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316901218 Rev A (Jun 2011)
All about the
Use & Care
of your Gas Range
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions ......................... 3-6 Setting Oven Controls................................. 14-28
Before Setting Oven Controls .......................... 7-9 Self-Cleaning ............................................. 29-31
Before Setting Surface Controls ................... 10-11 Care & Cleaning ......................................... 32-35
Setting Surface Controls ..................
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PRODUCT RECORD AND REGISTRATION Contents Product Registration ..................................................... 2 Thank you for choosing Frigidaire. Important Safety Instructions ........................... 3-6 This Use & Care Guide is part of our commitment to Before Setting Oven Controls ..............................7-9 customer satisfaction and product quality throughout the Oven racks ............................................................ 7-8 service life of your new appliance.We
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. Do not attempt to install or operate your appliance until WARNING you have read the safety precautions in this manual. Safety items throughout this manual are labeled with a If the information in this manual is not followed WARNING or CAUTION statement based on the risk type. exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death. Definitions This is the safety alert symbol.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING CAUTION Stepping, leaning or sitting on the door or Wear proper apparel—loose-fitting or drawers of a range can result in serious injuries hanging garments should never be worn while and also cause damage to the appliance. DO using the appliance. Do not let clothing or other NOT allow children to climb or play around the range. flammable materials contact hot surfaces. The weight of a child on an open oven door may Do not use water or flour on greas
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR OVEN YOUR COOKTOP Use care when opening oven door , warmer drawer or lower oven door—Stand to the side of the WARNING range when opening the door of a hot oven. Let hot air Use Proper Flame Size—Adjust flame size so it does or steam escape before you remove or replace food in not extend beyond the edge of the utensil. The use of the oven. undersized utensils will expose a portion of the burner
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SELF-CLEANING OVENS Grounding Instructions WARNING WARNING Do not touch the oven during the self-clean cycle. Avoid fire hazard or electrical shock. Do not use an adapter plug, an extension cord, or Keep children away from oven during self-clean cycle. remove grounding prong from electrical power Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns. cord. Failure to follow this warning can cause serious injury, fire or death. Clean in the self-cleaning
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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Oven vent location Oven rack stop The oven vent is located below the control panel (Fig. 1). Most flat and offset oven racks slide on rack guides When the oven is heating, warm air passes through this provided along the oven cavity sides. For better access to vent. This venting is necessary for proper air circulation in food items in the oven, slowly pull the oven rack straight the oven which helps to provide good baking results. Do out to the oven rack stop position
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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS flat Types of oven racks oven Your range may be equipped with one or more of the rack following oven rack types listed below: The flat oven rack may be used for most cooking needs and may be placed in all rack positions. The flat handle oven rack (some models) may be used for most cooking needs and may be placed in all* rack positions. Similar to the flat rack but comes with a handle. The offset oven rack (some models) provides additional stepdown positions from the
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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Effortless™ Oven Rack system IMPORTANT Some models are equipped with a special oven rack system that automatically partially extends the oven rack Only the Effortless™ Oven Rack system should from the interior oven glides to assist in easier access to be used in oven rack position 2. Placing ANY other your food items. This feature works whenever the oven rack in oven rack position 2 will prevent the oven door is opened or closed. door from fully closing and may da
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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Cookware material types Set proper burner flame size The most popular materials available are: The color of the flame is the key to proper burner adjustment. A good flame is clear, blue and hardly visible in a well-lighted Aluminum - Excellent heat conductor. Some types of room. Each cone of flame should be steady and sharp. Adjust food will cause it to darken (Anodized aluminum cookware or clean burner if flame is yellow-orange. resists staining & pitting). Coppe
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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Check for proper burner cap placement Using the griddle (for models equipped with a griddle only) Visually check for proper burner cap placement before operating any of the surface burners (See Fig.1). Before first use: Wash griddle in hot soapy water. WARNING Rinse and dry completely. To prevent flare-ups and avoid creation of harmful Using the griddle: by-products, do not use the cooktop without all burner Remove the center burner grate (some models) and cap
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Setting surface controls The ability to heat food quicker and in larger volumes increases as the burner size increases. Your gas appliance may be equipped with many different sized surface burners. It is important to select cookware that is suitable for the amount and type of food being prepared. Select a burner and flame size appropriate for the cookware size. The standard size burner or burners may be used for most surface cooking needs. Use the smaller simmer burner (
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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 keypad functions as described below. bake —Use to broil — Use convect — Use convect convert — 0 thru 9 timer onoff set the bake to set broil to set the Use to convert a keypads — — Use to set bake time — Use to feature. feature. convect bake or standard bake recipe Use to enter or cancel the enter the length of convect roast to a convection bak
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting the clock When the appliance is powered up for the first time or when the electric supply to the appliance has been interrupted, the display will flash "12:00" (Fig. 1). Fig. 2 Fig. 3 NOTE Fig. 1 Changing between the 6-Hour Energy Saving or To set the clock for 1:30: continuous bake mode will not change how the cooktop Step Press controls operate. 1. Press set clock. Setting 12 or 24 hour display mode 2. Enter 1 3 0. The oven control is factory preset to show
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Changing oven temperature display mode The oven control is preset to display the oven temperature with Fahrenheit values. The control may be changed to display either Fahrenheit or Celsius temperatures. To change the temperature display mode: Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Step Press NOTE 1. Press and hold broil for 6 seconds. When the control is set for silent keypad operation the timer, preheat and any end of cycle or error tone 2. Press self-clean to toggle alerts will remain audible. be
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Timer Quick preheat The timer helps keep track of cooking times without Use this feature to quickly preheat the oven. For best interferring with the cooking process. The timer may be results use when baking with a single rack only. A set for 1 minute up to 11 hours and 59 minutes. reminder tone will sound indicating when to place the food in the oven. Quick preheat may be set for 170°F To set the timer for 5 minutes: (77°C) to 550°F (288°C). The quick preheat default oven S
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Bake Bake time Use the bake feature to prepare most food items when A bake time setting may be added to most oven baking the recipe calls for normal baking. A reminder tone will features. Use the bake time setting to start the oven sound once the oven finishes preheating. Bake may be set immediately and to turn off automatically after the set for any temperature from 170°F (77°C) to 550°F (288°C). bake time runs out. If bake is programmed with no temperature, the control wi
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Delay start Use this keypad to add delay start time instructions for When the set bake time runs out: most timed cooking features or with the self-clean feature. 1. "End" will appear in the display window and the oven will shut-off automatically (See Fig. 2). WARNING 2. The control will beep 3 times every 30 seconds as a FOOD POISONING HAZARD. Do not let food sit for reminder until the cancel keypad is pressed. more than one hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Convect Benefits of the convection features — Foods cook more evenly — Multiple rack baking — No special pans or bakeware needed 6 The convect feature uses a fan to circulate the oven's 5 heat uniformly around the oven. This improved heat distribution allows for fast, even cooking and browning 4 results. Heated air flows around the food from all sides, 3 sealing in juices and flavors. Convect provides better results when baking using multiple oven racks. Most foods 2 cooked
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Convect convert Probe The convect convert feature allows you to convert any Be sure to use the probe feature for best results when baking recipe for the convect feature. The control uses the cooking foods such as roasts, hams or poultry. This normal recipe settings and adjusts to a lower temperature feature also works well with other foods such as meat loaf for convection baking. The convect convert feature may and casseroles. handle only be used when convect baking. For so
