EOB8956VA
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EN STEAM OVEN
USER MANUAL
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Page 2: ... you use it you can be safe in the knowledge that you ll get great results every time Welcome to Electrolux Visit our website for Get usage advice brochures trouble shooter service information www electrolux com Register your product for better service www RegisterElectrolux com Buy Accessories Consumables and Original spare parts for your appliance www electrolux com shop CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVIC...
Page 3: ...is responsible for their safety Do not let children play with the appliance Children un der 3 years must not be left unsupervised in the vicinity of the appliance Keep all packaging away from children Keep children and pets away from the appliance when it operates or when it cools down Accessible parts are hot If the appliance has a child safety device we recom mend that you activate it Cleaning a...
Page 4: ...e Always be careful when you move the appliance because it is heavy Always wear safety gloves Do not pull the appliance by the handle Keep the minimum distance from the other appliances and units Make sure that the appliance is installed below and adjacent safe structures The sides of the appliance must stay adjacent to appliances or to units with the same height Electrical connection WARNING Risk...
Page 5: ...in operation Open the appliance door carefully The use of ingredients with alcohol can cause a mixture of alcohol and air Do not let sparks or open flames to come in contact with the appliance when you open the door Do not put flammable products or items that are wet with flammable products in near or on the appliance WARNING Risk of damage to the appliance To prevent damage or discoloration to th...
Page 6: ...se it for house lighting WARNING Risk of electrical shock Before replacing the lamp disconnect the appliance from the power supply Only use lamps with the same specifi cations 2 5 Disposal WARNING Risk of injury or suffocation Disconnect the appliance from the mains supply Cut off the mains cable and discard it Remove the door catch to prevent chil dren and pets to get closed in the ap pliance 3 P...
Page 7: ...mperature sensor To measure how far the food is cooked Telescopic runners For shelves and trays Steam set One unperforated and one perforated food container The steam set drains the condensing wa ter away from the food during steam cooking Use it to prepare food that should not be in the water during the cooking e g vegetables pieces of fish chicken breast The set is not suitable for food that nee...
Page 8: ...h ers It is possible to display the complete copy of the licences in the device on the TFT screen display by following through the menu this path Base Settings Serv ice Licence It is possible to download the source code of the open source software used in the product by following the hyperlink present in the web product page 4 3 First Connection When you connect the appliance to the mains you have...
Page 9: ...Favourite Pro gramme It contains a list of favourite cooking pro grammes made by the user 4 Minute Minder To set the Minute Minder function 5 Assisted Cook ing Straight access to the Cookbook and Quick start when the appliance is active The sensor fields for Favourite Programme Minute Minder and Assisted Cooking are visible only when the appliance is active 5 2 Display After activating the applian...
Page 10: ...ion touch the display on the selected function Useful information You can change any parameter shown on the display when you touch it To set the required function time or temperature you can scroll through the list or touch the option you want to choose When you activate a heating function the display does not show Menu Touch the display anywhere and it shows Menu When the appliance is active and ...
Page 11: ...AILY USE WARNING Refer to the Safety chapters To operate the appliance you can use manual mode to set a heating func tion temperature and cooking time manually automatic programmes Assisted Cooking to prepare a dish when you do not have a knowledge or experi ence in cooking 7 1 Operating the menu 1 To activate the appliance touch 2 Touch Menu 3 Scroll through the menu to find the function that you...
Page 12: ...used Base Settings It contains a list of basic settings 7 3 Submenu for Functions True Fan Cooking 1 2 4 3 Heating Functions Specials Cleaning Favourites 1 Return to menu 2 Heating functions list 3 List of available options 4 More options Setting a heating function 1 Scroll through the functions to find the one you want and touch it 2 To change the temperature touch the temperature shown on the di...
Page 13: ...ECO Roasting Optimizes the energy consumption during roasting Here it is necessary to set the cooking time first The lamp is switched off during this function It switches on again when you activate it via menu or when you open the oven door Grilling To grill bigger items of food like Roast Beef Fast Grilling To grill flat food and to toast bread Pizza Setting Baking on one oven level for dishes wi...
Page 14: ... Steam use Here it is necessary to set the cooking time first For preparation of vegetables rice pasta The lamp is switch ed off during this function It switches on again when you activate it via menu or when you open the oven door 1 This function is used to define the energy efficiency class acc EN50304 Steam cooking The water drawer cover is in the control panel 1 Press the cover to open the wat...
Page 15: ...ternal part of the egg shells Hints and tips regarding food vacuum packing Necessary equipment for Sous vide cooking function are a vacuum sealer and vacuum bags Recommended vacuum sealer type chamber vacuum sealer only this type of vacuum sealer can vacuum pack liq uids Use vacuum bags correct for Sous vide cooking function Do not reuse vacuum bags Put the food in one layer of the vacuum bags to ...
Page 16: ...tion Use this function to release the calcium residue in the steam generator Follow on screen instructions Steam Cleaning Use the steam cleaning function to soak the dirt in the cavity and remove the residue at the end of the cycle Follow on screen instructions CAUTION Refer to chapter Care and Cleaning Submenu for Favourites 1 2 3 Gran s apple crumble Delete Rename Run 1 Return to menu 2 Favourit...
Page 17: ...n You can delete the settings if you touch x When the clock function ends an acous tic signal sounds and a message comes on the display When you use the core tempera ture sensor the functions Duration and End do not operate You can change the time and date when you touch the clock on the display when the appliance is active Set Minute Minder To set and start a countdown the timer will be shown on ...
Page 18: ...g the function Child Lock 1 Activate the appliance 2 Follow the instructions on the display Screen Lock Menu Options Screen Lock The function prevents an accidental change of the heating function You can activate the function only when the appli ance operates Activating the function Screen Lock 1 Activate the appliance 2 Set a heating function or setting 3 Go to the function Screen Lock 4 To activ...
Page 19: ... warm Display Choose the display settings Brightness You can select 4 brightness modes Set the brightness of the display in ON state Time of day in OFF state is not adjustable Background images On Off Show or hide the background pictures Sound Sound Settings Beep Click No sound Language Set your preferred language Time and date Set the time and date and other options related to how time is shown T...
Page 20: ...hen you open the appliance door Moist Fan Baking the lamp deacti vates after 30 seconds The lamp activates again when you ac tivate the lamp over menu or when you open the appliance door 8 ASSISTED COOKING WARNING Refer to the Safety chapters Menu Assisted Cooking or touch You can choose to use the function Cookbook or Quickstart Activating the function 1 Scroll through the food category list and ...
Page 21: ...nd Rolls Farmer Bread Rich Yeast Plait White Bread Yeast Plait Vegetables Mediterranean Vegetables Traditional Vegetables Custards and Terri nes Coconut Pudding Egg Custard Flan Caramel Side Dishes Rice Salty Dumplings Full Menu Steam Menu 1 Steam Menu 2 Steam Menu 3 Fish Cod Fish Fish Fillet Fish in Salt Steamed Fish Stuffed Calamari Stuffed Fish Trout Poultry Chicken Legs Coq au Vin Roast Duck w...
Page 22: ...within the range set in the function Quickstart To check the given temperature and time touch by the dish name To change the temperature or set time touch the minutes or the temperature on the display The Quickstart contains automatic pro grammes which give optimum settings for each type of meat Meat programmes with Automatic Weight function this function automatically calculates the roast ing tim...
Page 23: ...lled Whole Grilled 1 1 5kg Whole Steamed Fillet frozen Prawns fresh Prawns frozen Mussels Salmon Fillets Trout Whole up to 2kg Poultry Boned Poultry Boned Poultry 1 1 5kg Chicken Breast poached Half 400 500g each Whole Wings fresh Wings frozen Legs fresh Legs frozen Duck Goose Turkey ENGLISH 23 ...
Page 24: ...ork Loin up to 1 5kg Smoked Loin poached Roast Beef Medium Medium Rare Rare Well Done Well Done Roast Game Scandinavian Beef Medium Rare Well Done Spare Ribs 1 1 5kg Veal Knuckle 1 5 2kg Loin Roast Venison Haunch 1 5 2kg Saddle 1 5 2kg Oven Dish Lasagne Lasagne frozen Pasta Bake Potato Gratin Sweet Dishes Vegetables au Gratin Pizza Pie and Qui che Baguette w Melted Cheese Flammkuchen Pizza America...
Page 25: ...ast Cake Bread and Rolls Wholegrain Bread Baguette Baguettes frozen Baguettes pre baked Bread Crown Ciabatta Brown Bread Plaited Bread Rolls Rolls pre baked Rye Bread Unleavened Bread White Bread Vegetables Artichokes Asparagus green Asparagus white Beetroot Black Salsify Broccoli Florets Broccoli whole Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Turnip Strips Carrots Cauliflower Florets Cauliflower whole Celery cub...
Page 26: ... Fish Sea Bream Fillet 4 fillets 500g 1cm thick Sea Bass Fillet 4 fillets 500g 1cm thick Cod Fish 2 fillets 650g 2cm thick Scallops big size 650g Mussels with shell 1000g Prawns without shell big size 500g Octopus 1000g Trout Fillet 2 fillets 650g 1 5cm thick Salmon Fillet 3cm thick 800g Poultry Chicken Breast boneless 3cm thick 750g Duck Breast boneless 2cm thick 900g Turkey Breast boneless 2cm t...
Page 27: ... THE ACCESSORIES WARNING Refer to the Safety chapters 9 1 Core temperature sensor The core temperature sensor measures the core temperature of the meat When the meat is at the set temperature the appliance deactivates There are two temperatures to set The oven temperature The core temperature Only use the core temperature sensor supplied or the correct re placement parts Using the core temperature...
Page 28: ...or 11 09 Stop Menu 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 9 100 64 220 14min 1h 14m 1 Return to menu 2 How long the function is active 3 Set Heating function 4 Set temperature 5 Current temperature in the oven 6 Clock 7 Remaining time 8 Stop 9 Set temperature for the Core Temper ature Sensor 9 2 Inserting the accessories Baking tray if applicable Push the baking tray between the guide bars of the shelf support Wire shel...
Page 29: ...ound the wire shelf is a special device to prevent the cookware from slipping 9 4 Inserting the wire shelf and the deep pan together Put the wire shelf on the deep pan Put the wire shelf and the deep pan on the telescopic runners 10 ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS 10 1 Automatic switch off For safety reasons the appliance deacti vates after some time If a heating function operates If you do not change the ov...
Page 30: ... cooking procedure is not done immediately 4 Continue with the Sous vide Cooking following applicable cooking table in dications for the considered type of food or the assisted cooking recipes 5 Open the pouch and serve 6 Optional finish the food with a final searing or grilling for e g meat to ach ieve a nice crust and the typical roast flavour Primary advantages of the function Sous Vide Cooking...
Page 31: ...600 650 90 60 70 3 800 200 Rabbit boneless 1 5 cm 600 650 70 50 60 3 600 Poultry Type of food Thick ness of food Amount of food for 4 people g Temper ature C Time min Level Water in the wa ter drawer ml Chicken breast boneless 3 cm 750 70 70 80 3 700 Duck breast boneless 2 cm 900 65 100 110 3 500 Turkey breast boneless 2 cm 800 70 75 85 3 700 11 4 Sous vide cooking Fish and seafood Look at the tab...
Page 32: ...the fish in a 10 salt solution 100 g salt in 1 liter of water for 30 min and dry with a paper towel before befire you put it in a vacuum bag 11 5 Sous vide cooking Vegetables Peel the vegetables where necessary Some vegetables can change their col our when you peel them and cook in a vacuum packing For better results cook the food immediately after you prepare it To keep the colour of the artichok...
Page 33: ...5 45 3 700 Potatoes slices of 1 cm 800 1000 95 35 45 3 700 Arti choke hearts cut in quarter 400 600 95 45 55 3 800 11 6 Sous vide cooking Fruits Peel the fruits remove the seeds and cores where necessary To keep the colour of the apples and pears put them in water with lemon juice after you clean and cut them For better results cook the food imme diately after you prepare it Type of food Dimension...
Page 34: ... 30 3 500 Pear cut in halves 4 fruits 95 15 30 3 500 11 7 Sous vide water table Temperature C Water in the water drawer ml Time1 min 50 500 120 50 600 190 55 550 120 55 650 190 60 600 120 60 700 190 65 350 30 65 550 60 70 400 30 70 600 60 75 450 30 75 650 60 80 500 30 80 700 60 85 550 30 85 750 60 90 500 30 90 700 60 95 500 20 95 700 40 95 800 60 1 The times are for guidance only 34 www electrolux...
Page 35: ...rect shelf positions are in the ta ble below Count the shelf positions from the bottom to the top General notes When you cook longer than 30 minutes or when you cook large quantities of food add water if it is necessary Put the food into the correct cooking containers and put the containers on the shelves Make sure that there is some distance between the shelves to let the steam circulate around e...
Page 36: ...on With this function you can sterilise con tainers e g baby bottles Put the clean containers in the middle of the shelf on the 1st shelf position Make sure that the opening is down at a small angle Fill the drawer with the maximum quan tity of water and set the time to 40 min Vegetables Food Shelf posi tion Temperature ºC Water in the water drawer ml Time1 min Artichokes 2 96 800 50 60 Auberginen...
Page 37: ...Courgette sli ces 2 96 350 15 20 1 The times are for guidance only Side dishes accompaniments Food Shelf posi tion Temperature ºC Water in the water drawer ml Time1 min Yeast dump lings 2 96 600 30 40 Potato dump lings 2 96 600 35 45 Unpeeled po tatoes medi um 2 96 750 45 55 Rice water rice ratio 1 5 1 2 96 600 35 40 Boiled pota toes quar tered 2 96 600 35 40 Bread dump ling 2 96 600 35 45 Tagliat...
Page 38: ...f po sition Temperature ºC Water in the water drawer ml Time 1 min Cooked ham 1000 g 2 96 800 150 55 65 Chicken breast poached 2 90 500 25 35 Chicken poached 1000 1200 g 2 96 800 150 60 70 Veal pork loin without leg 800 1000 g 2 90 800 300 80 90 Kasseler smoked loin of pork poached 2 90 800 300 90 110 Tafelspitz prime boiled beef 2 96 800 700 110 120 Chipolatas 2 80 400 15 20 1 The times are for g...
Page 39: ...perature quicker open the oven door to the first position for approximately 15 minutes Start the Full Steam function and cook all dishes together until ready The maximum water quantity is 800 ml Food Turbo Grilling first step cook meat Full Steam second step add vege tables Tem pera ture C Time min Shelf posi tion Tem pera ture C Time min Shelf position Roast beef 1 kg Brussels sprouts polenta 180...
Page 40: ...2 85 20 25 Rice 2 85 20 25 One plate dishes 2 85 20 25 11 14 Quarter Steam Heat Type of Food Quarter Steam Heat 1 Shelf position Temperature C Time min Roast pork 1000 g 2 160 180 90 100 Roast beef 1000 g 2 180 200 60 90 Roast veal 1000 g 2 180 80 90 Meat loaf uncooked 500 g 2 180 30 40 Smoked loin of pork 600 1000 g soak for 2 hours 2 160 180 60 70 Chicken 1000 g 2 180 200 50 60 Duck 1500 2000 g ...
Page 41: ... the same You can extend baking times by 10 15 minutes if you bake cakes on more than one level Cakes and pastries at different heights do not always brown equally at first If this occurs do not change the temper ature setting The differences equalize during the baking procedure 11 16 Tips on baking Baking results Possible cause Remedy The bottom of the cake is not browned sufficiently The shelf p...
Page 42: ...ing Oven func tion Shelf posi tion Temperature C Time min Ring cake Brioche True Fan Cooking 1 150 160 50 70 Madeira cake Fruit cakes True Fan Cooking 1 140 160 70 90 Fatless sponge cake Fatless sponge cake True Fan Cooking 2 140 150 35 50 Fatless sponge cake Fatless sponge cake Conventional Cooking 2 160 35 50 Flan base short pastry True Fan Cooking 2 170 180 1 10 25 Flan base sponge mix ture Tru...
Page 43: ...oking 1 1 230 1 2 160 180 1 20 2 30 60 Cream puffs Eclairs Conventional Cooking 3 190 210 1 20 35 Swiss roll Conventional Cooking 3 180 200 1 10 20 Cake with crumble top ping dry True Fan Cooking 3 150 160 20 40 Buttered al mond cake Sugar cakes Conventional Cooking 3 190 210 1 20 30 Fruit flans made with yeast dough sponge mix ture 2 True Fan Cooking 3 150 35 55 Fruit flans made with yeast dough ...
Page 44: ...d Short bread Pastry stripes Conventional Cooking 3 160 1 20 30 Biscuits made with sponge mixture True Fan Cooking 3 150 160 15 20 Pastries made with egg white Merun gues True Fan Cooking 3 80 100 120 150 Macaroons True Fan Cooking 3 100 120 30 50 Biscuits made with yeast dough True Fan Cooking 3 150 160 20 40 Puff pastries True Fan Cooking 3 170 1801 20 30 Rolls True Fan Cooking 3 1601 10 25 Roll...
Page 45: ...kes Conventional Cooking 1 180 200 40 60 Fish bakes Conventional Cooking 1 180 200 30 60 Stuffed vege tables Turbo Grilling or True Fan Cooking 1 160 170 30 60 1 Preheat the oven Moist Fan Baking Type of food Shelf posi tion Temperature C Time min Pasta bake 2 180 200 45 60 Lasagne 2 180 200 45 60 Potato gratin 2 190 210 55 80 Sweet dishes 2 180 200 45 60 Ring cake or brioche 1 160 170 50 70 Plait...
Page 46: ...150 160 20 40 Short bread Short bread Pastry Stripes 1 4 1 3 5 140 25 50 Biscuits made with sponge mixture 1 4 160 170 25 40 Biscuits made with egg white Merin gues 1 4 80 100 130 170 Macaroons 1 4 100 120 40 80 Biscuits made with yeast dough 1 4 160 170 30 60 Puff pastries 1 4 170 180 1 30 50 Rolls 1 4 180 30 55 Small cakes Small cakes 20 per tray 1 4 1501 25 40 1 Preheat the oven 11 19 Slow Cook...
Page 47: ...ature C Time in min Roast beef 1000 1500 1 120 120 150 Fillet of beef 1000 1500 3 120 90 150 Roast veal 1000 1500 1 120 120 150 Steaks 200 300 3 120 20 40 11 20 Pizza Setting Type of baking Shelf position Temperature C Time min Pizza thin crust 2 200 230 1 2 15 20 Pizza with a lot of topping 2 180 200 20 30 Tarts 1 180 200 40 55 Spinach flan 1 160 180 45 60 Quiche Lorraine 1 170 190 45 55 Swiss Fl...
Page 48: ...Turbo Grilling Beef Type of meat Quantity Oven function Shelf po sition Tempera ture C Time min Pot roast 1 1 5 kg Conven tional Cooking 1 230 120 150 Roast beef or fillet rare per cm of thickness Turbo Grill ing 1 190 200 1 5 6 Roast beef or fillet medium per cm of thickness Turbo Grill ing 1 180 190 1 6 8 Roast beef or fillet well done per cm of thickness Turbo Grill ing 1 170 180 1 8 10 1 Prehe...
Page 49: ...en tional Cooking 1 230 1 30 40 Saddle of venison 1 5 2 kg Conven tional Cooking 1 210 220 35 40 Haunch of venison 1 5 2 kg Conven tional Cooking 1 180 200 60 90 1 Preheat the oven Poultry Type of meat Quantity Oven function Shelf posi tion Tempera ture C Time min Poultry por tions 200 250 g each Turbo Grill ing 1 200 220 30 50 Half chick en 400 500 g each Turbo Grill ing 1 190 210 35 50 Chicken p...
Page 50: ...l functions for 5 minutes CAUTION Always grill with the oven door closed Grilling Food to be grilled Shelf posi tion Temperature Time min 1st side 2nd side Roast beef 2 210 230 30 40 30 40 Filet of beef 3 230 20 30 20 30 Back of pork 2 210 230 30 40 30 40 Back of veal 2 210 230 30 40 30 40 Back of lamb 3 210 230 25 35 20 25 Whole Fish 500 1000 g 3 4 210 230 15 30 15 30 Fast Grilling Food to be gri...
Page 51: ...n func tions Shelf posi tion Temperature C Time min Frozen pizza Conventional Cooking 3 as per manu facturer s in structions as per manu facturer s in structions French fries1 300 600 g Conventional Cooking or Turbo Grilling 3 200 220 as per manu facturer s in structions Baguettes Conventional Cooking 3 as per manu facturer s in structions as per manu facturer s in structions Fruit flans Conventio...
Page 52: ...lids or metal tins Use the first shelf from the bottom for this function Put no more than six one litre preserve jars on the baking tray Fill the jars equally and close with a clamp The jars cannot touch each other Put approximately 1 2 litre of water into the baking tray to give sufficient mois ture in the oven When the liquid in the jars starts to sim mer after approximately 35 60 mi nutes with ...
Page 53: ... let the appliance cool down After that complete the drying process Vegetables Food to be dried Shelf position Temperature C Time h 1 level 2 levels Beans 3 1 4 60 70 6 8 Peppers 3 1 4 60 70 5 6 Vegetables for sour 3 1 4 60 70 5 6 Mushrooms 3 1 4 50 60 6 8 Herbs 3 1 4 40 50 2 3 Fruit Food to be dried Shelf position Temperature C Time h 1 level 2 levels Plums 3 1 4 60 70 8 10 Apricots 3 1 4 60 70 8...
Page 54: ...teak medium 60 65 Rib Fillet steak well done 70 75 Pork Food Food Core Temperature C Shoulder Ham Neck joint of pork 80 82 Chop saddle Smoked pork loin 75 80 Meatloaf 75 80 Veal Food Food Core Temperature C Roast veal 75 80 Knuckle of veal 85 90 Mutton lamb Food Food Core Temperature C Leg of mutton 80 85 Saddle of mutton 80 85 Roast lamb Leg of lamb 70 75 Game Food Food Core Temperature C Saddle ...
Page 55: ...n the side walls 2 Put 400 ml of water mixed with 3 ta blespoons of vinegar directly into the steam generator 3 Activate the Steam Cleaning function The duration of the function is ap proximately 33 minutes 4 An acoustic signal sounds when the programme is completed Touch the sensor field to deactivate the signal 5 Wipe the internal surface of the appli ance with a soft sponge You can use warm wat...
Page 56: ...amp WARNING There is a risk of electrical shock The lamp and the lamp glass cov er can be hot Before you change the lamp Deactivate the appliance Remove the fuses from the fuse box or deactivate the circuit breaker CAUTION Put a cloth on the bottom of the interior of the appliance It pre vents damage to the lamp glass cover and the cavity Always use the same lamp type Replacing the lamp at the cav...
Page 57: ...t away from the appli ance at an up angle 5 Put the door with the outer side down on a soft cloth on a stable sur face This is to prevent scratches 2 B 1 6 Hold the door trim B on the top edge of the door at the two sides and push inwards to release the clip seal 7 Pull the door trim to the front to re move it 8 Hold the door glass panels on their top edge one by one and pull them up out of the gu...
Page 58: ...lled into the socket Put the plug of core temper ature sensor as far as possi ble into the socket The lamp does not operate The lamp is defective Replace the lamp If you cannot find a solution to the prob lem yourself contact your dealer or the service centre The necessary data for the service centre is on the rating plate The rating plate is on the front frame of the appliance cavity We recommend...
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