Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle; Before You Start - KitchenAid KESC307 Use And Care Manual

U
sing the Self-Cleaning Cycle

Before you start

Hand-clean
frame
Hand-clean door
around edge
Before you start the Self-Cleaning cycle,
make sure you:
NOTE: DO NOT clean, move, or bend
the gasket. Poor cleaning, baking, and
roasting may result.
• Hand-clean the areas shown. They
do not get hot enough during the Self-
Cleaning cycle for soil to burn away.
Use hot water and detergent or a soapy,
steel-wool pad for cleaning.
• Do not let water, cleaner, etc., enter slots
on door and frame.
• Remove the broiler pan and grid and
anything else being stored in the oven.
• Wipe out any loose soil or grease. This
will help reduce smoke during the
Self-Cleaning cycle.
• Wipe up food spills containing sugar
and/or milk as soon as possible after the
oven cools down. When sugar is heated to
a high temperature in the Self-Cleaning
cycle, the high temperature can cause the
sugar to burn and react with the porcelain.
This can cause staining, etching, pitting, or
faint white spots.
Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle.
Keep children away from oven during Self-Cleaning cycle.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns,
or illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
DO NOT
hand-clean
gasket
wWARNING
Burn Hazard
• Remove the oven racks from the oven if
you want them to remain shiny. You can
clean racks in the Self-Cleaning cycle, but
they will discolor and become harder to
slide. If you clean racks in the Self-Cleaning
cycle, place them on the rack guides.
• Heat and odors are normal during the
Self-Cleaning cycle. Keep the kitchen
well-ventilated by opening a window or
by turning on a vent hood or other kitchen
vent during the cycle.
IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is
extremely sensitive to the fumes given off
during the Self-Cleaning cycle. Move birds
to another closed and well ventilated room.
NOTES:
• Clean the oven before it gets heavily soiled.
Cleaning a very soiled oven takes longer
and results in more smoke than usual.
• Do not block the oven vent during the
Self-Cleaning cycle. Air must move freely
for best cleaning results.
• Do not leave plastic utensils on the
cooktop. They may melt.
• Remove any combustible items, such as
paper napkins, from te storage drawer.
This includes utensils with plastic handles
that can become overheated and melt.
• Do not leave any foil in oven during the
Self-Cleaning cycle. Foil could burn or
melt and damage the oven surface.
• The oven light will not work during the
Self-Cleaning cycle.
• The cooktop will not work during the
Self-Cleaning cycle on Canadian models.
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