carrying out pyro-cleaning
Pyrolysis explained
- Pyro-cleaning involves cleaning the oven by heating to a high tempera-
ture (pyrolysis) in order to remove grime and dirt inside the oven caused
by splashing or dripping during cooking. The smoke and smell this pro-
duces are removed by being passed through a catalyst.
- The oven has three pyro-clean cycles suited to all situations.
An economic cycle that lasts 1h30 (the oven is locked for 2 hours
to allow for cooling down). This cycle consumes 25% less the standard
pyro-clean cycle. When used regularly (every two or three times you cook
meat) this cycle keeps the oven clean under any conditions.
A medium cycle that lasts 1h 45 (the oven is locked for 2hours
15m to allow for cooling down). This cycle cleans dirty ovens efficiently.
A super-cleaning cycle that lasts 2 hours (the oven is locked for
2hours 30m to allow for cooling down). This cycle is for really dirty ovens.
- For safety reasons the door is automatically locked shut after about 2
minutes of pyro-cleaning
When to clean by pyrolysis
- If your oven smokes when the pre-heat feature is on or if there is a
lot of smoke during a cooking cycle run the pyrolysis cycle.
- You can also use this feature if there is an unpleasant smell of
cooking when the oven is cold.
- Do not wait until the oven is coated in dirt before cleaning it.
- It is not necessary to run the pyrolysis feature after every use of the
oven, simply when the oven is dirty.
A few hints and tips:
To keep spitting and splashing to a minimum, you should ensure that:
- You are using the correct position as recommended in
the user's guide.
- You are using the correct shelf height.
- You are using the correct temperature.
If after following these guidelines, larger pieces of meat continue spit-
ting and producing smoke, reduce the cooking temperature.
When should pyro-cleaning be carried out?
FOOD WITH LITTLE
SPATTERING
FOOD THAT
SPATTERS
F
OOD THAT SPITS
BADLY
Biscuits, vegetables,
cakes quiches, soufflés
Meat, fish (in an open
dish) stuffed vegetables
Large pieces of meat on
the spit
You do not need to use pyroly-
sis feature
Use the pyrolysis feature after
3 oven uses
If a lot of spitting occurs run
the pyrolysis feature after-
wards
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