Gaggenau BM454 IN Series, User Manual

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Environmental protection and saving energy
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Do not keep moist food in the cooking compartment
for a long time with the door closed.
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Do not store food in the cooking compartment.
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Take care not to trap anything in the appliance
door.
If the seal is very dirty, the appliance door will no
longer close properly during operation. This may dam-
age the front of adjacent kitchen units.
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Keep the seal clean at all times.
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Never operate the appliance if the seal is damaged
or missing.
Sitting or placing objects on the appliance door may
damage it.
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Do not place, hang or support objects on the appli-
ance door.
2.2 Microwave
Follow these instructions when using the microwave.
ATTENTION!
Metal touching the wall of the cooking compartment
will cause sparks, which may damage the appliance or
the inner door pane.
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Metal (e.g. a spoon in a glass) must be kept at least
2 cm from the cooking compartment walls and the
inside of the door.
Placing aluminium containers in the appliance may
cause sparks, which will damage the appliance.
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Do not use aluminium containers in the appliance.
Operating the appliance without food in the cooking
compartment may lead to overloading.
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Do not switch on the microwave unless there is food
inside. The only exception to this rule is when per-
forming a short cookware test.
If you prepare several bags of microwave popcorn in
immediate succession at a microwave power level that
is too high, the cooking compartment may be dam-
aged.
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Leave the appliance to cool down for several
minutes between each use.
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Never set a microwave power level that is too high.
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Use a maximum microwave output of 600 watts.
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Always place the popcorn bag on a glass plate.
Using unsuitable cookware may result in damage.
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When using the grill, the microwave combi mode or
the hot air, only use tableware that can withstand
the high temperatures.
3 Environmental protection and saving energy
3.1 Disposing of packaging
The packaging materials are environmentally compat-
ible and can be recycled.
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Sort the individual components by type and dispose
of them separately.
3.2 Saving energy
If you follow these instructions, your appliance will use
less power.
Only preheat the appliance if the recipe or the recom-
mended settings tell you to do so.
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Not preheating the appliance can reduce the en-
ergy used.
Use dark-coloured, black-coated or enamelled baking
tins.
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These types of baking tin absorb the heat particu-
larly well.
When cooking multiple dishes, do so in succession or
in parallel.
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The cooking compartment is heated after cooking
the first dish. This reduces the cooking time for the
following dishes.
If the cooking time is relatively long, you can switch
the appliance off 10 minutes before the cooking time
ends.
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There will be enough residual heat to finish cooking
the dish.
Hide the clock in standby mode.
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The appliance saves energy in standby mode.
Open the appliance door as little as possible during
operation.
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This will maintain the temperature in the cooking
compartment and eliminate the need for the appli-
ance to reheat.
Note:
The appliance requires:
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A maximum of 1 W in standby mode with the dis-
play switched on
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A maximum of 0.5 W in standby mode with the dis-
play switched off