Kenmore 790.7942, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ... E L I T E Gas ar e Estufa a as Models Modelos 790 7942 7944 color number ntJmero de color www sears com Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates L 60179 U S A pin 316417324 0606 ...

Page 2: ...oduct installation operation or maintenance 3 A service technician to clean or maintain this product 4 Damage to or failure of this product if it is not installed operated or maintained according to all instructions supplied with the product 5 Damage to or failure of this product resulting from accident abuse misuse or use for other than its intended purpose 6 Damage to or failure of this product ...

Page 3: ...ectrical Code ANSI NFPA No 70 1atest edition or in Canada CSA Standard C22 1 Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 and local code requirements Install only per installation instructions provided in the literature package for this range Ask your Sears dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an authorized Sears repair service Know how to disconnect the power to the range at the circuit breaker or f...

Page 4: ... melt or ignite Placement of Oven Racks Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool If rack must be moved while oven is hot use extreme caution Use potholders and grasp the rack with both hands to reposition Do not let potholders contact the hot heating elements in the oven Remove all utensils from the rack before moving Do not use the broiler pan without its insert The broiler ...

Page 5: ...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 See the INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS packaged with this range for complete installation and grounding ins...

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Page 7: ...rom cooktop Remove all Burner Caps and Burner Heads except DO NOT RE MOVE Burner Head for Triple Ring Burner right front burner position See Fig 4 c Discard any packing material located under the Burner Heads except Triple Ring Burner position d Replace right rear Burner Head Cap onto cooktop Match the letter for the right rear burner located inside of Burner Cap with the letter located inside Bur...

Page 8: ...ection Bake Fan Cover 17 Adjustable Porcelain Coated Oven Racks includes Handle Half Oven Racks 18 Large 1 piece Oven Door Handle styles colors vary with model 19 Full width Oven Door styles colors vary with model 20 Warmer Drawer with Handle Warmer Drawer Rack 21 5 000 BTU Simmer Burner 22 9 500 BTU Center Burner some models 23 9 500 BTU Power Burner some models 24 14 200 BTU Power Burner some mo...

Page 9: ...g meats chicken or fish 5 4 or 3 Cookies cakes pies biscuits 2 or3 Muffins Frozen pies angel food cake 1 or Roasting Rack yeast bread casseroles small cuts of meat or poultry Turkey roast or ham 1 or Roasting Rack Flat Handle Oven Rack Flat Half Oven Rac_ Fig 3 Your range may be equipped with one or more of the oven rack types shown a Porcelain coated Flat Handle Oven Rack Fig 3 or a Porcelain coa...

Page 10: ...R Burners are best used for bringing large quantities of liquid rapidly up to temperature or when preparing larger quantities of food These burner are located at the right front and left rear positions on the cooktop For models with a Ceramic Cooktop See Fig 4 Ther SIMMER Burner is best used for simmering delicate sauces etc This burner is located at the right rear burner position on the cooktop T...

Page 11: ...e outer edge of the pan iiMiiiiiiiiiii ii iii i i i i ii ii i ii ii i iiii iii i i ii i i i iii Jiiii iiif 2 i ize Improper flame size Fig 2 Triple Ring Burner some models The versatile Triple Ring Burner offers a complete range of gas surface settings from the same burner location At the lowest setting only the inner ring is active providing a low flame for any simmering needs If needed however t...

Page 12: ...e gas control knob clockwise past the first LO setting to the arrow marked BRIDGE 5 Visually check that both the left rear and left center Burners are lit Fig 1 6 When both burners are lit continue to turn the control knob counterclockwise to adjust to the desired flame size for both burners together Note The markings between the 2rid Hi and LO settings on the left rear control knob adjust the fla...

Page 13: ...eheating on HI may warp the griddle and prevent even heat distribution iiii i i i Fig 1 Setting Warmer Drawer Controls Arranging Warmer Drawer Racks Using the Warmer Drawer Arranging Warmer Warm Ready TM Drawer Rack Positions The rack can be used in two ways In the upward position Fig 2 to allow low profile food items to be placed both under and on top of the rack for example rolls or biscuits on ...

Page 14: ...ing the Bread Proofing feature in ON See Fig 5 bread dough preparation instructions on this page To return to standard Warmer Drawer settings touch CA_ pad at least once Note For best results preheat the Warmer Drawer before adding the food or bread dough An empty drawer will preheat in approximately 15 minutes When the food or dough is ready for removal touch the pad once to turn the Warmer Drawe...

Page 15: ...rn poweroff before removing the warmerdrawer 2 Open the drawer to the fully opened position 3 Locate glide lever on each side of drawer pull up on the left glide lever and push down on the right glide lever See Fig 2 4 Pull the drawer away from the range To 1 2 3 Replace Warmer Warm Ready TM Drawer Pull the bearing glides to the front of the chassis glide See Fig 3 Align the glide on each side of ...

Page 16: ...not start or stop the feature See cooking page 28 process See page 18 ADD 1 CONVBAKE PREHEAT CAKESor STOP Use to cancel MINUTE Use to select Use to pre BREADS Use to any oven mode Use to the Convection condition the select the cakes or previously entered select Add 1 Bake feature oven breads from a except the time of day Minute See page 27 temperature variety of food and minute timer See page cata...

Page 17: ... correct time as described in To set the clock above Please note that if the 24 hour time of day mode was chosen the clock will now display time from 00 00 through 23 59 hours Setting Silent Control Operation G Fig 2 _ for6seconds Fig 3 Fig 4 Fig 6 The DELAY START _ rtY and FLEX CLEAN _a _ pads control the Silent Control operation feature The Silent Control operation feature allows the oven contro...

Page 18: ...ee Fig 3 indicates the control is set for the Continuous Bake feature _ to accept the change See Fig 4 display 3 Press will return to time of day or press _ to reject the change Fig 1 Fig 2 _for6seconds Setting Timer The TIMER _si_oef _ pad controls the Timer feature The Timer serves as an extra reminder in the kitchen that will beep when V the set time has run out The Timer will not START or STOP...

Page 19: ... unlocked See Fig 2 Q for 3 seconds 2 The oven is fully operational Setting Temperature Display m Fahrenheit or Celsius The BROIL ___Broil_ and FLEX CLEAN _ pads control the Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature display modes The oven control can be programmed to display temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius The oven has been preset at the factory to display in Fahrenheit INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY Fi...

Page 20: ...See Fig 2 4 Press 5 Press _TCi r b See Fig 3 6 Enter the desired baking time Press See Fig 4 7 Press _ and hold for 3 seconds See Fig 5 This recipe is now stored with the BAKE key pad When the Cook Time finishes t End will display The oven will shut off automatically See Fig 7 2 The control will beep 3 times The control will continue to beep 3 times every 30 seconds until _ is pressed The Cook Tim...

Page 21: ...s reached the desired temperature this example 350 F the control will sound a long beep the PRE light will turn off and oven set temperature will be displayed Fig 3 When PRE disappears from the display the oven set temperature has been reached Once the oven has preheated PLACE FOOD IN THE OVEN Press _To_ when baking is complete or to cancel the Preheat featu re PRESS DISPLAY Fig 1 Fig 2 To change ...

Page 22: ...perature from 170 F to 550 F The sample shown below is for 350 F INSTRUCTIONS To set the Bake Temperature to 350 F t Arrange interior oven racks and place food in oven 2 Press _ 350 will automatically appear in the display See Fig 1 3 Press _ _ A long beep will sound once the oven set temperature reaches 350 F See Fig 2 _ will cancel the Bake feature at any time Note Pressing To change the Bake Te...

Page 23: ...emaining in the Cook Time mode Once Cook Time has started baking a long beep will sound when the oven temperature reaches the set temperature Press 0 when baking has finished or at any time to cancel the Cook Time feature Q DISPLAY Fig 1 When the Cook Time finishes 1 End and the time of day will show in the display The oven will shut off automatically See Fig 6 2 The control will beep 3 times The ...

Page 24: ...e Fig 4 Fig 1 Fig 2 7 8 9 Press 10 Press Enter the desired start time using the number pads Press _ See Fig 6 _ See Fig 7 G Fig 3 Fig 4 _ See Fig 8 11 Press Delay Start has started press _TC_m _j_ to display Note Once the bake time remaining Once the Delay Start has started baking a long beep will sound when the oven temperature reaches the set temperature Press O when baking has finished or at an...

Page 25: ...ired temperature before continuing to step 5 5 Press _ The oven will begin to broil BROIL and 550 will appear in the display See 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 cancel broiling or if finished broiling press O See Fig 3 Recommended Broiling Times ...

Page 26: ...vection fan up to 6 minutes to activate When the convection fan activates a rotating fan icon will appear in the display See Fig 3 Fig 1 Fig 2 Note The Cakes or Breads features may be programmed like the example provided above It is recommended to follow the recipe instuctions with the food packaging The convection fan will not turn on with the Cakes or Breads key pad Fig 3 i ii ii Recommended CON...

Page 27: ...d type of food to 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 2 Preheating is not necessary when cooking casseroles with Convection Bake 3 When using Convection Bake with a single rack place oven rack in position 2 or 3 If cooking on multiple racks plac...

Page 28: ...Start setting the Convection Convert feature will display a CF for check food when the bake time is 75 complete See Fig 3 At this time the oven control will sound 3 long beeps at regular intervals until baking has finished When the bake time has completely finished the control will display End and will sound 3 long beeps every 30 seconds until the _ pad is pressed See Fig 4 PRESS DISPLAY Fig 1 _r_...

Page 29: ...pen the oven door often or leave the door open when checking foods If the oven heat escapes often the Slow Cook time may need to extended Cover the foods to keep them moist or use a loose or vented type cover to allow foods to turn crisp or brown _i Roasts may be left uncovered so browning can occur Cook times will vary depending on the weight fat content bone iJJJJ the shape of the roast Use the ...

Page 30: ...V INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY To Program the Oven for 350 F Begin Baking immediately and activate the Sabbath feature 1 Be sure that the clock is set with the correct time of day 2 Arrange the oven racks and place the food inthe oven 3 Press _ 350 F will appear in the display See Fig 1 _ The oven will turn ON ans begin heating See Fig 4 Press 2 5 If a Cook Time or Delay Start is needed then enter t...

Page 31: ... F The Warm Hold feature will keep oven baked foods warm for serving up to 3 hours after cooking has finished After 3 hours the Warm Hold feature will shut the oven OFF automatically The Warm Hold feature may be used without any other cooking operations or may be used after cooking has finished using Cook Time or Delay Start To set Warm Hold t Arrange interior oven racks and place baked food in ov...

Page 32: ...clean the oven door gasket The woven material of the oven door gasket is essential for a good seal Care should be taken not to rub damage or remove the gasket DO NOT use any cleaning materials on the oven door gasket Doing so could cause damage Remove the broiler pan and insert all utensils and any aluminum foil These items cannot withstand high cleaning temperatures Porcelain Oven racks do not ha...

Page 33: ...See Fig 1 2 4 hours of Self Cleaning time may be choosen by pressing any amount of time from _ 2 hours through bdbdb 4 hoors n ono noto ncro nts may also skip the time entry and accept the default cleaning time of 3 hours by pressing the START key pad See Step 3 3 Press _ _ The DOOR LOCKED icon will flash CLEANg Cooktop Lockout icon and the letters CLn will remain on in the display See Fig 2 4 As ...

Page 34: ...or Fig 7 can then be opened See Fig 7 IMPORTANT NOTES when using the Self Clean feature 1 The Self Clean feature will not operate whenever a radiant surface remains ON 2 A Self Clean cycle may be started if the appliance has the Cooktop Lockout active A Self Clean cycle cannot be started if Oven Lockout feature is active 3 If a Self Cleaning Cycle has started but not finished and a power failure o...

Page 35: ...ure use the number keypads to enter change Example 30 F _ _ Fig 2 the desired The temperature may be increased as much as 35 F 19 C 3 Press _ _ to accept the temperature change and the display return to the time of day See Fig 3 Press Q to reject will the change if necessary To adjust the oven temperature lower 1 Press _ for 6 seconds See Fig 4 2 To decrease the temperature use the number pads to ...

Page 36: ...g Stainless Steel Always be sure to rinse the cleaners from the surface as bluish stains may occur during heating that cannot be removed Porcelain enamel broiler pan insert door liner body parts interior Warmer Urawerarea Gentle scouring with a soapy scouring pad will remove most spots Rinse with a 1 1 solution of clear water and ammonia If necessary cover difficult spots with an ammonia soaked pa...

Page 37: ...en Door 1 Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides Do not use the oven door handle See Fig 3 2 Holding the oven door at the same angle as the removal position seat the hook of the hinge arm over the roller pins located on each side of the oven door frame See Fig 4 The hook of the hinge arms must be fully seated onto the roller pins 3 Fully open the oven door horizontal with floor ...

Page 38: ...perly in place To Clean the surface Burner Caps and Burner Heads all models Use a soap filled scouring pad or a mild abrasive cleanser to clean the surface Burner Caps and Burner Heads The ports or slots around the Burner Heads must be routinely cleaned If residue still remains in these ports use a small gauge wire or needle to clean the slots or holes For proper flow of gas and ignition of the bu...

Page 39: ... 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 Cleaning Recommendations for the Ceramic Glass Cooktop for models with a Ceramic Glass Cooktop only For light to moderate soil Apply a few drops of CookTopO Cleaning Creme directly to the cooktop Use a paper towel or use a non abrasive plastic type no scratch...

Page 40: ...e melting point of aluminum is much lower than that of other metals Care must be taken when aluminum pots or pans are used on the ceramic cooktop If allowed to boil dry not only will the utensil be destroyed but it may fuse to break or mark the ceramic glass surface permanently damaging the ceramic cooktop surface Changing Oven Lights The oven lightsautomatically turn ON when the door is opened Th...

Page 41: ...ers OFF use a small gauge wire or needle to clean ports See Cleaning the Cooktop Burner Caps Burner Heads Grates in the General Care Cleaning section for complete 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 Burners can be lit manually See Setting Surfac...

Page 42: ...sidue Clean these areas before starting the Self Clean cycle Burned on residue may be cleaned with a stiff nylon brush and water or a nylon scrubber Be careful not to damage the oven gasket Excessive spillovers in oven Set Self Cleaning cycle for a longer cleaning time Excessive spillovers in oven This is normal especially for pie spillovers or large amounts of grease on the oven bottom Wipe up ex...

Page 43: ...easpoon salt seasoning 1 tablespoon parsley 6 medium potatoes sliced 1 medium onion sliced In a large mixing bowl combine first 5 ingredients blend well In a roasting pan spread potatoes and onions over the bottom of the pan Pour soup mixture over potatoes and onions topping with the pork chops Sprinkle pepper seasoning and parsley on top of pork chops Cover pan with lid or aluminum foil and place...

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