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ELECTRIC RANGE
Use & Care Guide
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Models/Modèles KESC300 KESC307 KESC308 KERC600 KERC601 KERC607 KERC608
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TABLE OF CONTENTS RANGE SAFETY .............................................................................3 Oven Vent...................................................................................13 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................3 Oven Door Vent..........................................................................13 PARTS AND FEATURES................................................................6 Bake.........................
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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 follow
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical Use Proper Pan Size – The range is equipped with shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the one or more surface units of different size. Select range, follow basic precautions, including the utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover following: the surface unit heating element. The use of under- sized utensils will expose a portion of the heating WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF element to direct
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For self-cleaning ranges – Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door gasket is Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack to rub, damage, or move the gasket. must be moved while oven is hot, do not let Do Not Use Oven Cleaners – No commercial oven potholder contact hot heating element in oven. cleaner or oven liner protecti
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M E M D M E E L D D I O L H L H I O O I H I H 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. Control Panel 1. Left Rear Control 3. Electronic Oven Control 2. Left Front Control 4. Right Front Control (Dual Circuit Element on 5. Right Rear Control ceramic glass models) Range 1. Cooktop Light 8. Storage Drawer Parts an
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POWER ON Lights Each control knob has a POWER ON light. The light will glow when its control knob is on. COOKTOP USE Cooktop Controls WARNING 1 FRONT 1. POWER ON light Dual-Circuit Element (on ceramic glass models) Fire Hazard Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. The cooktop controls can be set anywhere between HI and LO. Push in and turn to setting. Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. 1. Single size 2. Dual size SETTI
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Use flat-bottomed cookware for best heat conduction and energy efficiency. Cookware with rounded, warped, ribbed or Ceramic Glass dented bottoms could cause uneven heating and poor cooking results. The surface cooking area will glow red when an element is on. It will cycle on and off, at all settings, to maintain the selected heat Determine flatness by placing the straight edge of a ruler level. across the bottom of the cookware. While you rotate the ruler, It is normal for the surfa
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Use the following chart as a guide for cookware material characteristics. Cookware COOKWARE CHARACTERISTICS IMPORTANT: Never leave empty cookware on a hot surface cooking area, element or surface burner. Aluminum Heats quickly and evenly. Ideal cookware should have a flat bottom, straight sides, a well- fitting lid and the material should be of medium-to-heavy Suitable for all types of cooking. thickness. Medium or heavy thickness is best for Rough finishes may scratch the cooktop. Alum
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1. Oven Display Symbol 6. Control Lock (on some models) 11. Timed Cooking 2. Heat Settings 7. Start 12. Surface Light (Control Lock on some models) 3. Oven Display 8. Oven Settings 13. Oven Light 4. Start/Stop Time 9. Clock 14. Cancel Off 5. Number Pads 10. Minute Timer Electronic Control Pads Cancel Off When pressing any control pad function on the Electronic Oven The CANCEL OFF pad stops any oven function except for the Control, use the pad of your index finger to press the desired Cloc
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To Unlock: 1. Open the oven door. Fahrenheit and Celsius 2. Press and hold the number pad 3 CONTROL LOCK for 5 seconds. To Set Oven to Cook in Celsius: A single tone will sound and “CONTROL LOCK” and a picture 1. Open the oven door. of a lock will disappear from the display. 2. Press CANCEL OFF. 3. Press number pads 1, 2 and 3, in that order. Oven Temperature Control 4. Press BROIL. 5. Press START. Press BAKE to confirm that Celsius is being IMPORTANT: Do not use a thermometer to measure oven
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Aluminum Foil Oven Half-rack with Removable IMPORTANT: Do not line the oven bottom with any type of foil, Insert liners or cookware because permanent damage will occur to the oven bottom finish. 1 Do not cover entire rack with foil because air must be able to move freely for best cooking results. 2 To catch spills, place foil on rack below dish. Make sure foil is at least 1 in. (2.5 cm) larger than the dish and that it is turned up at the edges. Do not cover food with aluminum foil w
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Bakeware Oven Vent The bakeware material affects cooking results. Follow manufacturer’s recommendations and use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe. Use the following chart as a guide. BAKEWARE/ RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTS 1 Light colored Use temperature and time aluminum recommended in recipe. 1. Oven vent Light golden crusts The oven vent should not be blocked or covered since it allows Even browning the release of hot air and moisture from the oven. Doing so will cause poor ai
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To Bake or Roast: Broiling uses direct radiant heat to cook food. Use MAXI/ECONO (on some models) for broiling regular-sized and smaller cuts of Before baking and roasting, position racks according to the meat, poultry and fish. Broil MAXI uses both top elements for “Positioning Racks and Bakeware” section. When roasting, it is maximum browning coverage of foods. Broil ECONO uses the not necessary to wait for the oven to preheat before putting food inner element for browning coverage on
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BROILING CHART Choose cookie sheets without sides and roasting pans with lower sides to allow air to move freely around the food. For best results, place food 3 in. (7 cm) or more from the broil element. Times are guidelines only and may need to be adjusted Test baked goods for doneness a few minutes before the for individual tastes. Recommended rack positions are numbered minimum cooking time with an alternative method such as a from the bottom (1) to the top (5). For diagram, see the
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CONVECTION ROASTING CHART Convection Roast Food/Rack Cook Time Oven Temp. Internal Position (min. per Food Temp. (on some models) 1 lb [454 g]) Beef, Rack Position 2 1 Rib Roast 2 rare 20-25 140°F (60°C) medium 25-30 300°F (149°C) 160°F (71°C) well done 30-35 170°F (77°C) 3 Rib Roast (boneless) rare 22-25 140°F (60°C) 1. Broil heat medium 27-30 300°F (149°C) 160°F (71°C) 2. Convection fan well done 32-35 170°F (77°C) 3. Bake heat Rump, Convection roasting can be used for roasting meats and po
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Food/Rack Cook Time Oven Temp. Internal Position (min. per Food Temp. Convect Full Meal 1 lb [454 g]) (on some models) Turkey*, Rack Positions 1 or 2 Convect Full Meal lets you choose from 11 preset cooking cycles. A single pad includes an oven setting, an oven temperature, and a cook time or probe temperature. One pad is changeable to allow 13 lbs. 10-15 300°F (149°C) 180°F (82°C) you to set your own cycle and save it for future use. Use the (5.85 kg) and following chart as a guide. under
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To Use: To Use: Before using Convect Full Meal, place food in oven. If temperature Before using convection temperature conversion for BAKED probe is required, insert probe into food and plug probe into jack. GOODS and OTHER FOODS, allow the oven to preheat before See “Temperature Probe” section for diagram. placing food in the oven. 1. Press CONVECT FULL MEAL. 1. Press BAKED GOODS, MEATS or OTHER FOODS. 2. 2. Press pad from chart. Press number pads to enter standard cook temperature. For examp
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2. Open the oven door. To Dehydrate: 3. Press BAKE. Before dehydrating, prepare food as recommended in the recipe and arrange on dehydration rack(s). Position racks according to 4. Press the number pads to enter a temperature other than the following chart. See “Positioning Racks and Bakeware” 350°F (177°C). The bake range can be set between 170°F and section for diagram. 500°F (77°C and 260°C). 5. Press START. NUMBER OF RACKS RACK POSITION(S) 6. Press and hold number pad 6 for 5 seconds. “
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To Change Probe Temperature, Oven Setting: Temperature Probe (on some models) WARNING The temperature probe accurately measures the internal temperature of meat, poultry and casseroles with liquid and should be used in determining the doneness of meat and poultry. It should not be used during maxi and econo broiling, convection broiling, dehydrating or proofing bread. Always unplug and remove the temperature probe from the oven when removing food. To Use: Burn Hazard Before using, insert th
