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How to get the best from YourRange Contents Use and Care of Anti-Tlp Bracket Shelves Thermostat Adjustment gas model Care and Cleaning 14-18 Vent Duct Control Panel Problem Solver Features Repair Serwce Flooring Under Range Safety InstructIons Surface Cooking 7, 8 16, 18 Lift-Up Cooktop Burner Grates...
The California Safe Drinking Consumer Affairs Water and Toxic Enforcement 4. Immediately call Hotpoint Act requires the Governor of Appliance Park your gas supplier. California to publish a list of Louisville, KY 40225 substances known to the state *Don’t...
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Plug your range into a 120-volt CAUTION: ITEMS OF grounded outlet only. Do not INTEREST TO CHILDREN fires. Never pick up a flaming remove the round grounding prong SHOULD N(YI’ BE S’10RED IN pan. Turn off burner, then from the plug. If in doubt about CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE smother flaming pan by covering the grounding of the...
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Baking, Broiling and To minimize the possibility of whenever possible to prevent burns, ignition of flammable Roasting overheating fat beyond the materials, and spillage, turn Do not use oven for a storage smoking point. cookware handles toward the side area.
Flooring Under Leveling the Range the Range When broiling, if meat is too Leveling legs are located on each Your range, like so many other close to the flame, the fat may corner of the base of the range. household items, is heavy and ignite.
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Features of Your Range , ‘i-F — Continuous-Cleaning Oven Interior Explained Explained Feature Index on page Feature Index on page 1 Model and Serial Numbers (in burner box under cooktop) 12 Oven Shelves 9, 15 2 Surface Burner Controls (easily removed or repositioned on shelf supports) 3 Surface Burners, Grates and Chrome Drip Pans...
Surface Cooking Automatic Ignition How to Select Flame Size With too much air, the flame will be unsteady, possibly won’t burn all Your surface burners are lighted The flame size on a gas burner the way around, and will be noisy, by electric ignition, eliminating the should match the cookware you sounding like a blowtorch.
Surface Cooking Clock and Timers Top-of-Range Cookware The Clock and Timers on your range are helpful devices that serve Aluminum: Medium-weight several purposes. cookware is recommended because it heats quickly and evenly. Most The Clock foods brown evenly in an aluminum skillet.
Using Your Oven Automatic Ignition Oven Light Use the switch on the lower control The oven burner on your range panel to turn light on and off. is lighted by electric ignition eliminating the need for standing Oven Vent pilot lights. CAUTION: DO N~ MAKE Your oven is vented through ducts ANY ATTEMPl_ TO OPERATE...
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Baking CAKES How to Set Your Range If moisture is noticeable on the Cake rises higher on one side front of the oven or on the oven for Baking Batter spread unevenly in pan. window when first turning on the 1.
Baking Guide 1. Preheating is very important 2. Aluminum pans conduct heat 3. Dark or non-shiny finishes, also when using temperatures below quickly. For most conventional glass and Pyroceram@ cookware, 225°F. and when baking foods baking, light, shiny finishes give generally absorb heat which may such as biscuits, cookies, cakes best results because they help...
Roasting Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Step 2: Check weight of roast. Step 4: Most meats continue to Tender meat or poultry can be Place meat fat-side-up or poultry cook slightly while standing after roasted uncovered in your oven. breast-side-up on roasting rack in a being removed from the oven, For Roasting temperatures, which...
Broiling Broiling Tips Broiling is cooking food by direct heat from above the food. Your Steaks and chops should be at Use tongs to turn meat over— range has a convenient compartment pierced meat loses juices. least 1 inch thick for best broiling below the oven for broiling.
Care and Cleaning 4. If a spillover or heavy soiling Proper care and cleaning are The special coating works best on small amounts of spatter. does occurs on the porous surface, as important so your range will give soon as practical after the oven has you efficient and satisfactory not work well with larger spills, cooled, remove as much of the soil...
Removable Oven Door Oven Shelves 3. Pull the bottom forward and out The oven door is removable to Oven shelves may be cleaned with make cleaning the oven easier. a mild abrasive cleanser following of the oven, keeping the rear of the oven bottom gliding on the bottom manufacturer’s directions.
Care and Cleaning Outer Enamel Finish place. Lift up a little to release the Although they’re durable, the locking arms and push them in grates will gradually lose their When the range is cool, wash the while guiding the top back down. shine, regardless of the care you enamel finish with mild soap and Be careful not to pinch your fingers.
Griddle Oven Light Bulb Pull the knob off the control shaft and look at the back side. There is Replacement Wipe a teaspoon of vegetable oil a disc in the center of the knob skirt over the non-stick surface of the The light bulb is located in the with a series of notches on the inner griddle to “condition”...
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Cleaning Guide Note: Let range/oven parts cool before touching or handling. PART MATERIALS TO USE GENERAL DIRECTIONS and Rack Soap and Water let soiled pan and rack stand in Drain fat, cool pan and rack slightly. (Do not Broiler Pan Soap-Filled Scouring Pad broiler compartment to cool.
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“ Chicago, Illinois 60606 service you receive, here are three Manager, Consumer Relations steps to follow for further help. Hotpoint FIRST, contact the people who Appliance Park serviced your appliance. Explain Louisville, Kentucky 40225...
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Look in the White or Yellow Pages of your telephone directory for HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE, GENERAL ELECTRIC-HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE or HOTPOINT CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE. WHAT IS N~ COVERED “ Servi’etripstoyour hometo . Replacement of house fuses or teach you how to use the product.
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