14. ENERGY EFFICIENCY..................... 63 FOR PERFECT RESULTS Thank you for choosing this AEG product. We have created it to give you impeccable performance for many years, with innovative technologies that help make life simpler features you might not find on ordinary appliances. Please spend a few minutes reading to get the very best from it.
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ENGLISH manufacturer is not responsible for any injuries or damages that are the result of incorrect installation or usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and accessible location for future reference. 1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 •...
Ensure that the appliance is switched off before • replacing the lamp to avoid the possibility of electric shock. Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance. • Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or sharp metal •...
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ENGLISH such a way that it cannot be removed • Do not let sparks or open flames to without tools. come in contact with the appliance • Connect the mains plug to the mains when you open the door. socket only at the end of the •...
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2.6 Internal light – Be careful when you open the appliance door when the function • The type of light bulb or halogen is activated. Steam can release. lamp used for this appliance is only – Open the appliance door with for household appliances.
ENGLISH 3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 3.1 General overview Control panel Electronic programmer Water drawer Socket for the core temperature sensor Heating element Lamp Descaling pipe outlet Shelf support, removable Shelf positions 3.2 Accessories To bake and roast or as a pan to collect fat.
The set is not suitable for food that needs to soak in the water e.g. rice, polenta, pasta. 4. CONTROL PANEL 4.1 Electronic programmer Use the sensor fields to operate the appliance. Sensor Function Comment field Display Shows the current settings of the appliance.
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ENGLISH Sensor Function Comment field To confirm the selection or setting. Back key To go back one level in the menu. To show the main menu, touch the field for 3 seconds. Time and addi- To set different functions. When a heating func- tional functions tion operates, touch the sensor field to set the timer or the functions: Function Lock, Favourites,...
Symbol Function Fast Heat Up Indicator The function is active. It decreases the heat up time. Weight Automatic The display shows that the automatic weight system is active or that weight can be changed. Heat + Hold The function is active.
ENGLISH Do not put the strip into the running water! Test strip Hardness of the 3. Shake the strip to remove the excess water of the water. 4. After 1 minute check the hardness of the water according to the table below.
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Sym- Menu item Application Specials Contains a list of additional heating functions. VarioGuide Contains recommended oven settings for a wide choice of dishes. Select a dish and start the cook- ing process. The temperature and time are only guidelines for a better result and can be adjusted.
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ENGLISH Sym- Submenu Description Service Shows the software version and configuration. Factory Settings Resets all settings to factory settings. 6.3 Submenu for: SousVide "under vacuum". The name refers to a method of cooking in vacuum sealed Cooking plastic pouches at low temperatures. This technique has its start in the Sous- vide technology, which in French means Symbol...
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6.5 Heating Functions Heating function Application True Fan Cooking To bake on up to three shelf positions at the same time and to dry food. Set the temperature 20 - 40 °C lower than for the function: Conventional Cooking.
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ENGLISH Submenu for: Humidity Cooking Heating function Application Humidity Low The function is suitable for meat, poultry, oven dishes and casseroles. Thanks to the combination of steam and heat, meat gets a tender and juicy texture along with a crusty surface. Humidity Medium The function is suitable for cooking stewed and braised meat as well as bread and sweet yeast...
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Heating function Application Bread Baking Use this function to prepare bread and bread rolls with a very good professional-like result in terms of crispiness, colour and crust gloss. Steam Regenerating Food reheating with steam prevents surface dry- ing. Heat is distributed in a gentle and even way, which allows to recover taste and aroma of food as just prepared.
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ENGLISH Food Category: Meat Dish Dish Veal Knuckle Prime Boiled Beef Loin of Veal Veal Beef Braised meat Roast Veal Meat Loaf Leg of Lamb Rare Roast Lamb Rare Saddle of Lamb Medium Lamb Roast Beef Lamb Joint, medi- Medium Well Done Lamb Joint, medi- Well Done...
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ENGLISH Dish Dish Bread Crown Beetroot White Bread Black Salsify Yeast Plait Cabbage Turnip Stripes Brown Bread Bread White Haricot Rye Bread Beans Wholegrain Bread Savoy Cabbage Unleavened Bread Food Category: Custards/Terrines Bread/Rolls, frozen Dish Food Category: Vegetables Egg Custard Dish Flan Caramel Broccoli, Florets...
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Dish Food category Dish Yeast Dumplings, Beef salty • Beef fillet, medi- Yeast Dumplings, • Beef fillet, well sweet done Rice Meat Lamb • Lamb, medium Tagliatelle, fresh • Lamb, well done Polenta Game • Wild Boar When it is necessary to •...
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ENGLISH 2. Select the menu: Heating Functions. When you fill the water drawer from the water tap, carry the drawer in the 3. Press to confirm. horizontal position in order to avoid 4. Select a heating function. water spilling. 5. Press to confirm.
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5. Set a steam heating function and the • Less spices are necessary as food temperature. keeps its natural flavour. 6. If necessary, set the function • Better workflow as it is not necessary to prepare and serve food at the...
ENGLISH shows that the temperature increases. Cooking with this function When temperature is reached the buzzer causes residual water on the sounds 3 times and the bar flashes and vacuum bags and in the then disappears. cavity. After the cooking process open the door 6.14 Fast Heat Up Indicator carefully to avoid the water...
7.2 Setting the clock functions • The function: Duration is set. The function: Heat + Hold keeps Before you use the prepared food warm at 80 °C for 30 functions: Duration, End minutes. It activates after the baking or Time, you must set a heating roasting procedure ends.
ENGLISH 9. USING THE ACCESSORIES WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 9.1 Food sensor The food sensor measures temperature inside the food. When the food is at the set temperature, the appliance deactivates. There are two temperatures to be set: • the oven temperature (minimum 120 °C), •...
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Food category: casserole 7. Set a heating function and, if necessary, the oven temperature. 1. Activate the appliance. 8. To change the food core 2. Place half of the ingredients in a temperature, press baking dish. When the dish is at the set temperature, 3.
ENGLISH Push the baking tray / deep pan between Small indentation at the top the guide bars of the shelf support and increase safety. The the wire shelf on the guide bars above. indentations are also anti-tip devices. The high rim around the shelf prevents cookware from slipping of the shelf.
To deactivate the function, press . The Temperature (°C) Switch-off time (h) display shows a message. Press again 30 - 115 12.5 and then to confirm. 120 - 195 When you deactivate the appliance, the function also 200 - 230 deactivates.
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ENGLISH 11.1 Inner side of the door 11.3 SousVide Cooking In some models, on the inner side of This function uses lower cooking the door you can find: temperatures than normal cooking. Handle the food with special care for • the numbers of the shelf positions. better food quality.
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• Put the food in one layer of the • Cooking times are recommendations vacuum bags to get an even cooking and can be different in accordance to result. your preferences. • For faster and more even cooking of •...
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ENGLISH Lamb / Game Food Thickness of Amount of Temperature Time (min) Shelf posi- food food for 4 (°C) tion persons (g) Lamb rare 3 cm 600 - 650 180 - 190 Lamb medi- 3 cm 600 - 650 105 - 115 Boar 3 cm 600 - 650...
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Food Thickness of Amount of Temperature Time Shelf food food for 4 per- (°C) (min) posi- sons (g) tion Octopus 1000 100 - 110 2 fillets 1.5 cm 55 - 65 Trout fillet 3 cm 100 - 110 Salmon fillet 1) To prevent protein leak soak the fish in a 10 % salt solution (100 g salt in 1 litre of water) for 30 min and dry with a paper towel before you put it in a vacuum bag.
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ENGLISH 11.7 SousVide Cooking: Fruits • To keep the colour of the apples and pears, put them in water with lemon and sweets juice, after you clean and cut them. • For better results cook the food • Peel the fruits, remove the seeds and immediately after you prepare it.
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ENGLISH Food Temperature (°C) Time (min) Shelf position Dried beans, 55 - 65 soaked (water / beans ratio 2:1) Snow peas (kai- 20 - 30 ser peppers) Cabbage white 40 - 45 or red, stripes Pumpkin, cubes 15 - 25 Sauerkraut 60 - 90 Sweet potatoes...
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Food Temperature (°C) Time (min) Shelf position Fragrant rice (wa- 30 - 35 ter / rice ratio 1:1) Lentils, red (wa- 20 - 30 ter / lentils ratio 1:1) Lentils, brown 55 - 60 and green (wa- ter / lentils ratio...
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ENGLISH Meat Food Temperature (°C) Time (min) Shelf position Cooked ham 1000 g 55 - 65 Chicken breast, poach- 25 - 35 Chicken, poached, 60 - 70 1000 - 1200 g Veal / pork loin with- 80 - 90 out leg, 800 - 1000 g Kasseler (smoked loin 70 - 90 of pork), poached...
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ENGLISH 11.11 - Humidity Medium Food Temperature (°C) Time (min) Shelf position Various types of 180 - 190 45 - 60 bread 500 - 1000g Bread rolls 180 - 200 25 - 35 Sweet bread 160 - 170 30 - 45 Sweet yeast 170 - 180 20 - 35...
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Food Temperature (°C) Time (min) Shelf position Lasagne 170 - 180 45 - 55 Ready-to-bake 15 - 20 rolls Ready-to-bake 15 - 20 baguettes, 40 - 50 g Ready-to-bake 25 - 35 baguettes, 40 - 50 g, frozen 11.13 Steam Regenerating Food Temperature (°C)
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ENGLISH 11.16 Tips on baking Baking results Possible cause Remedy The bottom of the cake is The shelf position is incor- Put the cake on a lower not browned sufficiently. rect. shelf. The cake sinks and becomes The oven temperature is too The next time you bake, set soggy, lumpy or streaky.
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Food Function Temperature Time (min) Shelf position (°C) Flan base - short True Fan Cook- 20 - 30 150 - 160 pastry Flan base - True Fan Cook- 150 - 170 20 - 25 sponge mixture Apple pie / Ap-...
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ENGLISH Food Function Temperature Time (min) Shelf position (°C) Fruit flans (made True Fan Cook- 150 - 170 30 - 55 with yeast dough / sponge mixture) Fruit flans (made Conventional 35 - 55 with yeast Cooking dough / sponge mixture) Fruit flans made True Fan Cook-...
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Food Function Temperature Time (min) Shelf position (°C) Puff pastries True Fan Cook- 20 - 30 170 - 180 Rolls True Fan Cook- 10 - 25 Rolls Conventional 10 - 25 190 - 210 Cooking Small cakes / True Fan Cook-...
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ENGLISH 11.19 Moist Fan Baking Food Temperature Time (min) Shelf position (°C) Pasta gratin 200 - 220 45 - 55 Potato gratin 180 - 200 70 - 85 Moussaka 170 - 190 70 - 95 Lasagne 180 - 200 75 - 90 Cannelloni 180 - 200 70 - 85...
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Food Temperature Time (min) Shelf position (°C) 2 positions 3 positions Biscuits made 80 - 100 130 - 170 1 / 4 with egg white, meringues Macaroons 100 - 120 40 - 80 1 / 4 Biscuits made 160 - 170...
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ENGLISH 11.22 Roasting • If necessary, turn the roast after 1/2 to 2/3 of the cooking time. • Use heat-resistant ovenware to roast. • To keep meat more succulent: Refer to the instructions of the – roast lean meat in the roasting tin ovenware manufacturer.
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ENGLISH core temperature (see the table for the 1. Sear the meat in a pan on the hob on core temperature sensor). a very high setting for 1 - 2 minutes on each side. In the first 10 minutes you can set an 2.
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Vegetables Food Temperature (°C) Cooking time until Continue to cook at simmering (min) 100 °C (min) 160 - 170 50 - 60 5 - 10 Carrots Cucumbers 160 - 170 50 - 60 Mixed pickles 160 - 170 50 - 60...
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ENGLISH Food Temperature (°C) Time (min) Shelf position White Bread 170 - 190 40 - 60 Baguette 200 - 220 35 - 45 Brioche 180 - 200 40 - 60 Ciabatta 200 - 220 35 - 45 Rye Bread 170 - 190 50 - 70 Dark Bread 170 - 190...
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Mutton / lamb Food core temperature (°C) Less Medium More Leg of mutton Saddle of mutton Leg of lamb, Roast lamb Game Food core temperature (°C) Less Medium More Saddle of hare, Saddle of venison Leg of hare, Whole hare,...
ENGLISH Casseroles - Sweet Food core temperature (°C) Less Medium More White bread casserole with / with- out fruits, Rice porridge casserole with / without fruits, Sweet noodle casserole 11.31 Information for test Tests according to IEC 60350-1. institutes Tests for the function: Full Steam. Food Container Quantity...
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2. Choose the steam cleaning function You can buy our products at in the menu: Cleaning. www.aeg.com/shop and at the best Steam Cleaning - the duration of the retailer shops. function is around 30 minutes. a) Activate the function.
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ENGLISH This is not the end of the cleaning procedure. Follow the message in the display to complete the cleaning. d) Wipe the internal surface of the appliance with a non-abrasive surface care sponge. You can use 2. Remove the wave-breaker. Pull it warm water or oven detergents away from the drawer body until it to clean the cavity.
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12.8 Descaling reminder clean the steam generation circuit from residual stone. There are two descaling reminders which Remove all accessories. remind you to perform the function: Descaling. These reminders activate Select the function from the menu: each time you switch off the appliance.
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ENGLISH 9. Clean the glass panel with water and 3. Close the door until it is at an angle soap. Dry the glass panel carefully. of approximately 45°. When the cleaning is completed, do the above steps in the opposite sequence. Install the smaller panel first, then the larger and the door.
4. Attach the metal ring to the glass 3. Remove and clean the metal frame cover. and the seal. 5. Install the glass cover. 4. Replace the lamp with a suitable 300 °C heat-resistant lamp. The side lamp 5. Install the metal frame and the seal.
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ENGLISH Problem Possible cause Remedy The display shows an error There is an electrical fault. • Deactivate the oven with code that is not in this table. the house fuse or the safety switch in the fuse box and activate it again. •...
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Problem Possible cause Remedy There is dirty water on the The grill- / roasting pan is on Remove the residual water bottom of the cavity after a wrong shelf position. and the descaling agent the descaling cycle. from the bottom of the oven.
ENGLISH 14. ENERGY EFFICIENCY 14.1 Product Fiche and information according to EU 65-66/2014 Supplier's name Model identification BD740SV Energy Efficiency Index 81.0 Energy efficiency class Energy consumption with a standard load, conven- 0.89 kWh/cycle tional mode Energy consumption with a standard load, fan-forced 0.68 kWh/cycle...
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You may activate the lamp again but this cooking times may be different from the action will reduce the expected energy cooking times in other programmes. savings. When you use Moist Fan Baking, the lamp automatically deactivates after 30 seconds.