Gaggenau VR 230 120 Electric Grill Instruction Manual

: June 9, 2024
: Gaggenau

Table of Contents

Gaggenau VR 230 120 Electric Grill Instruction
Intended use
Important safety information
Causes of damage
Environmental protection
Familiarising yourself with your appliance
Before using the appliance for the first time
Operating the appliance
Table of settings and tips
Tips for cooking and roasting
Cleaning and maintenance
Trouble shooting
After-sales service
Documents / Resources

Gaggenau VR 230 120 Electric Grill Instruction

VR 230 120 Electric grill
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Intended use

Read these instructions carefully. Only then will you be able to operate your appliance safely and correctly. Retain the instruction manual and installation instructions for future use or for subsequent owners.
Check the appliance for damage after unpacking it. Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transport.
This appliance must be installed according to the installation instructions included.
Only a licensed professional may connect appliances without plugs. Damage caused by incorrect connection is not covered under warranty.
This appliance is intended for private domestic use and the household environment only. The appliance must only be used for the preparation of food and beverages. The cooking process must be supervised. A short cooking process must be supervised without interruption. Only use the appliance in enclosed spaces.
Do not install this appliance on boats or in vehicles.
This appliance is intended for use up to a maximum height of 4000 metres above sea level.
Do not use any unsuitable safety devices or child protection grilles. These can cause accidents.
This appliance is not intended for operation with an external clock timer or a remote control.
This appliance may be used by children over the age of 8 years old and by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or by persons with a lack of experience or knowledge if they are supervised or are instructed by a person responsible for their safety how to use the appliance safely and have understood the associated hazards.
Children must not play with, on, or around the appliance. Children must not clean the appliance or carry out general maintenance unless they are at least 15 years old and are being supervised.
Keep children below the age of 8 years old at a safe distance from the appliance and power cable.

Important safety information

Warning – Risk of fire!

Hot oil and fat can ignite very quickly. Never leave hot fat or oil unattended. Never use water to put out burning oil or fat. Switch off the hotplate. Extinguish flames carefully using a lid, fire blanket or something similar.
k of fire! The appliance becomes very hot andflammable materials could catch fire. Never store or use flammable objects (e.g. spray cans, cleaning agents) under the appliance or in its immediate vicinity. Never place flammable items on or in the appliance.
Risk of fire! The appliance becomes very hot and flammable materials could catch fire. Do not use any charcoal or similar fuels in this appliance.

Warning – Risk of burns!

The appliance parts become hot during operation. Only operate the grill when the frame and wire rack inserted correctly.
The accessible parts become very hot when in operation. Never touch hot parts. Keep children at a safe distance.
Dripping fat can catch fire quickly during grilling. Do not bend over the appliance. Keep a safe distance away.
The grill remains hot for a long time after being switched off. Do not touch the grill for 30 45 minutes after switching it off.
The appliance will remain hot for a long time even after you switch it off. Do not touch the appliance while the residual heat indicator is flashing.
When the appliance cover is closed, this leads to a build-up of heat. Only operate or switch on the appliance when the appliance cover is open. Do not use the appliance cover for keeping warm or setting down. Only close the appliance cover once the appliance has cooled down.

Caution!
Damage to the appliance Remove spilled liquids before opening the appliance cover.

Warning Risk of electric shock and serious injury!

The cable insulation on electrical appliances may melt when touching hot parts of the appliance. Never bring electrical appliance cables into contact with hot parts of the appliance.
Do not use any high-pressure cleaners or steam cleaners, which can result in an electric shock.
A defective appliance may cause electric shock. Never switch on a defective appliance. Unplug the appliance from the mains or switch off the circuit breaker in the fuse box. Contact the after-sales service.
Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs may only be carried out by one of our trained after-sales engineers. If the appliance is faulty, unplug the mains plug or switch off the fuse in the fuse box. Contact the after-sales service.

Causes of damage

Caution!
Damage from unsuitable accessories only use designated original accessories. Do not use grilling trays or aluminium containers. This will damage the cast grill.

Environmental protection

In this section, you can find information about saving energy and disposing of the appliance.

Tips on energy saving

Pre-heat the appliance only until the required temperature is reached.
If you are preparing small amounts of food, use the option to switch on the front or the rear grill element only.
Switch back to a lower grill setting in good time.
Select an appropriate setting for subsequent grilling.
Using a grill setting that is too high wastes energy Use the grill’s residual heat. For longer cooking times, switch the appliance off 5-10 minutes before the end of the cooking time.

Environmentally-friendly disposal

Dispose of packaging in an environmentally-friendly manner. This appliance is labelled in accordance with European Directive 2012/19/EU concerning used electrical and electronic appliances (waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE). The guideline determines the framework for the return and recycling of used appliances as applicable throughout the EU.

Familiarising yourself with your appliance

Electric grill

Wire rack and frame
Control knob for the rear grill element: Grill settings 1-9 Connecting the grill elements
Control knob for the front grill element Grill settings 1-9 Connecting the grill elements
Lava stones
Lava stone container
Grill element

Visual signals of the luminous disc
The control knob is encircled by an illuminated ring that indicates a number of statuses and functions.

Accessories
As standard, your appliance comes with the following accessories:

Lava stones
Cleaning brush

Special accessories
You can order the following special accessories from your specialist dealer:

LV 030 000 Lava stones (replacement)

Only use the accessories as specified. The manufacturer accepts no liability if these accessories are used incorrectly.

Before using the appliance for the first time

In this section, you can find out what you must do
Before using the alppiacne for th feirst time before using your appliance to prepare food for the first time. Read the safety information before you start.

Cleaning the appliance
Before using the appliance and accessory parts for the first time, clean them thoroughly with lukewarm soapy water.

Preparing the grill

Correctly insert the lava stone tray. The recesses in the lava stone tray correspond to the recesses in the base of the appliance.
Remove the lava stones from the film and place them in the lava stone tray.
Fold both grill elements downwards. The grill elements must lie flat.
Put the wire rack in place. Position the wire rack so that the feet of the wire rack fit into the recesses in the lava stone tray. Ensure that the wire rack is lying flat.
Put the frame in place. Ensure that the frame islying flat and that the distance between the frame and the wire rack is the same all round.

Warning – Risk of burns!
The appliance parts become hot during operation. Only operate the grill when the frame and wire rack inserted correctly.

Heating the grill
Heat the grill for a few minutes at grill setting 9. This will get rid of the new-appliance smell and any contamination.

Operating the appliance

Switching on
The frame is cooler than the wire rack during operation. Only use the surface of the wire rack for grilling. The two grill elements can be controlled separately. This means that you can grill foods that require different temperatures at the same time. If required, you can connect the two grill elements together and set the same grill setting at the same time for both of them. Press the control knob and turn it to the required grill setting. The illuminated ring lights up white. If you do not want to cook over the entire grill zone, switch on the front or rear grill element only. The illuminated ring dims from white to orange while the appliance is heating up. An audible signal sounds once the set temperature is reached. The preheating phase at grill setting 9 takes approximately 10 minutes.

Connecting the grill elements
Push in any control knob and turn it to the ª symbol. Push in the other control knob and turn it to the required grill setting. Both grill elements are now at this grill setting.

Switching off
Turn the control knob to 0. The operating light goes off.

Warning – Risk of burns!
The appliance will remain hot for a long time even after you switch it off. Do not touch the appliance while the residual heat indicator is flashing.
Warning – Risk of burns!
Do not close the appliance cover until the appliance has cooled down completely. Do not operate the appliance with the cover closed. Do not use the appliance cover for placing objects or for keeping things warm.

Residual heat indicator
After switching off the appliance, the illuminated ring on the control knob slowly flashes orange until the appliance has cooled enough for it to be safe to touch. Do not touch the appliance while the residual heat indicator is flashing.

Overheating protection
To protect the appliance and the furniture, the grill switches the heating elements off automatically when overheated. After having cooled down, the appliance switches on again.

Safety switch-off function
For your safety, the appliance has a safety switch-off function. Any kind of heating will be switched off after 4 hours if the appliance controls are not used during this time. The heating element will remain off after a power failure. The illuminated ring on the control knob is flashing orange and white alternately.
Turn the control knob to 0. You will now be able to start the appliance again as usual.

Table of settings and tips

Tips for cooking and roasting

The values given in the table of settings are only a guide; you may need more or less heat depending on the type and state of the food.
Heat the appliance to the required temperature. The illuminated ring will light up white. The illuminated ring will dim from white to orange while the appliance is heating up. An audible signal will sound when the set temperature has been reached.
Always preheat the grill. The intense heat radiation will enable a crust to form quickly and prevent meat juice from escaping.
Before grilling, you can coat or marinate the food in heat-resistant oil (e.g. peanut oil) to improve its flavour. Take care not to use too much oil/marinade, otherwise this could cause flames to form or generate lots of smoke.
Do not salt the meat before grilling. Otherwise soluble nutrients and meat juice may escape.
Place the food you want to grill directly on the wire rack. Do not use aluminium foil or grill trays.
Only turn the items on the grill over when they lift off the wire rack easily. If meat sticks to the grill, the fibres will be destroyed and meat juice will escape.
Do not pierce the meat while grilling it, otherwise meat juice may escape.
Cured meat such as ham and smoked pork chops are not suitable for grilling. This can produce a compound that is harmful to health.
Score chops on the bones and in fatty layers several times so that they do not curl up.
Remove fatty layers after grilling rather than before, otherwise the meat will lose juice and flavour.
Poultry will turn out particularly crispy and brown if you baste it towards the end of the grilling time with butter, salted water or orange juice.
Fruit can be seasoned to taste after grilling with honey, maple syrup or lemon juice.
You can parboil vegetables that take a long time to cook (e.g. corn on the cob) before placing them on the grill.
Grill fillets of fish on the skin side first. Coat the skin with oil to prevent it sticking to the wire rack.
Serve grilled food hot. Do not keep it warm, or it will go tough.

Cleaning and maintenance

Warning – Risk of burns!
The appliance becomes hot during operation. Allow the appliance to cool down before cleaning.

Warning – Risk of electric shock!
Do not use any high-pressure cleaners or steam cleaners, which can result in an electric shock.

Caution!
Risk of surface damage
Do not use these cleaners

harsh or abrasive cleaning agents
oven cleaners
corrosive or aggressive cleaners, or those containing chlorine
cleaning agents with a high alcohol content
hard and scratchy sponges, brushes or scouring pads

If such an agent comes into contact with the appliance, wash it off immediately with water. Thoroughly wash out new sponge cloths before using them!

Cleaning the appliance
Clean the appliance after each use once it has cooled down. This will prevent residues from being burnt on. Residues that have been burnt-on several times can be difficult to remove. Do not scrape burnt-on residues. Instead, leave them to soak in water and washing-up liquid. Remove the wire rack and fold the heating elements upwards. Remove the lava stone tray and the lava stones.

Trouble shooting

Warning – Risk of electric shock!
Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs may only be carried out by one of our trained after-sales engineers. If the appliance is faulty, unplug the mains plug or switch off the fuse in the fuse box. Contact the after-sales service.

Faults often have simple explanations. Please read the information in the table before calling the after-sales service.

After-sales service

Our after-sales service is there for you if your appliance Aftre-slase srevice needs to be repaired. We will always find an appropriate solution, also in order to avoid after-sales personnel having to make unnecessary visits.

E number and FD number
When calling us, please quote the full product number (E no.) and the production number (FD no.) so that we can provide you with the correct advice. The rating plate that features these numbers can be found on the underside of the appliance. To save time, you can make a note of the numbers for your appliance and the telephone number of the after-sales service in the space below in case you need them.

Please note that a visit from an after-sales service engineer is not free of charge in the event that the appliance has been misused, even during the warranty period.
Please find the contact data of all countries in the enclosed customer service list.
To book an engineer visit and product advice
0344 892 8988 Calls charged at local or mobile rate.

Trust the expertise of the manufacturer, and rest assured that the repair will be carried out by trained service technicians using original spare parts for your domestic appliance.