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Kenmore 790.4260 Series Use & Care Manual

Kenmore 790.4260 Series Use & Care Manual

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Use & Care Guide
Manual de Uso y Cuidado
English / Español
Models/Modelos: 790.4260*, 790.4261*
Kenmore Elite
Dual Fuel Slide-in Range
Estufa Deslizable de Fuel Dual
* = color number, número de color
P/N 139901309 Rev. A
Sears Brands Management Corporation
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.
www.kenmore.com
www.sears.com
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  • Page 1 Use & Care Guide Manual de Uso y Cuidado English / Español Models/Modelos: 790.4260*, 790.4261* Kenmore Elite ® Dual Fuel Slide-in Range Estufa Deslizable de Fuel Dual * = color number, número de color P/N 139901309 Rev. A Sears Brands Management Corporation Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Cleaning Various Parts of Your Oven ..........35 Please carefully read and save these instructions ....... 2 Replacing the Oven Light ..............37 Kenmore Elite Warranty ................2 Removing and Replacing the Oven Door ........... 38 Before Setting Surface Controls ..............9 Before You Call ...................

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. This manual contains important safety If the information in this manual symbols and instructions. Pay attention to is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion these symbols and follow all instructions may result causing property damage, per- given.
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. Storage in or on appliance— Flammable materials should not be stored in Tip Over Hazard an oven or near surface units. This includes • A child or adult can tip the paper, plastic, and cloth items, such as cook- appliance and be killed.
  • Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. Read and follow the below • Do not attempt to operate the oven instructions and precautions for unpacking, during a power failure. If the power fails, installing, and servicing your appliance: always turn off the oven.
  • Page 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR OVEN IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR COOKTOP • Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room. Use proper flame size — Adjust flame size so it does not extend beyond the •...
  • Page 7 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING YOUR SELF-CLEANING OVENS OVEN Do not touch heating elements or Before manually cleaning any interior surfaces of oven. Heating elements part of the oven, be sure all controls are may be hot even though they are dark in turned off and the oven is cool.
  • Page 8 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. Grounding Instructions Conversion to L.P. Gas Personal injury or death from Avoid fire hazard or electrical electrical shock may occur if the conversion shock. Do not use an adapter plug, and to L.P.

  • Page 9: Before Setting Surface Controls

    Before Setting Surface Controls Check Burner Cap Placement Before Operating the Surface Burners Burner cap To prevent flare-ups and avoid creation of harmful by-products, do not use the cooktop without all burner caps properly installed to insure proper ignition and gas flame Burner cap lip size.
  • Page 10 Before Setting Surface Controls Double Ring Style Burners (some models) Installing Burner Grates The Double Ring burner only operates properly with two burner Do not use the surface burners without the caps in place. Be sure the burner cap lips are positioned facing burner caps and burner grates properly installed.
  • Page 11 Before Setting Surface Controls Using Proper Cookware Cookware Material Types Do not place flammable items such as plastic The most popular materials available are: salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on • Aluminum - Excellent heat conductor. Some types of food the cooktop when it is in use.
  • Page 12 Before Setting Surface Controls Setting Proper Burner Flame Size Table 1: Suggested flame settings Never extend the flame beyond the outer edge of the cooking utensil. A higher flame wastes energy, and Flame size Type of cooking increases your risk of being burned by the flame. High flame Start most foods, bring water to a The color of the flame is the key to proper burner adjustment.

  • Page 13: Setting Surface Burners

    Setting Surface Burners Important notes: Your gas appliance may be equipped with different sized surface burners. The ability to heat food quicker and in larger • Do not cook with the surface control knob left in the Lite volumes increases as the burner size increases. It is important to position.

  • Page 14: Before Setting Oven Controls

    Before Setting Oven Controls Types of Oven Racks Removing, Replacing, and Arranging Flat or Offset Oven Racks flat handle • To arrange - Always arrange the oven racks when the oven oven rack is cool (prior to operating the oven). •...
  • Page 15 Before Setting Oven Controls Glide Racks The glide rack is an extendable rack that makes food prepara- tion easier. It has glide tracks that allow the rack to be pulled away from the oven without rubbing the sides of the oven wall. Removing and Replacing the Glide Racks To remove the glide rack: Using one hand, reach through the handle opening and lift...

  • Page 16: Setting Oven Controls

    Setting Oven Controls Setting Oven Controls Timer Set/Off - Use to set and cancel timer. 21. Oven Lockout - Use to lock oven door and control panel. 2. Add 1 Minute - Each press of this key adds one minute of Minimum &...

  • Page 17: Appliance

    Setting Oven Controls Setting The Clock Changing Between Continuous Bake Setting or 12 Hour Energy Saving When the appliance is first powered up, 12:00 will flash in the display (See Figure 13). The time of day must first be set before The oven control has a factory preset built-in 12 Hour Energy operating the oven.
  • Page 18 Setting Oven Controls Setting Silent or Audible Control Mode To cancel the oven lockout feature: Press and hold Oven Lockout for 3 seconds. The motor door Silent mode allows the oven control to operate without audible latch will begin unlocking the oven door automatically. Do tones.
  • Page 19 Setting Oven Controls Setting Timer Setting PreHeat The minute timer allows you to track your cooking times without For best baking performance use the Pre Heat feature. This interfering with the cooking process. The timer may be set from attribute brings the oven up to the set cooking temperature. a minimum time of 1 minute to a maximum of 11 hours and 59 During preheat the display shows a fan icon that turns, as the minutes.
  • Page 20 Setting Oven Controls Setting Bake • Cakes and cookies will have best results when using the Convection function. Use the bake feature whenever the recipe calls for baking using normal temperatures. A reminder tone will sound indicating Setting Convection Bake when the set bake temperature is reached and to place the food The convection function uses a fan to circulate the oven's heat in the oven.
  • Page 21 Setting Oven Controls To set Convection Bake with a default oven set temperature of Setting Convection Convert 350°F (177°C): Pressing the Conv Convert key automatically converts the Press Conv Bake. cooking temperature entered for any standard baking recipe to the lower temperature required for convection baking. 2.
  • Page 22 Setting Oven Controls Recipe Recall Cakes and Breads Use the Recipe Recall feature to record and recall your favorite The Cakes Breads feature is designed for baking cakes or baking recipe settings. This feature stores and recalls different breads. This function also works well for baking brownies, pies recipe settings using Bake, Conv Bake, and Conv Roast.
  • Page 23 Setting Oven Controls Setting Cook Time Setting Delay Start Use Cook Time to program the oven control to automatically Delay Start sets a delayed starting time to oven cooking or turn the oven function off after a desired length of time. cleaning functions.

  • Page 24: Appliance

    Setting Oven Controls Setting Broil To set Broil with the default broil oven temperature of 550°F: Arrange the oven racks when cool. For optimum browning Use the broil function to cook meats that require direct exposure results, preheat oven for 5 minutes before adding food. to radiant heat for optimum browning results.
  • Page 25 Setting Oven Controls Setting Convection Roast Setting Slow Cook The Convection Roast function combines a cook cycle with the The Slow Cook feature cooks foods more slowly and at lower convection fan to roast meats and poultry. Meats cooked using oven temperatures for longer periods of time.

  • Page 26: Appliance

    Setting Oven Controls Meat Probe To set meat probe: receptacle Prepare the food and When cooking meat such as roasts, hams or poultry, use the probe connector properly insert the tempera- meat probe function to check the internal temperature without handle ture probe into the food.
  • Page 27 Setting Oven Controls To set the oven to continue cooking after reaching the probe Table 4: Minimal internal cooking temperatures target temperature: Food type Internal temperature Press Meat Probe and hold for 6 seconds. Beef, veal, lamb-roasts, steak & chops 2.
  • Page 28 Setting Oven Controls Warm & Hold Warmer Drawer Warm & Hold should only be used with foods that are already The warmer drawer keeps hot cooked foods at serving tempera- at serving temperatures. Warm & Hold will keep cooked foods ture.
  • Page 29 Setting Oven Controls Arranging Warmer Drawer Rack Positions Warmer Drawer Settings The warmer drawer rack can be set in two positions to accom- Refer to the warmer drawer recommended food settings below. modate foods and any items that need to be warmed or kept If a particular food is not listed, start with the medium level, and warm.

  • Page 30: Appliance

    Setting Oven Controls Proof Bread (Warmer Drawer) Setting the Sabbath feature (for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) The warmer drawer has a Proof Bread feature that may be used to prepare bread dough. The recommended length of time to For further assistance, guidelines for proper keep fresh or thawed bread dough in the warmer drawer is usage and a complete list of models with the...
  • Page 31 Setting Oven Controls To turn off the Sabbath feature: To program oven to Bake with default oven temperature of Press and hold both Cook Time and Delay Start simultaneously 350°F and activate the Sabbath feature: for at least 3 seconds to turn the Sabbath feature off. The Be sure the clock is set with the correct time of day.

  • Page 32: Appliance

    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 ensure control settings. The following options may have been modified accurate baking temperatures. For the first few uses, follow your since the appliance was new: recipe times and temperature recommendations carefully.

  • Page 33: Appliance

    Setting Oven Controls Self Clean • Do not use oven cleaners or oven protective coatings in or around any part of the oven interior. A self cleaning oven cleans with very high temperatures well above normal cooking temperatures. The high temperature elim- •...
  • Page 34 Setting Oven Controls When Self Clean is finished: Setting Delay Start Self Clean Use caution when opening the oven door after To start a delay Self Clean with default clean time of 3 hours self cleaning. The oven may still be very hot and can cause and a start time of 9:00 o’clock: burns.

  • Page 35: Care And Cleaning

    Care and Cleaning Cleaning Various Parts of Your Oven Before cleaning any part of the oven, be sure all controls are turned off and the oven is cool. Remove spills and any heavy soiling as soon as possible. Regular cleaning will reduce the difficulty of major cleaning later. Surface Type Recommendation Control knob...
  • Page 36 Care and Cleaning General Cleaning Cleaning the Cooktop and Surface Burners Refer to the table at the beginning of this chapter for more To avoid possible burns do not attempt any of detailed information about cleaning specific parts of the range. the cleaning instructions provided below before turning off all of the surface burners and allow them to cool.

  • Page 37: Replacing The Oven Light

    Care and Cleaning Replacing the Oven Light To clean the surface burner heads For proper gas flow it may be necessary to clean the burner Be sure the oven is unplugged and all parts are head and slots. To clean, first use a clean DAMP cloth to soak up cool before replacing oven light.

  • Page 38: Removing And Replacing The Oven Door

    Care and Cleaning Removing and Replacing the Oven Door The door is heavy. For safe, temporary storage, Oven door lay the door flat with the inside of the door facing down. hinge locations To remove the oven door: Open oven door completely, horizontal with floor (See Figure 44).
  • Page 39 Care and Cleaning To remove the warmer drawer: To replace the warmer drawer: Electrical shock hazard can occur and result in Pull the bearing glides to the front of the outer compart- serious injury or death. Disconnect appliance from electric ment glide channels until they snap into place (See power before cleaning and servicing the warmer drawer.

  • Page 40: Before You Call

    Before You Call Oven Baking For best cooking results, heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or 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. Baking Problems and Solutions Baking Problems Causes...

  • Page 41: Solutions To Common Problems

    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 Solution Oven control panel beeps and • Oven control has detected a fault or error condition. Press STOP to clear the error displays any F or E code error code.
  • Page 42 Before You Call Soil not completely removed after • If self clean is functioning poorly, perform the following steps: self clean • Press Broil, then press START. The indicator will display 5 5 0. • Place your hand near the handle on the oven door. Between the door and control panel you should feel a rush of air on your hand.
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790.4261 series970c4261 seriesElite 790.4260 seriesElite 790.4261 series

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