Use and Care Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- Questions?
- Product Record and Registration
- Important Safety Instructions
- Bakeware
- Cooking Conditions:
- Cooking Results
- Cooking Tips
- Cooking Recommendations
- Before Setting Surface Controls
- Single radiant surface elements
- 1. Place correctly sized cookware on surface element.
- 2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction (Figure 6) to the desired setting (refer to the “Suggested radiant surface element settings” in Table 1).
- 3. When cooking is complete, turn the radiant surface element OFF before removing the cookware.
- Table 1: Suggested radiant surface element settings
- Figure 6: Single element knob
- 1. Place correctly sized cookware on the surface element.
- 2. Push in and turn the surface control knob clockwise to begin heating both the inner and outer elements. If only the inner element is needed for smaller cookware, push in and turn the knob counter-clockwise (see Figure 7).
- 3. When cooking is complete, turn the knob to OFF before removing the cookware.
- Figure 7: Dual element knob settings
- Warm Zone
- 1. Push in the knob and turn in either direction (see Figure 8). The temperatures are designated by hi and lo. However, the control can be set at any position between hi and lo for different levels of warming.
- 2. When ready to serve, turn the control to OFF. The hot surface indicator light will remain on until the warm zone cools. .
- Table 2: Recommended warm zone settings
- Home Canning
- Single radiant surface elements
- Setting Surface Controls
- Before Setting Oven Controls
- 1. Bake - Use to select for all baking.
- 2. Broil - Use to select the broil feature. When broil is active the indicator light above the broil key will glow.
- 3. Timer On-Off - Use to set or cancel the minute timer. The minute timer does not start or stop cooking.
- 4. Set Clock - Use with up or down arrows to set the time of day.
- 5. OFF - Use to stop or to clear any feature previously entered except time of day and minute timer. Press OFF to stop cooking.
- 6. Up and Down arrow keys - Use with the feature or function keys to set oven temperature or to adjust the clock or minute timer.
- LO
- HI
- 1:00 Hr./Min.
- 12:59 Hr./Min.
- Setting the Clock
- Temperature display (Fahrenheit/Celsius)
- Operating oven light
- Setting the minute timer
- 1. Press Timer on-off.
- 2. Press to increase time in one-minute increments. Press and hold to increase time in 10-minute increments. The timer can be set for any amount of time from 1 minute to 11 hours and 59 minutes.
- 3. When the diesired timer setting is reached, release the arrow key. The timer will start counting down within a few seconds.
- 4. When the set time expires, the timer will sound a 3 second tone. The display will show 00:00 until the timer is cancelled by pressing Timer On/Off.
- 1. Press Timer on-off once.
- Setting Bake
- 1. Press Bake. — — — appears in the display.
- 2. Within 5 seconds, press or. The display will show 350°F (177°C). The temperature can then be adjusted in 5°F (1°C) increments.
- 3. When a key is released, the bake indicator light turns on and the oven will heat to the selected temperature. When the oven reaches the set temperature, the control will beep once indicating the oven is finished preheating. During bake, the indica...
- 4. To cancel the baking function, press OFF.
- 1. Press Bake.
- 2. Press or to increase or decrease to a new temperature. The bake indicator light on the electronic display will turn on and off when using the bake feature. This is normal and indicates that the oven is cycling to maintain the selected baking tempe...
- 3. To cancel baking press OFF.
- Figure 11: Rack positions
- Figure 12: Baking layer cakes with one or two oven racks
- Setting Broil
- 1. Arrange the oven rack while oven is still cool.
- 2. Press Broil. — — will appear in display.
- 3. Press for HI broil or for LO broil. Most foods may be broiled at the HI broil setting.
- 4. For optimum results, preheat Broil for 5 minutes before adding food..
- 5. Place the insert on the broil pan (if equipped), then place the food on the broil pan insert (if using a broiler pan and insert).
- 6. Place the broiler pan and insert on the oven rack.
- 7. Broil on one side until food is browned. Turn and broil food on 2nd side.
- 8. When broiling is finished press OFF
- Figure 13: Broil pan and insert (L) Broil stop position (R)
- Figure 14: Open door broil position
- Table 3: Broil recommendations
- 5
- 5
- HI
- 6:00
- 7:00
- 4:00
- 5:00
- Rare
- Medium
- 4
- HI
- 8:00
- 6:00
- Well
- 3
- HI
- 20:00
- 10:00
- Well
- 4
- HI
- 8:00
- 6:00
- Well
- 3
- HI
- 13:00
- --
- Well
- 4
- HI
- 5:00
- --
- Well
- 5
- HI
- 8:00
- 7:00
- Well
- Adjusting the oven temperature
- 1. Press and hold the Bake key and release when the display shows the factory temperature setting of 00. If the oven temperature has been previously adjusted from the factory setting, the last adjusted value will appear in the display instead.
- 2. The temperature can now be adjusted up +35°F (+19°C), in 5°F increments with each press of the key.
- 3. When lowering the oven temperature using the key, minus sign (-) will appear before the number to indicate that the oven will be cooler by the displayed amount of degrees.
- 4. To accept the change, wait for the oven control to provide an acceptance beep.
- Adjusting the oven temperature
- Setting Oven Controls
- Figure 14: Use cleaners with caution
- Cooktop Maintenance
- Cooktop Cleaning
- Cleaning under bake element (some models)
- Removing and Replacing the Oven Door
- 1. Open oven door completely, horizontal with floor (See Figure 18).
- 2. Pull the door hinge locks on both left and right door hinges down from the oven frame completely towards the oven door (See Figure 19). A tool such as a small flat-blade screwdriver may be required.
- 3. Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides. Do not use the oven door handle (See Figure 20).
- 4. Close the door to approximately 10 degrees from the door frame (See Figure 20).
- 5. Lift the oven door hinge arms over the roller pins located on each side of the oven frame (See Figure 21).
- 1. Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides. Do not use the oven door handle (See Figure 20).
- 2. Holding the oven door at the same angle as the removal position, seat the hook of the hinge arm over the roller pins located on each side of the oven door frame (See Figure 20 and Figure 21). The hook of the hinge arms must be fully seated onto th...
- 3. Fully open the oven door, horizontal with floor (See Figure 18).
- 4. Push the door hinge locks up towards and into the oven frame on both left and right oven door hinges to the locked position (See Figure 19).
- 5. Close the oven door.
- Figure 18: Door hinge location
- Figure 19: Door hinge locks
- Figure 20: Holding door for removal
- Figure 21: Replacement and location of hinge arm and roller pin
- Replacing the Oven Light
- Remove and replace storage drawer (some models)
- Care and Cleaning
- Before You Call
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Oven Baking
For best cooking results, preheat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies, pastries, etc. There is no need to
preheat the oven for roasting meat or baking casseroles. The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product
may vary slightly from your previously owned appliance.
Baking Problems and Solutions
Baking Problems Causes Corrections
Cookies and biscuits burn
on the bottom.
• Cookies and biscuits put into
oven before oven is
preheated.
• Oven rack is overcrowded.
• Dark pan absorbs heat too
fast.
• Allow oven to preheat to desired temperature before
placing food in oven.
• Choose pan sizes that will permit at least 2” of air space
(5.1 cm) on all sides when placed in the oven.
• Use a medium weight shiny baking sheet.
Cakes too dark on top or
bottom
• Cakes put in oven before
oven is preheated.
• Rack position too high or
too low.
• Oven too hot.
• Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature
before placing food in the oven.
• Use proper rack position for baking needs.
• Set oven temperature 25°F (13°C) lower than recom-
mended.
Cakes not done in center • Oven too hot.
• Incorrect pan size.
• Pan not centered in oven.
• Glass cookware slow heat
conductor.
• Set oven temperature 25°F (13°C) lower than recom-
mended.
• Use pan size suggested in recipe.
• Use proper rack position and place pan so there are at
least 2” (5.1 cm) of space on all sides of pan.
• Reduce temperature and increase cook time or use
shiny bakeware.
Cakes not level. • Oven not level.
• Pan too close to oven wall or
rack overcrowded.
• Pan warped.
• Oven light left on while
baking.
• Place a marked glass measuring cup filled with water on
the center of the oven rack. If the water level is uneven,
refer to the installation instructions for leveling the oven.
• Use proper rack position and place pan so there are at
least 2” (5.1 cm) of space on all sides of pan.
• Do not use pans that are dented or warped.
• Do not leave the oven light on while baking.
Foods not done when
cooking time is over.
• Oven too cool.
• Oven overcrowded.
• Oven door opened too
frequently.
• Set oven temperature 25°F (13°C) higher than
suggested and bake for the recommended time.
• Be sure to remove all pans from the oven except the
ones to be used for baking.
• Open oven door only after the shortest recommended
baking time.
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