Familiarizing Yourself With Your Appliance; Appliance; Oven Cavities - Thermador Professional PODS301W Mode D'emploi

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Remove any accessories that are not being used from the
oven cavity.
a Accessories that are not being used do not need to be
heated.
Allow frozen food to defrost before cooking.
a This will save the energy that would otherwise be re-
quired to defrost it.
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Familiarizing yourself with your appliance

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Familiarizing yourself with your appliance
4.1 Appliance
Here you can find an overview of the parts of your appli-
ance.
Note: This Use and Care Guide covers several models.
Your model may have some but not all of the features or
displays listed.
Control panel
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Steam oven
2
Conventional oven
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Steam oven cavity
Here you can find components of the steam oven cavity.
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4.2 Oven cavities
Here you can find information about the features of the

oven cavities.

The bottom of the oven cavity conceals the lower heating
element.
WARNING
Trapped heat and the use of metallic liners may result in a
risk of electric shock or fire.
Do not use aluminum foil or protective liners on any part
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of the appliance, especially the oven bottom.
NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages in the oven
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bottom or cover an entire rack with materials such as
aluminum foil. Doing so blocks air flow through the
oven. Aluminum foil linings may also trap heat, causing
a fire hazard.
CAUTION
A build-up of heat can damage the appliance or cause in-
jury.
Do not place anything on the bottom of the oven cavity.
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Always place cookware in the perforated cooking pan or
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on a rack.
Do not cover the bottom of the oven cavity with alu-
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minum foil.
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Do not place the broiler pan on the bottom of the oven
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cavity to catch spills. It will damage the surface of the
oven cavity bottom.
Convection fan
Convection baking uses a fan to circulate the oven's heat
2 evenly and continuously within the oven.
This improved heat distribution allows for even cooking
and excellent results using multiple racks at the same
time.
Cooling fan
The cooling fan runs during all cooking modes.
The fan can be heard when it is running, and warm air
may be felt as it is released from the oven vent. The fan
may also run after the oven is off.
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Oven vent
Warm air may be released from the oven vent before, dur-
ing and after cooking. It is normal to see steam escaping
from the vent, and condensation may collect in this area.
This area may be warm when the oven is in use.
CAUTION
The oven vents are important for air circulation. Covering
the oven vents will cause the oven to overheat. Refer to
the appliance overview for the location of the oven vents.
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Do not obstruct oven vents.
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