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Use and Care Guide
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A Note to You .................................................2
Range Safety...................................................3
Parts and Features .........................................5
Using and Caring for Your Cooktop .............9
Using the surface burners..........................9
Energy saving tips....................................11
Cookware tips ..........................................12
Caring for your cooktop.
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:35 AM Page 2 A Note to You ® 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. Please
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:35 AM Page 3 Range Safety 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 inju
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:35 AM Page 4 Range Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, • This range is equipped with a three-prong electrical shock, injury to persons, or grounding plug for your protection against damage when using the range, follow shock hazard and should be plugged basic precautions, including the following: directly into a properly grounded receptacle. Do not cut or remove the •WARNING – TO REDUCE THE grounding prong from this plug. RISK O
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M M M M E E E E D D D D 9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:35 AM Page 5 Parts and Features Feature locations (Slide-in models) Vent guard piece Oven vent (p. 7) Surface burners (the style of your Electronic oven grates may vary) control (p. 9) (p. 18-29) Surface burner controls Automatic (p. 10, 11) oven light switch Anti-tip bracket (p. 57) (p. 3) Broil burner (not shown) Model and serial number plate (p. 2) Bake burner (not shown) Broil pan support Removable storage drawer (contain
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H I M M M M E E E E D D D D M M M E M E E D E D D D 9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:35 AM Page 6 Parts and Features Feature locations (Freestanding models) Surface light (some freestanding models) (pp. 16, 17) Oven vent (p. 7) Surface burners Electronic (the style of your oven control grates may vary) (pp. 18-29) (p. 9) Automatic Surface burner oven light controls switch (pp. 10, 11) (p. 57) Anti-tip Broil burner bracket (not shown) (p. 3) Bake burner Model and serial (not shown)
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:35 AM Page 7 Parts and Features The oven vent Oven vent Hot air and moisture escape from the oven through a vent in the center rear of the cooktop. The vent lets air circulate properly. Be careful not to block the vent, or you will get poor baking/roasting results. NOTE: Never store plastics, paper, or other items that could melt or burn near the oven vent, or any of the surface burners. Oven door vent The oven door vent Hot air and moisture may escape from the door
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:35 AM Page 8 Parts and Features Positioning the pan over the bake burner To position the pan over the bake shield, the two guides on the pan should be placed over the notches on the shield. The position is important to maintain an even heat in the oven. The storage drawer You can remove the storage drawer to make it easier to clean under the range. Use care when handling the drawer. Removing the storage drawer: Replacing the storage drawer: Drawer slide rail 1. Emp
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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 9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:35 AM Page 9 Using and Caring for Your Cooktop Using the surface burners Your cooktop has sealed gas burners with When to use the left rear and an auto-reignition system. The sealed burn- right front burners: ers spread the heat evenly across the bot- tom of the cookware and provide infinite 6,000 BTU burner heat control. The auto-reignition system senses when a burner flame has gone out and will automatically reignit
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:36 AM Page 10 Using and Caring for Your Cooktop Using the surface burners: wWARNING Fire Hazard Control knobs Do not let the burner flame extend beyond the edge of the pan. 1. Grasp the control knob. 2. Push down and turn to HI. The electric Turn off all controls when not spark ignitor will ignite the gas flowing into cooking. the burner. When you hear a clicking Failure to follow these instructions sound, you know that the ignitors are can result in death or fire.
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:36 AM Page 11 Using and Caring for Your Cooktop In case of a prolonged power failure Surface burners can be manually lighted. 1. Hold a lit match near a burner and turn the control knob to the HI position. 2. After the burner lights, turn the control knob to the desired setting. NOTE: Do not leave the cooktop unattend- ed when cooking during a power failure. The auto-reignition feature of your cooktop will not operate during a power failure. 11 M E D REAR REAR OF
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:36 AM Page 12 Using and Caring for Your Cooktop Cookware tips Home canning information For up-to-date information on canning, con- tact your local U.S. Government Agricultural The large diameter of most water-bath or Department Extension Office or companies pressure canners combined with high heat who manufacture home canning products. settings for long periods of time can cause damage to the cooktop. Using the right cookware makes a To protect your range: big
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:36 AM Page 13 Using and Caring for Your Cooktop Caring for your cooktop Your cooktop is designed for ease of care. To clean burners and burner caps: You can do most cleaning with items found around the home. Cleaning your cooktop Burner cap whenever spills or soiling occur will help to keep it looking and operating like new. Ignitor NOTES: • Before cleaning make sure all controls are off and the cooktop is cool. Gas tube • Do not obstruct the flow of combustion open
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:36 AM Page 14 Using and Caring for Your Cooktop Adjusting the height of top burner flames 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 in- structions below: 1. Turn the control knob to “LO.” 2. Remove the control knob. (If there is not an adjustm
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:36 AM Page 15 Using and Caring for Your Cooktop Cleaning 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. PART WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN Control • Turn knobs to OFF and pull straight away from con- Sponge and warm, knobs soapy water trol panel. • Wash, rinse, and dry thoroughly. Do not soak. • Do not use steel wool or abrasive cleansers. They may damage the
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:36 AM Page 16 Using and Caring for Your Cooktop Using and replacing the surface light (Some freestanding models) Replacing the surface light: The surface light is in the backguard. It is controlled by the Surface Light Command 1. Unplug range or disconnect power. Pads on the control panel. The ON Command Pad turns on the light immediately and keeps it on until you press OFF. The NIGHT Command Pad will turn on the surface light automatically when the light in the ro
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:36 AM Page 17 Using and Caring for Your Cooktop 5. If the surface light still does not work, you may need to replace the starter. The starter is a knob-shaped part located on the right side of the backguard, under the light tube. To remove and replace the starter, first remove light tube. Push starter in and turn approximately 90° counterclockwise. Pull starter out of recessed area. You can find replacement starters at stores that sell fluorescent light tubes. 6. R
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:36 AM Page 18 Using and Caring for Your Oven This section tells you, step by step, how to operate all oven functions controlled by the elec- tronic control. Carefully follow these instructions, along with the cooking tips and cleaning information, for successful use of your range. Using the electronic oven control Timed and delayed Number Clock Oven display pads set/start cooking pads Time of day/ Start (see below) (pp. 48-51) pad timer display pad (p. 26) Oven E
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:36 AM Page 19 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. PRESS CANCEL OFF 3. Press the Number Pads 1, 2, PRESS and 3, in that order. 1 2 3 CONTROL LOCK PRESS 4. Press BROIL. BROIL PRESS 5. Start oven. NOTES: START • Press BAKE to confirm that you are using Celsius. • Only the temperature and a flashing degree symbol will appear in the tem- perature display area
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9753310Av15(c70) 12/4/98 10:36 AM Page 20 Using and Caring for Your Oven If you need to convert temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit or vice versa, you can refer to this chart: Temperature replacement values 163°C=325°F 38°C=100°F 60°C=140°F 177°C=350°F 191°C=375°F 66°C=150°F 77°C=170°F 204°C=400°F 218°C=425°F 93°C=200°F 121°C=250°F 232°C=450°F 246°C=475°F 135°C=275°F 149°C=300°F 260°C=500°F Disable/enable audible signals Audible signals tell you if a function is entered correctly or not.
