Kenmore 790.4960 series User Manual page 20

Oven Controls
Bake
Use the bake feature to cook most food items that require
normal cooking temperatures.
The following temperature settings apply to the bake
feature:
• Auto-suggest (default) setting: 350°F/177°C
• Min. bake setting: 170°F / 77°C
• Max. bake setting: 550°F / 288°C
Setting bake
See example below to set a bake to start immediately at
the default temperature.
1. Press BAKE
If needed, use numeric keypads to enter a diff erent oven
temperature.
2. Press START
Once START is pressed the oven will begin heating. The
oven display shows the temperature rising.
After the oven reaches set temperature a beep will indicate
the oven is ready. The oven will continue to maintain this
temperature until the cooking feature is canceled.
NOTE
To cancel the function, you may press STOP at any time
when setting the control or during the cooking process.
To change the set temperature while the oven is already
heating, follow the same procedure described above.
For best results
• As much as possible, use only one rack on position 2 or
3 and center the pans. If using two racks, place the oven
racks in position 2 and 4.
• When placing multiple food items in the oven allow 2-4"
(5-10cm) of space between the food items for proper air
circulation.
• Dark or dull pans absorb more heat than shiny bakeware
resulting in dark or overbrowning of foods. It may be
necessary to reduce the oven temperature or cook time
to prevent overbrowning of some foods. Dark pans are
recommended for pies. Shiny pans are recommended for
cakes, cookies and muffi ns.
Pan position for one rack
baking.
Pan position for two rack
baking.
Warm & Hold
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The Warm & Hold feature will keep oven baked foods warm
for serving up to 3 hours after cooking has fi nished. After 3
hours the Warm & Hold feature will shut-off automatically.
The Warm & Hold should only be used with foods that are
already at serving temperature. The Warm & Hold feature
will maintain an oven temperature of 170°F (77°C).
The Warm & Hold feature may be used without any other
cooking operations or may be used after cooking has
fi nished using Cook Time or Delay Start.
See example below to set Warm & Hold for the oven to
start immediately.
1. Press WARM & HOLD
2. Press START
See example below to set Warm & Hold to start after a
Cook Time or Delay Start.
1. Press BAKE or any other cooking function.
If needed, enter a diff erent temperature.
2. Press START.
3. Press BAKE TIME.
4. Enter time.
5. Press START.
If needed, set a DELAY START feature.
6. Press WARM & HOLD.
7. Press START
NOTE
You may press STOP any time when setting the control or
during the cooking process.
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, fi sh, meat or poultry, should be chilled in the
refrigerator fi rst. Even when chilled, they should not stand in
the oven for more than 1 hour before cooking begins, and
should be removed promptly when fi nished cooking.
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