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ELECTRIC RANGE
®
ARCHITECT SERIES II
Use & Care Guide
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Models KERS807 KESK901 KESS907 KESS908 Y
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TABLE OF CONTENTS RANGE SAFETY ......................................................................... 3 OVEN USE ................................................................................. 20 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................3 Aluminum Foil.............................................................................20 Bakeware....................................................................................20 PARTS AND FEATURES .
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RANGE SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are 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 potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately DANG
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ■ Protective Liners – Do not use aluminum foil to line surface WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow unit drip bowls or oven bottoms, except as suggested in basic precautions, including the following: the manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in a risk of electric shock, or fire. ■ WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY ■ G
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PARTS AND FEATURES This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed. The locations and appearances of the features shown here may not match those of your model. Glass Touch-Activated Electronic Oven Control Panel (Models KESS908 and YKESS908) A CLEAN TIME NIGHT PROBE TEMP LIGHT MIN HR SEC MIN F C DELAY HR MIN START STOP ON CONTROL COOK TIME TIME TIME LOCKED MED LOW HI B A. Oven display B. Oven control panel Glass Touch-Activate
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Range E A F G B H I J K L C M D A. Dual-size oval element E. Dual-size element J. Temperature probe jack Parts and Features not shown (not shown) B. Triple-size element F. Electronic cooktop touch controls (on some models) K. Door gasket C. Anti-tip bracket G. Ceramic surface cooking area Broiler pan and grid L. Model and serial number D. Warming drawer H. Oven control panel Roasting rack M. Oven door window I. Automatic oven light switch/self- Temperature probe clean latch Oven Interior B C A
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Glass Touch-Activated Electronic Oven Control/Cooktop Knob Control Models Electronic Custom Control Knob (Models KERS807, YKERS807, KESS907 and YKESS907) A B CLEAN TIME PROBE TEMP MIN HR SEC MIN F DELAY C HR MIN CONTROL START STOP ON LOCKED COOK TIME TIME TIME MED LOW HI C D E F G A. Surface locator and indicator light D. Left front cooktop element control F. Right front cooktop element control (dual-size element) (single element) B. Oven display E. Oven control panel G. Right rear cooktop
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Range D E F A G H I B J K C A. Dual-size element D. Ceramic surface cooking area H. Automatic oven light switch/ Parts and Features not shown (rear element also dual on self-clean latch E. Selectable simmer feature (on some models) electronic control models) (available on standard control I. Door gasket Broiler pan and grid B. Anti-tip bracket models) J. Model and serial number Roasting rack C. Warming drawer F. Hot surfaces indicator lights K. Oven door window Temperature probe (storage drawer
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COOKTOP USE ■ Determine flatness by placing the straight edge of a ruler across the bottom of the cookware. While you rotate the ruler, Ceramic Glass no space or light should be visible between it and the cookware. (on some models) ■ Cookware designed with slightly indented bottoms or small The surface cooking area will glow red when an element is on. expansion channels can be used. Some parts of the surface cooking area may not glow red when an element is on. This is normal operation. It
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Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. Home Canning SETTING RECOMMENDED USE When canning for long periods, alternate the use of surface DUAL and TRIPLE- ■ Large diameter cookware. cooking areas, elements or surface burners between batches. SIZE ELEMENTS This allows time for the most recently used areas to cool. ■ Large quantities of food. ■ Center the canner on the grate or largest surface cooking ■ Home canning. area or element. On electric cooktops, canners should not
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To Use: 1. Touch ON/OFF. 2. Touch the “+” pad twice for KEEP WARM. When finished cooking, touch ON/OFF to turn surface cooking area off. A B C Simmer The Simmer function is available on all the surface cooking elements. It has an adjustable heat setting for more precise simmer control. Three levels of simmer are available. The recommended setting will vary depending on the quantity and density of the food being A. Single size cooked as well as the size and shape of the cookware being B.
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M R E M M I S Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. Hot Surface Indicator Lights SETTING RECOMMENDED USE The Hot Surface Indicator Lights are located next to each of the DUAL-SIZE ELEMENT ■ Large diameter cookware. cooktop touch controls. The Hot Surface Indicator Lights will ■ Large quantities of food. glow as long as any surface cooking area is too hot to touch, even after the surface cooking area(s) is turned off. ■ Home canning. A HI ■ Bring liquid to a boil. MED- H
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Med M Lo Med R E M M I S Lo OFF To Use SINGLE: POWER ON Lights 1. Push in and turn knob counterclockwise from the OFF position to the SINGLE zone anywhere between LO and HI. Each control knob has a POWER ON light. The light will glow 2. Turn knob to OFF when finished. when its control knob is on. To Use DUAL: A 1. Push in and turn knob clockwise from the OFF position to the DUAL zone anywhere between LO and HI. 2. Turn knob to OFF when finished. Melt The Melt function is available on all
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Med Lo Med Lo OFF Push in and turn to the desired heat setting.Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. POWER ON Lights SETTING RECOMMENDED USE Each control knob has a POWER ON light. The light will glow when its control knob is on. HI ■ Bring liquid to a boil. A MED- HI ■ Hold a rapid boil. ■ Quickly brown or sear food. MED ■ Maintain a slow boil. ■ Fry poultry or meat. ■ Cook pudding, sauce, icing or gravy. MED- LO ■ Stew or steam food. ■ Simmer. A. Power on indicator
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NOTE: This cooktop automatically adjusts for 208V operation without affecting cooking performance. A B A. Single size B. Dual size To Use: 1. The cooktop control can be set to anywhere between HI and MELT. A 2. Push in and turn to desired setting. B Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE A. Single size DUAL-SIZE ELEMENT ■ Large diameter cookware. B. Dual size ■ Large quantities of food. The Dual-Size Elements offer flexibility depending on the size
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To Use: POWER ON Lights 1. Push in and turn knob to WARM setting. 2. Turn knob to OFF when finished. Each control knob has a POWER ON light. The light will glow Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. when its control knob is on. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE A LO ■ Water-based foods such as chicken noodle soup. ■ Bringing water to boil. ■ Cooking with a lid. ■ Cooking with smaller cookware. 2 ■ Medium-density foods such as cream soups, sauces and gravy. 3 ■ Thicker foods su
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Style 2 (Standard Knob Controls System) B C D E CLEAN TIME PROBE TEMP MIN HR SEC MIN F DELAY C HR MIN CONTROL START STOP ON LOCKED COOK TIME TIME TIME A MED LOW HI J M L K I H G F A. Oven settings E. Start (control lock) J. Stop time B. Oven display F. Off K. Cook time (length of cooking time) C. Clock/Time of day display G. Options selection pad L. Self-clean D. Number pads H. Clock set/start M. Oven light I. Timer When the control is locked, only the TIMER SET/START, TIMER OFF and OVEN LIG
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OPTIONS Tone Volume High/Low The volume is preset to HIGH, but can be changed to LOW. Options Selection Pad To change: Press OPTIONS, then 3 for LOW. Press OPTIONS, The OPTIONS selection pad allows you to access special then 3 again for HIGH. functions within the Electronic Oven Control that allow you to customize the product to your needs. These special functions Cooking Time Completion Tones ON/OFF allow you to change the oven temperature between Fahrenheit All tones are preset to ON, but
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ADJUSTMENT °F COOKS FOOD To Regularly Set, Timed: (AUTOMATIC °C CHANGE) 10°F (5°C) ...a little more WARNING 20°F (10°C) ...moderately more 30°F (15°C) ...much more Food Poisoning Hazard -10°F (-5°C) ...a little less Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before or after cooking. -20°F (-10°C) ...moderately less Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness. -30°F (-15°C) ...much less To Adjust Oven Temperature Calibration: 1. Press BAKE. 1. Press OPTIONS, and then 6 to set the ca
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OVEN USE Odors and smoke are normal when the oven is used the first few times, or when it is heavily soiled. Meat Thermometer IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to On models without a temperature probe, use a meat the fumes given off. Exposure to the fumes may result in death to thermometer to determine whether meat, poultry and fish, are certain birds. Always move birds to another closed and well- cooked to the desired degree of doneness. The internal ventilated r
