Kenmore 790.79012, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...GAS RANGE ESTUFA A GAS Models 790 79012 790 79013 790 79014 790 79019 O_ Oc Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 U S A P N 316258007 010822 www sears com ...

Page 2: ...ited warranty This warranty provides for replacement for any defective surface heating element deteriorated rubberized silicone seal or glass smoothtop that cracks due to thermal breakage Damage or breakage due to customer abuse is not covered by this warranty If the product is subjected to other than private residential use the above warranty is effective for only 90 days WARRANTY SERVICE IS AVAI...

Page 3: ...zed Sears repair service Know how to disconnect the power to the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in case of an emergency User servicing Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recommended in the manuals All other servicing should be done only by a qualified technician This may reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the range Never modify or alter t...

Page 4: ...t is turned inward and does not extend over adjacent surface burners Never Leave Surface Burners Unattended at High Heat Settings Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite or a pan that has boiled dry may melt Protective Liners Do not use aluminum foil to line surface burner pans or oven bottom except as suggested in this manual Improper installation of these liners may result ...

Page 5: ...nded For maximum safety the power cord must be plugged into an electrical outlet that is correctly polarized and properly grounded If a 2 prong wall receptacle is the only available outlet it is the personal responsibility of the consumer to have it replaced with a properly grounded 3 prong wall receptacle installed by a qualified electrician _o not under any circumstance cut remove or bypass _he ...

Page 6: ...sherSafe Large Cast Iron Grates SurfaceBurner Controls Door Latch Self Cleaning ConvectionBake Heating Element 3 Adjustable Heaw duty Oven Rack s DoorHandle stylevaries withmodel Full Width Oven Door style varies with model _Warm Ready Drawer with Rack Levelin Anti tipBracket included 12 000 BTU Sealed PowerBurner LP convertible CeramicGlass Smoothtop Removable SurfaceBurner Grates colorwillvary b...

Page 7: ...ponding Orifice Holder and that the Electrode is located properly in the slot of each Burner Head See Fig 2 Proper Burner Head placement insures that each Burner will have the correct spark required for surface gas ignition 2 Place the correct Burner Caps at each of the burner locations Burner Cap Pilot Hole must face up Each of the 4 four Burner Heads MUST have a Burner Cap installed to insure pr...

Page 8: ...e Fig 1 Left front Burner P WE_ Left rear Burner Figure 1 Rightfront Burner Right rear Burner Operating the Gas Surface Controls 1 Place cooking utensil on surface burner 2 Push the surface control knob in and turn counterclockwise out of the OFF position See Fig 2 3 Release the knob and rotate to the LITE position Note All four electronic surface ignitors will spark at the same time However only ...

Page 9: ...rner adjustment A good flame is clear blue and hardly visible in a well lighted room Each cone of flame should be steady and sharp Adjust or clean burner if flame is yellow orange Using the Wok Stand The Wok Stand provided with your range is designed to allow round bottomed woks to be used It is recommended that you use a 14 inch diameter 35 5 em Wok The Wok Stand MUST be used on either the right ...

Page 10: ...r causing burns Flat bottom woks with large flat bottoms may also be used on your cooktop Surface Burner Grates without the Wok Stand See Fig 2 Insure the stability of the flat bottom wok before cooking without the Wok Stand If unstable DO NOT use the flat bottom wok without the Wok Stand Round bottom woks with a support ring should NOT be used without the Wok Stand See Figure 3 The supporting rin...

Page 11: ...d turn the knob The temperatures are approximate and are designated by HI MED and LO However the control can be set at any position between HI and LO for different levels of heating 2 When done turn the control to OFF The Warmer Zone Hot Surface indicator light will remain on until the Warmer Zone cools to a moderate level See Figs 1 and 2 A Figure 1 Tem peratu re Selection f_ _ Refer to the Warme...

Page 12: ...the racks in positions 1 3 and 5 1st Rack Position J2nd Rack Position J 3rd Rack Position _4th Rack Position b thRack Position _h Rack Position for masting large food items only Rack RECOMMENDED RACK POSITIONS FOR BROILING BAKING ROASTING Food Rack Position Broiling meats chicken or fish 1 2 or 3 Cookies cakes pies biscuits muffins 3 or 4 Frozen pies angel food cake yeast bread 5 casseroles small ...

Page 13: ... To Set the Warmer Drawer Control The control is used to select the temperature of the Warmer Drawer It is located on the control panel To set the control push in and turn the knob to the desired setting The temperatures are approximate and are designated by HI high MED medium and LO low 1 Turn the knob to select the desired temperature setting 2 For best results preheat the drawer before adding f...

Page 14: ... Convection normal Use to select Bake feature Bake See page 25 feature the Meats Cakes and See page Breads cooking 20 feature See page 24 OVEN LOCKOUT Use to disable all oven features See page 17 CLEAR OFF Use to cancel any oven mode previously entered except the Oven Lockout time of day and minute timer Press CLEAR OFF to stop cooking Minimum and Maximum Control Pad Settings All of the features l...

Page 15: ... in the display Press _ CLO will disappear and the clock will start Fig 4 PRESS O QQQ Figure 1 DISPLAY Changing between 12 or 24 hour time of day display 1 Press and hold _ for 6 seconds Fig 3 While holding the pad down the current time of day will remain and CLO will disappear from the display Fig 4 CONTINUE holding the pad until a beep is heard O for 6 seconds 2 The display will show either 12 0...

Page 16: ...ccept the change Fig 4 display will return to time of day or press _ to reject the change _for 7 seconds Figure 1 Figure 2 _or _ Figure 3 Figure 4 Setting Kitchen Timer The KITCHEN TIMER _ pad controls the Kitchen Timer feature The Kitchen Timer serves as an extra timer in the kitchen that will beep when the set time has run out It does not start or stop cooking The Kitchen Timer feature can be us...

Page 17: ...seconds A beep will sound The DOOR LOCKED will continue to flash until the oven door has completely unlocked and the lock icon light _ will clear See Fig 2 2 The range is again fully operational _for 3 seconds _for 3 seconds Figure 1 Figure 2 Setting Temperature Display Fahrenheit or Celsius The BROIL _ and CLEAN _ pads control the Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature display modes The oven control c...

Page 18: ...ing with all the normal sounds and beeps INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY To change control from normal sound operation to silent control operation 1 To tell if your range is set for normal or silent operation press and hold for 7 seconds DELAY will appear and flash in the display Fig 1 If SP appears Fig 2 the control will operate with normal sounds and beeps If appears Fig 3 the control is in the silen...

Page 19: ...ill beep and the PRE light will turn off and oven temperature will be displayed Fig 4 If the beep was missed a quick glance at the display with oven temperature showing in the oven display is a good way to check that the oven has already reached the preheat temperature Once the oven has preheated PLACE FOOD IN THE OVEN The BAKE light will stay on Press _ when baking is complete or to cancel the pr...

Page 20: ...y Fig 1 3 Press _ Fig 2 BAKE will flash and 350 will appear in the display 4 Press _ A beep will sound once the oven temperature i reaches 350 F and the display will show 350 and BAKE Fig 3 Pressing _ will cancel the Bake feature at any time To change the Bake Temperature example changing from 350 to 425 F 1 After the oven has already been set to bake at 350 F and the oven temperature needs to be ...

Page 21: ...s will remain on in the display Fig 6 Once the Timed Bake feature has started the current time of day will appear in the display OVEN_OOK Note After the Timed Bake feature has activated press _ to display the bake time remaining in the Timed Bake mode Once Timed Bake has started baking a beep will sound when the oven temperature reaches the set temperature Press _ when baking is complete or at any...

Page 22: ...using the number pads by pressing TIMED will flash BAKE 50 and 350 will appear in the display Fig 5 Note Baking time can be set for any amount of time from 1 minute to 11 hours and 59 minutes 8 Press _ TIMED BAKE and 350 will show Fig 6 v 9 Press Enter the desired stop time using the number pads _ _ v 10 Press _ When Delayed Time Bake starts the set oven temperature will disappear TIMED DELAY BAKE...

Page 23: ...oil temperature is desired minimum broil temperature setting is 400 F press the desired temperature before continuing to step 5 5 Press STy The oven will begin to broil BROIL and 550 will appear in the display Fig 2 6 Broil on one side until food is browned turn and cook on the second side Season and serve Note Always pull the rack out to the stop position before turning or removing food 7 To canc...

Page 24: ... in the display See Fig 2 4 Press _ MEATS and 350 will appear in the display See Fig 3 The rotating convection fan icon will come on a few minutes after pressing Start See Fig 4 Press _ to stop cooking Meats Cakes or Breads or to cancel cooking Meats Cakes or Breads at any time O OG Q Recommended foods to be cooked in each category Meats Meat Poultry Figure 4 Cakes Cakes Brownies Pies fresh frozen...

Page 25: ...o be cooked Cookies and biscuits should be baked on pans with no sides or very low sides to allow heated air to circulate around the food Food baked on pans with a dark finish will cook faster Preheating is not necessary when cooking casseroles with Convection Bake When using Convection Bake with a single rack place oven rack in position 3 or 4 If cooking on multiple racks place the oven racks in ...

Page 26: ...oven walls racks bottom or any other part of the range with aluminum foil Doing so will destroy heat distribution produce poor baking results and cause permanent damage to the oven interior aluminum foil will melt to the interior surface of the oven Oven racks should be removed or else their finish will dull and their color turn slightly blue If they do go through the self clean cycle wait until t...

Page 27: ...y and the oven door is closed 2 Press _ CLEAN will flash and 3 00 will show inthe display Fig 1 The control will automatically clean for a 3 hour period default self cleaning cycle time Note If a 2 or 4 hour clean time is desired press _ for 2 hour or press ____ for a 4 hour clean time Set the cleaning time based on the amount of soil light medium or heavy See above 3 Press _ The DOOR LOCKED icon ...

Page 28: ... default self cleaning cycle time Note If a 2 or 4 hour clean time is desired press 2_ for 2 hour or press for a 4 hour clean time Set the cleaning time based on the amount of soil light medium or heavy See page 27 3 Press _ The DOOR LOCKED icon will flash CLEAN icon and the letters CLn will remain on in the display Fig 2 4 Press Fig 3 Enter the desired stop time using the number pads Fig 4 5 Pres...

Page 29: ...ould help you to decide how much of an adjustment is needed INSTRUCTIONS PRESS To adjust the oven temperature higher 1 Press _ for 6 seconds Fig 1 _ 2 To increase the temperature use the number pads to enter the desired change Example 30 F _ _ Fig 2 The _ temperature may be increased as much as 35 F 17 C 3 Press _ to accept the temperature change and the display will return to the time of day Fig ...

Page 30: ...a dishcloth Rinse with clean water and a cloth Do not use cleaners with high concentrations of chlorides or chlorines Do not use harsh scrubbing cleaners Only use kitchen cleaners that are especially made for cleaning stainless steel Always be sure to rinse the cleaners from the surface as bluish stains may occur during heating that cannot be removed Gentle scouring with a soapy scouring pad will ...

Page 31: ...rly in place Figure 1 Orifice Holder To Clean the Burner Caps Burner Heads Grates and Wok Stand Use a soap filled scouring pad or a mild abrasive cleanser to clean the surface burner caps and surface burner heads The Grates and Wok Stand are designed to be Dishwasher safe for cleaning The ports or slots around the burner heads must be routinely cleaned If residue still remains in these ports use a...

Page 32: ...e the controls are turned to OFF and the cooktop is COOL _ IVA hJ i_II_ el DO NOT use a cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop The fumes can be hazardous to your health and can chemically damage the ceramic glass surface For light to moderate soil Apply a few drops of CookTop Cleaning Creme directly to the cooktop Use a paper towel or a 3M Scotch Brite Blue Multi Purpose No Scratch Scrub Sponge to clean...

Page 33: ...e beginning of the General Care Cleaning section inthis Use Care Manual Removing and Replacing the Oven Door The door is heavy For safe temporary storage lay the door flat with the inside of the door facing down To Remove Oven Door 1 Open the door 2 Remove screws located on the inside of the oven door near the hinges A one on each side 3 Close the door to the quarter open position Grasp the door f...

Page 34: ...odes _ _ Vf 1 t_lh cll Electrical Shock Hazard can occur and result in serious injury or death Disconnect appliance from electric power before cleaning and servicing the warmer drawer Oven Lights FEATURE OVERVIEW Operating Oven Lights Replacing Oven Light Wire Holder Figure 3 Be sure the range is unplugged and all parts are COOL before replacing oven light s Wear a leather faced glove for protecti...

Page 35: ...ee Cleaning the Burner Grates Burner Caps Burner Heads and Wok Stand on page 31 for additional cleaning instructions Range power cord is disconnected from outlet electric ignition models only Be sure cord is securely plugged into the outlet Electrical power outage electric ignition models only Surface burner flame burns Burner ports are clogged With the burner off clean ports by using a small gaug...

Page 36: ...mber of allowable entries for the appropriate feature The oven control is designed to prevent accidental entries Review the instructions in this Use Care Guide for the feature you are trying to use Also review the minimum and maximum temperature entries for the feature you are trying to set on page 14 in this Use Care Guide Poor baking results Many factors affect baking results Make sure the prope...

Page 37: ...g beaten 1 tsp cold water Combine cream cheese bacon Parmesan cheese onion parsley egg and milk at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended Separate dough into 8 rectangles firmly press perforations together to seal Cut each rectangle to make 6 triangles Spread each triangle with 1teaspoon of bacon cheese mixture Roll up triangle starting at long end Place on greased cookie sheet non st...

Page 38: ...rise for 20 minutes Press Bread pad and preheat oven to 400 E Bake biscuits for 12 minutes or until lightly browned Yield 5 dozen 3 Ibs fresh green beans or frozen whole green beans 3 cups water 2 tbsp butter 1Atsp hickory salt 1 1 2cups walnuts chopped 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese freshly grated 3Acup safflower oil 2 tbsp olive oil 1Acup balsamic vinegar 1 garlic clove minced 1 tsp tarragon fresh chopp...

Page 39: ... Caiun Shrimp Stirfry 4slices 2 tsp 1 2tsp 1 3 cup 1 1 21bs 2 tsp I each 1 2 cup 1 14oz can bacon cornstarch fish flavored bouillon granules water peeled shrimp Creole seasoning small green pepper small yellow pepper small red pepper small onion diced celery Cajun style stewed tomatoes drained Cooked Rice Cook bacon in large wok until crisp remove reserving 3 tablespoons of drippings Crumble bacon...

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