Frigidaire FCRE3052AS Use & Care Manual

Frigidaire FCRE3052AS Use & Care Manual

Electric range
Hide thumbs Also See for FCRE3052AS:

Advertisement

All about the
Use
of your
Product Record and Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Before Setting Surface Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Setting Surface Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Before Setting Oven Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
www.frigidaire.com USA 1-800-944-9044
&
Electric Range

TABLE OF CONTENTS

www.frigidaire.ca Canada 1-800-265-8352
Care
Setting Oven Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Care and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Before You Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Summary of Contents for Frigidaire FCRE3052AS

  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Warranty ....... . 38 Before Setting Oven Controls ....14 www.frigidaire.com USA 1-800-944-9044 www.frigidaire.ca Canada 1-800-265-8352...
  • Page 2: Product Record And Registration

    Product Record and Registration ....2 Visit the Frigidaire web site at www.frigidaire.com Important Safety Instructions ....3 Before Setting Surface Controls .
  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS Read all instructions before using this appliance. WARNING This manual contains important safety symbols Tip Over Hazard and instructions. Please pay attention to these • A child or adult can tip the symbols and follow all instructions given. range and be killed.
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT WARNING Important Safety Notice - The California Safe • Do not leave children alone - Children Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act should not be left alone or unattended in the requires the governor of California to publish a area where appliance is in use.
  • Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • User Servicing—Do not repair or replace any • To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of part of the appliance unless specifically flammable materials, and spills due to uninten- recommended in the manuals. All other tional contact with the utensil, the utensil servicing should be done only by a qualified handles should be turned inward and not technician.
  • Page 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING OVEN YOUR OVEN • Use care when opening oven door, lower oven CAUTION door, or warmer drawer (some models). Stand to the side of the appliance when opening the door of a hot range.
  • Page 7 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SELF CLEANING OVENS GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS • Clean only the parts listed in this manual. WARNING Before using self clean, remove the broiler pan, any food, utensils, and cookware from Avoid fire hazard or electrical shock. Failure to the oven.
  • Page 8: Before Setting Surface Controls

    BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Using Proper Cookware Cookware Material Types The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly The size and type of cook- heat is transferred from the surface element to the pan ware used will influence the bottom. The most popular materials available are: radiant element power level •...
  • Page 9 BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS About the Ceramic Glass Cooktop NOTE The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements located below the surface of the glass. The design of the ceramic cooktop outlines the area of the surface element under- Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the element to neath.
  • Page 10 BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Home Canning Home Canning Do’s and Don’ts • Use only quality flat bottom canners when home CAUTION canning. • Use a straight-edge to check canner bottom. Canning can generate large amounts of steam. Use • Use only a completely flat bottom canner with no ridges extreme caution to prevent burns.
  • Page 11: Setting Surface Controls

    SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Surface Control Settings CAUTION The size and type of utensil used, and the amount and type Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled of food being cooked will influence the surface element after they have been turned off. The hot surface light will power level setting needed for best cooking results.
  • Page 12 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Dual Surface Radiant Element (some models) Warmer Zone The expandable burner can handle 9 inch or 12 inch CAUTION cookware. This dual burner is especially useful for bringing large cookware to boil for canning or heating large amounts The warmer zone will not glow red when it is hot, but of water.
  • Page 13 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Bridge Element On the left side of the cooktop there are two single burners with a bridge element between them. When turned on, the bridge element allows for a larger cooking area by cycling at the same temperature as the left rear element. For the bridge to be operational, the left rear burner must be on.
  • Page 14: Before Setting Oven Controls

    BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Oven Vent Location Type of oven racks The oven is vented as shown below. When the oven is on, warm air is released through the vent. This venting is flat handle oven rack necessary for proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results.
  • Page 15: Setting Oven Controls

    SETTING OVEN CONTROLS OVEN MODE OVEN DISPLAY OVEN TEMP PREHEAT OVEN MODE SETTINGS Oven Minimum and Maximum Control Settings POWERPLUS PREHEAT - Use powerplus preheat for single rack items only and place food in center of oven. Feature Min. Temp/Time Max.
  • Page 16 Only a 12 hour clock is set for more than 1 minute. If the value is under 1 available on the Frigidaire Professional model. minute, the timer will display the time in seconds and the H:M icon will not appear.
  • Page 17 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting Continuous Bake or 6 Hour Energy Saving Setting Control for Silent Operation The oven is preset to cook up to 6 hours and to shut off The oven is set to operate with certain chimes and tones automatically.
  • Page 18 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting PowerPlus™ Preheat The PowerPlus™ Preheat feature uses the convection fan to quickly bring the oven up to the set temperature. Use powerplus preheat for single rack items only and place food in center of oven. Important: When baking delicate items like cakes and cookies use the regular bake or convection bake mode.
  • Page 19 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Convection Cooking Setting Convection Bake This mode of cooking enables you to obtain the best results To set the oven for convection bake and temperature to when baking with multiple pans and racks. The oven can be 375°F: programmed for convection baking at any temperature 1.
  • Page 20 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting Convection Convert Setting Convection Roast Convection convert automatically converts a standard Convection roast is best for cooking tender cuts of beef, baking recipe for convection baking. Convection convert lamb, pork, and poultry. Use this mode when cooking speed may only be used with convection bake.This feature must is desired.
  • Page 21 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Convection roasting temperature and time recommendations Table 2: Meat Weight Oven Temp Internal Temp Minutes per lb. Beef Standing rib roast* 4 to 6 lb. 350°F (177ºC) *160ºF (71ºC) 25-30 Rib eye roast* 4 to 6 lb. 350°F (177ºC) *160ºF (71ºC) 25-30...
  • Page 22 If a broiler pan and insert are not supplied with this appliance, they may be purchased from Figure 19: Rack positions (L); and broil pan and insert (R) frigidaire.com. Table 3: Broiling Suggestions Food...
  • Page 23 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Meat Probe Proper placement of probe in food. • Insert the probe so that the probe tip rests inside the Use the probe feature for best results when cooking foods center of the thickest part of meat or food (Figure 21).
  • Page 24 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Meat Probe (cont’d) Trailing Keep Warm with Meat Probe is inserted, an acceptance tone will When the probe When the meat probe reaches the target temperature, the sound, the probe icon appears in the display (See oven will automatically switch to keep warm (170°F) and Close the oven door Figure 22).
  • Page 25 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting the Sabbath Feature This appliance provides special settings for use when observing the Jewish Sabbath/ Holidays. For further assistance, guidelines for proper usage, and a complete list of models with the Sabbath feature, please visit the web at www.star-k.org. Figure 23: Oven display showing Sabbath mode Sabbath mode disables all audible tones or visual display Note: During the Sabbath mode all normal sounds of the...
  • Page 26 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Adjusting the Oven Temperature 3. Using the key in the bottom of the display, press The temperature in the oven is pre-set at the factory. When until the desired temperature change (offset) is first using the oven, be sure to follow recipe times and ±...
  • Page 27 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Self Cleaning A self cleaning oven cleans itself with temperatures well CAUTION above normal cooking temperatures which eliminate soils completely or reduces them to a fine powdered ash you can During the self cleaning cycle, the outside of the range wipe away with a damp cloth.
  • Page 28 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting Self Clean If you are planning to use the oven directly after a self clean cycle, remember to allow time for the oven to cool down and the oven door to unlock. This normally takes about one hour.
  • Page 29 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS 3. Once the door is closed the time of day will be visible 6. At this point CLn will appear in the display and the lock along with the selected clean time and the door lock icon will blink to signal the end of the clean cycle with a icon will be blinking in the display.
  • Page 30: Care And Cleaning

    CARE AND CLEANING Cleaning Various Parts of Your Oven Before cleaning any part of the oven, be sure all controls are turned off and the oven is cool. Remove spills and any heavy soiling as soon as possible. Regular cleaning will reduce the number of major cleanings later. Surface Type Recommendation Aluminum and Vinyl...
  • Page 31 CARE AND CLEANING Cooktop Maintenance Cooktop Cleaning Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to maintaining WARNING your ceramic glass cooktop. Do not use a cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop. The Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply the fumes can be hazardous to your health, and can chemi- recommended CookTop®...
  • Page 32 CARE AND CLEANING Cooktop Maintenance (cont’d) General Cleaning Refer to “Cleaning Various Parts of Your Oven” page 30 Plastic or foods with a high sugar content need be removed for more detailed information about cleaning specific parts immediately if spilled or melted onto the ceramic cooktop of the range.
  • Page 33 CARE AND CLEANING Removing and Replacing the Oven Door Oven door To remove oven door: hinge CAUTION locations The door is heavy. For safe, temporary storage, lay the door flat with the inside of the door facing down. 1. Open oven door completely, horizontal with floor (See Figure 39).
  • Page 34 CARE AND CLEANING Replacing the Oven Light Replacing the oven interior light bulb: CAUTION Be sure the oven is unplugged and all parts are cool before replacing oven light. The interior oven light is located at the rear of the oven cavity and are covered with a glass shield.
  • Page 35: Before You Call

    BEFORE YOU CALL Oven Baking For best cooking results, heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies, pastries, etc. There is no need to preheat the oven for roasting meat or baking casseroles. The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may vary slightly from your previously owned appliance.
  • Page 36 BEFORE YOU CALL Solutions to Common Problems: Before you call for service, review the following list. It may save you time and expense. Possible solutions are provided with the problem listed: Problem Solution Poor baking results. Many factors effect baking results. Use proper oven rack position. Center food in the oven and space pans to allow air to circulate.
  • Page 37 BEFORE YOU CALL Oven light does not work. Be sure the oven light is secure in the socket. See “Replacing the Oven Light” page Convection fan does not rotate. Oven door is open. Convection fan will turn off if oven door is opened when convec- tion is active.
  • Page 38: Warranty

       ...
  • Page 39  ...
  • Page 40 WARRANTY Your appliance is covered by a one year limited warranty. For one year from your original date of purchase, Electrolux will pay all costs for repairing or replacing any parts of this appliance that prove to be defective in materials or workmanship when such appliance is installed, used and maintained in accordance with the provided instructions.

Table of Contents