VKL6E40X EN Microwave combi-oven User Manual
www.electrolux.com CONTENTS 1. SAFETY INFORMATION....................................................................................3 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS..................................................................................5 3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION................................................................................ 8 4. CONTROL PANEL............................................................................................. 8 5. BEFORE FIRST USE...............................
ENGLISH 1. 3 SAFETY INFORMATION Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the supplied instructions. The 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.
www.electrolux.com • • • • • • • • • • • • • Always use oven gloves to remove or put in accessories or ovenware. Before carrying out any maintenance, disconnect the appliance from the power supply. 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.
ENGLISH • • • • • • • 5 The appliance is intended for heating food and beverages. Drying of food or clothing and heating of warming pads, slippers, sponges, damp cloth and similar may lead to risk of injury, ignition or fire. If smoke is emitted, switch off or unplug the appliance and keep the door closed in order to stifle any flames. Microwave heating of beverages can result in delayed eruptive boiling. Care must be taken when handling the container.
www.electrolux.com • • • • • • • • • • Do not use multi-plug adapters and extension cables. Make sure not to cause damage to the mains plug and to the mains cable. Should the mains cable need to be replaced, this must be carried out by our Authorised Service Centre. Do not let mains cables touch or come near the appliance door, especially when the door is hot. The shock protection of live and insulated parts must be fastened in such a way that it cannot be removed without tools.
ENGLISH close the furniture panel until the appliance has cooled down completely after use. 2.4 Care and cleaning WARNING! Risk of injury, fire, or damage to the appliance. • • • • • • • • Before maintenance, deactivate the appliance and disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. Make sure the appliance is cold. There is the risk that the glass panels can break. Replace immediately the door glass panels when they are damaged. Contact the Authorised Service Centre.
www.electrolux.com 3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 3.1 General overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 12 3 10 2 1 11 3.2 Accessories 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Control panel Power lamp / symbol Knob for the heating functions Display Temperature and microwave power indicator / symbol Control knob Heating element Microwave generator Lamp Fan Shelf support, removable Shelf positions Baking tray Wire shelf For cakes and biscuits. For cookware, cake tins, roasts. 4. CONTROL PANEL 4.
ENGLISH 9 4.2 Display A H G F B E C D A. Timer / Temperature / Microwave power B. Heat-up and residual heat indicator C. Microwave mode D. Core temperature sensor (selected models only) E. Door lock (selected models only) F. Hours / minutes G. Demo mode (selected models only) H. Clock functions 5. BEFORE FIRST USE WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. To set the Time of day refer to "Clock functions" chapter. Refer to "Care and cleaning" chapter.
www.electrolux.com Oven func‐ tion Application To bake and roast food on one shelf position. Conventional Cooking (Top / Bottom Heat) Bottom Heat Defrost To bake cakes with crispy bottom and to preserve food. To defrost food (vegeta‐ bles and fruit). The de‐ frosting time depends on the amount and size of the frozen food. To grill flat food and to toast bread. Grilling To roast larger meat joints or poultry with Turbo Grilling bones on one shelf po‐ sition. To make gratins and to brown.
ENGLISH 3. Press to combine heating function with the microwave mode. 4. Turn the control knob to change the microwave power settings. The power setting changes in 100 Watt steps. Around 5 degrees before the set temperature is reached the signal sounds. When the set time for Duration ends the signal sounds again and the oven stops. 5. Turn the knob for the heating functions to the off position. When you use the Microwave function in Combi mode the Microwave power cannot be more than 600 W.
www.electrolux.com The display shows and the set hour. "00" flashes. 3. Turn the knob for the temperature to set the current minutes. 4. Press to confirm or the set time of day will be saved automatically after 5 seconds. The display shows the new time. To change the time of day press again and again until the indicator for the time of day flashes in the display. 7.3 Setting the DURATION function 1. Set a heating function. again and again until 2. Press starts to flash. 3.
ENGLISH 13 flash in the display. Press any button to stop the signal. 8. USING THE ACCESSORIES WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 8.1 Inserting the accessories Use only suitable cookware and material. WARNING! Refer to "Hints and tips" chapter, Microwave suitable cookware and materials. Wire shelf: Push the shelf between the guide bars of the shelf support and make sure that the feet point down. Baking tray: Push the baking tray between the guide bars of the shelf support.
www.electrolux.com The signal sounds. Loc appears on the display for 5 seconds. Loc appears on the display when you turn the knob for the temperature or press any button when the Function lock is on. When you turn the knob for the oven functions, the oven stops. When you turn off the oven while the Function Lock is on, the Function Lock switches automatically to the Child Lock. Refer to "Using the Child Lock". To turn off the Function Lock, repeat step 2. 9.
ENGLISH Microwave cooking Cook food covered. If you want to keep a crust cook food without a cover. Do not overcook the dishes by setting the power and time too high. The food can dry out, burn or cause fire. Do not use the oven to cook eggs or snails in their shells, because they can burst. Pierce the yolk of fried egg before reheating it. Pierce food with skin or peel with a fork several times before cooking. Cut vegetables into similar-sized pieces. 15 Stir the food before serving.
www.electrolux.com Cookware / Material Microwave function Defrost‐ ing Heating, Cooking Roasting dishes made of metal, e.g. enamel, cast iron X X Baking tins, black lacquer or sili‐ con-coated (please always check the baking tins specification before use) X X Baking tray X X Wire shelf X X Cookware for microwave use, e.g. crisp pan X • • Use the lower temperature the first time. You can extend baking times by 10 – 15 minutes if you bake cakes on more than one shelf position.
ENGLISH Baking results Possible cause Remedy The cake browns un‐ evenly. The oven temperature is too high and the baking time is too short. Set a lower oven temperature and a longer baking time. The mixture is unevenly distributed. Spread the mixture evenly on the baking tray. The oven temperature is too low. The next time you bake, set a slightly higher oven tempera‐ ture. The cake is not ready in the baking time giv‐ en. 10.
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ENGLISH Food Function Tempera‐ ture (°C) Time (min) Shelf posi‐ tion Short bread / Short bread / Pastry Stripes1) Top / Bottom Heat 160 20 - 30 2 Biscuits made with sponge mixture True Fan Cooking 150 - 160 15 - 20 1 Pastries made with egg white, meringues True Fan Cooking 80 - 100 120 - 150 1 Macaroons True Fan Cooking 100 - 120 30 - 50 1 Biscuits made with yeast dough True Fan Cooking 150 - 160 20 - 40 1 Puff pastries1) True Fan Cooking 170 - 180 20 - 30 1 Rolls1) Top
www.electrolux.com Food Function Temperature (°C) Stuffed vegeta‐ True Fan Cook‐ 160 - 170 bles ing Time (min) Shelf position 30 - 60 1 1) Preheat the oven. 10.8 Multilevel baking Use the function True Fan Cooking. Cakes / pastries / breads on baking trays Food Temperature (°C) Time (min) Shelf posi‐ tion Cream puffs / Eclairs1) 160 - 180 25 - 45 1/3 Dry streusel cake 150 - 160 30 - 45 1/3 1) Preheat the oven.
ENGLISH Food Temperature (°C) Time (min) Shelf position Quiche Lorraine (Sa‐ voury flan) 170 - 190 45 - 55 3 Swiss Flan 170 - 190 45 - 55 3 Cheesecake 140 - 160 60 - 90 3 Apple cake, covered 150 - 170 50 - 60 3 Vegetable pie 160 - 180 50 - 60 3 Unleavened bread1) 230 10 - 20 3 Puff pastry flan1) 160 - 180 45 - 55 3 Flammekuchen1) 230 12 - 20 3 15 - 25 3 Piroggen (Russian ver‐ 180 - 200 sion of calzone)1) 21 1) Preheat the oven. 2) Use a deep pan. 10.
www.electrolux.com Pork Food Func‐ tion Quantity (kg) Power (Watts) Tempera‐ ture (°C) Time (min) Shelf po‐ sition Shoulder, Turbo neck, ham Grilling joint 1 - 1.5 200 160 - 180 50 - 70 1 Meat loaf Turbo Grilling 0.75 - 1 200 160 - 170 35 - 50 1 Pork knuckle (pre‐ cooked) Turbo Grilling 0.
ENGLISH 23 Fish (steamed) Food Func‐ tion Quantity (kg) Whole fish Top / 1 - 1.
www.electrolux.com Food Temperature (°C) Whole Fish, 0.5 210 - 230 - 1 kg Grilling time (min) 1st side 2nd side 15 - 30 15 - 30 10.13 Frozen foods • Shelf position 1 • Remove the food packaging. Put the food on a plate. Do not cover it with a bowl or a plate. This can extend the defrost time. Use the function True Fan Cooking.
ENGLISH Food Function Tempera‐ ture (°C) Time (min) Baguettes3) Top / Bottom Heat as per manufac‐ turer's in‐ structions as per manufac‐ 2 turer's instruc‐ tions Fruit cake Top / Bottom Heat as per manufac‐ turer's in‐ structions as per manufac‐ 2 turer's instruc‐ tions 25 Shelf position 1) Preheat the oven. 2) Turn 2 or 3 times during cooking. 3) Preheat the oven. 10.14 Defrost • • • • Remove the food packaging and put the food on a plate. Use the first shelf position from the bottom.
www.electrolux.com • • Put approximately 1/2 litre of water into the baking tray to give sufficient moisture in the oven. When the liquid in the jars starts to simmer (after approximately 35 - 60 minutes with one-litre jars), stop the oven or decrease the temperature to 100 °C (see the table).
ENGLISH 27 10.17 Microwave cooking Tips for the Microwave Cooking/Defrost‐ ing results Possible cause Remedy The food is too dry. The power was too high. The time was too long. Next time select a lower power and a longer time. The food is still not The time was too short. defrosted, hot or cooked after the end of cooking time. Set a longer time. Do not increase the microwave power. The food is over‐ The power was too high. heated at the edges but is still not ready in the middle.
www.electrolux.com Defrosting cakes / pastries Food Power (Watts) Time (min) Standing time (min) Yeast cake (1 piece) 200 2-3 15 - 20 Cheesecake (1 piece) 100 2-4 15 - 20 Dry cake (e.g. Pound cake) 200 (1 piece) 2-4 15 - 20 Bread (1 kg) 200 15 - 20 5 - 10 Sliced bread (0,2 kg) 200 3-5 5 - 10 Bread rolls (4 pieces) 200 2-4 2-5 Food Power (Watts) Time (min) Standing time (min) Fruit (0.
ENGLISH Cooking Food Power (Watts) Time (min) Standing time (min) Whole fish (0.5 kg) 500 8 - 10 2-5 Fish fillets (0.5 kg) 400 4-7 2-5 Vegetables, fresh (0.5 kg + 600 50 ml of water) 5 - 15 - Vegetables, frozen (0.5 kg + 50 ml of water) 600 10 - 20 - Jacked potatoes (0.5 kg) 600 7 - 10 - Rice (0.2 kg + 400 ml of water) 600 15 - 18 - Popcorn 1000 1:30 - 3 - Microwave Combi function Use this function to cook food in a shorter time and to brown it.
www.electrolux.com Power setting Use • • 600 Watt 500 Watt Defrosting and heating frozen meals Heating one-plate meals Simmering stews Cooking egg dishes • • 400 Watt 300 Watt Continuing to cook meals Cooking delicate food Heating baby food Simmering rice Heating delicate food Melting cheese, chocolate, butter • • 200 Watt 100 Watt Defrosting meat, fish Defrosting cheese, cream, butter Defrosting fruit and cakes Defrosting bread 10.
ENGLISH Food Function Power Tempera‐ Shelf (Watts ture (°C) posi‐ ) tion Time (min) Comments 31 1) Cake (0.7 kg) True Fan Cooking + MW 100 180 2 29 - 31 Turn container around by 1/4, halfway through the cooking time. Potato gratin (1.1 kg) Grill + MW 400 160 1 40 - 45 Turn container around by 1/4, halfway through the cooking time. Chicken (1.1 kg) Grill + MW 400 230 1 45 - 55 Put the meat in round glass con‐ tainer and turn it upside down af‐ ter 20 minutes of the cooking time.
www.electrolux.com 11.3 Replacing the lamp WARNING! Risk of electric shock. The lamp can be hot. 1. Turn off the oven. Wait until the oven is cooled down. 2. Disconnect the oven from the mains. 3. Put a cloth on the bottom of the cavity. The top lamp 1. Turn the lamp glass cover to remove it. 2. Clean the glass cover. 3. Replace the lamp with a suitable 300 °C heat-resistant lamp. 4. Install the glass cover.
ENGLISH Problem Possible cause 33 Remedy It takes too long to cook The temperature is too low Adjust the temperature if the dishes or they cook too or too high. necessary. Follow the ad‐ quickly. vice in the user manual. Steam and condensation settle on the food and in the cavity of the oven. You left the dish in the oven for too long. The display shows an error There is an electrical fault. code that is not in this ta‐ ble.
www.electrolux.com Use metal dishes to improve energy saving, but only when you use a nonmicrowave function. When possible, do not preheat the oven before you put the food inside. When the cooking duration is longer than 30 minutes, reduce the oven temperature to minimum 3 - 10 minutes before the end of the cooking time, depending on the duration of the cooking. The residual heat inside the oven will continue to cook. Use the residual heat to warm up other dishes.
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