Kenmore 790.9772 series Use & Care Manual page 14

Setting Surface Controls
WARM ZONE
The purpose of the warm zone is to keep hot
cooked foods at serving temperature. Use the
feature to keep cooked foods hot
WARM ZONE
such as vegetables, gravies, casseroles, soups,
stews, breads, pastries and oven safe dinner
plates.
Always start with hot food. Do not heat cold
food with the warm zone. All food placed on
the warm zone should be covered with a lid to
maintain quality. When warming pastries or
breads, the cover should have an opening to
allow moisture to escape. Use only dishware,
utensils and cookware recommended for oven
and cooktop on the warm zone.
Unlike other radiant surface elements, the warm
zone will not glow red when it is hot. The glass surface may still
be hot and burns can occur if the glass surface is touched
before it has cooled sufficiently.
Do not place flammable items such as plastic
salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on
top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or
ignite. Pot holders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if
placed too close to the surface elements.
Food poisoning hazard. Do not let food sit for
more than one hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result
in food poisoning or sickness.
To operate the WARM ZONE:
1. Press the ON OFF key and then press HI or Lo to start the
warm zone heating. To raise or lower the temperature use
the HI or Lo key to set the desired heat level.
2. When ready to serve, press the ON OFF key to turn off. The
warm zone will remain hot until the hot surface indicator
light turns off.
Refer to the recommended food settings table. If a
WARM ZONE
particular food is not listed, start with the medium level, and
adjust as needed.
Table 2: Recommended settings for WARM ZONE
Food Item
Breads and Pastries
Casseroles
Dinner Plates with food
Meats
Sauces
Vegetables
Fried foods
Hot beverages
Soups (clear)
Electronic Surface Element Controls in the Sabbath mode
When the Sabbath feature is active, the cooktop burners will
not be available unless they are already active before entering
the Sabbath mode. Once in Sabbath it is not possible to turn a
burner on from the OFF position. It is possible to adjust the
settings of an active burner.
To adjust a surface burner when the oven Sabbath feature is
active:
1. Press the HI or LO key for the desired element. The heat
setting will not appear in the display because Sb is showing.
Any adjustment to the heat setting will take 15 to 30
seconds to go into effect.
To turn off a surface element while the oven Sabbath mode is
active:
1. Press the ON OFF key for that element. The element will
immediately turn off without delay.
Sabbath Feature ( ) Message
Sb
The cooktop display windows will show the Sb message
whenever the Sabbath feature is active
Figure 15: Display indicating oven is set for Sabbath
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Heating level
LO (Low)
LO (Low)
LO (Low)
MED (Medium)
MED (Medium)
MED (Medium)
HI (High)
HI (High)
HI (High)
(Figure 15).