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Freestanding Electric Range
Household Appliances
Cuisinière électrique amovible
Estufa eléctrica autoestable
Use and Care Manual Use and Care Manual
Use and Care Manual Use and Care Manual Use and Care Manual
Guide d’utiliasation et d’ entretien
Manual de uso y cuidado
for Models: HES242U, HES245U, HES246U,
HES247U, HES252U, HES255U, HES256U
PLEASE READ ENTIRE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING. PLEASE READ ENTIRE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING.
PLEASE READ ENTIRE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING. PLE
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A Special Message to Our Customers Dear Bosch Range Owner: Thank you and congratulations on the purchase of your Bosch Electric Range. Whether you are an expert chef or an aspiring cook, we know that your new range will exceed your expectations. Decades of knowledge and experience are built into this range making it among the highest quality, most versatile and most efficient available. We ask that you read this manual thoroughly before using your new range. Please pay particular attention
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Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions ............................................................................. 1 Getting Familiar with Your Range ....................................................................... 3 Setting Up Your Range Setting and Changing the Clock ............................................................................ 5 Setting the Functions ........................................................................................... 6 Accessing and Usi
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Important Safety Instructions Please read all instructions before using this appliance. APPLIANCE SAFETY RANGE SAFETY • This appliance must be properly installed and grounded by • Tie long hair so that it does not hang loose. a qualified technician. Connect only to properly grounded • The heating elements may be hot even though they are not outlet. Refer to Installation Instructions for details. red in color. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot enough • This appliance should be serviced onl
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Important Safety Instructions Please read all instructions before using this appliance. SELF-CLEANING SAFETY COOKTOP SAFETY (cont’d) • Confirm that the door locks and will not open once the • Never leave the cooktop unattended. Boilovers can cause smoke door lock indicator icon appears. If the door does not and possibly damage the cooktop. lock, touch OFF and do not run Self-Clean. Phone • Hold the handle of the pan to prevent movement of the utensil 800/944-2904 for service. when stirring or t
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Getting Familiar with Your Range Parts Included with Your Electric Range: 1. Use & Care Manual 2. Installation Instructions 14 3. AHAM Anti-Tip Brochure 4. Bosch Cookbook 13 23 5. Probe (some models) 6. Telescopic Racks (some models) 7. Anti-Tip Bracket 18 8. Screws for Anti-Tip Bracket 15 9. Ceran Cooktop Scraper 10. Cooktop Cleaning Solution (not visible) 20 11. Registration Card 29 12. Incandescent Lights (not visible) 19 13. Oven Control 14. Panel and Knob 15. mTwisT Dial 16. Broil Element (
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Getting Familiar with Your Range The Oven Control Panel Temperature Cooking Mode Light Time Clock AM Cooking Mode Light C PM F Temperature Time B B B B BAKE AKE AKE AKE AKE Off Start Lock Oven Off Indicator Temperature Preheat or Probe Warming Probe Temperature Drawer Indicator Start Control Knob Indicator Display Window Features WARMING DRAWER INDICATOR - Icon displays when CLOCK– Shows the time of day with a 12-hour or 24-hour warming drawer is in use. Indicates warming drawer setting. clock
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Setting Up Your Range Setting the Clock (after power to the range has been off) • Always set the clock after installation or after a power failure. Once power returns to the oven, the clock defaults to 12:00 am. • The time of day is displayed in hours and minutes. • The clock time will appear during all oven operations except when the timer or a timed cooking operation is running. • The oven is preset to a 12-hour clock and indicates AM and PM. Note: To switch to a 24 hr. clock, see "Select Fu
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Setting Up Your Range SELECT FUNCTIONS is the section of the menu where you can set or change the following features on your range: VOLUME (decrease or increase loudness of control beeps) TEMPERATURE FORMAT (switch temperature scale to Fahrenheit or Celsius) TIME FORMAT (12 hr or 24 hr) LOCK KEYS (oven control pad lockout ) LANGUAGE OPTION (for display; select English, Spanish, or French) CLOCK DISPLAY (yes or no) OVEN TEMPERATURE OFFSET (used to calibrate the oven temperature) DEMO MODE
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Setting Up Your Range BEEP VOLUME LOCK KEYS • The volume of the control beep can be changed from LOW • The keypad can be locked for safety purposes. (softest) to HIGH (loudest). • This feature can be used to prevent changes to the oven • The control default for beep volume is Medium. function. Changing the beep volume Locking or Unlocking the Oven Control Panel 1. Access SELECT FUNCTION Menu. 1. Access SELECT FUNCTION Menu. 2. Turn knob clockwise slowly until VOLUME is displayed. 2. Turn knob
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Setting Up Your Range CLOCK DISPLAY(ON or OFF) RESET DEFAULTS • Clock time display can be turned off. • This feature is used to change all the “Select Functions” • The default display is on. settings back to the original factory settings (or defaults). Turning the Clock Display ON or OFF 1. Access SELECT FUNCTION Menu. Resetting the factory settings. 2. Turn knob clockwise slowly until CLOCK DISPLAY is 1. Access SELECT FUNCTIONS Menu. displayed. 2. Turn knob clockwise slowly until RESET DEFA
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Cooktop Features Radiant Elements Before Using the Cooktop TM • Remove all packing materials and labels from the cooktop Bosch UltraSpeed radiant elements use a wire ribbon located surface. under the ceramic glass surface to provide the heat for cooking. • While cool, wipe with a clean, damp sponge and dry. These radiant elements will cycle on and off by design (see • Apply the Cooktop Cleaning Creme packaged with the Temperature Limiters at left.) There are 9 heat setting positions range. Buf
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Cooktop Features If you have the Bosch HES24 Range, the mTwisT Cooktop has two (2) single elements (small and medium) and two (2) double elements. The Bosch HES25 Range has two (2) single elements, one (1) double element and one (1) triple element. The mTwisT dial is a magnetic removable dial, which allows for easy cleaning of the smooth Ceran cooktop. 6 7 8 1 2 9 4 3 7 10 11 HES24 1 2 Element ‘ON’ Indicator Light 5 The area above the element touch pad being used will show 3 the cook setting wh
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Operating the Cooktop General Operation of Cooktop CAUTION The range has touch pads and a magnetic dial to operate the cooktop. When touching the glass of a touch pad, such as an • Foods packaged in aluminum foil should not be element or function pad, use the flat part of the finger and placed directly on the glass ceramic surface for cooking; touch the center of the pad. A beep will sound when touching aluminum foil can melt and cause permanent damage. any of these pads. • Plastic, p
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Oven Features Oven Racks Your oven has three racks: 2 flat and one telescopic or three Preheating is necessary for good results when baking cakes, flat. They are designed with a stop so they will stop before cookies, pastry and breads. When using the probe preheating coming completely out and not tilt. is not recommended. Setting a higher temperature does not shorten preheat time. Place oven racks in proper position before preheating. A beep will confirm that the oven is CAUTION: TO AVOID POSS
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Oven Modes - Bake and Convection Bake BAKE, PROOF (some models) and CONVECTION BAKE WARM Convection Baking is similar to Baking. In this case, heat Baking is cooking with dry, heated air. Both the upper and comes from the lower heating element and a third element lower element cycle to maintain the oven temperature: behind the backwall. The main difference in convection baking is that the heat is circulated throughout the oven by the convection fan: The Bake mode can be used to prepare a va
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Oven Modes - Broil and Convection Broil BROIL CONVECTION BROIL Broiling uses intense heat radiated from the upper element: Convection Broil is similar to Broil. It combines the intense heat from the upper element with heat circulated by the convection fan: The Broil mode is best suited to cooking thin, tender cuts of meat (1” or less), poultry and fish. It can also be used to brown breads and casseroles. The benefits of Broiling include: The Convection Broil mode is well suited for cooking thi
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Oven Modes -Convection Roast CONVECTION ROAST Convection Roast Chart Convection Roast uses heat from the top and bottom Oven Roasting elements as well as heat circulated by the convection fan: Weight InternalTemp. Meats Temp. Time* (lb) (°F) (°F) (min per lb) Beef R6 ib Roast 45 - 32 2 25-3 145 (med/rare) 28-32 160 (medium) Rib Eye Roast,45 - 632 2 24-3 145 (med/rare) (boneless) 27-32 160 (medium) The Convection Roast mode is well suited to preparing tender Rump, Eye, 35 - 630 2 25-3 145 (med/r
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Oven Modes - Dehydrate DEHYDRATE Dehydrate Chart Dehydrate dries with heat from a third element behind the Approximate Testfor back wall of the oven. The heat is circulated throughout the Food Preparation Drying Time*(hrs) Doneness oven by the convection fan. Fruit An pples Dipped in¼ cup lemo1e 1-15 Slightlypliabl juice and 2 cups water; ¼" slices An pples Dipped in¼ cup lemo1e 1-15 Slightlypliabl juice and 2 cups water; ¼" slices C. herries Washand toweldry1, 0-15 Pliable, leathery Dehydratin
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Selecting the Oven Mode Setting the Cooking Mode 1. Touch COOKING MODE. 6: 35 6: 35 6: 35 6: 35 6: 35 2. BAKE will flash in the display. PM 380º 380º 380º 380º 380º If no further setting is made within 5 seconds, control will beep and flash. If this occurs, press START. 1 1 1 1 100 00 00 00 00 B B BAKE AKE AKE B BAKE AKE 3. To change the cooking mode, turn knob. 4. Push START. The selected mode will appear in the display, along with the default temperature for that mode, which will be blinkin
