Operating Instructions

Preserving

Use the fan cooking U oven function for preserving.

Preserving Jars

Only use commercially available preserving jars (preserving jars with a rubber ring and glass lid) for preserving.

Jars with screw or bayonet tops are unsuitable, as are metal tins.

Shelf Positions

Use the 4th shelf position from the top for preserving.

Notes on Preserving

Use the universal sheet for preserving. There is room on this sheet for up to 6 preserving jars of 1 litre capacity.

Pour a cup of water onto the universal sheet to ensure that there is sufficient humidity.

Position the preserving jars on the universal sheet such that they do not touch each other.

The preserving jars should all be filled the same amount and closed.

Preserving Times

Fruit and Pickled Gherkins

0 1. Select the fan cooking U oven function and change the suggested temperature to 160 °C.

2.As soon as bubbles begin to form in the liquid in some of the jars (in the case of 1 litre jars after approx. 45 minutes), switch off the oven.

3.Leave the jars to stand in the closed oven for a further 30 minutes – in the case of delicate fruits, e.g. strawberries, approx. 15 minutes.

Vegetables and Meat

0 1. Select the fan cooking U oven function and change the suggested temperature to 160°C.

2.As soon as bubbles begin to form in the first jars, lower the temperature to 100 °C.

3.Continue to cook at 100 °C for approx. 60-90 minutes.

4.Then switch off the oven and leave the preserving jars to stand in the closed oven for a further 30 minutes.

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AEG B 4100 operating instructions Preserving Times, Preserving Jars, Fruit and Pickled Gherkins, Vegetables and Meat