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CARE GUIDE ® ® THERMADOR PROFESSIONAL PRO GRAND DUAL FUEL RANGES...
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® ® THERMADOR PROFESSIONAL PRO GRAND DUAL FUEL RANGES Models PRD364JDGU PRD366JGU PRD486JDGU PRD364NLGU PRD484NCGU PRD486NLGU...
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Before you begin using your new THERMADOR product, please take a moment to review the Use and Care Guide. You will find the answers to all of your questions as well as some very important safety information. Pay special attention to the Important Safety Instructions located at the beginning of the manual.
Fine Tuning the Oven ..........26 Customer Support, Accessories and Sabbath Mode ............26 Parts ..............back page Oven Functions ............ 27 ® This THERMADOR appliance is made by BSH Home Appliances Corporation 1901 Main Street, Suite 600 Irvine, CA. 92614 Questions? 1-800-735-4328 www.thermador.com...
When installing against a combustible surface, a High Shelf securely installed. Ensure the anti-tip or Low Back guard is required. A THERMADOR High bracket is engaged when the range is Shelf or Low Backguard must be purchased separately.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Before using the range, ensure that it is equipped with a The use of gas cooking appliances results in the production proper backguard. Refer to the Installation Manual of heat and moisture. accompanying this appliance for more information.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS When properly cared for, your new THERMADOR Children and pets should not be left alone or unattended in ® PROFESSIONAL range has been designed to be a safe, the area where the appliance is in use. They should never reliable appliance.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING! WARNING! State of California Proposition 65 Warnings: RANGE TIPPING HAZARD: This product contains chemicals known to the State of • All ranges can tip and injury can result. To prevent California to cause cancer, birth defects or other accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the floor, reproductive harm.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Only certain types of glass, heatproof glass-ceramic, GREASE IS FLAMMABLE. Let hot grease cool before ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed cookware are attempting to handle it. Avoid letting grease deposits suitable for cooking on the range burners. This type of collect.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the broiler pan, oven When cooking fatty or oily foods on burners, the grill, or the racks, temperature probe and any other utensils, and griddle, adjacent gas burners can ignite airborne fumes. excess spillage.
Flush Island Trim. Remove all packaging materials and temporary labels from oven and cooktop. Please, recycle the packaging material as all THERMADOR packaging is recyclable. 1. Check that you have the items listed in the table.
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(PAKNOBLUJG), Griddle Cover (PA12CVRJ), Wok Support Ring (PWOKRINGHC), Toe Kick (PA48JTKG) and other accessories are available from your 1. Hold the rack on a slight THERMADOR dealer. angle. Place the safety hooks under the front of the rack guides. IMPORTANT All oven knobs and selectors must be set to OFF before powering up the range.
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® The THERMADOR PROFESSIONAL range occasionally WARNING! has a smell or smoke when first used. These smells or smoke comes from the burning off of manufacturing...
Range Identification Model shown is 48" with Griddle and Grill Options (models will vary) 1. Flush Island Trim (included), High Shelf or Low Back (ordered separately) 2. Burner Grates & Burners 3. Electric Grill 4. Electric Griddle 5. Control Panel 6.
Using the Cooktop Surface Burners Control Knobs Typically, a pair of control knobs is located on the control Using the Sealed STAR Burners ® panel directly in front of the pair of gas STAR burners they control — with one gas STAR burner positioned in front of the other on the rangetop.
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ExtraLow STAR Burners ® ® • Check periodically to see if the control knob should be turned to another setting. The controls for the two left and two right burners, front and • If an over-size pan is used, the simmer action may rear, have flame settings even lower than the standard SIM occur mainly in the center of the pan.
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Electronic Single Point Ignition Burner Cap Burner Cap Burner Cap Burner Base Burner Base Burner Base Igniter Igniter Igniter Figure 11: Correct Burner Cap Placement Figure 10: STAR Burner Components ® Each STAR burner has its own electronic igniter that sparks when the burner is turned on.
Power Failure Flame Description • n the event of a power failure, only the Standard Yellow Flames: burners can be manually lit. It is necessary to light each one individually. Further Adjustment is required. • If the cooktop is being used when the power failure occurs, turn all knobs to the OFF position.
Cookware Recommendations • Do not let plastic, paper or cloth come in contact with a hot burner grate. They may melt or catch fire. • Never let a pan boil dry. This can damage your pan and WARNING! the cooking surface. •...
Specialty Cookware Canning Tips: • A flat base pan is preferred to one with a concave, convex or rippled base. • When using two canners at the same time, use staggered burners. Do not block air to the burners. A flame needs the right amount of air for complete combustion.
Surface Burner Cooking Recommendations FINISH SETTING FINISH SETTING ® ® ® ® FOOD START SETTING STANDARD STAR EXTRALOW (XLO ) STAR BURNERS BURNERS BEVERAGES MED – heat milk, cover SIM – finish heating XLO – keep warm, cover* Cocoa BREADS MED –...
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FINISH SETTING FINISH SETTING ® ® ® ® FOOD START SETTING STANDARD STAR EXTRALOW (XLO ) STAR BURNERS BURNERS Poaching: Chicken, MED HI – Cover, bring To finish cooking whole or pieces, Fish liquids to a boil Simmering: Stewed HI – cover, bring liquid to a XLO –...
Using the Electric Griddle • The electric griddle element is rated 120 volts AC, 1,630 watts. (available on some models) • The griddle is electronically controlled with temperatures marked on the knob from 150 – 500°F (66 – 260°C). Description •...
Griddle Grease Tray NOTICE: Griddle/Grill performance may vary if there is an excessive amount of airflow in the vicinity of the appliance. The excessive airflow could be from an air-conditioning register or ceiling fan blowing at the cooktop. This could create longer than normal heat-up time, or it could cause the Griddle/Grill temperature to be higher or lower than the knob setting.
1. Rotate heating elements (6) up and remove the Using the Electric Grill briquette basket (3) stored inside the grill housing (1). 2. Place the drip tray (2) in the bottom of the grill housing (available on some models) (1). (Drip tray is packaged in the large cardboard box that was on top of the range.) Align the embosses of the drip tray (2) with the depressions on the bottom of Description...
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IMPORTANT: 3. During the initial use, heat the grill for about 10 minutes • If flames appear while grilling, turn off heat and to eliminate manufacturing residues and smells. remove the food. Use caution to avoid any 4. For best results, allow the grill grates to preheat before potential injury while removing food.
Grill Cooking Recommendations IMPORTANT: • GRILL SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED WITHOUT PROPER VENTILATION. • Foods with excessive fat or grease should not be prepared on an indoor grill. Grilling foods with high fat content (certain types of ground beef, sausage, etc) increases the chances of smoke and flames. COOK TIME FOOD* SETTING**...
Using the Oven Extended Cooking Functions Meat Probe The meat probe allows you more control over how your Oven Setting Controls foods are cooked by automatically disabling the specified cooking mode when a dish's desired temperature, defined by the cook, has been reached. The probe expresses the current temperature of the meat as it cooks.
Fine Tuning the Oven 6. Select the desired cooking mode and oven temperature using the knobs on the control panel. The Offset feature allows the cook to further fine-tune their • The probe function is only available for Bake, cooking parameters to their own personal optimal settings Convection Bake, and Roast modes.
5. When the timer reaches “0:00”, the cooking mode will be finished and the display will beep. The oven will automatically turn off when the specified cooking time is complete. Oven Functions Tips for Bake Preheating the Oven Most cooking times in recipes are designed for a preheated oven and require that the oven already be at a certain temperature before cooking starts.
Three Rack Baking 3. Set Temperature Selector Knob to desired temperature setting. • If three-rack baking is desired, the CONVEC BAKE • If using Convection Bake, set the Temperature mode should be used. Selector Knob 25°F/ 14°C below the temperature suggested in the recipe.
Convection cooking of meat and poultry will result in foods Condensation that are brown and crispy on the outside and moist and It is normal for a certain amount of moisture to evaporate juicy on the inside. Large meat or poultry items may cook from the food during any cooking process.
Dehydrating Foods with Convection Bake Use the Convection Bake to dry and preserve fruits and vegetables. Tips: • Drying times vary depending on the moisture and sugar content of the food, the size of the pieces, the amount being dried and the humidity in the air. •...
Convection Baking Recommendations CONTROL TEMPERATURE TOTAL SUGGESTED FOOD PAN SIZE SETTING COOKING TIME Cookies 12" x 15" Cookie Sheet 375°F (190°C) 8 – 12 minutes Layer Cakes 8" or 9" Round 350°F (180°C) 25 – 35 minutes Sheet Cakes 9" x 13" Pan 350°F (180°C) 30 –...
Proof (48" models only) Foods that need to be kept moist should be covered with a lid or aluminum foil. The proof function maintains the warm, non-drafty Hot cooked foods can be kept at serving temperatures. Set environment needed for proofing yeast leavened products. the oven to bake and use the temperature suggested on The proofing temperature is preset at 100°F/ 38°C.
Before turning on the oven, place the rack in the desired ® position. After preheating the broiler, center the broil pan • Your THERMADOR PROFESSIONAL range under the broil element. comes with a large two-piece broiler pan. The slotted grid allows drippings to flow into the lower...
Broiling and Roasting Recommendations All meats are placed on the broiler pan included with the range. CONTROL SPECIAL RACK OVEN APPROXIMATE FOOD ITEM TEMPERATURE INSTRUCTIONS NUMBER MODE COOKING TIME SETTING AND TIPS BEEF BROIL or BROIL or Broil until no Ground Beef CONVEC 15 –...
Care and Maintenance Self-Cleaning the Oven(s) Before Self-Cleaning the Oven To reduce flare ups and excess smoke wipe out puddles of grease and any loose soil that can be easily removed. WARNING! Remove any soil that is outside the door seal area. This appliance is designed to clean the oven interior and the •...
Range Cleaning At the End of the Clean Cycle The Clean cycle takes 2 hours to complete. Do not turn When Cleaning This Range: either of the oven control knobs to the OFF position until 1. Use the mildest cleaning procedure that will do the job the automatic lock cycles to the open position.
Stainless Steel Liquid Cleaner ® Cleaner polish: Stainless Steel Magic to protect the finish from staining and pitting; enhances appearance. THERMADOR Stainless Steel Conditioner (00576697) For hard water spots use household vinegar. • For heat discoloration; rinse and dry immediately: ®...
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PART/MATERIAL CLEANING NOTES Grates • The grates are heavy; use care when lifting. Place on a protected surface. DO NOT clean grates in a self-cleaning oven. Porcelain Enamel on Cast Iron • The rough texture of the grate can sometimes remove aluminum deposits from the bottom of pans and fill in areas between the high spots on the surface of the grate.
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7) Reassemble clean, dry briquettes back into the grill before using the grill again. • New ceramic briquettes can be purchased from the THERMADOR eShop (order number PABRICKBKN). See the back cover for support information. ! Caution: Ceramic briquettes must be replaced when they begin to turn black.
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PART/MATERIAL CLEANING NOTES Surface Spill Trays • If mild abrasive cleaners are used, rub lightly as these cleansers may scratch the finish. Porcelain Enamel (gloss finish) • For burned on foods, soap filled fiber or steel wool pads may be used but care must be taken as these may scratch the finish.
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PART/MATERIAL CLEANING NOTES Oven Racks and Rack Guides • Some commercial oven cleaners cause darkening and discoloration. Test the cleaner on a small part of the rack and check for discoloration Nickel Plated before cleaning the entire rack. • Oven racks will discolor if left in oven during self clean. •...
Replace only with a recommended light bulb designed for appliance oven use. DO NOT use a standard household light bulb in any oven. Call THERMADOR Customer Care Center at 1-800-735-4328 or your nearest THERMADOR dealer to determine the proper replacement bulb for your range.
2. Register your product online at www.thermador.com. your range. It is located in the gap created by the right side of the oven cavity and the range side panel. 3. Call us at THERMADOR customer service at 1-800-735-4328. The electric wiring diagrams and schematics are attached behind the door trim, and should not be removed except by a service technician, then replaced after service.
Troubleshooting SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Intermittent igniter sparking • Ceramic igniter is wet or dirty. • Carefully dry or clean igniter. • Burner ports are clogged. • Clean ports on burner cap with a wire, a needle or straightened paper clip. More than four clicks of •...
Corporation (BSH) in this Statement of Limited Product service providers will repair your Product without charge to ® Warranty applies only to the THERMADOR appliance you (subject to certain limitations stated herein) if your sold to you, the first using purchaser, provided that the...
Warranty Exclusions TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THIS WARRANTY SETS OUT YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES WITH The warranty coverage described herein excludes all RESPECT TO PRODUCT, WHETHER THE CLAIM defects or damage that are not the direct fault of BSH, ARISES IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING STRICT including without limitation, one or more of the following: LIABILITY, OR NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE.
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