Miele H 217 B2 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Oven - use

The double oven has a choice of two
ovens with differing heating systems.

The

upper oven

uses a Top and Bot-

tom (Conventional) heating system.

The

lower oven

has both Fan Heat

and Top and Bottom (Conventional)
heating systems, and offers a wide
range of options.

Controls

The oven controls consist of the oven
function selector and push buttons.

Function selector

With this control you select the oven
function required.
The selector can be turned clockwise
or anti-clockwise.

– Upper oven

– Lower oven

Pushbuttons

With the pushbuttons you can:

– change the

oven temperature

– change the

core temperature

(only

lower oven

– activate the

minute minder

Each pushbutton has a matching sym-
bol in the display field.

Summary of Contents for H 217 B2

Page 1: ...ing instructions for Double Oven H 217 B2 It is essential to read these operating instructions before Q ä installing or using the machine to avoid the risk of accident or damage to the machine M Nr 04 661 580 ...

Page 2: ...ecycled Rather than just throwing these ma terials away please ensure they are of fered for recycling Disposal of your old machine Old machines contain materials which can be reclaimed or recycled Please contact your dealer your local waste collection centre or scrap merchant about potential recycling schemes be fore disposing of the appliance Ensure that the machine presents no danger to children...

Page 3: ...ven energy save option 18 Oven lightning rack with non tip feature 19 Minute minder 20 Timer 21 Programmable functions 28 Applications Baking and chart 30 Roasting roasting with the roast probe and chart 34 Defrosting 41 Casseroles 42 Grilling and chart 43 Maintenance Cleaning and care Appliance front controls 47 Accessories 47 Oven interior 48 Correcting minor faults 56 After sales service 60 Ext...

Page 4: ...Description of the appliance H 217 B2 4 ...

Page 5: ...ill motor k Connection socket for core temperature probe roast probe l Air inlet for fan Accessories Baking trays Dual purpose grill pan oven tray Non tip rack for baking roasting or grilling Roasting filter to be attached in front of the fan aperture before fan oven roasting and fan grilling The droplets of fat caught up in the circulating air are deposited on the roasting filter This helps to ke...

Page 6: ...plate Consult a competent person if in doubt The electrical safety of this ap pliance can only be guaranteed when continuity is complete between the appliance and an effective earthing system which complies with local and national regulations It is most import ant that this basic safety requirement is tested by a qualified electrician The manufacturer cannot be held respon sible for the consequenc...

Page 7: ... down as this can cause the element to break Do not heat up unopened tins or jars of food in the oven as press ure will build up and they will explode Do not push pots and pans around on the oven floor as this could damage the surface Do not lean or sit on the open oven door or place heavy items on it This could damage the appliance Take care in the region of the hinges The oven door can support a...

Page 8: ...ape and size of cook ing container Some foods may contain micro organisms which are only de stroyed by thorough cooking therefore when cooking or reheating foods e g poultry it is particularly important that food is fully cooked through If in doubt select a longer cooking or reheating time It is important that the heat is allowed to spread evenly through out the food being cooked This can be achie...

Page 9: ...ple The operating lock is activated as fol lows The oven function selector must be at the 0 setting Press the p button until the key symbol appears in the display field The oven can now not be switched on To cancel the operating lock Turn the oven function selector to any oven function Press the p until the key symbol in the display field disappears 9 ...

Page 10: ... set and the clock display changes at one minute intervals The colon flashes Oven Use a cloth to wipe out the oven in terior with a solution of warm water and detergent Polish dry with a dry cloth Do not close the oven door until the oven interior is dry Rinse the accessories Fit the side rails Before using for the first time New appliances have a slight smell on first use Running the ovens for at...

Page 11: ...same time The heated air used by this system is of a lower temperature than that used with the Conventional heating system Auto Roast E This setting offers the fan heat with Auto Roast The oven heats initially to a high temperature which seals the meat to keep it succulent and tasty As soon as the high temperature has been reached the oven temperature is automatically returned to the pre selected ...

Page 12: ...the rear wall of the oven This enables a lower temperature to be selected than for conventional grilling Grill 1 The inner part of the upper heating ele ment acts as the grill This will glow red for a few minutes after being switched on and it is then ready for use Use the Grill 1 setting for small quantities Grill 2 J The entire upper heating element acts as the grill With this method the inner p...

Page 13: ...ge of options Controls The oven controls consist of the oven function selector and push buttons Function selector With this control you select the oven function required The selector can be turned clockwise or anti clockwise Upper oven Lower oven e Pushbuttons With the pushbuttons you can change the oven temperature change the core temperature only lower oven e activate the minute minder Each push...

Page 14: ...ton is lit up a time or tem perature can be entered or altered The indicator light in the button lights up when an oven function has been chosen except for light if the p button is pressed during a cooking process if the e button is pressed when cooking with the core temperature roast probe if the l button is pressed Each time the button or one of the other buttons is pressed this gives more time ...

Page 15: ...traditional recipes for soufflés Bottom heat B Use this setting towards the end of baking to brown the base of a cake Defrost G For gentle defrosting of deep frozen foods Intensive Bake F for recipes which require a moist top ping and a crisp base e g pizzas and quiche lorraine German style open fruit cakes and cheesecake Not suitable for roasting or shallow baking the base will brown too much Fan...

Page 16: ...temperature is approx 230 C When an oven cooking function is se lected this switches on the oven heat ing elements Selecting a temperature If you wish to retain the temperature suggested by the system this will be automatically adopted when the indica tor light in the button goes out The actual temperature in the oven is now displayed The rise in temperature is shown in 1 C steps until the require...

Page 17: ...tton To alter when the indicator light has gone out Press the p button Enter the required temperature with the button To cancel a process When the oven function selector is turned to 0 this cancels any pre viously entered oven or probe core tem perature Time entered with the minute minder is not affected To switch off the oven When the oven function selector is turned to 0 this switches off the ov...

Page 18: ...When the required temperature has been reached Put the food to be roasted or baked into the oven Energy save function Only lower oven e If you are programming a cooking pro cess using the timer or if you are cook ing with the roast probe the residual heat is automatically used to save en ergy The letters EC in the display field indi cate that the energy save function is in operation Shortly before...

Page 19: ...d and the oven door is opened If preferred you can set the oven light ning to come on automatically as soon as an oven function has been selected see the Section on Programmable functions Rack with safety feature The non tip runners prevent the rack from being pulled right out when it only needs to be partially pulled out When pushing the rack back in al ways ensure that the safety bar is at the r...

Page 20: ...re temperature shows again in the display field The l con tinues to be visible as a reminder that the minute minder is working At the end of the short time an audible tone sounds for approx 5 seconds The l symbol also flashes for ap prox 1 minute The audible tone and the flashing sym bol can be cancelled at any time by pressing the l button To change the short time set Do this in the same way as e...

Page 21: ... you can enter the start of a cooking process enter the duration of a cooking pro cess enter the end of a cooking process The Time of day is entered with the f and buttons A corresponding symbol for each push button appears in the display when ap propriate The Symbol lights up when an oven function has been selected or a hob zone control switched on and the rele vant button pressed in 21 ...

Page 22: ... button is lit up a time can be entered or altered The button indicator light comes on when one of the buttons has been pressed Each time the button or one of the other buttons is pressed this gives more time for data input When the indicator light goes out the data input or alteration has been regis tered Symbols that appear in the timer dis play field when the lower oven e has been programmed wh...

Page 23: ...ons f und at the same time 12 00 will show constantly in the dis play Using the button enter the time of day in hours minutes It is not necessary to keep the buttons f and pressed in To alter the time of day This is the same procedure as for set ting the time of day Press buttons f and at the same time This halts the time of day Use the button to enter the new time of day in hours minutes To cance...

Page 24: ... to be shown Shortly before the end of cooking time the oven heating switches off auto matically lower oven e The Energy save function as de scribed under Ovens Use comes into action only lower oven e EC now appears in the oven display instead of the actual oven temperature The oven temperature will switch on again if the oven temperature is altered the cooking time is lengthened signi ficantly Wh...

Page 25: ...mati cally calculated from the time entered To switch a cooking process on and off automatically Enter the start and the duration the start can be postponed for up to 23 hrs 59 mins Turn the oven function selector to the required setting First enter start of cooking time Press button f 0 00 appears in the display field Use the button to postpone the start of cooking First the time of day appears N...

Page 26: ...ng time in hours minutes Now postpone the end of cooking time Press button 0 00 appears in the display field Postpone the end of cooking time with the button First the time of day will appear Please note the following If only a start of cooking time is pro grammed the oven will start straight away without any delay Exception When cooking with the roast probe the oven does not start straight away D...

Page 27: ...cess begins g The display shows the duration of cook ing time or the time left if the pro gramme has started The end of the cooking process is dis played To change Press the corresponding button Use the button to enter the re quired time When the indicator light in the centre of the button goes out the newly se lected time is registered The time of day appears in the display Please note the follow...

Page 28: ...selector to 0 Open the oven door fully Press and hold in the p button at the same time turn the oven selector to the Light H position 01 0 or the most recently altered func tion appears in the oven display Use the button to select the pro grammable function required see chart Press the l button The programmable function is switched on or off 1 appears after the colon function switched on 0 appears...

Page 29: ... 0 position 02 The suggested temperatures displayed match those in the Operating Instructions All suggested temperatures are increased by 10 C approx 20 F 03 The oven lighting goes on as usual as soon as an oven function has been selected The oven lighting goes on as soon as the oven door is opened even when the function selector is set at 0 04 The temperature is displayed in C The temperature is ...

Page 30: ...ing See the bak ing charts Baking with the Intensive baking F setting This method of heating is particularly useful for dishes that require a moist topping and crisp base such as pizzas and quiche lorraine or where the base has not been pre baked Any heat resistant baking tin can be used Put the cake in on the 1st runner from the bottom If the base is overcooked use a higher level runner next time...

Page 31: ... Chart gives sugges tions for temperature runner height and timing For even browning in general select the middle tem perature Increasing the temperature and reduc ing the time can have an adverse ef fect on even browning Select the runner height according to the recipe and the setting chosen Just before the end of baking time test to see if the cake is done Insert a metal or wooden skewer into th...

Page 32: ...ith topping Savoury pastry 2 Meat pie 150 170 150 170 150 170 150 170 150 170 150 170 150 170 190 210 170 190 1 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 20 25 40 50 40 50 15 25 70 80 45 55 40 60 25 35 60 70 Yeast mixtures Crumble cake Fresh fruit cake tray Stollen White bread Wholemeal bread 1 3 Pizza tray 1 Onion cakes Apple turnovers 150 170 160 180 150 170 160 180 190 210 170 190 160 180 150 170 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3...

Page 33: ...0 200 180 200 180 200 180 200 230 250 190 200 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 15 20 40 50 40 50 10 15 70 80 40 50 40 60 25 35 60 70 150 170 150 170 150 170 190 210 170 190 1 1 1 1 1 65 75 50 60 50 60 25 30 50 55 180 200 180 200 170 190 190 210 210 230 190 210 190 210 170 190 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 35 45 40 50 45 65 40 50 60 70 40 50 25 30 20 25 170 190 160 180 1 1 40 50 30 35 190 210 1 2 25 35 20...

Page 34: ...ack The meat should be put into a cold oven Exception Pre heat the oven to the tem perature recommended in the recipe when cooking roast beef Use shelf position 1 for roasting Exception Use shelf position 2 when roasting poultry weighing up to 1 kg sirloin or fish When using Auto Roast a tempera ture of approx 40 C lower can be used for roasting than with the Conven tional setting The bigger the q...

Page 35: ... halfway through the roasting time if a more intensive browning effect is desired After the roasting process is finished take the roast out of the oven wrap in aluminium foil and leave to stand for about 10 minutes This helps retain juices when the meat is carved Useful hints Roasting in a covered pot L Season the meat and place in the pot Add some knobs of butter or margarine or a little oil or c...

Page 36: ...n the usual man ner and put it into the oven in a pot or on the rack Roasting bags or aluminium foil may also be used but only when left open at the ends Insert the probe through the foil or bag Insert the probe into the middle of the meat Ensure that it does not touch a bone and that it is not inserted into a fatty piece of meat If fat or bone come into contact with the probe this can lead to the...

Page 37: ...ore temperature to be set de pends on the food to be cooked Please consult the roasting chart The suggested temperature for the oven now appears in the display field The oven temperature can however be altered see To alter the temperature When the light in the button goes out the actual core temperature ap pears in the display N B The lowest temperature that can be displayed is 20 C so this will a...

Page 38: ... automati cally Shortly before the end of cooking time the oven heating switches off The Energy save function as de scribed under Oven use comes into action The time left continues to be shown in the display If the p but ton is pressed EC appears If the oven temperature is altered or the core temperature increased the oven heating will switch on again End of cooking time When the chosen core tempe...

Page 39: ...t in the food at the end of the cooking process the oven display will show the core tem perature first rising and then sinking Insert the probe in a different place and start again if the cut of meat was too large 3 kg or more for the probe to be inserted right to the centre if the meat is not sufficiently roasted when the set temperature is reached The time taken to roast meat by tem perature usi...

Page 40: ...0 80 85 Poultry 0 8 1 kg 1 5 170 190 50 60 200 220 50 60 80 85 Poultry apprx 2 kg ditto stuffed 1 1 170 190 170 190 90 110 120 150 200 220 200 220 90 110 120 150 80 85 Poultry apprx 4 kg 1 160 180 150 180 190 210 150 180 80 85 Whole fish apprx 1 5 kg 1 5 160 180 35 55 200 220 35 55 75 80 Unless otherwise stated the times given are for an oven which has not been pre heated 1 Fit the grease filter i...

Page 41: ...han a tray put in to catch the defrosted liquid so that the meat is not lying in this liquid It is particularly important to ob serve food hygiene rules when de frosting poultry Do not use the liq uid from the defrosted poultry Pour it away and wash the tray the sink and your hands N B Put the tray back in the oven if roasting on the rack Fish does not need to be fully de frosted before cooking De...

Page 42: ...mes Consult your cook book Please note Cover dishes which are to be cooked in their own juice and or steam eg du chesse potatoes or vegetables so that they do not dry out If there is no lid use aluminium foil or damp cooking parch ment Cook without a lid when a crusty fin ish or topping is required eg for meat or dishes au gratin Useful hint One dish can be placed on top of the other Invert the li...

Page 43: ...he grill element is switched on Fan Grill e For grilling larger items for example poultry rolled meat With this method the core temperature probe can also be used to monitor the temperature See Roasting in the oven Roasting with the core tempera ture probe Pre heat the grill for approx 5 minutes with the oven door shut Grilling with the oven door shut saves energy and minimizes cook ing smells Fan...

Page 44: ...juice over the fish Grilling on the rack Assemble the grill pan anti splash tray and rack as shown Place the food on the rack Select the method of grilling Insert the grill pan at the appropriate level for the height of the food to be grilled thin cuts level 3 4 or 5 thicker cuts level 1 or 2 It is best to grill food of a similar thick ness at the same time so that the grill ing time for each item...

Page 45: ...hen continue grilling at a lower temperature setting to allow the food to cook through to the centre Grilling time Flat pieces of fish and meat usually need about 5 6 minutes a side de pending on their texture Thicker pieces need longer With rolled meat allow approx 10 minutes per cm diameter Useful grilling hint One way of finding out how far through a piece of meat has been cooked is to press do...

Page 46: ... 250 10 15 220 12 16 Trout Mackerel 4 275 16 20 220 20 25 Toast 5 240 3 6 220 5 10 Open toasted sandwich 4 5 240 4 6 220 5 7 Tomatoes 4 240 7 10 225 10 12 Bananas 5 240 6 10 225 6 10 Peach halves 2 3 230 6 8 210 6 8 Thicker grilling cuts Chicken pieces ap prox 1 kg 3 1 240 50 60 Chicken pieces ap prox 1 kg 2 1 2 220 50 60 200 50 60 Mixed grill 2 2 260 20 25 230 20 25 Piece of pork Ø 7 cm approx 1 ...

Page 47: ... leave scratches Use a non scouring stainless steel cleaner Apply with an even pressure Wipe over with a damp cloth and rub dry with a soft cloth Accessories Roast probe Wipe with a damp cloth Do not put the roast probe or the baking carriage runners into water and do not put them in the dish washer Runners Wash in hot water with washing up liq uid or clean with a stainless steel cleaner Baking tr...

Page 48: ... the Clean Enamel areas before carrying out the extra cleaning pro cess for catalytic enamel described below Never use hard brushes wire wool or scourers scouring pads hard sponges or other scouring agents on the enamel coatings These scratch and damage enamel b Clean Enamel This is a specially hardened enamel with an extremely smooth surface Most baking and roasting residues can be easily removed...

Page 49: ... see the relevant Section For slight soils the oven can be cleaned manually Do not wait too long between cleaning sessions as further baking and roasting will cause oil and grease deposits to burn on even harder Cleaning the catalytic enamel manually Where cooking is carried out at lower temperatures splashes of oil and grease can collect on the catalytic coat ing This slight soiling can be cleane...

Page 50: ...The length of time will depend on the degree of soiling It is a good idea to set the finish time for the process using the timer This way you will not forget to switch the oven off at the end Wipe over all the visible surfaces which are not protected by the catalytic liners especially the oven floor Every time the oven is used at high tem peratures any remaining soiling will gradually disappear Sh...

Page 51: ...e the oven door is quite heavy It should be gripped firmly at the sides when being removed or re fitted To remove the oven door Open the door fully Flap down the locking clamps on each door hinge This locks the hinges Lift up the door until the hinges disengage Remove door To re fit the oven door Hold the door as shown above and carefully put the locked hinges into the guide holes until they engag...

Page 52: ...rs out of the oven Reassemble in the reverse order care fully ensuring all parts are correctly in place To remove the catalytic side panels Select the Light H setting The oven heater elements must be switched off to avoid the danger of being burnt Take the runners out of the oven Gently lift and pull out the catalytic side panels Reassemble in the reverse order care fully ensuring all parts are co...

Page 53: ...atalytic side panels ensure they sit correctly Ease the back lug into the opening in the rear wall Lift the front locating hole on to the guide pin behind the collar Put the runners or the guide rails of the telescopic frame back into place 53 ...

Page 54: ...e correctly in place To lower the upper heating grill ele ment Select the Light H setting The oven heating elements must be switched off to avoid the danger of burning Wait until the grill element has cooled down enough to touch to avoid being burnt Take out the runners Pull and turn if necessary on the fix ing knob for the grill element to re lease it Gently lower the grill element Do not use for...

Page 55: ...guard plate is dirty it can also be removed for cleaning Hold the guard plate firmly and un screw the knurled knob Take out the guard plate Reassemble in the reverse order care fully ensuring all parts are correctly in place 55 ...

Page 56: ...lector switch is set to the func tion required and the temperature control is set at the correct tempera ture the operating lock is activated the main fuse has blown Contact a qualified electrician or the Miele Ser vice Department The heating elements in the oven function but not the light The halogen lights are faulty Change as follows Turn off the electricity supply to the oven Switch off at the...

Page 57: ...witched off a noise can be heard after bak ing roasting or grilling This is not a fault The cooling fan continues to run for a short time When the temperature has fallen sufficiently the fan switches off automatically the cakes and biscuits are not cooked after following the times given in the chart Check whether the correct temperature was set there has been a change to the recipe The addition of...

Page 58: ... best removed while fresh with a mild washing up liquid and a soft brush F and a number appear in the oven display field This combination indicates a fault When F3 appears the core tem perature roast probe has a fault Remove the probe from its socket and the message will disappear When F6 appears the oven has automatically switched itself off dur ing use This is a safety feature to protect the ove...

Page 59: ...en the appliance is first switched on This is not a fault If the time of day has been switched off the display stays dark If the f and buttons are pressed at the same time 12 00 ap pears in the display field the time of day cannot be entered after a power cut This is not a fault Check whether the oven function selec tor was still set to one of the functions If it was turn it to 0 The time of day c...

Page 60: ...ntact your Miele Dealer or the nearest Miele Service Depart ment see address on the back page When contacting the Service Dept please quote the Model and Serial num ber of your appliance both of which are shown on the data plate visible below the control panel with the oven door open 60 ...

Page 61: ...t them into it Anti splash tray to be placed in the grill pan when grilling The juices from the food being grilled are gathered under the anti splash tray rather than being dried out and they can then be used in sauces etc Telescopic carriage The telescopic carriage with 5 levels of runners can be drawn right out of the oven This gives a good overview of all the cooking in progress 61 ...

Page 62: ...and the model and serial number when contacting the Miele Ser vice Dept Connection of this appliance should be made via a suitable isolator rated load over 3000 W which complies with na tional and local regulations and which is accessible after the appliance has been built in Important The appliance is supplied with a 3 core cable for connection to a 230 240 volt 50 Hz supply The wires are coloure...

Page 63: ...al Brown live WARNING THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED Data relating to electrical connection will be found on the data plate visible when the oven door is open Make sure that these figures comply with the main voltage Connection should be made via a suitable isolator which complies with national and local regulations The appliance is supplied with a 3 core cable for connection to a 230 240 volt 50 ...

Page 64: ...ble for servic ing work The data plate located on the right hand side below the control panel gives the necessary connection rating which must be according to national and local standards When contacting the Service Depart ment please quote the voltage model and serial numbers given on the data plate WARNING THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED Test certificates awarded Electrical Safety C Tick Mark Ele...

Page 65: ... the electricity supply by the isolator Place the oven into the oven housing unit as far as the oven trim and align Open the oven door and using four screws secure the oven to the side walls of the housing unit through the holes in the oven trim The appliance must only be oper ated when it has been built in 65 ...

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Page 68: ...Alteration rights reserved 22 001 GB IRL AUS NZ ZA 4697 M Nr 04 661 580 This paper consists of cellulose which has been bleached without the use of chlorine ...

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