FREE STANDING GAS RANGE USE AND CARE MANUAL Copy Your Model and Serial Numbers IN THE BOX BELOW Model and Serial numbers are on a tag, behind the broiler drawer anel, on the range front frame. Pf you call for service, or with a question, have this information ready. Kee this book, your installation gui 8 e, your warranty and the sales slop together. Model No: Serbal No.. Purchase Dale. Part No.
SAFETY RULES. ........................... BURNER IGNIITION. ....................... HOW TO USE YOUR RANGE. ................ ,2-4 .4,5 .5-6 .................... Energy Saving Tips ................ To Use Cooktop Burners. .... To UseTheOven .......................... To Set Clock And Timer. ..................... Oven Light. .............................. Oven Vent ............................. .5 .5 . .6 .6 .6 ............. COOKING HINTS. ............ ................... l Rack and Pan Arrangement. .
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT ACCIDENTS! Read the Safety Rules below and all operating instructions before using this appliance. GENERAL Keep this book for later use. Be sure your range is put in and grounded by a skilled technician. Never tr to fix or replace any part of the range unless the book tel rs you to. All other work should be done by a skilled technician. Never block free air flow thru the oven vent (see page 6) or to the cooklop burners.
-c Never wear loose or hanging clothes Such clothes could catch fire. whtle using your range. GREASE FIRES Never leave cooktop burners unwatched at high heat selltngs Boilovers cause smoktng and greasy splllovers may catch fire NO! NO! Never heat unopened food containers. Pressure build-up may make container burst and cause injury. Never let pot handles stick out over the front of the range. Turn handles In, over the cooktop, so that they cannot be bumped into.
then lift up the cooktop. The cooktop pilofs are located between the front and rear burner on each side of the cooktop (see illustration). 3. Light pilot(s) with a match. PUTTING OUT A GREASE FIRE A dry chemtcal, foam or t-talon type fire extinguisher should be near the range where you can easily reach iI in case of a cookin fire. A Halon extinguisher will not spoil the food and ma1 es no mess. Never use water on a grease fire - it will only spread the flames. Never pick up a flaming pan. Instead: 1.
I FOR RANGES WITH SPARK To Manually Light Cooktop Spark Ignition lGNlTlON Burners With Set controls so flame heats pan bottom only and does not lick pan sides. Flames licking pan sides CAUTION Gas Pilot Models Lighting gas burners with a match is dangerous. The flames can burn ou or a buildup of gas can explode. You shoul 4’ match light the cookto burners only in an emergency. NEVER mate 6 light spark ignition oven burners.
TO USE THE OVEN OVEN VENT Baking and Broiling 1. Set OVEN CONTROL knob to BROIL or needed temperature. 2. When hnished turn knob lo OFF. When the oven is on, heated dtr moves through a vent in or below the backguard On the cooktop, thus hot atr may make pot handles hol or melt plastic lhmgs left too near the vent The vent IS needed for proper air flow In the oven and good baking results. Do not block thts vent. Doing so may cause cooklng fatlure.
PREHEATING Preheating lets the oven heat evenly before the food IS put tn. Allow 10 minutes at temperatures less than 350°F and 15 mtnutes at 350” F or more. With recipes that call for an oven preheated lo a certain temperature, it is ver important that you follow those inslructrons It is not likely t i at you will get ood baking results every time without preheating to the neede 3 temperature, unless the recipe says to start in a cold oven.
POSlTlONlNG ROASTiNG BROILER PAN Hack Position I 3 =Highest I Food 1 f TIPS Roastrng trme WIII depend on the oven lempera!ure meal temperature, srze, shape and type of the meat Ihe properllon ol bone and fat.
ADJUSTING OVEN CONTROL KNOB CHOOSING The temperature in your new oven has been set at the lactory, so be sure to follow the recipe temperatures and times the first few limes you bake in your new oven. If you think the oven should be hotter or cooler, you can adjust it yourself. To find out how much to change the temperature, set the oven control knob 25°F higher or lower than the temperature in your recipe, then bake. This “test” should give you an idea of how much the temperature should be changed.
COMMON CAKE RISES UNEVENLY Ran e or oven rack not leve B l l l Pan warped l Batter spread unevenly pan l in l l Pans iO0 close to oven wall or rack to crowded l OVEN CLEANING BAKING PROBLEMS AND CAUSES Some models have a standard porcelain oven hnrsh and some models have a continuous clean finish on the oven top, back and srdewalls. Standard porcelam IS smooth. The continuous clean finish has a rougher texture.
CLEANtNG INSTRUCTlONS A heavy spatter has filled the pores and formed a mound of soil. The heavy s atter has been wiped up. P he continuouscleaning action will begin the next time the oven is used. This shows the amount of soil remaining after a few hours of oven use. The soiled area is smaller and lighter in color. After more oven use, the soil has been removed. NOTE: If any stubborn stains remain after normal oven use, you may run the oven empty at 400°F for additional continuouscleaningaction.
To remove burners: 1, Gras the burner head and tilt it to the right to release the two tabs Prom the burner support (A in Fig. A). 2. Lift the end of the burner assembly, then ull away lrom the front of the ran e to free the air shutter Prom the gas valve orifice (B in Fig. 1 ). Check lighter and burner ports (Fig. B). If they are clogged, use a wire or needle to clear them. See the Cleaning Instructions on pages 11 and 12. Be careful not to disturb the air shutter setting while cleaning.
REMOVABLE ROLL-OUT BROILER REMOVABLE To remove the roll-out broiler for easier cleaning: 1 Pull brorler out until rt stops. 2. Grasp handle, IIH front of broiler and pull brorler out See the Cleanrng lnstructrons To replace broiler: on pages 11 and 12. 1 Put the slrde blocks under the brorler behind the broiler stops In the range.
REMOVABLE OVEN DOOR LIFT UP/OFF COOKTOP To remove: 1 .Open the door to the stop position (see the illustration). 2. Grasp the door at each side and lift up and off the hinges. See the Cleaning Instructions on pages 11 and 12. NOTE: When the door is removed and hinge arms are at stop position, do not bump or try to move the hinge arms. The hinges could snap back causing an injury to the hands or damage to the orcelain on the front of the range. You may wish to cover the c.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM OVEN/BROILER BURNER DOES NOT WORK l Check to be sure the range cord is plugged into the household outlet completely (spark ignition models only). Check for blown fuse or tripped crrcuit breaker. l Range not properly grounded or polarized. This can affect ignition on spark ignition models. See your Installation Guide. l Pilot light out (pilol models only). See page 4 to relight pilot. l Check for power outage. l Is the Oven Control knob turned on? l Burners not adjusled properly.
