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Use & Care Guide Guia de uso y cuidada English / Espa_ol Model/Modelos: 790. 9216" I(enm ° s _ color numbe_, c6digo de color P/N 316902014 Rev A Sears Brands Management Corporation Hoffrnan Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A. www.kenmore.com www.sears.corn...
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Sears Service ..................back cover Oven Lockout ....................Setting Preheat .................... Kenmore Limited Warranty When installed, operated and maintained according to all instructions supplied with the product, if this appliance fails due to a defect in material and workmanship within one year from the date of purchase, call 1-800-4-MY-HOME®...
Irnporta nt Safety Instructions Read all instructions before using this appliance. This manual contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay attention to these symbols ° All ranges can tip. follow all instructions given. • Injury to persons could result. Definitions °...
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Important Safety Instructions NEVER cover any slots,holes or passagesin Do not heat unopened food containers the oven bottom or cover an entire oven rack with materials buildup of pressure may cause container to burst and such as aluminum foil. Aluminum foil linings may trap heat, result in injury.
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Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERAMIC- COOl(TOP GLASS COOl( TOP MODELS ° Know which knob or keypad controls each surface ° Do not cook on broken cook top--If cook top should heating unit. Place a pan of food on the surface element break, cleaning solutions...
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Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELF- YOUR RANGE CLEANING OVENS Before manually cleaning any part of the Clean in the self-cleaning cycle only the parts listed in range, be sure all controls are turned OFF and the range this Use &...
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Before Setting Oven Controls Oven vent location Types of oven racks flat handle The oven vent is located under the left side of the control panel (See Fig. 1). When the oven is on, warm air passes through this vent. This venting is necessary for proper air circulation...
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Surface Cookware Recommendations Cookware material types Using proper cookware The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly The size and type of heat is transferred from the surface element to the pan bottom. The most popular materials available are: caakware used will influence the radiant...
Before Setting Surface Controls The ceramic glass cooktop Turbo Boil (some models) The element graphics of the ceramic cooktop outlines the The Turbo Boil feature offers a higher wattage surface area of the surface element underneath the cooktop (See radiant element.
Before Setting Surface Controls Cooktop display windows Sabbath feature (Sb) message The cooktop display windows will show the Sb message The cooktop controls provide a digital display for each of whenever the Sabbath feature is active (Fig. 9). When the surface elements located on the cooktop.
Setting Surface Controls Single radiant elements To operate single radiant elements: The cooktop provides three single radiant element locations 1. Place correctly sized cookware on radiant element. illustrated. Use the following 2. To activate press and hold the oN keypad for the instructions when operating...
Setting Surface Controls Warm & Zone Ready The warmer zone is located at the Unlike other radiant surface elements, the center rear element position on the warmer zone will not glow red when it is HOT. The glass cooktop as shown. The purpose of the surface may still be hot and burns can occur if the glass warmer...
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Oven Control Functions For satisfactory use of your oven, become familiar with the various keypad functions and features of the oven. Cooktop Lock Guard Timer Set/Off Minute Cook Delay ( Slow Conv Conv_ Time Start LCook baKe Bake Roast Brol, j ., I I Warm Hold l Heat...
Setting Oven Controls Add 1 Minute Setting Clock When the appliance is first powered up, 12:00 will flash in Use the Add 1 Minute keypad to set additional minutes to the display (See Fig. 1). The time of day must first be set the timer.
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Setting Oven Controls Oven Lockout Changing oven temperature display mode OVEN LOCKOUT The oven control is preset to display °F (Fahrenheit) when The control may be programmed to lock the shipped from the factory. The control can be changed oven door and lock the oven control keypads. display either Fahrenheit or Celsius.
Setting Oven Controls Setting Bake Setting Preheat For best baking performance use the Preheat feature. Use the bake function whenever the recipe calls for baking Preheat feature will bring the oven up to the set cooking using normal temperatures. A reminder tone will sound indicating when preheating...
Setting Oven Controls Setting Cook Time Setting Delay Start Use Cook Time to program the oven control Delay Start sets a delayed starting time to oven cooking automatically turn the oven function off after a desired cleaning functions. Prior to setting a delay start, be sure the length of time.
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Setting Oven Controls Conv Bake Benefits of the convection bake feature Foods may cook up to 25 to 30% faster, saving time and energy. Multiple rack baking. No special pans or bakeware needed. Convection functions use a fan to circulate the oven's heat uniformly and continuously...
Setting Oven Controls Conv Convert Conv Roast The Conv Roast function combines a cook cycle with the The Conv Convert function makes it easy to convert convection fan to roast meats and poultry. Meats cooked baking recipe and include the convection feature.
Setting Oven Controls Broil Use the broil function to cook meats that require direct exposure to radiant heat for optimum browning results. The Broil feature is factory preset to broil at 550°F. The Broil function temperature may be set at any temperature between 400°F (205°C)
Setting Oven Controls Setting Slow Cook The Slow Cook function may be used to cook foods more FOOD POISONING HAZARD. Do not let slowly and at lower oven temperatures. Slow Cook provides food sit for more than one hour before or after cooking. cooking results much the same way as a Slow Cooker or Doing so can result in food...
Setting Oven Controls Warm & Hold Recipe Recall Warm & Hold will keep cooked foods warm for serving up The Recipe Recall pad may be used to record and recall to 3 hours after cooking has finished. After 3 hours the your favorite recipe settings.
Setting Oven Controls Using AirGuard feature (some models) Adjusting oven temperature Your appliance is equipped with a catalytic oven exhaust Your appliance has been factory calibrated and tested to cleaner that may be turned on during any active oven ensure an accurate baking temperature.
Setting Oven Controls Restoring factory default settings When new, your appliance was set with predetermined oven control settings. Over time, the user may make changes to these default settings. The following features functions have user options or adjustments that may have been changed from the factory default...
Setting Oven Controls Sabbath feature (for use on the Jewish Important notes: • It is not advised to attempt to activate any other oven Sabbath & Holidays) function except Bake while the Sabbath feature is active. For further assistance, guidelines for proper ONLY the following keypads...
Setting Oven Controls Sabbath feature (for use on the Jewish Sabbath & Holidays) Example - to turn the oven off and keep the Sabbath feature active: Press s_P. Example m To turn off the Sabbath feature: Press and hold both Cook Time and Delay Start key pads simultaneously for at least 3 seconds to turn the Sabbath feature...
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Warmer Drawer Warm & drawer Ready models) (some The purpose of the warmer drawer is to keep hot cooked Arranging warmer drawer rack positions foods at serving temperatures. Examples are vegetables, The keep warmer drawer rack may be used in 2 ways: gravies, meats, casseroles, biscuits, rolls and pastries.
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Warmer Drawer Warmer drawer controls The warmer drawer controls are located on the control Warmer drawer settings panel. Use the warmer drawer control keypads to turn the The recommended warmer drawer food settings are shown warmer drawer ON and OFF and make temperature in Fig.
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Flex Clean A self-cleaning oven cleans itself with high temperatures • Remove any excessive spillovers. Any spills on the oven that are well above normal cooking temperatures. The high bottom should be wiped-up and removed before starting cleaning temperature eliminates soils completely or reduces a self-clean...
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Flex Clean As soon as Flex Clean becomes active, a motor driven Delayed Start Flex Clean lock mechanism will begin locking the oven door Example m To start a delay Flex Clean with default clean automatically, cloor Loc will appear in the display (See time of 3 hours and a start time of 9:00 o'clock:...
Care & Cleaning Cleaning recommendation table Surface type Recommendation Painted body parts For general cleaning, use hot, soapy water and a cloth. For more difficult soils and Painted decorative trim built-up grease, apply a liquid detergent directly onto the soil. Leave on soil for 30- Aluminum, plastic or vinyl trim 60 minutes.
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Care & Cleaning Cooktop maintenance Cooktop cleaning Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to maintaining DO NOT use a cooktop cleaner on a hot your ceramic glass cooktop. cooktop. The fumes can be hazardous to your health, can chemically damage the ceramic-glass surface.
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Care & Cleaning Aluminum foil and utensils Cooktop cleaning (cont'd) Do not use the following on the cooktop: NEVER cover any slots,holes or passagesin • Do not use abrasive cleaners and scouring pads, such as the oven bottom or cover an entire oven rack with materials metal and some nylon pads.
Care & Cleaning Removing and replacing the lift-off oven door To avoid possible injury when removing replacing the oven door, follow the instructions below carefully Oven door and always hold the oven door with both hands positioned away hinge from the door hinge area. locations The door is heavy.
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Before You Call • Solutions common problems Before you call for service, review the following list. It may save you time & expense. Possible solutions to these problems are provided with the problem listed: Problem Solution Poor baking results. • Many factors affect baking...
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Before You Call • Solutions to common problems Problem Solution Oven smokes excessively when broiling. • Incorrect setting. Follow broiling instructions in Setting Oven Controls section. • Be sure oven door is opened to broil stop position when broiling. • Meat too close to the broil element. Reposition the broil rack to provide proper...
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Before You Call • Solutions to common problems Problem Solution Scratches or abrasions on cooktop Coarse particles such as salt or hardened soils between cooktop surface. utensils can cause scratches. Be sure cooktop surface and bottoms utensils are clean before usage. Small scratches do not affect cooking will become less visible with time.
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