Kenmore 790.9210, Use & Care Manual

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Broil

Setting Oven Controls

Suggested broil settings table

 (electric oven)

Food

Rack position

Setting

Cook time in minutes

(See Fig. 1)

1st side

2nd side

Doneness

Steak 1” thick

6th or 7th*

Hi

6

4

Medium

Steak 1” thick

6th or 7th*

Hi

7

5

Medium-well

Steak 1” thick

6th or 7th*

Hi

8

7

Well

Pork chops 3/4” thick 6th

Hi

8

6

Well

Chicken-bone in

5th

Lo

20

10

Well

Chicken-boneless

6th

Lo

8

6

Well

Fish

6th

Hi

- as directed -

Well

Shrimp

5th

Hi

- as directed -

Well

Hamburger 1” thick

6th or 7th*

Hi

9

7

Medium

Hamburger 1” thick

6th

Hi

10

8

Well

Fig. 3

Fig. 1

5

6

7

 Should an oven fire occur, close the oven

door and turn the oven OFF. If the fire continues, use a fire
extinguisher. DO NO

DO NO

DO NO

DO NO

DO NOTTTTT put water or flour on the fire. Flour

may be explosive.

Important notes:

• Always arrange oven racks when the oven is cool.
• For best results when broiling, use a quality broil pan

along with a broil pan insert. A broil pan is designed to
drain the fat from the food, help avoid spatter and
reduce smoking.

• When broiling, always pull the oven rack out to the stop

position before turning or removing food.

• Cook Time or Delay Start will not operate with the Broil

function.

 Always use pot holders or oven mitts when

using the oven. 

 When cooking, the oven interior, exterior,

oven racks and cooktop will become very hot which can
cause burns

Fig. 2

Use the broil function to cook meats that require direct
exposure to flame heat for optimum browning results. The
Broil function is factory preset to broil at 550°F.

The suggested broil settings table (See Fig. 3) is provided
for recommendations only. Increase or decrease broiling
times, or move to a different rack position to suit for
doneness. If the food you are broiling is not listed in the
table, follow the instructions provided in your cookbook
and watch the item closely.

1. Arrange the oven racks when cool. For optimum

browning results, preheat oven for 5 minutes before
adding food.

2. Position cookware in oven. 

Leave oven door open 

at

broil stop position when broiling (See Fig. 2).

3. Press 

Broil

 key pad.  — — will appear in display.

4. Press  

 or 

 key pad until the desired broil

setting level appears in the display. Press 

 for HI

broil or 

 for LO broil setting. Most foods may be

broiled at the HI broil setting. Select the LO broil setting
to avoid excess browning or drying of foods that should
be cooked to the well-done stage.

5. Broil on one side until food is browned. Turn and broil

food on 2nd side.

6. When finished broiling press 

.

To cancel Broil at anytime press 

.

To set Broil:

Cook times given are approximate and should be used only as a guide.
*Use the off-set rack only in rack position 7 (on some models).

some
models

4

3

2

1