AEG Compact oven KE8404021M User Manual

Heating functionApplication
Slow CookTo prepare very lean and tender roasted
food.
Conventional CookingTo bake and roast on one shelf position.
Frozen FoodsTo make convenience food such as chips,
wedges or spring rolls crispy.
Turbo GrillingTo roast larger meat joints or poultry with
bones on one shelf position. Also to grati-
nate and to brown.
Fast GrillingTo grill flat food items in large quantities.
To toast bread.
GrillingTo grill flat food and to toast.
Moist Fan BakingTo save energy when you bake...

Heating functionApplication
Eco RoastingThe ECO functions let you optimize the
energy consumption during cooking. It is
necessary to set the cooking time first. To
get more information about the recom-
mended settings, refer to the cooking ta-
bles with the equivalent heating function. 
6.4 Activating a heating
function
1.Activate the appliance.
2.Select the Heating Functions menu.
Press OK to confirm.
3.Set a heating function. Press OK to
confirm.
4.Set the temperature. Press OK to
confirm.
Press  to go...

SymbolFunctionDescription
DurationTo set how long the appliance has to be in opera-
tion (max. 23 h 59 min).
End TimeTo set the switch-off time for a heating function
(max. 23 h 59 min).
If you set the time for a clock function,
the time starts to count down after 5 sec-
onds.
If you use the clock functions Du-
ration and End Time , the appli-
ance deactivates the heating ele-
ments after 90 % of the set time.
The appliance uses the residual
heat to continue the cooking
process until the time ends (3 -...

8. AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMES
WARNING!
Refer to the Safety chapters.
You can find the recipes for the
automatic programmes specified
for this appliance on our website.
To find the proper Recipe Book
check the PNC number on the
rating plate on the front frame of
the appliance cavity.
8.1 Automatic programmes
These 3 automatic programmes give op-
timum settings for each type of meat or
other recipes:
• Meat programmes with Weight Auto-
matic ( Assisted Cooking menu) —
This function automatically calculates
the...

Press a sensor field to deactivate the sig-
nal.With some programmes turn
over the food after 30 minutes.
The display shows a reminder.
9. USING 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...

9.2 Inserting the accessories
Deep pan:
Push the deep pan between the guide
bars of the shelf support.
Wire shelf:
Push the shelf between the guide bars of
the shelf support and make sure that the
indentions point down.
Wire shelf and deep pan together:
Put the wire shelf on the deep pan.
Push the deep pan between the guide
bars of the shelf support.
Useful information:
• All accessories have small indentations
at the bottom of the right and left
edges to increase safety. Always make
sure that these...

10. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
10.1 Favourite Programme
menu
You can save your favourite settings, like
duration, temperature or heating func-
tion. They are available in the Favourite
Programme menu. You can save 20 pro-
grammes.
Saving a programme
1.Activate the appliance.
2.Set a heating function or an Assisted
Cooking function.
3.Touch  again and again until the
display shows " SAVE ". Press OK to
confirm.
4.The display shows the first free
memory position.
Press OK to confirm.
5.Enter the name of...

• When the heating function operates,
the function Function Lock is on.
• You can activate and deactivate the
SET + GO function in the Basic Set-
tings menu.
10.5 Automatic switch-off
For safety reasons the appliance deacti-
vates after some time:• If a heating function operates.
• If you do not change the oven temper-
ature.
TemperatureSwitch-off time
30 °C - 115 °C12.5 h
120 °C - 195 °C8.5 h
200 °C - 245 °C5.5 h
250 °C - maximum °C3.0 h
The automatic switch-off works
with all functions, except Light ,...

nutes before the end of the baking
time and then use the residual heat.
When you cook frozen food, the trays
in the oven can twist during baking.
When the trays become cold again,
the distortions are gone.
How to use the Baking Tables
• The manufacturer recommends that
you use the lower temperature the
first time.
• If you cannot find the settings for a
special recipe, look for the one that is
almost the same.• You can extend baking times by 10 –
15 minutes if you bake cakes on more
than one level.
•...

11.4 Baking on one oven level
General instructions
• Your new oven may bake or roast dif-
ferently to the appliance you had be-
fore. Adapt your usual settings (tem-
perature, cooking times) and shelf lev-
els to the values in the tables.
With longer baking times, the oven can
be switched off about 10 minutes before
the end of baking time, to use the resid-
ual heat.
When you use frozen food, the trays in
the oven can twist during baking. When
the trays get cold again, the distortion
will be gone.How to...