Frigidaire 318200439 Use & Care Manual
Frigidaire 318200439 Use & Care Manual

Frigidaire 318200439 Use & Care Manual

Frigidaire electric range use & care manual

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Electric Range
Welcome .................................. 2
Surface Cooking .................. 10
Oven Controls ................. 10-11
Care & Cleaning .............. 14-20
Oven Temperature ................ 20
........................................... 21-22
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318200439 (0612) Rev. B

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Surface Cooking ... 10 Before Setting Oven Controls ... 10-11 Setting Oven Controls ... 11 Cooking Informations ... 12-13 Care & Cleaning ... 14-20 Adjusting Your Oven Temperature ... 20 Before You Call Solutions to ... 21-22 Common Problems 318200439 (0612) Rev. B...
  • Page 2: Welcome

    Welcome & Congratulations Please attach sales receipt here for future reference. Printed in United States Congratulations on your purchase of a new appliance! We are very proud of our product and are completely committed to providing you with the best service possible.
  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Do not allow children to climb or play around the range. The weight of a child on an open door may cause the range to tip, resulting in serious burns or other injury.
  • Page 4 YOUR OVEN • Use Care When Opening Door — Stand to the side of the range when opening the door of a hot oven. Let hot air or steam escape before you remove or replace food in the oven. • Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. The oven is vented between the cooktop and the backguard.
  • Page 5: Installation Instructions

    To eliminate the risk of burns or fire by reaching over heated surface units, cabinet storage space located above the surface units should be avoided. If cabinet storage is to be provided, the risk can be reduced by installing a range hood that projects horizontally a minimum of 12.7 cm (5”) beyond the bottom of the cabinets.
  • Page 6: Setting Surface Controls

    Leveling For good baking results, your range should be level. Screw type leveling legs are provided at each corner of the range at the base. Remove the storage drawer to adjust the leveling legs. (Refer to Storage Drawer section). To level the range: 1.
  • Page 7 Element On & Hot Surface Indicator Lights Your range is equipped with two different types of radiant surface control indicator lights that will glow on your range— the Element On indicator light and the Hot Surface indicator lights (See Figure 2).
  • Page 8: Operating Single Radiant Surface Elements

    Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed Figure 6 too close to the surface elements.
  • Page 9 Models with Ceramic Glass Cooktop (continued) Setting Warm Zone Controls (some models) To Operate the warm zone Your appliance is equipped with a warm zone. The purpose of the warm zone is to keep hot cooked foods at serving temperature. Always start with hot food. It is not recommended to heat cold food on the warm zone. Use the warm zone to keep cooked foods hot such as: vegetables, gravies, casseroles, soups, stews, breads, pastries and oven-safe dinner All food placed on the warm zone should be covered with a lid or aluminum foil to maintain quality.
  • Page 10: Surface Cooking

    Surface cooking Surface Cooking (Continued) Selecting Surface Cooking Cookware Cookware should have flat bottoms that make good contact with the entire surface heating element. Check for flatness by rotating a ruler across the bottom of the cookware (See Figure 1). Be sure to follow the recommendations for using cookware as shown in Figure 2.
  • Page 11: Setting Oven Controls

    Before Setting Oven Controls This range has a fan that will turn “ON” and “OFF” by itself to keep the electronics cool. It may continue to run after the range has been turned “OFF”, but may also stop immediately and then turn “ON” after a while.
  • Page 12: Cooking Informations

    • Oven too hot. in the center. • Incorrect pan size. • Pan not centered in oven. Cakes not level. • Range not level. • Pan too close to oven wall or rack overcrowded. • Pan warped. Foods not done •...
  • Page 13 Broiling Broiling is a method of cooking tender cuts of meat by direct heat under the broil element of the oven. Preheating Preheating is suggested when searing rare steaks. (Remove the broiler pan before preheating. Foods will stick if placed on hot metal.) To preheat, set the oven control(s) to BROIL as instructed in the Electronic Oven Control Guide.
  • Page 14: Care & Cleaning

    Cleaning Various Parts of Your Range Before cleaning any part of the range, be sure all controls are turned OFF and the range is COOL. REMOVE SPILLOVERS AND HEAVY SOILING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REGULAR CLEANING WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MAJOR CLEANING LATER.
  • Page 15 2. Clean underneath using a clean cloth and hot, soapy water. 3. To lower the top, lift the top slightly and lower the rod. Lower the range top down into the range frame. When lowering the lift-up range top, grasp the sides with fingertips only. Be careful not to pinch fingers.
  • Page 16: Cleaning Recommendations For The Ceramic Glass Cooktop

    Ceramic Glass Cooktop Cleaning & Maintenance (some models) Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to maintaining your Ceramic glass cooktop Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply the recommended CERAMA BRYTE® Cleaning Creme to the ceramic surface. Clean and buff with a non abrasive cloth or pad. This will make cleaning easier when soiled from cooking. The special cooktop cleaning cream leaves a protective finish on the glass to help prevent scratches and abrasions.
  • Page 17: Oven Cleaning

    The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the self-cleaning cycle of any range. Move birds to another well ventilated room. Before cleaning any part of the oven, be sure the electronic oven control is turned off or else push CANCEL pad.
  • Page 18 Keep pulling the bottom of the door toward you while rotating the top of the door toward the range to completely disengage the hinge support (Figure 2). 4. To clean oven door, follow the instructions provided in the Cleaning Chart.
  • Page 19 Figure 1 Regular Storage Drawer (some models) Use the storage drawer for storing cooking utensils. The drawer can de removed to facilitate cleaning under the range. Use care when handling the drawer. Removing and Replacing Storage Drawer To remove the drawer: 1.
  • Page 20: Adjusting Your Oven Temperature

    Changing the Surface Light Be sure all surface element control knobs are turned off “ ” and elements are cool. Use switch located on or underneath the control panel to turn the surface light ON/OFF. Replace the surface light, if after repeated attempts to turn it on you are not successful.
  • Page 21: Before You Call

    (1) Poor installation. Place oven rack in center of oven. Place a level on the oven rack. Adjust leveling legs at base of range until the rack is level. When range is level, cooktop may appear out of alignment if countertop is not level. (2) Weak, unstable floor. Be sure floor is level and can adequately support range.
  • Page 22 Set self-clean cycle for a longer cleaning time. Avoid Transportation Damage to your Range If you have to move your range into/out of your residence or when moving to a new home, it is suggested that you take the following precautions: (1) Screw in the levelling legs under the range.

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