Warm & Hold; Setting Oven Controls; Adjusting Oven Temperature - Kenmore 970-3348 Series Use & Care Manual

Setting Oven Controls

Warm & Hold™
Warm & Hold keeps cooked foods warm for serving up to
3 hours after cooking has finished. After 3 hours the Warm
& Hold will shut-off automatically. Warm & Hold should
only be used with foods that are already at serving
temperatures. Warm & Hold will maintain the oven
temperature at 170° F (77°C).
FOOD POISONING HAZARD. Do not let
food sit for more than one hour before or after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness. Foods that
can easily spoil such as milk, eggs, fish, meat or poultry,
should be chilled in the refrigerator first. Even when chilled,
they should not stand in the oven for more than 1 hour
before cooking begins, and should be removed promptly
when finished cooking.
To add Warm & Hold when baking with Cook Time:
1. Arrange interior oven racks and place food in oven.
2. Set the oven for Bake, adjust oven temperature if
needed. Set the desired Cook Time.
3. Press Warm & Hold key pad once. The Warm & Hold
function will turn ON automatically after the set cook
time runs out. Warm & Hold will automatically turn off
after 3 hours.
To cancel the Warm & Hold function before Warm &
Hold starts press Warm & Hold key pad again. To
cancel all cooking functions press
To set Warm & Hold for hot cooked foods (when oven has
no other active function):
1. Place hot cooked food in oven.
2. Press Warm & Hold key pad. — —
display. If no further key pads are touched the request
for Warm & Hold will clear.
3. Press or to start. Warm & Hold will activate
and automatically turn off after 3 hours.
To turn Warm & Hold OFF at any time press
Important notes:
• Warm & Hold may be set independently for hot cooked
foods or may be added to automatically turn on when
setting Bake with a Cook Time. A Delay Start may also
be added.
• Warm & Hold will maintain the oven temperature at
170° F (77°C) for 3 hours.
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Adjusting Oven Temperature

Your appliance has been factory calibrated and tested to
ensure an accurate baking temperature. For the first few
uses, follow your recipe times and temperature
recommendations carefully. If you think the oven is cooking
too hot or too cool for your recipe times, you may adjust
the control so the oven cooks hotter or cooler than the oven
temperature displayed.
The oven temperature may be increased as much as +35°F
(+19°C) or decreased -35°F (-19°C) from the factory
calibrated settings.
To adjust oven temperature:
1. Press Bake key pad.
2. Set the oven temperature to 550°F (287°C) by pressing
and holding the
appears in display (287°C if control is set for Celsius
display mode).
3. Within 2 seconds, press and hold Bake key pad until
numeric digit(s) appear. Release Bake keypad. The
display now indicates the amount of degrees offset from
the original factory temperature setting and the current
temperature setting. If the control still has the original
factory calibration, the display will read 0.
4. The temperature may be adjusted up or down 35°F
(19°C), in 5°F increments by pressing and holding the
or key pads. Adjust until the desired amount
of temperature offset appears in the display and release
key pad.
5. Press to accept and return to normal operation.
Important notes:
• Oven temperature adjustments made will not change the
Broil or Select Clean operating temperatures.
• DO NOT USE oven thermometers such as those found in
grocery stores to check the temperature settings inside
your oven. These oven thermometers may vary as much
as 20 to 40°F degrees from actual temperatures.
• The oven temperature adjustment may be made if your
oven control has been set to display °C (Celsius)
temperatures. Minimum and maximum settings for
Celsius is plus (+) or minus (-) 19°C.
• If the display mode is set for Celsius, adjustments made
will be in 1°C increments each press of the
key pads.
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key pad. Release when 550°F
or