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Self-Cleaning
Electric Range
A Note to You ............2
Range Safety..............3
Parts and Features....6
Using YourRange ......7
Using the Self-
Cleaning Cycle ........28
Caring for Your
Range ......................31
Troubleshooting ......36
Requesting
Assistance or
Service ....................38
Index ........................39
Warranty ..................40
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MODEL SES374H
8272366
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A NOTE TO YOU Thank you for buying a Kirkland Signature™ appliance by Whirlpool Corporation. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Product Registration Card provided with your appliance. The card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance. Please record
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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 injured if you don’t follow instructions. wDANGE
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RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS • shock, injury to persons, or damage when using NEAR UNITS – Surface units may be hot even the range, follow basic precautions, including the though they are dark in color. Areas near surface following: units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing WARNING – TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIP- • or other flammable materials cont
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RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do Not Cook on Broken Cook-Top – If cook-top For self-cleaning ranges – • should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door gasket is • may penetrate the broken cook-top and create a essential for a good seal. Care should be taken risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified techni- not to rub, damage, or move the gasket. cian immediately. Do Not Use Oven Cleaners – No commercial oven • Clean Cook-Top With Caution – If a
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PARTS AND FEATURES Electronic oven control (pp. 13-15) Oven vent (p. 26) Control panel (pp. 6, 31) Ceramic glass cooktop (pp. 10, 31, 33) Automatic oven Surface light switch cooking area (p. 35) (pp. 7-10) Gasket (p. 28) Anti-tip bracket Hot surface (p. 3) indicator light (p. 10) Door stop clip (pp. 34-35) Broil element (not shown) Model and serial (p. 20) number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) Bake element (p. 18) Removable storage drawer (p. 27) CONTROL PANEL Surface
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS Using the control knobs wWARNING Push in the control knobs before turning them to a setting. You can set them anywhere be- tween HI and OFF. Fire Hazard Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. Surface cooking area heat settings Easy ways to save energy Use the following chart as a guide. When heating large quantities of liquid for foods • such as pasta or soup, cover with a lid to help SETTING RECOMME
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.) Home canning information To protect your range: Use flat-bottomed canners on all types of When canning for long periods of time, allow • • cooktops, especially elements and the surrounding surfaces to cool ceramic glass. Canners down. with rippled or ridged Alternate use of the surface cooking areas • bottoms do not allow between batches or prepare small batches at a 1" 1" good contact with the time. surface. Start with hot water, cover wi
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.) Characteristics of cookware materials The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking area through the pan material and how evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results. Aluminum • Heats quickly and evenly. • Use for all types of cooking. • Medium or heavy thickness is best for most cooking. • Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating. Cast iron • He
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS (CONT.) Using the ceramic glass cooktop Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar Lift pots and pans onto and off of the cooktop. • to cooking on coil Sliding pots and pans on the cooktop could leave elements. There are, marks that are difficult to remove or could leave however, a few permanent marks. differences: Dropping a heavy or hard object on the cooktop • The surface cooking • could crack it. Be careful when using heavy skillets area
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE OVEN Where to place pans: Positioning racks and pans Place the oven racks where you need them before WHEN YOU HAVE PLACE turning on the oven. 1 pan In center of the oven rack. To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, • 2 pans Side by side or slightly raise the front edge and lift it out. staggered. Be sure the rack(s) is level. • 3 or 4 pans In opposite corners on Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your hands • each oven rack. Stagger if rack(s) must be
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKEWARE CHOICES Baking performance is affected by the type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe. BAKEWARE TYPE BEST USED FOR GUIDELINES Light colored aluminum • Light golden crusts • Use temperature and time recommended • Even browning in recipe. Dark aluminum and other • Brown, crisp crusts • May reduce baking temperature 25°F. bakeware with dark, dull, • Use suggested baking time. and/or non-stick finish • Use temperature and time recommended
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USING YOUR RANGE THE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Electronic display COOK TIME/ TIMED ON BAKE BROIL Indicator HEAT lights CLEAN DOOR SELF CLEANING OVEN (see below ) LOCKED Start/enter pad TIMER START TIME/ START? DELAY (p. 15) START CLOCK TIME START OFF Bake pad CUSTOM AUTO BAKE BROIL CLEAN TIME ENTER CANCEL Off/cancel COOK TIMER (p. 16) TIME • • CANCEL 5 SEC pad (p. 15) Custom broil Auto clean Temperature/ Start time/Cook Clock/timer pad pad pad time pad time pad (p. 14) (p. 21) (p. 29) (pp. 14, 16,
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USING YOUR RANGE SETTING THE CLOCK 1. Press CLOCK. PRESS YOU SEE CLOCK 2. Set the time. PRESS YOU SEE Press the “up” (s) or “down” (t) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display. TIME (example for 5:30) 3. Start the clock. PRESS YOU SEE NOTES: CLOCK START OR To see the time of day when the clock time • ENTER is not on the display, press CLOCK. 5 SEC You must reset the clock if the power goes • off for more than 1 second. USING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER The minute timer does not start
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER (CONT.) PRESS YOU SEE 3. Start the minute timer. The minute timer will begin counting down im- mediately after the timer is started. START ENTER 5 SEC TIMER (display counts down) YOU SEE When the time is up: You will hear four 1-second tones. NOTE: To display the time of day while the minute timer is counting down, press CLOCK. TIMER 4. To clear the display, turn off the minute timer. PRESS YOU SEE TIMER • • CANCEL (time of day) PRESS YOU SEE To
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING Front of rack 1. Place the racks where you need them. For more information, see “Positioning racks and pans” in “Using the oven” earlier in this section. NOTE: Do not place food directly on the oven door or the oven bottom. Rear of rack ON 2. Choose the bake setting. PRESS YOU SEE The bake indicator light will light up. BAKE 3. Set the temperature (optional). ON PRESS YOU SEE Do this step if you want to set a temperature other than 350°F. Press s to raise the tem
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING (CONT.) 5. Press START/ENTER. ON PRESS YOU SEE A preheat conditioning time counts down the approximate preheat time after the oven tempera- START ture has been set and START has been pressed. ENTER The heat, bake, and on indicator lights will light up. 5 SEC The oven control automatically sets preheating (example for set temperature times based on the oven temperature you select: of 325°F) For 245°F and less, the preheating time is • 3 minutes. ON YOU SEE For 25
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USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING (CONT.) 6. When baking, put your food in the oven after the preheat conditioning time ends. During baking/roasting, the elements will turn on and off to keep the oven temperature at the setting. NOTE: The top element helps heat during baking/roasting, but does not turn red. 7. After cooking, turn off the oven. PRESS YOU SEE Saving energy (time of day or minute OFF To avoid loss of heat, open the oven door as little timer countdown) • CANCEL as possible. Use a t
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USING YOUR RANGE ADJUSTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL (CONT.) PRESS YOU SEE 2. Set the new offset temperature. ON Press s to raise the temperature or t to lower the temperature in 10°F amounts. You can set the temperature change to as low as -30°F or as TIME high as +30°F. A minus (-) sign will appear before the number when decreasing the temperature (example when making oven setting. The minus sign shows the oven will be 10°F cooler) cooler by the displayed amount. There is no sign in front o
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USING YOUR RANGE BROILING NOTES: Do not preheat when broiling, unless your recipe • recommends it. Leave the door partly open whenever you use the • oven to broil. This lets the oven stay at the proper temperatures. 1. Place the rack where you need it. You need to place the rack so that the surface of Front of rack the food is at least 3 inches away from the broil element. See “Broiling guidelines” later in this section. Rear of rack 2. Put your food on the broiler pan and place the pan in the c
