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Frigidaire LGEF3046TFA Use & Care Manual

Frigidaire LGEF3046TFA Use & Care Manual

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Product Record and Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cooking Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before Setting Surface Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting Surface Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Before Setting Oven Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting Oven Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Care and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Before You Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Record and Registration ....2 Care and Cleaning ......46 Important Safety Instructions .

  • Page 2: Product Record And Registration

    Oven Baking .......52 Registering your product with Frigidaire enhances our Before You Call.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. This manual contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay attention to these symbols and follow all instructions given. WARNING Do not attempt to install or operate your appliance Tip Over Hazard until you have read the safety precautions in this manual.

  • Page 4: Important Instructions For Unpacking And Installation

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION WARNING IMPORTANT - Read and follow the below instruc- Avoid fire hazard or electrical shock. Failure to tions and precautions for unpacking, installing, follow this warning may cause serious injury, and servicing your appliance: fire, or death.

  • Page 5: Important Instructions For Using The Appliance

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE WARNING APPLIANCE Never use your appliance as a space heater to WARNING heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in carbon monoxide poisoning and overheating of Storage In or On Appliance—Flammable the appliance.

  • Page 6: Important Instructions For Using Your Radiant Cooktop

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Glazed cooking utensils— Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or CAUTION other glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop ser- vice without breaking due to the sudden change Do not attempt to operate the appliance during in temperature.

  • Page 7: Important Instructions For Glass And Ceramic Cooktops

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Placement of oven racks - Always place oven IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR GLASS racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack AND CERAMIC COOKTOPS must be moved while oven is hot, do not let Do Not Clean or Operate a Broken Cooktop. If potholder contact hot burner or element in oven.

  • Page 8: Important Instructions For Self Cleaning Ovens

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELF AND MAINTENANCE CLEANING OVENS Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance Do not clean the oven door gasket. The door gas- unless specifically recommended in the manuals. ket is essential for a good seal.

  • Page 9: Cooking Recommendations

    COOKING RECOMMENDATIONS Bakeware The material of bakeware affects how evenly and quickly it transfers heat from the pan to the food. Material Attributes Recommendation Shiny metal bakeware Shiny, aluminum, and non-coated Recommended cooking temperatures and bakeware is the best for even heating. times are based on shiny metal bakeware.
  • Page 10 COOKING RECOMMENDATIONS Cooking Conditions Conditions in your kitchen can affect the performance of your appliance when cooking food. Condition Attributes Recommendation Aging cookware As pans age and become discolored, If food is too dark or overcooked, use the minimum cook cooking times may need to be reduced time in the recipe or packaging.
  • Page 11 When cooking meats, use the broiler pan and insert or a roasting rack. The broiler pan will catch grease spills and the insert helps prevent grease splatters. If you do not have one of these accesso- ries, they may be purchased from Frigidaire.com.

  • Page 12: Before Setting Surface Controls

    BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Using Proper Cookware Cookware Material Types The size and type of cookware used will influence the heat The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly setting needed for best cooking results. Be sure to follow heat is transferred from the surface element to the pan the recommendations for using proper cookware as illus- bottom.
  • Page 13 BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS About the Ceramic Glass Cooktop About the Radiant Surface Elements The ceramic glass cooktop has heating elements below a The element temperature rises gradually and evenly. As the smooth glass surface. The designs on the ceramic cooktop temperature rises, the element will glow red.
  • Page 14 BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Element On and Hot Surface Indicator Lights Types of ceramic cooktop elements The ELEMENT ON indicator light will turn on when one or The circles on the ceramic glass cooktop outline the size more elements are turned on. and type of element underneath.

  • Page 15: Setting Surface Controls

    SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Single radiant surface elements (all models) To operate the single radiant element: 1. Place correctly sized cookware on surface element. 2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction (Figure 7) to the desired setting (refer to the “Suggested radiant surface element settings”...
  • Page 16 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Dual radiant surface elements (some models) Symbols on the backguard will help choose which portion of the dual radiant element to set. The symbol indicates a setting for the inner element only. The symbol indicates a setting for both inner and outer elements. To operate a dual radiant element: 1.
  • Page 17 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Triple Surface Radiant Element (some models) Symbols around the knob are used to indicate which element of the triple radiant element will heat. The symbol indicates that only the inner element will heat. The symbol indicates that the inner and middle elements will heat.
  • Page 18 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Bridge Radiant Element (some models) Some models include a bridge element for long cookware (such as a griddle, see Figure 11) to extend across two circular surface elements. Symbols around the knob are used to indicate whether the single element or the single element and bridge element will heat.
  • Page 19 If you would like to purchase a griddle, you can order one each setting. from Frigidaire.com. CAUTION Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before it has cooled sufficiently.
  • Page 20 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Keep warm (some models) Use the keep warm feature to keep cooked foods hot. Always start with hot food. It is not recommended to heat cold food on the keep warm zone. All food placed on the warming zone should be covered with a lid to maintain quality.
  • Page 21 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Home Canning Be sure to read and observe all the following points when home canning with your appliance. Check with the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Web site and be sure to read all the information they have available as well as follow their recommendations for home canning proce- dures.

  • Page 22: Before Setting Oven Controls

    BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Oven Vent Location Types 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 necessary for proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results.

  • Page 23: Setting Oven Controls

    SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Bake Conv Broil Steam Self Quick Timer Keep Convect Clean Clean Preheat Probe Warm Convert START Delay Bake Clock Start Time A Min Oven Control Features 15. Bake Time - Use to set length of baking time desired. 16.
  • Page 24 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting the Clock Setting Timer When the appliance is first powered up, 12:00 will flash in The minute timer allows you to track your cooking times the display (Figure 15). The time of day must first be set without interfering with the cooking process.
  • Page 25 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Changing between continuous bake setting or 6 hour Setting Silent or Audible Control mode energy saving Silent mode allows the oven control to operate without The oven control has a factory preset built-in 6 Hour Energy audible tones. The control may be programmed for silent Saving feature that will turn off the oven if the oven is left on operation and later reset to operate with all the normal for more than 6 hours.
  • Page 26 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Operating Oven Lights To set the preheat temperature for 350°F: The interior oven lights will automatically turn on when the 1. Arrange the interior oven racks. oven door is opened. Oven lights will not operate during a 2.
  • Page 27 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting Bake Bake cooks with heat that rises from the oven bottom. The o set Bake for (default) oven temperature of 350°F: heat and air circulate naturally in the oven. A reminder tone 1. Press Bake. will sound indicating when the set bake temperature is 2.
  • Page 28 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Convection Bake To set convection bake with a default oven set tempera- ture of 350°F: Convection Bake uses a fan to circulate the oven's heat uniformly around the oven. This improved heat distribution 1. Press Conv key once. allows for even cooking and browning results.
  • Page 29 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting Convection Convert Important note: Pressing the Convect Convert key automatically converts • Convection convert may only be used with the Convec- the cooking temperature entered for any standard baking tion Bake function. recipe to the lower temperature required for convection •...
  • Page 30 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting Bake Time Setting Delay Start Use Bake Time to set the amount of time needed for bak- Delay Start sets a delayed starting time to oven cooking or ing. The oven will turn on immediately and stop automati- cleaning functions.
  • Page 31 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting Broil Use the broil function to cook foods that require direct exposure to radiant heat for optimum browning results. Broiling may produce smoke. If smoke is excessive, place food further away from the flames. The broil feature preset to 550°F. Broil may be set at any temperature between 400°F (205°C) and 550°F (288°C).
  • Page 32 When broiling, always pull the oven rack out to the stop position before turning or removing food. • If a broiler pan and insert are not supplied with this appliance they may be purchased from frigidaire.com. Fig. 29 Broil Suggestions...
  • Page 33 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Convection Roast Convection roast combines a cook cycle with the convec- tion fan and element to rapidly roast meats and poultry. Heated air circulates around the meat from all sides, seal- ing in juices and flavors. Meats cooked with this feature are crispy and brown on the outside while staying moist inside.
  • Page 34 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Convection Roasting tips: • Preheating for convection roast is not necessary for most meats and poultry. • Arrange oven racks so large cuts of meat and poultry are on the lowest rack of the oven. • Smaller roasts and poultry should be cooked using rack position 2 or 3. •...
  • Page 35 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Cooking with Meat Probe IMPORTANT Use the probe feature for best results when cooking foods such as roasts, hams, or poultry. Do not store the probe inside the oven. Use only the original probe provided. Connecting any other probe or The probe feature, when set correctly, will signal an alert device could result in damage to the oven control, elec- when the internal food temperature reaches the desired set...
  • Page 36 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS To set probe: 1. Insert the probe into the food. Place prepared food on NOTE the desired oven rack position and slide into the oven. During cooking the internal food temperature will display 2. Plug the connector end of the probe all the way into the by default.
  • Page 37 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS To set how the oven will operate once the probe Keep Warm reaches the target temperature: eep Warm should only be used with foods that are already at serving temperatures. Keep warm will keep cooked foods he oven is preset to automatically stop cooking and start warm and ready for serving for up to 3 hours after cooking the warm feature when probe sensor reaches the target has finished.
  • Page 38 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting the Sabbath Feature (for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) WARNING For further assistance, guidelines for proper usage, and a complete list of models with the Food poisoning hazard. Do not let food sit for more than Sabbath feature, please visit the web at one hour before or after cooking.
  • Page 39 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS To program oven to Bake with default oven temperature To turn off the Sabbath feature: of 350°F and activate the Sabbath feature: Press and hold both Bake Time and Delay Start simultane- 1. Be sure the clock is set with the correct time of day. ously for at least 3 seconds to turn the Sabbath feature off.
  • Page 40 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting Warmer Drawer (some models) NOTE The purpose of the warmer drawer is to keep hot cooked foods at serving temperatures. Examples are vegetables, gravies, meats, casseroles, biscuits, rolls and pastries. It is • Always start with hot food when using the warmer not recommended to heat cold food in the warmer drawer;...
  • Page 41 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Warmer drawer recommended food settings Warmer drawer control knob Use the thermostat control knob to select the desired Recommended warmer drawer food settings are shown temperature setting for the warmer drawer. It is located on below. If a particular food is not listed, start with the medium the control panel.
  • Page 42 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Restoring Factory Default Settings Adjusting Oven Temperatures Your appliance was set with predetermined (default) oven Your appliance has been factory calibrated and tested to control settings. Over time, users may have made changes ensure accurate baking temperatures. For the first few to these settings.
  • Page 43 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Self Clean • Remove any excessive spills. Any spills on the oven bottom should be wiped up and removed before starting A self cleaning oven cleans itself with high temperatures a self clean cycle. To clean use hot, soapy water and a (well above normal cooking temperatures), which eliminate cloth.
  • Page 44 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting Self Clean Setting Delay Start Self Clean To set self clean: To start a delay self clean with default clean time of 3 hours and a start time of 9:00 o’clock: 1. Be sure the oven is empty and all oven racks are removed.
  • Page 45 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Steam Clean 8. Take care opening the door when the steam clean is finished. Stand to the side of the oven out of the way of The Steam Clean feature offers a chemical free and time escaping vapor. saving method to assist in the routine cleaning of small and 9.

  • Page 46: Care And Cleaning

    CARE AND CLEANING Remove spills and any heavy soiling as soon as possible. Regular cleaning will reduce the difficulty of major cleaning later. CAUTION • Before cleaning any part of the appliance, be sure all controls are turned off and the appliance is cool. •...
  • Page 47 CARE AND CLEANING Porcelain-enameled broiler pan Rinse with clean water and a damp cloth. Scrub gently with a soapy, non-abrasive and insert scouring pad to remove most spots. Rinse with a 50/50 solution of clean water and ammonia. If necessary, cover difficult spots with an ammonia-soaked paper towel for Porcelain door liner 30 to 40 minutes.
  • Page 48 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 a fumes can be hazardous to your health, and can chemi- ceramic cooktop cleaning cream (available in most cally damage the ceramic-glass surface.
  • Page 49 CARE AND CLEANING Cooktop Maintenance (cont’d) IMPORTANT Damage to the ceramic glass cooktop may occur if you use an abrasive type cleaning pad. Only use cleaning products that have been specifically designed for ceramic glass cooktops. Aluminum Foil and Utensils WARNING Never cover any slots, holes, or passages in the oven bottom or cover an entire oven rack with materials such...
  • Page 50 CARE AND CLEANING Removing and Replacing the Oven Door Oven door To remove oven door: hinge locations CAUTION 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 48).
  • Page 51 CARE AND CLEANING Replacing the Oven Light Remove and replace storage drawer (some models) CAUTION Use the storage drawer for storing cooking utensils. The drawer can be removed to facilitate cleaning under the Be sure the oven is unplugged and all parts are cool range.

  • Page 52: Before You Call

    BEFORE YOU CALL Oven Baking For best cooking results, preheat 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 53 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 Cause / Solution Entire appliance does not Appliance not connected. Make sure power cord is plugged properly into outlet. operate.
  • Page 54 BEFORE YOU CALL Problem Cause / Solution Electric Cooktop Problems Surface element is too hot or not Incorrect surface control setting. Adjust power level setting. hot enough. Surface element does not heat or Be sure the correct surface control knob is turned on for the element needed. does not heat evenly.
  • Page 55 BEFORE YOU CALL Problem Cause / Solution Appliance is not level. Be sure the floor is level, strong, and stable enough to adequately support the range. If the floor is sagging or sloping, contact a carpenter to correct the situation. Poor installation.

  • Page 56: Warranty

    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.

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