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®
ELECTRIC DOUBLE
OVEN RANGE
Use & Care Guide
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Table of Contents ...........................................2
Models
GGE388LX, GGE390LX
W10291450A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS RANGE SAFETY .............................................................................3 OVEN USE.....................................................................................11 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................3 Aluminum Foil.............................................................................11 Positioning Racks and Bakeware ..............................................11 COOKTOP USE ..................
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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 WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, ■ Protective Liners – Do not use aluminum foil to line surface 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 ■ Gl
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COOKTOP USE This manual covers different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed. The locations and appearances of the items shown here may not match those of your model. B EF A CD H G A. Surface cooking area locator E. Right rear control knob B. Left front duel element control knob F. Right front dual element control knob C. Left rear control knob G. Hot surface indicator light D. Electronic oven control H. Cooktop on indicator light REMEMBER: When range i
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Ceramic Glass (on some models) B The surface cooking area will glow red when an element is on. It may cycle on and off to maintain the selected heat level. A It is normal for the surface of light colored ceramic glass to appear to change color when surface cooking areas are hot. As the glass cools, it will return to its original color. A. Dual element control - left side B. Single element control - right side Cleaning off the cooktop before and after each use will help keep it free from st
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■ Use flat-bottomed cookware for best heat conduction and Use the following chart as a guide for cookware material energy efficiency. Cookware with rounded, warped, ribbed or characteristics. dented bottoms could cause uneven heating and poor COOKWARE CHARACTERISTICS cooking results. ■ Determine flatness by placing the straight edge of a ruler Aluminum ■ Heats quickly and evenly. across the bottom of the cookware. While you rotate the ruler, ■ Suitable for all types of cooking. no space or
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ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROLS This manual covers different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed. The locations and appearances of the items shown here may not match those of your model. A BC D EF G P O N M L K J I H A. Upper oven settings F. Steam/Precise clean K. Settings B. Oven display G. Oven light/control lock L. Clock C. Temperature/Time adjust H. Warm zone M. Timer set/off D. Upper oven start I. Lower oven cancel N. Start time E. Upper oven cancel J. L
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Adjusting Keypress Tone On or Off Fahrenheit and Celsius The keypress tone is factory set for On but can be changed to Off. The temperature is factory preset to Fahrenheit, but can be 1. Press SETTINGS five times until “KEYPRESS TONE” scrolls changed to Celsius. from top to bottom in the upper text area and “ON. Press (^) 1. Press SETTINGS once. for OFF” scrolls twice from right to left in the lower text area. “TEMP UNIT” appears in the upper text area while 2. Press the Temp/Time “up”
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Use the following chart as a guide. 12-Hour Auto Off ADJUSTMENT °F COOKS FOOD (ADJUSTMENT °C) The oven control is set to automatically shut off the oven 12 hours after the oven turns on. This will not interfere with any 10°F (6°C) ...a little more timed or delayed cook function. 20°F (12°C) ...moderately more To Cancel 12-Hour Auto Off: 1. Press SETTINGS nine times until “12 Hr AUTO_OFF” appears 30°F (17°C) ...much more in the upper text area and “ON. Press (^) to OFF” scrolls -10°F (-6°
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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. Rack Positions - Upper Oven IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off. Exposure to the fumes may result in death to certain birds. Always move birds to another closed and well- ventilated room. 2 The upper and lower ovens have rapid and standard preheat 1 options. When only one oven is used (either upper or lower) the oven in use will default t
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BAKEWARE To cook food evenly, hot air must be able to circulate. Allow Meat Thermometer 2" (5.0 cm) of space around bakeware and oven walls. Use the On models without a temperature probe, use a meat following chart as a guide. thermometer to determine whether meat, poultry and fish, are cooked to the desired degree of doneness. The internal NUMBER POSITION ON RACK temperature, not appearance, should be used to determine OF PAN(S) doneness. A meat thermometer is not supplied with this 1 Ce
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To Bake or Roast: 1. Press the BAKE keypad for desired oven. Broiling “BAKE” will scroll in the upper or lower text area (depending Broiling uses direct radiant heat to cook food. The lower the on oven selection), and 350°F (175°C) will be displayed. temperature, the slower the cooking. Thicker cuts and unevenly shaped pieces of meat, fish and poultry may cook better at lower After 3 seconds, “Set temp or” will scroll in the selected oven broiling temperatures. text area, followed by “Push
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BROILING CHART It is not necessary to preheat oven(s) when broiling. Times are guidelines only and may need to be adjusted for individual tastes. Turn meat halfway through cooking time. Recommended rack positions are numbered from the bottom (1) to the top (5). For diagram, see the “Positioning Racks and Bakeware” section. UPPER OVEN LOWER OVEN RACK COOK TIME RACK COOK TIME FOOD POSITION SETTING (minutes) POSITION SETTING (minutes) Steak 1" (2.5 cm) thick medium 1 HI 22-28 4 HI 15-19 Ground m
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■ When roasting poultry and meat, use a broiler pan and grid. It is not necessary to wait for the oven to preheat, unless Convection Roasting (on some models) recommended in the recipe. To order a broiling pan, see “Assistance or Service” section. When convection roasting, enter your normal roasting temperature. The roasting time should be set 15 - 30% less than conventional cooking. A It is not necessary to preheat the oven for convect roast. 1. Place food in oven. B 2. Press CONVEC
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2. Press the Temp/Time “up” or “down” arrow pads to adjust To Enable Sabbath Mode (one time only): the temperature by 5°F (3°C) increments until the desired 1. Open the lower oven door. temperature is displayed. 2. Press LOWER CANCEL. The temperature can be set from 145°F (63°C) to 3. Press and hold the Temp/Time “up” arrow pad for 5 seconds. 190°F (85°C). Sabbath on” appears in the upper text display area, and NOTE: The temperature may be changed at any time by “Press START to enter” scrol
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Start Time 3. Press the Temp/Time “up” or “down” arrow pads until the desired time is reached. WARNING “Select cooking/cleaning mode” will scroll in the selected Food Poisoning Hazard oven text area for 2 minutes or until a cooking cycle is selected. Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before 4. Press the desired cooking cycle key for upper or lower oven. or after cooking. The name of the cooking function will scroll in the selected Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickn
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RANGE CARE Self-Cleaning Cycle (on some models) How the Cycle Works IMPORTANT: The heating and cooling of porcelain on steel in the WARNING oven may result in discoloring, loss of gloss, hairline cracks and popping sounds. The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high temperatures, burning soil to a powdery ash. The oven is preset for a 3 hour clean cycle; however, the time can be changed. Suggested clean times are 2 hours for light soil and between 3 hours and 4 hours for average to heavy soil.
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To Delay Start Self-Clean: Before delay starting Self-Clean, make sure the oven door is SteamClean completely closed or it will not lock and the cycle will not begin. (on some models) 1. Press START TIME. The SteamClean feature is designed for light oven cavity bottom “PRESS (^) FOR UPPER OVEN” will scroll in the upper text cleaning on models that have hidden bake in both ovens. area, and “PRESS ( ) FOR LOWER OVEN” will scroll in the Allow the range to cool to room temperature before using
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General Cleaning IMPORTANT: Before cleaning, make sure all controls are off and into soil with a damp paper towel or soft cloth. Continue the oven and cooktop are cool. Always follow label instructions rubbing until white film disappears. on cleaning products. Burned-on soil Soap, water and a soft cloth or sponge are suggested first unless Cooktop Cleaner and Cooktop Scraper: otherwise noted. Clean as soon as cooktop has cooled down. Rub creme into soil with damp paper towel. Hold scraper as
