18 electrolux user guide
air-o-steam®
Useful tips for cooking
with air-o-steam®
When the appliance is energised (turned on) the digital display will do a self “lamp” test where by all the display panel will illuminate for a few seconds.
Control panel has very bold illuminated digital display which can be easily read from up to 11 metres away.
At the end of a cooking cycle “END” appears and flashes to let the operator know the cooking cycle has ended, This is very important in a busy noisy kitchen as quite often the operator does not hear the end of cycle alarm and foods can be over cooked.
Cooking modes are simple to select and feature the following:
Note; Every time a cooking mode is selected, temperature set and either a cooking time or core temperature target set, when you press the start/stop button the oven will automatically Pre Heat. If the temperature you have selected is 130 °C or less the oven will heat up to that set point.
If the temperature you have selected is higher than 130 °C then the oven will automatically pre heat 20 °C higher to help compensate for the heat loss when door is opened to load with product.
Note; when oven is not used for some minutes the lights will turn off to save energy.
Steam mode, When you press this button the temperature display will show 100 °C which is the default setting, If you want either “Low” or “Super heated” steam then press the temperature button and select any temperature between 25 up to 130 °C.
Combi mode, ( combination of Steam and Convection – dry hot air ). When you select this cooking mode you will see in the coloured bar the number 50, this is the pre set Humidity level. If you want a different % of humidity simply push the combi button a second time and using the main control dial select the level you desire while the number is flashing.
The Humidity level is controlled by a Lambda sensor – Unique to Electrolux! measuring the REAL humidity within the cooking chamber. Whether cooking a single portion or full load you are able to control the level of humidity you desire.
1.Convection mode – 3 choices.
When selecting convection mode the cycle will operate with “vent closed” trapping the humidity coming from the food being cooked inside the oven. This can create some problems regarding “browning” as too much humidity will make browning – meats in particular – difficult.
