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How to get the best from and Care of Aluminum Foil 18,20 Vent Duct Anti-Tip Bracket Problem Solver models Appliance Registration Repair Service Canning Tips Safety Instructions Care and Cleaning 24-26 Surface Cooking 10-13 Clock/Timer Control Settings Energy-Saving Tips Cooking Guide 12, 13 12, 13 Exhaust System...
Help us help you... If you received Before usi~ your raWe, a dam~ed ra~e... read this book carefully. Immediately contact the dealer (or It is intended to help you operate builder) that sold you the range. and maintain your new range properly.
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– Do not leave children alone— basic safety precautions should children should not be left alone be followed, including the or unattended in an area where an and to avoid grease fires, following: appliance is in use. They should Do not let cooking grease never be allowed to sit or stand Use this appliance only for its or other flammable materials...
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Oven Stand away from range when opening oven door. Hot air or appliance is quipped with one . m avoid the possib~ty steam which escapes can cause or more sutice units of di~mnt of a burn or electric shock, burns to hands, face and/or eyes.
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Your Ra~e Oven Cmting Your range, like many other household items, is heavy and Preheat oven only when can settle into soft floor coverings aluminum, with tight-fitting covers, such as cushioned vinyl or satisfactorily without preheating. flat bottoms which completely When moving the range carpeting.
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Features of Your Ra~e Model RB~4J Model RB~7J Model RB~5GJ...
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Explained Model Model Model Feature Index on page 1 Model and Serial Numbers 2 Surface Unit Controls 3 Surface Unit “ON” Indicator Lights 4 Oven Set Control 5 Oven Temp Control 6 Oven Cycling Light 7 Automatic Oven Timer, Clock and Minute Timer 8 Door Latch (Use for Self-Clean only.) 9 Broiler Pan and Rack (Do not clean...
Features of Your Range Model RS743GJ (Slide-In) Model M75WK Model RS742J (Slide-In)
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Model Explained Model Model Feature Index on page 1 Model and Serial Numbers 2 Surface Unit Controls 3 Surface Unit “ON” Indicator Lights 4 Oven Set Control 5 Oven Temp Control 6 Oven Cycling Light 7 Automatic Oven Timer, Clock and Minute Timer 8 Door Latch (Use for Self-Clean only.) 9 Surface Light Button...
Surface CooMng See Surface Cooking Guide on pages U and U. Features 1. Surface Unit Controls 2. Master Indicating Light for Surface Units 3. Calrod@ Units Surface CooKng with Set the Controls Infinite Heat Controk for Using Heats Your surface units and controls Quick start for cooking;...
Questions & Answers Q. Why does my cookware tilt Q. Can I use special cooking when I place it on the surface unit? on my surface unit? equipment, like an oriental wok, on any surface unifi? A. Yes, only use cookware A.
Surface Cooking Guide Cookware ~ps 1. Use medium-or heavy-weight 2. To conserve the most cooking 3. Deep Fat Frying. Do not overfill cookware. Aluminum cookware kettle with fat that may spill over energy, pans should be flat on the when adding food. Frosty foods conducts heat faster than other bottom, have straight sides and tight bubble vigorously.
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RIGHT WRONG Directions and Setting Setting to Complete Food Cookware to Start Cooking Comments Cooking Fried Chicken Covered HIGH. Melt fat, Switch to MED For crisp dry chicken, cover only LOW. Cover skillet and Skillet HI to brown chicken. cook until tender. after switching to LOW for 10 minutes.
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Automatic ~mer and Clock The automatic timer and clock on your Range are helpful devices that Q. How can I use my Minute serve several purposes.The knob locations on some range models cooking easier? may vary and will look like one of the two sets of timers below.
Using Your Oven Before Using Your Oven Oven Interior Shelves Oven Light (on models so equipped) 1. Look at the controls. Be sure The shelves are designed with stop- you understand how to set them locks so that when placed correctly properly.
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When cooking a food for the first that you set. Examples of tiediate time in your new oven, use time Start (oven turns on now and you given on recipes as a guide. Oven set it to turn off automatically) or thermostats, over a period of years, Delay Stirt and Stop (setting the may “drift”...
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1. Aluminum Dans conduct heat 2. Dark or non-shinv finishes and 3. Preheating the oven is not alwavs glass cookware gen~rally absorb necessary, e~pecially for foods baking, light, shiny finishes give best heat, which may result in dry, crisp which cook longer than 30 to 40 results because they help prevent crusts.
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Roasting Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Questions and Answers Tender meat or poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. Q. Is it necessary to check for Roasting temperatures, which doneness with a meat thermometer? should be low and steady, keep A.
Roasting Guide Roasting 1. Position oven shelf at B for 3. Remove fat and drippings as 5. Rozen roas~ can be small-size roasts (3 to 7 lbs. ) and necessary. Baste as desired. conventionally roasted by adding at A for larger roasts. 10 to 25 minutes per pound mor~ 4.
Broiling Broiling is cooking food by intense Questions & Answem radiant heat from the upper unit in Q. Why should I leave the door the oven. Most fish and tender cuts closed when broiling chicken? of meat can be broiled. Follow steps to keep spattering and these A.
Broiling Guide Broiling To slash, cut crosswise through 6. Broiler does not need to be outer fat surface just to the edge of preheated. However, for very thin 1. Always use broiler pan and rack the meat. Use tongs to turn meat foods, or to increase browning, that comes with your oven.
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Before Setting Oven Step 5: Step 2: Controls, Check These The aluminum or porcelain- Slide the LA~H HANDLE to the enameled drip pans that came right as far as it will go. Things: with your range can be cleaned Step 1: automatically in the self-cleaning Remove broiler pan, broiler rack oven, but the aluminum pans may...
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Follow These Steps after Questions and Answers oven to cool for at least one hour before opening the door. Wipe up Self-Cleaning Q. Why won’t my oven clean the excess soil and reset the clean immediately even though I set After cleaning is complete, the cycle.
Care and Cleaning (See Cleaning Guide on pages 28 and 29.) Plug-In UniG Surface Uni@ Proper care and cleaning are important so your range will give (on models so equipped) Clean the area under the drip pans you efficient and satisfactory often.
Oven Lamp— Lamp Replacement CAUTION Non-Self-Cleaning Upper CAUTION: Before replacing Oven On HI/LOW Range surface units in an automatic your oven lamp bulb, disconnect dishwasher. (Model RH758) the electric power for your range at the main fuse or circuit Do not immerse plug-in surface To remove: breaker panel.
Care and Cleani~(~ontin~ed) To ~~ Upper Oven tick 2. After adjustment is made, press monitor fidy against knob. Return *M-~* Oven Use time given on recipe when knob to range, matching flat area (Model RH758-These pa~ can be cooking for first time. Oven on knob and shaft.
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COOKING OPERATION. needed with Part No. WB02X7692 and dust. With careful use and START FAN AT BEGINNING available from your Hotpoint handling, filters will last for years. OF COOKING. supplier. necessary, obtain a filter from Motor your dealer.
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Note: Ut range/oven parts cool before touching or handling. PART MATERIALS ~ USE GENERAL DIRECTIONS Bake Unit and Do not clean the bake unit or broil unit. Any soil will burn off when the unit is heated. Broil Unit residue, or ash accumulates around the bake unit, gently wipe around the unit with warm wter. Broiler Pan and Rack Soap and Water DO N~ clean in tbe self-...
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GENERAL DIRECTIONS MATERIAN TO USE PART Shelves Your shelves can be cleaned with the self-cleaning function in the oven. For heavy soil, clean Soap and Water (See by hand and rinse thoroughly. Self-Cleaning Oven Directions) handle the unit Spatters and spills burn away when the coils are heated. At DO N~ before completely cooled.
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Questions? POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY PROBLEM OVEN WILL N~ WORK Plug on range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet. The circuit breaker in your house has been tripped, or a fuse has been blown. Oven controls not properly set. Door lefi in locked position after cleaning.
If You Need Service To obtain service, see your warranty on the back page of this book. We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are three steps to follow for further help.
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Look in the White or Yellow Pages of your telephone directory for HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE, GENERAL ELECTRIC-HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE or HOTPOINT CUSTOMER C,4RE@ SERVICE. Replacement of house fuses or WHAT IS N~ COVERED resetting of circuit breakers. teach you how to use the product.
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