Using The Surface Unit Controls; Using The Oven Controls; Baking; Broiling - Whirlpool RJE-3600 Use And Care Manual

30-inch free-standing electric range
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PUSH
IN and turn to
setting.
To
bake, turn the Oven
Selector Knob to BAKE.
TO btoll, turn the Oven
Selector Knob to
BROIL.
Using the surface
unit controls
Surface
Unit Control
Knobs must be pushed
in before turning.
Turn either way to the setting you want.
A design by each knob tells which unit is turned on by that knob.
(For example,
[it]
shows the right front unit.)
The Signal
Light
will glow whenever
a Surface
Unit is on. Be
sure this light is off when you have finished
cooking.
The knob may be set anywhere
between
"HI"
and "OFF."
As you
use your surface units, you will get used to the settings that match your
pots, pans and favorite foods the best.
As a guide, the setting should cook at about the following
heats:
HI -
To start most foods cooking.
To bring water to a boil.
MED-HI
-
To hold a rapid boil; to fry pancakes or chicken.
MED -
To make gravy, puddings
and icings; to cook large quan-
tities of vegetables.
MED-LO
-
To keep food cooking after starting it at a higher setting.
LO -To
keep food warm until ready to serve. You will notice
that you can set the heat higher or lower within
the LO
band [ Lo]
to help keep food at the temperature
you
want.
NOTE:
Use only flat-bottomed
utensils for best results and to pre-
vent damage to the range. Specialty
items with rounded
or ridged bottoms
(woks. ridged-bottom
canners or tea kettles) are not recommended.
See
the "Cooking
Guide"
for important
utensil information
Using the Oven Controls
Baking:
First-Follow
the directions
on page
8
for "Positioning
Oven
Racks. "
Second-Turn
the Oven Selector Knob to "BAKE."
Third-Turn
the Oven Temperature
Control
Knob to the baking
temperature
you want. The Oven Signal Light will glow while the oven is
heating. When this light goes off, the oven has heated to the temperature
you set.
Fourth-Place
food in the oven. During baking, the elements will
turn on and off to help keep the oven at the temperature
you set. The
Oven Signal Light will turn on and off with the elements.
7he top element
helps heat during baking, but does not turn red.
Fifth-When
the baking is done, turn both the Oven Temperature
and Oven Selector Knobs to "OFF"
NOTE:
Do not lock the oven door during baking.
If you do, you
may not be able to unlock it until the oven has cooled.
Broiling:
(Note-The
door must be partly
open while broiling.)
First-Follow
the directions
on page 5 for placing the meat at the
right distance from the Broil Element.
Second-Turn
the Oven Selector to "BROIL."
Third-Turn
the Oven Temperature
Control
Knob to "BROIL"
or
turn it to a lower temperature
(see "Variable
Broil Feature,"
on page 5 ).
Fourth-Put
the broiler pan on the oven rack.
Fifth-Keep
the oven
door
open
about
four inches
(10 cm).
There is a stop in the hinges to hold it there. The Oven Signal Light will
glow while the broil element is on.
Sixth-When
you are through,
turn both the Oven Temperature
Control
and the Oven Selector Knobs to "OFF"

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