Crosley CRE3580QWA Use & Care Manual page 20

Problem Solution
Oven smokes excessively during broiling. • Incorrect setting. Follow broiling instructions in Setting Oven
Controls.
• Make sure oven door is opened to broil stop position.
• Meat too close to the broil element. Reposition the oven rack to provide
proper clearance between the meat & the element. Preheat the broil
element for searing.
• Meat not properly prepared. Remove excess fat from meat. Cut
remaining fatty edges to prevent curling, but do not cut into lean.
• Broiler pan and insert wrong side up and grease not draining. Always
place insert on the broiler pan with ribs up & slots down to allow grease
to drip into pan (some models).
• Grease has built up on oven surfaces. Regular cleaning is necessary
when broiling frequently. Old grease or food spatters cause excessive
smoking.
Flames inside oven or smoking from • Excessive spillovers in oven. For example this will happen for pie
oven vent. spillovers or large amounts of grease left on the oven bottom. Wipe up
excessive spillovers before starting oven. If flames or excessive smoke
are present see Setting Broil in the Setting Oven Controls section.
Oven control panel beeps & displays • Oven control has detected a fault or error condition. Press Clear Off to
any F code error, clear the display & stop beeping. Try the bake or broil feature again. If
the F code error repeats, remove power from appliance, wait 5 minutes
and then repower appliance and set clock for the time of day. Try the
bake or broil feature again. If the fault recurs, record fault and call for
service.
Scratches or abrasions on cooktop • Coarse particles such as salt or sand between cooktop and utensils
surface, can cause scratches. Be sure cooktop surface and bottoms of utensils
are clean before usage. Small scratches do not affect cooking and will
become less visible with time.
• Cleaning materials not recommended for ceramic-glass cooktop have been
used. See Cooktop cleaning and maintenance in the Care & Cleaning
section of this Use & Care Guide.
• Cookware with rough bottom has been used. Use smooth, fiat-bottomed
cookware.
Metal marks on the cooktop. • Sliding or scraping of metal utensils on cooktop surface. Do not slide
metal utensils on cooktop surface. Use a ceramic-glass cooktop cleaner
to remove the marks. See Cooktop cleaning and maintenance in the
Care & Cleaning section.
Brown streaks or specks on cooktop • Boilovers are cooked onto surface. Use razor blade scraper to remove soil.
surface. See Cooktop Cleaning and maintenance in the Care & Cleaning section.
Areas of discoloration with metallic sheen • Mineral deposits from water and food. Remove using a ceramic-glass cooktop
on cooktop surface, cleaner. Use cookware with clean, dry bottoms.