What do the symbols on a Bosch or Siemens oven mean?

In this article, you'll find characters and symbols that are specific for Bosch and Siemens ovens. You can find standard symbols in the article on this page. Isn't the symbol you're looking for listed in our articles? Check the manual of your oven.

With the 3D or 4D fan oven function, you can cook and roast dishes on one or more rack levels. This means you can prepare 2 oven dishes at the same time. The fan distributes the hot air from the round heating element on the back wall evenly throughout the interior. That way, a lemon pie or moussaka will heat up evenly.

With a mild fan oven, you can heat up your dishes in an energy-efficient way. The energy supply is regulated in a way little heat gets lost. You can prepare your dishes in phases with residual heat. That way, steak will taste a lot juicier and it won't get as dark.

With this setting, you can quickly pre-heat the oven. Thanks to this, you can put your fresh homemade apple pie in the oven in no time.

With this setting, you can turn on the interior lighting without starting a program. You can use this setting to get clear vision while cleaning the oven, for example.

Some ovens have automatic programs. This means that the correct settings have been programmed for specific dishes. These are called automatic programs. You can select a program and the appliance will select the right settings for your dish. To get the best results, the interior can't be too hot before you select the program. Allow the interior to cool off before you start the program.

With this setting, you can prepare your dishes with upper and lower heat in an energy-efficient way. When you use upper and lower heat, the heat will come both from above and below simultaneously. You can use this setting for cooking oven dishes, meat, and pies.

This setting is a regular fan oven setting, but energy-efficient. The oven doesn't get pre-heated in this setting. The fan spreads the heat through the oven. When you're making an oven dish, quiche, or pie, the bottom will cook well and the top won't burn.

With this setting, you can quickly prepare frozen food, like a pizza or rösti. When you set the temperature and preparation time, keep in mind what it says on the packaging of the product. You don't have to pre-heat the oven in this setting.

Are you hosting a dinner and do you want to keep your soup hot for longer? Use this program to heat up the dishes.

Is your apple crumble done, but do you want to serve it as a dessert? Use this program, so your dish stays hot without cooking for longer.

You can use this setting to cook soft pieces of meat slowly, like a rib eye and a leg of lamb. At a low temperature, heat comes evenly from above and below.

Many ovens have a child safety lock. With this, you can prevent children from accidentally turning on the appliance or changing settings. In the manual, you can read how to turn off the child safety lock.

There are different settings that allow you to easily operate the appliance. You can adjust these settings to your liking. The same basic settings aren't available on every appliance. The codes C1 up to C7 are used for this. In the manual, you can find what these settings mean.

The pizza setting often uses a combination of the bottom heating element and the round heating element on the back wall. The extra heat from below ensures your pizza gets a crispy crust. You can also use the pizza setting for other dishes that need to be properly cooked on the bottom, like a quiche or flammkuchen.

Does your oven have a cleaning function? You can select it with this symbol. An oven with ecolyse cleans itself almost entirely. Thanks to the descaling program, your appliances continues to work properly.

You can use this mode for heating up dishes or cooking food that's been cooked before in a healthy way. This allows you to heat up a dish without the food losing its quality.