What do oven symbols mean?

All modern ovens now come with a number of cooking symbols and functions, some of which you may not be familiar with. Generally these symbols can be seen on a range of manufactures so it is useful to make some sense of them, whatever kind of cook you are. As a global leader in built-in ovens including compact ovens and double ovens, we know a thing or two about them and their many symbols. Ensuring the right function or oven setting is used will guarantee the best cooking results and create delicious meals time after time.

To help make your life easier this Bosch oven symbols guide covers a range of oven symbols from grilling to cleaning, helping save you time and effort when cooking. Read on to find out how to use your oven.

Oven Symbols for Cooking

4D Hot Air

4D hot air symbol icon

This fan oven symbol means that you can place your food on any of the four shelfs to achieve consistently perfect results: thanks to the fan wheel that changes direction of rotation during operation to distribute heat evenly on every level.

3D Hot Air

3D hot air symbol icon

This fan oven symbol means that you can maintain the right temperature across all three shelf levels so that consistently even cooking results are achieved.

Top and bottom heat

Top and bottom heat symbol icon

Conventional baking and roasting on one level.

Top/Bottom heat gentle

Top bottom heat gentle symbol icon

Conventional baking and roasting on one level using residual heat, allowing you to gently cook meat, fish and baked items.

Pizza setting

Pizza setting symbol icon

Create authentic pizzas with crisp bases and moist toppings. Also great for quiches, tarts and frozen foods.

Bottom heat

Bottom heat symbol icon

Only the bottom element is heated – ideal for pastry cases, bain-marie cooking and reheating.

Added Steam

Added steam symbol icon

Produces succulent roasts, with juicy meats and crispy skins, as well as breads with the perfect colour and crust.

Hotair Gentle

Hotair gentle symbol icon

For all those times you cook using just one shelf level, Hotair Gentle gives perfect results.

Slow cook

Slow cook symbol icon

For gentle and slow cooking of seared, tender pieces of meat in ovenware without a lid. Heat is emitted evenly from above and below at low temperatures.

Hot air eco

Hot air eco symbol icon

For gently cooking selected types of food on one level without preheating. The fan distributes the heat from the ring-shaped heating element in the back panel around the cooking compartment.

Top and bottom eco

Top and bottom eco symbol icon

For gently cooking selected types of food. Heat is emitted from above and below. This heating function is most effective between 150 and 250 °C.

Intensive heat

Intensive heat symbol icon

For dishes with a crispy base. The heat is emitted from above and more intensively from below.

Drying

Drying symbol icon

For drying herbs, fruit and vegetables.

Oven Symbols for Grilling

Hotair grilling

Hotair grilling symbol icon

This grill symbol means that by operating alternatively, the grill and fan create a rotisserie effect, perfect for creating crisp meats and poultry.

Centre Grill

Centre grill symbol icon

This grill symbol means that you can use the centre grill for smaller quantities and more efficiency.

Full width variable grill

Full width variable grill symbol icon

Select this oven grill symbol if you want to grill large quantities with ease thanks to the precise temperature control. For added efficiency the door can be closed and the smells are kept in the oven.

Oven Settings for saving time and convenience

Defrost

Defrost settings icon

The oven defrost symbol allows you to gently defrost food more evenly and quicker than it would take on the kitchen counter.

Fast heat

Fast heat settings icon

For those times when you need your food ready more quickly, select fast heat to warm the oven faster.

Single point probe

Single point probe settings icon

The single point meat probe constantly measures the temperature at the core of the roast and as soon as the desired temperature is reached gives an acoustic and switches off automatically. (Available in selected Serie 6 models only)

Perfect Roast Meat probe

Perfect roast meat probe settings icon

Three highly sensitive measuring points determine the core temperature of your food to the exact degree, guaranteeing perfect roasting results and taking away the guesswork. (Available in selected Serie 8 models only)

Keep warm

Keep warm settings icon

For cooking cooked food warm.

Programmes

Programmes settings icon

For many types of food, the appliance has preprogrammed setting values that you can use.

Interior lighting

Interior lighting settings icon

Switches on the interior lighting; all other functions remain off. Makes it easier to clean the cooking compartment, for example.

Preheat ovenware

Preheat ovenware settings icon

For preheating ovenware.

Reheating

Reheating settings icon

For plated meals and baked items Cooked food is gently reheated. The steam ensures that the food does not dry out.

Dough proving

Dough proving settings icon

For yeast dough and sourdough Dough will rise considerably more quickly than at room temperature. The surface of the dough does not dry out.

Oven Settings for cleaning

Pyrolytic cleaning

Pyrolytic cleaning settings icon

Heats the oven to around 480°C, which reduces dirt and grease deposits to dust that can be easily wiped away.

EcoClean Direct

EcoClean direct settings icon

Almost no cleaning is necessary thanks to a special coating of the rear wall that automatically absorbs grime.

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