Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle; Before You Start - KitchenAid KERI500 Use And Care Manual

q ing the Self-Cleaning Cycle
Burn Hazard
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 th_se instructions can result in burns,
or illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
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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.
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• 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:
• Keep the kitchen well ventilated during the
Self-Cleaning cycle to help get rid of heat,
odors, and smoke.
• 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 the storage drawer. This
includes utensilswith plastic handles that can
become overheated and melt.
• Do not leave any foil in oven during the
Self-Cleaning cycle. Foil could bum or
melt and damage the oven surface.
• The oven light will not work during the
Self-Cleaning cycle.
• The cooktop will not work duringthe
Self-Cleaning cycle on Canadian models.