Miele H 5981 Bp Manual

							Speedlight during the
heating-up phase
The SpeedLight illumination is set up ex
works to switch on when the oven is
being operated.
As soon as the oven starts to heat up at
the beginning of a cooking programme,
the SpeedLight illumination lights up
yellow. The rising temperature is shown
by the change in the colour of the light
from yellow via orange to red.
When the required temperature is
reached, the Speedlight turns red. As
soon as the temperature drops below
the set temperature, the colour of the
light changes accordingly.
The SpeedLight illumination can also
be switched off: see Settings -
Speedlight - In use.
Entering the Duration, a Start
time or Finish time
By entering the Duration, Start time or
Finish time, the cooking process can be
programmed to switch off, or on and
off, automatically.
Duration
When entering the Duration, you are
entering the time that the food takes
to cook.
Once this time has elapsed, the oven
heating switches off automatically.
The maximum duration that can be
entered is 12 hours.
The Duration cannot be entered if the
food probe is being used as in this
case the length of the cooking
programme depends on the core
temperature being reached.
Start time
By entering the Start time, you
specify the time you want cooking to
start. The oven will switch on
automatically at the time you have
set.
The Start time can only be used in
conjunction with Duration or Finish,
except when using the food probe.

Finish
By entering the Finish time, you
specify the time you want cooking to
finish. The oven will switch off
automatically at the time you have
set.
A Finish time cannot be entered if the
food probe is being used as in this
case the end of the cooking
programme depends on the core
temperature being reached.
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							To use Automatic switch-off
Toswitch a programme off
automaticallyselect Duration or Finish
and enter the time required.
Example:
The time is 11:45. Your dish will take
30 minutes to cook, and needs to be
ready at 12:15:00.
Select Duration, and enter 0:30 h, or
select Finish and enter 12:15.
The oven will switch off automatically at
the time set.Delaying the start with Automatic
switch-off
We recommend using automatic
switching on and off when roasting.
However, do not delay the start for
too long when baking as the cake
mixture or dough will dry out, and
the raising agents will lose their
effectiveness.
Toswitch a programme on and off
automaticallyyou have various
options:
–Enter the Duration and Finish time.
– Enter the Start time and the Duration.
– Enter the Start time and the Finish.
Example:
The time is 11:30. Your dish will take
30 minutes to cook, and needs to be
ready at 12:30.
Select Duration and enter 0:30 h.
Then select Finish and enter 12:30 h.
The Start time will be calculated
automatically. Start at 12:00 will
appear in the display.
The cooking programme will start at this
time.
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							Sequence of the cooking programme
when using Automatic switch-off
The following will appear in the
display:
Before the programme starts
–The cooking function and selected
temperature
–Start at and the start time
After the programme has started
–the heating-up phase until the set
temperature is reached
–The rising temperature is shown by
the change in the colour of the light
from yellow via orange to red, if this
is activated: see Settings –
Speedlight – In use.
After the heating-up phase
– The Time left counting down
– can be followed in the display,
Shortly before the end of the
programme
– The oven heating switches off.
–
The cooking programme continues
using residual heat. The residual
heat in the oven is sufficient to
complete the cooking process.
–
Energy save will appear in the
display.
–
The cooling fans continue to run, as
do the hot air fans if a Fan setting
has been chosen.
At the end of the cooking programme
–
The hot air fans switch off,
depending on the cooking function
being used.
–
The message Programme finished
and the
symbol appear in the
display.–A signal will sound (provided this is
activated - see Settings - Volume -
Buzzer tones).
After the programme has finished
–The cooling fans will continue to run
for a while after the oven has been
switched off to prevent any humidity
building up in the oven, on the
control panel or in the oven housing
unit.
The fans are sensor-controlled and
will switch off automatically. You can
change the default setting for these
(see Settings - Cooling fan run-on).
– To save energy, the oven will switch
off automatically if it is not used
again within a certain time.
The timing depends on the settings
selected (cooking function,
temperature, duration).
Changing or deleting an entered
cooking time
Selecting Change brings up all the
options which can be changed.

Select the option you want and
change it.
Use thesensor to delete the entered
times.
If there is a power cut, all data entered
will be deleted.
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							Changing the heating-up
phase
With the Fan plus, Auto roast and
Conventional heat functions, the
Heating-up phase will appear with the
following options:
Rapid
(Factory default)
The top heating/grill elements, the
ring element and the fan are
switched on at the same time so that
the oven reaches the desired
temperature as quickly as possible.
shows in the display.
Normal
Only the heating elements required
for the cooking function selected are
switched on; see Functions.
shows in the display.
The Rapid heat-up phase should not
be used for some items such as
pizza, biscuits and small cakes
because they will brown too quickly
from the top.
To switch off Rapid heat-up
–
For one cooking programme:
Select Heating-up phase, then
Normal.
Rapid heat-up is also switched off if
a temperature of less than 100 °C is
set.
–
In general:
See Settings - Heating-up phase.Pre-heating the oven
Most dishes can be placed in a cold
oven. They will then make use of the
heat produced during the heating
phase.
It is only necessary to pre-heat the oven
in a few instances:
With Fan pluspre-heat the oven:
–pre-heating may be necessary for
foods which cook in less than 20
minutes and for foods such as puff
pastry and yeast mixtures where
instant heat is required to make them
rise quickly.
– for roasting beef/fillet.
WithConventional heatpre-heat the
oven:
– It is usually necessary to pre-heat the
oven.The Rapid heat-up phase should be
switched off when baking pizza,
biscuits and small cakes. Otherwise
they will brown too quickly from the
top.
To pre-heat the oven:

Select the required function and set
the temperature.

Wait for the oven to reach the set
temperature.
Once the set temperature is reached,
an audible tone will sound (provided
this is activated - see Settings -
Volume - Buzzer tones).

Then place the food in the oven.
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							Activating moisture reduction
It is a good idea to use this function
when cooking items which are moist on
the inside but which should be crispy
on the outside, e.g. frozen chips,
croquettes or pork with crackling.
It is also suitable for deep filled fresh
fruit cakes, such as plum or apple
cake.
You can activate Moisture reduction
with any function.
Moisture reduction must be
activated for each cooking
programme individually.
For best results, activate it at the
beginning of the cooking
programme.
Place the food in the oven.
Switch the oven on with the
sensor.

Select the required function and set
the temperature.

Touch the OK sensor.
The list of options will show in the
display.

Select Moisture reduction and touch
the On sensor to confirm.
Change function
You can change the function selected
via this option.
The times already entered will be kept.
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							Up to 25 frequently used recipes can
be saved under a user-defined name,
and then called up again as required.
Either
–Select theSave asoption at the end
of running an Automatic programme
and give the programme a name of
your choice, or
–select theUser programmes menu.
You can combine up to four cooking
steps and save them under a name
of your choice.
The User programmes menu
If user programmes have already been
created and saved, the following will
appear:
Select
For calling up and starting an
existing User programme.
You choose whether the programme
should Start now or Start later.
Create
This is used to create a new User
programme.
Change
For altering an existing programme.
Delete
Individual user programmes can be
deleted.
You can also delete all User
programmes at the same time - see
Settings - Factory default - User
programmes.
Use in main menu
You can place up to three user
programmes in the Main menu.
Changes to the Main menu can be
reset via Settings - Factory default -
- Main menu.
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							To create a User programme
If programmes already exist under
User programmes, the Create
option has to be selected in order to
save additional programme stages to
memory.
Then continue following the
instructions below.
Select the User programme menu.
Select and confirm the cooking
function you want.
Alter and confirm the pre-set
recommended temperature if
required.
Select a duration, or a core
temperature if using the food probe,
and confirm your selection.
Check the settings and confirm them
with Continue.
You can add more cooking stages,
for example, if you want to add
another cooking function to follow on
from the first.
Proceed as described above.

Finally set the shelf level to be used.After confirming with Continue, select
the name given in the display, orenter
your own name. To do this:
Use the sensors next to arrows
	
to select a character.
When the letter or number you want
is highlighted, confirm it with Select
character. The letter or number you
have selected will appear in the top
line of the display after Name.
Select the rest of the letters or
numbers for your programme name.
You can use the Delete character
option to correct any wrong entries.
Select Space where a space is
required.
Confirm the programme name with
OK.
To call up an existing User
programme

Select User Programmes from the
main menu, and then the Select
option. Programmes saved under
User programmes will then appear in
the display.
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							Using the wireless food probe enables
the temperature during the cooking
process to be monitored simply and
reliably.
How the food probe works
The metal tip of the food probe is
inserted into the food. There is a
temperature sensorin the metal tip
which measures thecore temperature
of the food during cooking. The rise in
the core temperature reflects the extent
to which the food is cooked.
You can programme the core
temperature to be lower or higher,
depending on whether you want your
meat to be rare, medium or well done.
The core temperature can be set within
a range of 30 to 99 °C. Refer to the
Roasting chart in the User instruction
booklet for the core temperature range
applicable for different types of meat.
The core temperature is
pre-programmed into the automatic
programmes.
Once the core temperature is higher
than 20°C, and the heating-up phase
has finished, the rise in the core
temperature can be seen in the display.
The cooking programme will stop
automatically once the core
temperature you have set for the food
has been reached. The duration of a
cooking programme is approx. the
same, whether or not the food probe is
being used.Thecore temperature valueis
transmitted by radio signal from the
food probe handle to a receiver in the
back panel when the food with the food
probe inserted is placed in the oven.
Accurate transmission is only possible
when the door is shut.
If the oven door is opened during the
cooking programme, e.g. to baste the
meat, then the radio signal is
interrupted. It will resume once the door
has been closed. It will take a few
seconds for the current core
temperature to show in the display
again.
If the food probe is not being used,
it must not be left in the oven during
a cooking programme. The
temperature sensor will be
destroyed at temperatures over
100°C.
For this reason, the food probe
should be replaced in its holder in
the door when it is not being used.
It will not be damaged when it is
inserted into the food, as it is only
possible to select core temperatures
between 30°C and 99°C.
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							When to use it
The food probe can be used in Auto
-
matic programmes and also with the
following functions:
Auto roast
Fan plus
Moisture plus
Conventional heat
Fan grill
Slow cooking
Important notes about using
the food probe
To ensure optimum results,
please observe the following
instructions.
Avoid:
– Do not use deep, narrow, metal
cooking containers, as these will
disturb the radio signal.
–
Do not place any metal items above
the food probe, such as lids,
aluminium foil, racks or baking trays
on a shelf level above the food with
the food probe.
Glass lids may be used.
–
Do not use a standard food probe
made of metal at the same time as
the food probe.–Do not allow the handle of the food
probe to sit in any sauce or cooking
liquid, or to rest on the food or on the
edge of the cooking container.
Do not use the food probe to lift or
carry the food. Danger of breaking.
Please note:
– The metal tip of the food probe must
be fully inserted into the centre of the
food. The handle should be angled
upwards towards the corners or the
door of the oven. Make sure it is not
horizontal.
–
When cooking poultry, insert the
metal tip into the thickest part of the
breast.
–
Do not let the metal tip touch any
bones or insert it into a particularly
fatty area of the meat. If fat or bone
come into contact with the probe,
this can lead to the oven being
switched off too early.
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							–If the meat is very heavily marbled
with fat, select the highest core
temperature given in the roasting
chart in the User instructions booklet.
–When using roasting bags, insert the
probe through the bag into the
centre of the meat. You can also
place the meat, with the food probe
inserted, inside the roasting bag.
Follow the roasting bag
manufacturers instructions.
–If wrapping the meat in aluminium
foil, the food probe must be inserted
through the foil to the centre of the
meat.
– The food probe is not suitable to use
with very flat foods such as fish.
If an error message comes up in the
display to indicate that there is no
contact between the transmitter and
the receiver, reinsert the food probe
into a different part of the food.
To use the food probe
When using an Automatic
programme, follow the instructions in
the display. The temperature and
the core temperature are
pre-determined by the programme.
Prepare the food in the usual way.
Remove the food probe from its
holder in the door.
Insert the metal tip fully into the food.
The handle should be angled
upwards.
Place the food in the oven and close
the door.
Select the required function.
The recommended temperature will
appear highlighted in the display.
Alter the recommended temperature
if necessary
Then call up the Core temp - - °C.
The recommended temperature of
60 °C will appear.

Alter the recommended core
temperature if necessary.
You can also delay the start of the
cooking programme to a later time.
Select the Start time option.
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