis, User Manual

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Design and function
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Components of the combi steamers and their function
The components of the combi steamer have the following function:
No. Name
picture
Function
1 Ventilation pipe External air intake for removing the moisture from the oven compartment
2 Air vent Lets vapor escape
3 Door handle Has the following functions depending on its position:
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Pointing vertically downwards: combi steamer closed
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Pointing to the right: combi steamer open or in venting position (option)
Also has the following function:
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Antibacterial with silver ions
4
Appliance door: Closes the oven compartment
5 Standard controls Central control of combi steamer
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Appliance operated by pressing the membrane keypad (labeled with
pictograms) and by turning the tilt selector switch
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Status displays
6
Switches the combi steamer on and off
7 Oven Contains the food during cooking.
8 Rack Used to hold GN containers or baking trays
9 Type plate Used for identifying the combi steamer
Basic principle of operation
In your combi steamer you can cook a range of food. The combi steamer can employ the following
main cooking programs to do this:
ƒ steam
ƒ convection
ƒ Superheated steam (not under pressure).
You can use these main cooking programs to cook food in almost all possible ways. The main cooking
programs can be applied to the following cooking techniques:
ƒ Steaming ƒ Braising ƒ Low-temperature cooking
ƒ Blanching ƒ Baking ƒ Defrosting
ƒ Poaching ƒ scalloping ƒ Sous-vide cooking
ƒ Stew ƒ Grilling
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Δ
T cooking
ƒ Cooking ƒ Gratinate ƒ Cook & Hold
ƒ Roasting ƒ Regenerating ƒ Overnight cooking
Basic procedure for working with your combi steamer
These are the basic principles of working with the combi steamer:
ƒ Place food, held in containers or on shelf racks, into your combi steamer.
ƒ Set the cooking program, the cooking temperature or core temperature and start the combi steamer.
ƒ Once the cooking program has finished, take out the food, which is in the required state.