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Use & Car e Manual © 2002 BSH Home Appliances Corp. For Single and Doub le Built-in Ovens Models HBL 73.. / 74.. / 75.. / 76.. and HBN 74.. / 75.. / 76..[...]
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A Special Messag e to Our Customer s Dear Bosch Oven Owner: Thank you and congratulations on the pur chase of y our Bosch oven. Whether y ou are an expert chef or an aspiring cook, we kno w that y our new ov en will exceed your expectations. Decades of knowledge and experience are built into this o ven making it among the highest quality , most ver[...]
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Table of Contents Page 1 T able of Contents Safety Pr ecautions ........................... 2-3 Les Instructions De Sécurité ................. 4-5 Important (Safety Instructions in French) Cooking with the BOSCH Con vection Ov en .................. 6 F eatures of Y our Oven ........................ 7-10 The Contr ol Panel ........................[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Safety Precautions Page 2 Please read all instructions before using this appliance. • This appliance must be properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician. Connect only to properly grounded outlet. See “Grounding Instructions” found in the Installation Instructions. • This appliance sho[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Safety Precautions Page 3 SAFETY FOR THE OVEN • Tie long hair so that it doesn't hang loose. • Do not touch heating elements or interior surfaces of oven. • The heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot enough to cause burns. • Duri[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Page 4 Safety Instructions INSTR UCTIONS DE SÉCURITÉ pour four et a ppareil en général Lir e toutes les instructions a vant d’utiliser cet a ppareil. A VER TISSEMENT ! Lorsque l’entretien est effectué de façon appropriée, ce nouveau four Bosch a été conçu pour offrir sécurité et fiabilité.[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Page 5 Safety Instructions INSTR UCTIONS DE S É CURIT É IMPOR T ANTES Lire toutes les instructions avant d ’ utiliser cet appareil. S É CURIT É POUR LE FOUR • Les chev eux longs doivent êtr e attachés. • Ne pas toucher aux éléments chauffants ni aux surfaces intérieures du f our . • Les é[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Cooking with the Bosch Convection Oven Page 6 Cooking with the BOSCH Con v ection Oven In a conv entional oven, the heat source cycles on and off to maintain an a verage temperatur e in the oven ca vity . As the temperatur e gradually rises and falls, gentle air currents ar e produced within the o ven. Thi[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Features Page 7 F eatur es of Y our Ov en Contr ol Panel Halogen Lights Bak e Element (not visible) Model & Serial # Plate Rack Lev els Cooling V ents Br oil Element Conv ection Fan and Element (not visible) Pr obe Receptacle Door Gask et Door Lock Start Upper Lower Temperature Cooking Mode Time L[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Features Page 8 The Contr ol P anel The contr ol panel allows you to pr ogram either the upper or low er oven. As you touch the pads and turn the contr ol knob, wor ds and numbers appear in the displa y window . T ouch only one pad at a time. 1 . Displa y Windo w – this window shows the following in[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Features Page 9 Ov en Modes CONVECTION BROIL Conv ection Broil combines the intense heat fr om the upper element with the heat cir culated by the conv ection fan. CONVECTION ROAST Conv ection Roast uses the top element, bottom element and conv ection fan. CONVECTION BAKE and DEHYDRATE Conv ection Bake[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Features Page 10 Befor e using your Bosch ov en for the first time remo ve all packing and for eign materials from the o ven(s). Any material of this sort left in the oven(s) ma y melt and/ or burn when the ov en(s) is(are) used. Flashing Symbols or Numbers Signals an incomplete setting and calls for [...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Operations Page 11 Preheating the Oven • Pr eheat the oven when using the Bak e , Convection Bak e and Convection Roast modes. • Pr eheating for Conv ection Roast when using the pr obe is not recommended. See Pages 20 thr ough 22 for details and tips. • Selecting a higher temperatur e does not s[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Operations Page 12 • The time of da y is displa yed in hours and minutes. • Alwa ys set the clock immediately after installation or after a po wer failur e . Once power r eturns to the ov en, the clock displa ys the time of day when the po wer was turned off or lost. • The clock time will appear[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Operations Page 13 TO SET THE TIMER: 1. T ouch TIME once . Displa y timer will begin flashing and TIMER will a ppear in displa y . Using Ov en Timer TO CLEAR THE TIMER: 1. T ouch TIME once . Displa y will begin flashing CHANGE TIMER. • A single light pad activates the lights in either ov en. • If [...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Operations Page 14 The following o ven modes will appear in the displa y when COOKING MODE is touched and the knob is turned: BAKE BAKE BAKE BAKE BAKE BROIL BROIL BROIL BROIL BROIL CONVECTION BAKE CONVECTION BAKE CONVECTION BAKE CONVECTION BAKE CONVECTION BAKE CONVECTION BROIL CONVECTION BROIL CONVECT[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Operations Page 15 • In double ov en models, both ov ens can be set independently to operate a timed mode. • Be sure that the time-of-da y clock is displa ying the corr ect time . • The timed mode turns off the ov en at the end of the cook time. TO SET TIMED MODE: 1. Select o ven by touching UPP[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Page 16 Oven Operations Bak e Tips and T echniques Baking is cooking with heated air. Both upper and lower elements in the oven are used to heat the air but no fan is used to circulate the heat. Follow the recipe or convenience food directions for baking temperature, time and rack position. Baking time wil[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Page 17 Oven Operations Bak e Cook Char t Do not reduce r ecipe temperature. F ood Item Ov en T emperatur e Rack P osition Time (minutes) Breads Biscuits, scratch 450 ° F (232 ° C) 2 10 to 12 Biscuits, canned Large 375 ° F (190 ° C) 2 11 to 15 Medium 400 ° F (205 ° C) 2 8 to 11 Dinner Rolls 375 ° F [...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Page 18 Oven Operations Con v ection Bak e Tips and T echniques • Reduce recipe baking temperatur es by 25 ° F. • For best r esults, foods should be cooked uncov ered, in low-sided pans to tak e advantage of the for ced air circulation. Use shiny aluminum pans for best r esults unless otherwise specif[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Page 19 Oven Operations Con v ection Bak e Char t F ood Item Oven T emperatur e* Rack P osition Time (minutes) Breads Biscuits, scratch 425ºF (219º C) 2 10 to 12 Biscuits, canned Large 350 ° F (177 ° C) 2 11 to 15 Medium 375 ° F (190 ° C) 2 8 to 11 Dinner Rolls 350 ° F (177 ° C) 2 11 to 13 Quick Br[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Con v ection Roast Tips and T echniques • The meat pr obe can be used to determine the internal doneness or the “END” temperature (see cooking chart, Page 23). • The temperature range f or the probe is 130 ° F to 210 ° F (55 ° C to 100 ° C). The probe automatic default temperature is pr ogramme[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual 9. T ouch ST AR T . If ST AR T is not touched, oven will beep as a r eminder to touch ST AR T and r oasting temperature will flash in displa y . PRESS ST AR T will appear in displa y . Page 21 10:00 AM CONVECTION ROAST 170 º F 5. T ouch TEMPERA TURE and displays f or probe temperatur e and probe symbol wi[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Operations Page 22 10:15 AM CONVECTION ROAST 115 º F • TEMPERA TURE can be touched during r oasting to toggle between the pr obe temperature and the ov en roasting temperatur e . • When the set pr obe temperature is reached, OFF will appear in displa y as ov en turns off. • T o change probe tem[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Operations Page 23 Con vection Roast Chart Meat and P oultry – Ov en Rack Cook Pr obe Doneness Car ving Unco v ered Pan T emperature Time T emperature T emperature Beef: Min utes P er lb . Standing Rib 325 ° F (163º C) 2 135 ° F (57º C) Med Rar e 145ºF (63º C) 3 to 6 lbs. 28 to 32 140 ° F (60[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Operations Page 24 Br oil Tips and T echniques • Place rack in the r equired position needed befor e turning on the oven. • Start broiling with a cool ov en and broiler pan. There is no need to pr eheat oven f or broiling. • Broil with the o ven door positioned at the Br oil door stop (open door[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Operations Page 25 Con v ection Br oil Char t Beef: Roasts, flat, 1-1/2” or more 3 500 ° F (260º C) Med Rare: 6 to 7 Steaks, 1-1/2” or more 3 500 ° F (260º C) Med: 7 to 8 W ell: 10 to 11 Hamburgers, 1-1/2" thick 3 500 ° F (260º C) Med Rare: 6 to 7 W ell: 9 to 10 Br ead: Garlic Bread, 1-[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Operations Page 26 W arming Tips and T echniques • Call on your o ven W arming mode to keep foods hot until y ou are r eady to ser ve them. • The W arming mode default temperature is pr eprogrammed at 170 ° F (75 ° C). • W arming mode temperatures a vailable are 100 ° F to 210 ° F (38ºC to [...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Page 27 Special F eatures FEATURE #1 – LOCK KEYS (YES or no) 1. Select Special F eatures. 2. T urn knob clockwise slo wl y until LOCK KEY S is displa yed. 3. T ouch COOKING MODE . 4. T urn knob once and YES will appear in scr een. 5. T ouch COOKING MODE to hold ne w selection. 6. T ouch ST AR T to accept[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual FEATURE #4 - OVEN OFFSET 2 (lower oven) 1. Ref er to Feature #3 abo ve for O VEN OFFSET 1 (upper oven). Substitute Step 2, below . 2. T urn knob clockwise slowl y until O VEN OFFSET 2 is display ed. FEATURE #3 – OVEN OFFSET 1 (upper oven) • This featur e calibrates oven temperatur es. • The electr on[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual FEATURE #7 – CLOCK FORMAT (12 hr or 24 hr) • The clock can be set to a 12-hr or 24-hr format. • The ov en default for clock format is 12-hr . TO CHANGE THE CLOCK FORMA T 1. Select Special F eatures. 2. T urn knob clockwise slowl y until CLOCK FORMA T is displa yed. 3. T ouch COOKING MODE. 4. T urn kn[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual FEATURE #10 – DEFAULT DATA (YES or no) • This featur e is used to change all the special feature settings back to the original factory settings (or defaults). TO CHANGE THE FEA TURE SETTINGS T O ORIGINAL SETTINGS 1. Select Special F eatures. 2. T urn knob clockwise slo wl y until DEF A UL T D A T A is [...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Care and Cleaning Ov en Car e and Cleaning SELF-CLEANING THE OVEN Bosch ov ens feature a p yr olytic self-cleaning function that eliminates the difficult and time consuming manual scrubbing of the ov en interior . During self-cleaning, the oven uses a v er y high temperature (a pprox. 885 ° F) to burn a w[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Setting the Self-Clean Mode Care and Cleaning Page 32 TO SET THE SELF-CLEAN MODE: 1 . T ouch UPPER/LO WER to select oven to be cleaned. 2 . T ouch COOKING MODE. 3. Rotate knob until CLEAN mode appears. The number of cleaning hours is displa y ed automatically . TO DELAY THE START OF THE MODE: 1 . F ollow s[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Oven Care and Cleaning Page 33 General Ov en Car e E D E C & G D D H E E Interior Oven Door Door Handle Door Cooling V ent Door Fr ont Ov en T rim End Caps Pr obe Accessor y Broil Pan Rack Broil Pan Bottom Cleaning Method Blk / Wht Stainless Steel Oven Ov en Door Frame Interior Door Window Removable Ov[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Page 34 Oven Care and Cleaning Ov en Finishes / Cleaning Methods The entire o ven can be safel y cleaned with a soap y sponge , rinsed and dried. If stubborn soil r emains, follow the r ecommended cleaning methods below . • Alwa ys use the mildest cleaner that will do the job. • Rub metal finishes in t[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Do-It-Yourself Maintenance • Mak e sure o ven is cool and po wer to the o ven has been turned off bef ore remo ving the door . F ailure to do so could result in electrical shock or burns. • The o ven door is hea vy and fragile. Use both hands to remo ve the o ven door . The door fr ont is glass. Handle[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Do-It-Yourself Maintenance Page 36 Ov en Door Remo val, continued To remove the door for 27" models HBN7 … . 1. Be sure to r ead the above W ARNING before attempting to r emove ov en door . 2. Open the door completel y . 3. Lift up the hinge brack et ( 1 , Figure C) into the slot ( 2 , Figures C and[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Replacing an Ov en Light • Each ov en is equipped with two halogen lights located in the back wall of the ov en. • The lights are switched on when the door is opened or when the ov en is in a cooking cycle . • The ov en lights are not illuminated during SELF- CLEAN. • Each light assembly consists o[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Solving Baking Pr oblems With either Bak e or Convection Bak e, poor results can occur for man y reasons other than a malfunction of the ov en Check the char t below f or causes of the most common problems Since the size, shape and material of baking utensils directl y affect the baking results, the best s[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Problem Solving Page 39 F or authorized ser vice or parts information call 800/ 735-4328. W e want you to r emain a satisfied customer . If a problem does come up that cannot be r esolved to your satisfaction write to Bosch Customer Support, 5551 McFadden Av enue, Huntington Beach C A, 92649 or phone 800 /[...]
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Bosch HBL7 / HBN7 Oven Use and Care Manual Page 40 Model W arranty Statement of Limited Warranty The warranties pr ovided by BSH Home Appliances (“Bosch”) in this Statement of Limited W arranty appl y only to the Bosch Electric Built-In Ov ens (“Built-In Oven”) sold to y ou, the first using purchaser , provided that the Built-In Oven was pu[...]
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5551 McFadden Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 • 800/735-4328 09BH0270 • © 2002 BSH Home Appliances Corp. • Litho Date: 1/02 Bosch is a register ed trademark of the Rober t Bosch Corporation . Gen uine European Con vection is a trademark of BSH Home Appliances Corporation. All other trademarks are pr operty of their respective owners.[...]