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Table of Contents .......... 2
A Note to You................. 3
Range Safety............... 4-6
Parts and Features ........ 7
Using and Caring for
Your Cooktop ............... 11
Using and Caring for
Your Oven .................... 19
Using the Self-
Cleaning Cycle............. 46
Troubleshooting .......... 51
Requesting Assistance
or Service ..................... 54
Index ............................. 58
Warranty ....................... 60
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able of Contents T A Note to You ........................................... 3 Baking or roasting ............................... 29 Range Safety ......................................... 4-6 Cooking tips ........................................ 31 Parts and Features ................................... 7 Adjusting oven temperature ................ 35 Feature locations .................................. 7 Broiling ................................................ 36 The oven vent .................
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Note to You A Thank you for buying a KITCHENAID* appliance! KitchenAid designs the best tools for the most important room in your house. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care guide. It contains valuable information concerning how to operate and maintain your new appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the enclosed Product Registration Card. In the U.S.A. For assistance or service Call the Con
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ange Safety R Your safety and the safety of others is very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriously injured wDANGER if you don’t follow instruction
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Range Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Do Not Leave Children Alone – Children • Use Proper Pan Size – The range is should not be left alone or unattended in equipped with one or more surface units area where the range is in use. They of different size. Select utensils having should never be allowed to sit or stand flat bottoms large enough to cover the on any part of the range. Injuries may surface unit heating element. The use of result from the misuse of appliance doors undersized utensi
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Range Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Use Care When Opening Door – Let hot For self-cleaning ranges – air or steam escape before removing or • Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door replacing food. gasket is essential for a good seal. Care • Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers should be taken not to rub, damage, or – Build-up of pressure may cause move the gasket. container to burst and result in injury. • Do Not Use Oven Cleaners – No • Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. commercial oven c
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M M M M E E E E D D D D arts and Features P This section tells you what features your range has and where they are located. It also discusses some convenience features that you should know about, but which are not needed to operate the range. Please review this information before using your range. To help you find information on specific parts or features quickly, page references are included. Feature locations Models KGST300 and YKGST300 Vent guard Oven vent piece (p. 9) Surface burner Electron
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M M M M E E E E D D D D Parts and Features Models KGRT500 and YKGRT500 Surface light (p. 18) Oven vent Surface (p. 9) burner (the style of your Electronic grates may vary) oven control (pp. 11 and 15) (p. 19) Surface Automatic burner oven light controls switch (pp. 12 and 17) (p. 45) Anti-tip Broil burner (not shown) bracket (p. 10) Bake burner (not shown) Model and serial number plate (p. 3) Removable storage drawer (containing broiler pan and grid) (p. 9) Surface burner controls REAR REAR FRON
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Parts and Features The oven vent wWARNING Hot air and moisture escape from the oven through a vent in the center rear of the cook- top. Do not block the vent by using large Burn Hazard pans or covers. Poor baking/roasting and Use pot holders when touching items combustion can result. left near oven vent. Failure to do so can result in burns. The storage drawer You can remove the storage drawer to make Replacing the storage drawer: it easier to clean under the range. Use care when handling the dr
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Parts and Features The anti-tip bracket The range will not tip during normal use. However, tipping can occur if you apply too much force or weight to the open door without the anti-tip bracket properly secured. wWARNING Tip Over Hazard A child or adult can tip the range and be killed. Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot. Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved. See the installation instructions for details. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious
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M M M M M M M M E E E E E E E E D D D D D D D D sing and Caring for Your U Cooktop This section tells you how to operate the controls to the cooktop. It also discusses how the sealed gas burner cooktop works, and includes tips on how to cook with and maintain the cooktop. Using the surface burners Your cooktop has sealed gas burners with When to use the left rear and right an auto-reignition system. The sealed front burners: burners spread the heat evenly across the 6,000 BTU burner bottom of th
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U sing and Caring for Your Cooktop Check that the control knob is pressed wWARNING completely down on valve shaft. If the spark ignitor still fails to operate, call Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard your nearest authorized KitchenAid Do not operate with a yellow flame. servicing outlet. Proper grounding and polarity is neces- Doing so can result in death, sary for correct operation of the electric heart attack, or convulsions. ignition system. If the wall receptacle does not provide correct p
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U sing and Caring for Your Cooktop Until you get used to the settings, use In case of a prolonged power the following as a guide. For best results, failure start cooking at the high setting; then turn Surface burners can be manually lighted. the control knob down to continue cooking. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE HI • To start foods cooking. • To bring liquids to a boil. MED • To hold a rapid boil. • To fry chicken or pancakes. • For gravy, pudding, and 1. Hold a lit match near a burner and turn i
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U sing and Caring for Your Cooktop Energy saving tips Although the energy used for cooking is • Cook with a minimum of liquid or fat to help usually a very small percentage of the total shorten cooking time. energy used in the home, cooking energy • Start food on higher heat settings, then set can be used efficiently. Here are some tips surface burner control on low to finish to help you save energy when using your cooking. range: • Turn on the surface burner only after • Use pans with flat
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U sing and Caring for Your Cooktop Caring for your cooktop Your cooktop is designed for easy care. To clean burners and burner caps: You can do most cleaning with items found Burner cap around the home. Cleaning your cooktop whenever spills or soiling occurs will help to Ignitor keep it looking and operating like new. NOTES: • Before cleaning make sure all controls are off and the cooktop is cool. Gas tube opening • Do not obstruct the flow of combustion (orifice) and ventilation air. • If k
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U sing and Caring for Your Cooktop Adjusting the height of top burner flames wWARNING Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard Do not operate with a yellow flame. Doing so can result in death, heart attack, or convulsions. The LO burner flame should be a steady 1 blue flame approximately ⁄4 inch (6 mm) high. It can be adjusted using the adjustment screw in the center of the valve stem. The valve stem is located directly underneath the control knob. To adjust the flame height follow the instructions
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U sing and Caring for Your Cooktop wWARNING Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this appliance. Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire. Cleaning your cooktop PART HOW TO CLEAN WHAT TO USE Control Sponge and warm, • Turn knobs to OFF and pull straight away from knobs control panel. soapy water • Wash, rinse, and dry thoroughly. Do not soak. • Do not use steel wool or abrasive cleansers. They may damage the finish of the knobs. • Replace knobs. Mak
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U sing and Caring for Your Cooktop Using and replacing the surface light (Models KGRT500 and YKGRT500) The surface light is in the backguard. It is controlled by the Surface light pad on the control panel. To turn the surface light on or off: PRESS SURFACE LIGHT 4. Grasp the fluorescent light tube at both ends. Turn the tube approximately 90° in either direction until both ends come Replacing the surface light: out of the receptacles. Replace with a 20-watt cool-white fluorescent light tu
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sing and Caring for Your U Oven This section tells you, step by step, how to operate all oven functions controlled by the electronic control. Carefully follow these instructions, along with the cooking tips and cleaning information, for successful use of your range. Using the electronic oven control Display Clock set/start pad Number Start pad (see below) (p. 27) pads (p. 27) O 1 2 3 START ON HR MIN MIN SEC TEMP PROBE TIMED DELAY 5 4 6 CONTROL CLEAN O DOOR LOCKED STOP F START ? COOK TIMER 7 8 9
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Using and Caring for Your Oven Fahrenheit/Celsius To set your oven to cook in Celsius instead of Fahrenheit: 1. Open the door. 2. Press Cancel/Off pad. PRESS CANCEL OFF 3. Press the Number Pads 1, 2, PRESS and 3, in that order. 1 2 3 PRESS 4. Press BROIL. BROIL 5. Start oven. PRESS NOTES: START • Press BAKE to confirm that you are using Celsius. • Only the temperature and a flashing degree symbol will appear in the temperature display area when you set your oven to cook in Celsius. Repeat the s
