Gaggenau BMP 251, Instruction Manual

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Risk of serious damage to health!
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The surface of the appliance may become
damaged if it is not cleaned properly.
Microwave energy may escape. Clean the
appliance on a regular basis, and remove
any food residue immediately. Always keep
the cooking compartment, door seal, door
and door stop clean; refer also to Cleaning
section.
Risk of serious damage to health!
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Microwave energy may escape if the cooking
compartment door or the door seal is
damaged. Never use the appliance if the
cooking compartment door or the door seal
is damaged. Contact the after-sales service.
Risk of serious damage to health!
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Microwave energy will escape from
appliances that do not have any casing.
Never remove the casing. For any
maintenance or repair work, contact the
after-sales service.
Risk of electric shock!
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Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs
may only be carried out and damaged power
cables replaced by one of our trained after-
sales technicians. If the appliance is
defective, unplug the appliance from the
mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the
fuse box. Contact the after-sales service.
Risk of electric shock and serious injury!
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The cable insulation on electrical appliances
may melt when touching hot parts of the
appliance. Never bring electrical appliance
cables into contact with hot parts of the
appliance.
Risk of electric shock!
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Do not use any high-pressure cleaners or
steam cleaners, which can result in an
electric shock.
Risk of electric shock!
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When replacing the cooking compartment
bulb, the bulb socket contacts are live.
Before replacing the bulb, unplug the
appliance from the mains or switch off the
circuit breaker in the fuse box.
Risk of electric shock!
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A defective appliance may cause electric
shock. Never switch on a defective
appliance. Unplug the appliance from the
mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the
fuse box. Contact the after-sales service.
Risk of electric shock!
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The appliance is a high-voltage appliance.
Never remove the casing.
Risk of burns!
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The appliance becomes very hot. Never
touch the interior surfaces of the cooking
compartment or the heating elements.
Always allow the appliance to cool down.
Keep children at a safe distance.
Risk of serious burns!
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Accessories and ovenware become very hot.
Always use oven gloves to remove
accessories or ovenware from the cooking
compartment.
Risk of burns!
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Alcoholic vapours may catch fire in the hot
cooking compartment. Never prepare food
containing large quantities of drinks with a
high alcohol content. Only use small
quantities of drinks with a high alcohol
content. Open the appliance door with care.
Risk of burns!
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Foods with peel or skin may burst or explode
during, or even after, heating. Never cook
eggs in their shells or reheat hard-boiled
eggs. Never cook shellfish or crustaceans.
Always prick the yolk when baking or
poaching eggs. The skin of foods that have a
peel or skin, such as apples, tomatoes,
potatoes and sausages, may burst. Before
heating, prick the peel or skin.
Risk of burns!
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Heat is not distributed evenly through baby
food. Never heat baby food in closed
containers. Always remove the lid or teat.
Stir or shake well after the food has been
heated. Check the temperature of the food
before it is given to the child.
Risk of burns!
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Heated food gives off heat. The ovenware
may become hot. Always use oven gloves to
remove ovenware or accessories from the
cooking compartment.
Risk of burns!
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Airtight packaging may burst when food is
heated. Always observe the instructions on
the packaging. Always use oven gloves to
remove dishes from the cooking
compartment.
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Risk of scalding!
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When you open the appliance door, hot
steam may escape. Open the appliance door
with care. Keep children at a safe distance.
Risk of scalding!
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Water in a hot cooking compartment may
create hot steam. Never pour water into the
hot cooking compartment.
Risk of scalding!
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There is a possibility of delayed boiling when
a liquid is heated. This means that the liquid
reaches boiling temperature without the
usual steam bubbles rising to the surface.
Even if the container only vibrates a little, the
hot liquid may suddenly boil over and
spatter. When heating, always place a glass
rod/spoon in the container. This will prevent
delayed boiling.
Risk of scalding!
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The accessible parts become hot during
operation. Never touch the hot parts. Keep
children at a safe distance.
Risk of injury!
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Scratched glass in the appliance door may
develop into a crack. Do not use a glass
scraper, sharp or abrasive cleaning aids or
detergents.
Risk of injury!
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Unsuitable ovenware may crack. Porcelain
or ceramic ovenware can have small
perforations in the handles or lids. These
perforations conceal a cavity below. Any
moisture that penetrates this cavity could
cause the ovenware to crack. Only use
microwave-safe ovenware.
Risk of injury!
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If using the appliance in microwave mode
only, placing cookware and containers made
of metal inside the appliance may cause
sparks when the appliance is operating. This
will damage the appliance. Never use metal
containers when using the appliance in
microwave mode only.Use only microwave-
safe cookware or, alternatively, the
microwave in combination with a type of
heating.
Causes of damage
Caution!
–
Creation of sparks: Metal ­ e.g. a spoon in a glass ­
must be kept at least 2 cm from the oven walls and
the inside of the door. Sparks could irreparably
damage the glass on the inside of the door.
– Water in the cooking compartment when the
cooking compartment is hot: Never pour water into
the cooking compartment when the cooking
compartment is hot. Steam will be created. The
temperature change can cause damage to the glass
floor panel.
– Foil containers: Do not use foil containers in the
appliance. They damage the appliance by producing
sparks.
– Moist food: Do not store moist food in the closed
cooking compartment for long periods.
Do not use the appliance to store food. This can
lead to corrosion.
– Cooling with the appliance door open: Only leave
the cooking compartment to cool with the door
closed. Do not trap anything in the appliance door.
Even if the door is only slightly ajar, the fronts of
adjacent units may be damaged over time.
– Heavily soiled seal: If the seal is very dirty, the
appliance door will no longer close properly during
operation. The fronts of adjacent units could be
damaged. Always keep the seal clean.
– Transporting the appliance: Do not carry or hold
the appliance by the door handle. The door handle
cannot support the weight of the appliance and
could break.
– Operating the microwave without food: Operating
the appliance without food in the cooking
compartment may lead to overloading. Never switch
on the appliance unless there is food in the cooking
compartment. An exception to this rule is a short
crockery test (see the section "Microwave, suitable
crockery").
– Microwave popcorn: Never set the microwave
power too high. Use a power setting no higher than
600 watts. Always place the popcorn bag on a glass
plate. The disc may jump if overloaded.