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316902214 (Jan 2012)
All about the
Use & Care
of your Electric Range
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions ........................... 3-5
Setting Oven Controls ..................................14-19
Features at a Glance ......................................... 6 Self-Cleaning ..............................................20-21
Before Setting Oven Controls .............................. 7 Care & Cleaning ..........................................22-25
Before Setting Surface Controls
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PRODUCT RECORD AND REGISTRATION Thank you for choosing Frigidare. Contents Product Registration...................................................... 2 This Use & Care Guide is part of our commitment to customer Important Safety Instructions ............................ 3-5 satisfaction and product quality throughout the service life of Features at a Glance .............................................. 6 your new appliance.We view your purchase as the beginning Before Setting Oven Controls ....
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. Do not attempt to install or operate your appliance until you Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an have read the safety precautions in this manual. Safety authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the items throughout this manual are labeled with a WARNING power to the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in or CAUTION statement based on the risk type. case of an emergency. Definiti
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do not use water or flour on grease fires— WARNING smother the fire with a pan lid, or use baking soda, Storage in or on appliance—flammable materials a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher. should not be stored in an oven, warmer drawer, near surface units or in the storage When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat drawer. This includes paper, plastic and cloth items, or grease may catch fire if allowed to become too hot. such as cookbooks, plast
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SELF-CLEANING OVENS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING Clean in the self-cleaning cycle only the parts YOUR COOKTOP listed in this Use & Care Manual. Before self-cleaning Know which knob controls each surface heating the oven, remove the broiler pan and any utensils or unit. Place a pan of food on the unit before turning it on, foods from the oven. and turn the unit off before removing the pan. Do Not Use Oven Cleaners—No commercial oven Use proper pan size—Th
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FEATURES AT A GLANCE 2 8 9 10 1 3 4 5 6 7 Your electric range features include: 1. Electronic oven control with kitchen timer. 2. Interior oven light switch (some models). 3. Left front single (some models) or dual (some models) radiant element control. 4. Left rear single (some models) or dual (some models) radiant element 19 control. 5. Keep warm zone element control (some models). 6. Right rear single (some models) or dual (some models) radiant 14 element control. 12 7. Right front single (so
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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Oven vent location Types of oven racks The oven vent is located under the left side of the Your range may be equipped with one or more of the oven control panel (See Fig. 1). When the oven is on, warm rack styles shown. air passes through this vent. This venting is necessary for proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results. flat handle Do not block the oven vent. oven rack oven vent location flat oven rack Fig. 1 Removing, replacing & arranging racks o
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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS About the ceramic glass cooktop The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements located element ON indicator light below the surface of the glass. The design of the ceramic cooktop outlines the area of the surface element underneath. Be sure to match the pan size with the diameter of the element outline on the cooktop and only flat-bottomed cookware should be used. The type and size of cookware, the number of surface elements in use and their settings are all fac
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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Types of cooktop elements Using proper cookware The ceramic glass cooktop has radiant surface elements The size and type of cookware used will influence the located below the surface of the glass. The patterns on the setting needed for best cooking results. Be sure to follow ceramic glass will outline the size and type of element the recommendations for using proper cookware as available. The single radiant element will have one round illustrated in Figs. 2 & 3.
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Single radiant surface elements To operate the single radiant element: 1. Place correctly sized cookware on single radiant surface element. 2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction (Fig. 2) to the desired setting (Refer to the Suggested radiant surface element settings table Fig. 1). Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. The surface control knobs do not have to be set exactly on a par
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Dual radiant surface elements (some models) Symbols on the backguard are used to indicate which coil of the dual radiant element will heat. The symbol indicates the inner coil only. The symbol indicates both inner and outer coils will heat. To operate a dual radiant element: 1. Place correctly sized cookware on dual radiant surface element. 2. Push in and turn the surface control knob clockwise to begin heating both the inner and outer portions of the dual element. If
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Keep Warm Zone (some models) Temperature selection - Refer to the keep warm zone recommended food settings table (See Fig. 2). If a The purpose of the keep warm zone is to keep hot cooked particular food is not listed, start with the medium level, foods at serving temperature. Use the keep warm feature and adjust as needed. Most foods can be kept at serving to keep cooked foods hot such as; vegetables, gravies, temperatures by using the medium level. casseroles, soups,
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Home Canning Be sure to read and observe all the following points when home canning with your appliance. Check with the USDA CAUTION (United States Department of Agriculture) website and be sure to read all the information they have available as well Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled as follow their recommendations for home canning after they have been turned off. The glass surface may procedures. still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is
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OVEN CONTROL FUNCTIONS READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE OVEN. For satisfactory use of your oven, become familiar with the various pad features and functions of the oven as described below. Feature indicator Bake time pad— Use Up and down arrow pads— Use with the Bake pad—Use lights— These to enter the length of feature or function pads to set oven to select the bake indicator lights show baking time desired. temperature, bake time, start time, clean time feature. which fea
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting a silent control panel When choosing a function, a tone will be heard each time a keypad is pressed. If desired, the control may be NOTES programmed for silent operation. The indicator light located above the timer on-off pad will glow while the minute timer is active. To block the controls from sounding when any keypad is pressed in the future, press and hold start time keypad for The minute timer will display hours and minutes until 1 6 seconds. The control will b
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting bake Setting bake time The oven can be programmed to bake at any temperature The bake time pad sets the amount of time needed for from 170°F to 550°F (77°C to 287°C). The factory preset baking. The oven will turn on immediately and stop automatic bake temperature is 350°F (177°C). automatically after the set bake time ends. To set bake WARNING 1. Press bake. "— — —" appears in the display. FOOD POISONING HAZARD. Do not let food sit for more 2. Within 5 seconds, pre
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting bake time and start time The bake time and start time pads may be used to set the length of baking time and to delay the starting time WARNING (delayed timed bake). The oven will turn on at a later time and stop automatically after the set bake time ends. FOOD POISONING HAZARD. Do not let food sit for more than one hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result To program oven for a delayed start time and to in food poisoning or sickness. shut-off automatically 1
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting broil Use the broil feature to cook meats that require direct exposure to radiant heat for optimum browning results. 7 Insert When broiling always remember to arrange the oven 6 racks while oven is still cool. Position the rack as suggested in the broil settings table (See Figs. 1 & 3). 5 To set Broil 4 1. Arrange the oven rack while oven is still cool. 3 2. Press broil. " — — "will appear in display. 2 Broil pan 3. Press and hold the or until the desired broil 1 se
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Adjusting the oven temperature Setting oven lockout The control can be programmed to lock the oven door and Your appliance has been factory calibrated and tested to lockout the oven control pads. ensure an accurate baking temperature. For the first few uses, follow your recipe times and temperature To set the oven lockout feature recommendations carefully. If you think the oven is cooking 1. Press clear off and hold for 3 seconds. “Loc” will too hot or too cool for your
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SELF-CLEANING Self-Cleaning CAUTION A self-cleaning oven cleans itself with high temperatures During the self-cleaning cycle, the outside of the range (well above normal cooking temperatures) which eliminate can become very hot to the touch. DO NOT leave small soils completely or reduces them to a fine powdered ash children unattended near the appliance. you can wipe away with a damp cloth. The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the self-cleaning cycle of a
