Kenmore Elite 790.9659 Series, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...E L I T E Electric Range Estufa el6ctrica Models Modelos 790 9659 color number ntJmero de color iii www sears com Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL60179 U S A pin 316417253 0606 ...

Page 2: ... the user incorrect product 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 fa...

Page 3: ...ound the range The weig ht of a child on an open door may cause the range to tip resulting in serious burns or other injury Do not store items of interest to children in the cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range Children climbing on the range to reach items could be sedouslyinjured _Do not use the oven or warmer drawer if equipped for storage Never Use Your Appliance for Warming or...

Page 4: ...t 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 pan and its insert allow dripping fat to drain and be kept away from the high heat of the broiler Do not cover the broiler insert with alumin...

Page 5: ...tamos por haber hecho una compra inteligente Su nuevo producto Kenmore rue diseSado y fabricado para ofrecer muchos aSos de servicio confiable Sin embargo como todo producto el mismo podrfa requerir mantenimiento preventivo o reparaciones ocasionales Es por eso que el tenet un Acuerdo maestro de protecci6n podrfa ahorrarle dinero y molestias Adquiera ya un Acuerdo maestro de protecci6n y protejase...

Page 6: ...Covers 12 Automatic Oven Door Light Switch 13 Self Cleaning Oven interior 14 Self Clean Door Latch 15 Adjustable Heavy Duty Porcelain Oven Racks 16 Oven Convection Fan Cover 17 Large 1 piece Oven Door Handle 18 Full width Oven Door with Large Window 19 Warm Ready _ Drawer Rack not illustrated with Drawer Handle 20 Warmer Drawer Humidity Controller 21 Ceramic Smoothtop 22 8 Single Radiant Element 2...

Page 7: ...try 1 or 2 Turkey roast or ham 1or Roasting Shelf Types of Oven Racks Flat Handle Oven Rack Flat Half Rack Fig 4 Fig 5 Always use pot holders or oven mitts when adjusting the oven racks Wait until the oven has completely cooled if possible Oven racks may be HOT and may cause burns Your range may be equipped with one or more of the oven rack types shown Flat Handle Oven Rack Fig 4 Flat Oven Half Ra...

Page 8: ... lock the cooktop To turn the Cooktop Lockout Feature ON 1 BE SURE ALL surface element controls are set to the OFF position 2 Press and hold _ until a 2nd beep sounds If a triple beep sounds instead check all surface elements and turn them to the OFF position and repeat this step The Cooktop Locked indicator light will turn ON and the cooktop controls and functions are locked out until the cooktop...

Page 9: ...cooking process ii iii _I ii iii_ I Fig 1 Fig 2 NOTE Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the element to cycle on and off even at the HI setting This helps to prevent damage to the ceramic smoothtop Cycling at the HI setting is normal and can occur if the cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the pan bottom is not flat Refer to page 15 for more details about using proper cookw...

Page 10: ...l monitors the temperature for 5 positions on the cooktop The Hot Surface indicator light Fig 8 will glow whenever any of the element positions becomes HOT The Hot Surface indicator light will remain ON while hot and turn OFF once the cooktop has cooled sufficiently Fig 9 ESEC PF message The ESEC will display the PF message whenever there has been a power interruption to the appliance PF will appe...

Page 11: ...s heard The 2 display will show NOTE Each time a pad is touched a beep will sound If no further pads are touched within 10 seconds the request to power the element ON will clear 3 Touch the element position s _ N _ pad once to turn ON the power level Hi or _ V _ pad V once for Lo See Fig 4 The Hot Surface indicator light will turn ON when the element becomes hot 4 Each touch of the _ or _ pad will...

Page 12: ... for Lo The Hot Surface indicator will once See Fig 4 light turn ON when the element becomes hot 5 Each touch of the _ or _ A pad will decrease or increase the power v level by 1 2 from 9 0 through 3 0 Simmer power levels between 3 0 and 1 0 will decrease or increase by 2 increments Lo is the lowest power level available Note The power level may be adjusted at any time while the element is ON 6 Wh...

Page 13: ... or _pad for Lo The Hot Surface indicator will once See Fig 4 light turn ON when the element becomes hot 5 Each touch of the _ or _ pad will decrease or increase the power v v level by 1 2 from 9 0 through 3 0 Simmer power levels between 3 0 and 1 0 will decrease or increase by 2 increments Lo is the lowest power level available Note The power level may be adjusted at any time while the element is...

Page 14: ... the Warmer Zone control position touch C X once to turn ON the power level for Hi See Fig 2 or _ to turn ON the power level for Lo See Fig 5 The Warmer Zone indicator light will glow steady indicating the Warmer Zone is ON The Hot Surface indicator light will turn ON when the Warmer Zone becomes hot Each touch of the CVb or C X _ will decrease or increase the power levels The Warmer Zone has 5 po...

Page 15: ...eat conductor Some types of food will cause it to darken Anodized aluminum cookware resists staining pitting f aluminum pans slide across the ceramic cooktop they may leave metal marks which will resemble scratches Remove these marks immediately COPPER Excellent heat conductor but discolors easily May leave metal marks on ceramic glass see Aluminum above STAINLESS STEEL Slow heat conductor with un...

Page 16: ... Hi Poultry Hi Pork Chops Hi Fried Foods Hi Pizza Hi Gravies Med Casseroles Med Eggs Med Roasts Beef Pork Lamb Med Vegetables Med Biscuits Med Rolls hard Med Pastries Med Rolls soft Lo Empty Dinner Plates Lo Fig 3 This feature may be used to control humidity levels in the Warmer Drawer The control knob is located on the inner front panel of the Warmer Drawer To help keep foods moist move the handl...

Page 17: ...touch the pad once to turn the Warmer Drawer or Bread Proof feature OFF The Warmer Drawer indicator light will turn OFF Warmer Drawer Food Temperature Settings Use the recommended Warmer Drawer food temperature settings table See page 16 Fig 3 Jfa particular food is not listed start with the Meal setting Jfmore crispness is desired remove the lid or aluminum foil from the food Most foods can be ke...

Page 18: ...g page 30 process See page 20 CLOCK Use to set the time of day See page 19 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 29 temperature variety of food and minute timer See page...

Page 19: ...set the 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 Fig 1 PRESS G _fot 6 seconds DISPLAY Fig 2 Fig 3 _ _ J Fig 4 Fig 6 The DELAY START _ and FLEX CLEAN c_a _pads control the Silent Control operation feature The Silent Control v operatio...

Page 20: ...e and h See 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 Setting Timer _for6seconds Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 4 The TIMER _r_ 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 ...

Page 21: ... Q for 3 seconds Q for 3 seconds Fig 1 2 The oven is fully operational Setting Temperature Display m Fahrenheit or Celsius The BROIL _roil_ 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 22: ...g 2 4 Press 5 Press d m _ _ 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 Time y...

Page 23: ...er the oven has 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 sTo_when baking is complete or to cancel the Preheat feature PRESS DISPLAY Fig 1 Fig ...

Page 24: ...T _ feature for instructions The oven can be programmed to bake at any temperature from 170 F to 550 F The sample shown below is for 350 F INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY To set the Bake Temperature to 3S0 F 1 Arrange interioroven racks and place food inoven 2 Press _ 350 will automatically appear in the display See Fig 1 3 Press sty A long beep will sound once the oven set temperature reaches 350 F Se...

Page 25: ...me remaining in the Cook Time mode Once Cook Time has started baking a long beep wi sound when the oven temperature reaches the set temperature Press when baking has finished or at any time to cancel the Cook Time feature d _PG 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 time...

Page 26: ...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 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 any ...

Page 27: ...broil temperature setting is 400 F press the desired 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 broili...

Page 28: ...e convection fan icon will come on Press Q to stop Convection Roast at any time 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 items package The convection fan will not turn on with the Cakes or Breads key pad O Fig 1 Fig 2 Recommended CONV ROAST CAKES BREADS foods to be cooked in each Meat Cakes ...

Page 29: ...evenly Tips for Convection Bake 1 Time reductions will vary depending on the amount and 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 ti _ a dark finish will cook faster 2 Preheating is not necessary when cooking casseroles with Convection Bake 3 When using Convection B...

Page 30: ...r a Delay 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 DISPLAY Fig 1...

Page 31: ...t open 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 Roasts may be left uncovered so browning can occur Cook times will vary depending on the weight fat content bone the shape of the roast Use the recipe...

Page 32: ...NSTRUCTIONS 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 the ti...

Page 33: ... The Warm Hold v 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 INSTRUCTIONS PRESS To set Warm Hold t Arrange interior oven racks and pla...

Page 34: ...1 Use a 1 4 socket and ratchet to remove the shield Locate glide lever on each side of drawer pull up on the left glide lever and push down on the right glide lever Pull the drawer away from the range To Replace Warmer Drawer 1 Replace shield on the right glide of the drawer body 2 Pull the bearing glides to the front of the chassis glide See Fig 2 3 Align the glide on each side of the drawer with...

Page 35: ... cleaners or oven protective coatings in or around any part of the Self Cleaning oven DO NOT 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 aluminu...

Page 36: ...e Fig 1 2 4 hours of Self Cleaning time may be choosen by pressing any amount of time from _ 2 hours through bdbdb 4 ho rs n ono m n to ncrom 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 37: ...door 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...

Page 38: ... 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 enter the desired change Example 30 F and then press...

Page 39: ...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 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 ...

Page 40: ...OT 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 light to moderate soil Apply a few drops of CookTop Cleaning Creme directly to the cooktop Use a paper towel or use a non abrasive plastic type no scratch cleaning pad to clean the entire cooktop surface M...

Page 41: ...door facing down To Remove Oven Door 1 Open oven door completely horizontal with floor See Fig 1 2 Pull the door hinge locks on both left and right door hinges down from the oven frame completely towards the oven door See Fig 2 A tool such as a small flat blade screwdriver may be required 3 Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides Do not use the oven door handle See Fig 3 4 Close ...

Page 42: ...tion against possible broken glass To replace the oven light bulb s 1 Turn electrical power off at the main source or unplug the range 2 Press wire holder to one side to release the glass shield 3 Replace bulb with a new 40 watt appliance bulb 4 Replace glass shield over bulb and snap wire holder into place 5 Turn power back on again at the main source or plug the range back in 6 The clock will th...

Page 43: ...trol is on for the element to be used Surface element does not heat Lightweight or warped pans used Use only flat evenly balanced medium or heavyweight cookware Flat pans heat better than warped pans Cookware materials and weight of the material affect heating Heavy and medium weight pans heat evenly Because lightweight pans heat unevenly foods may burn easily No power to the appliance Check steps...

Page 44: ...area but get hot enough to burn on residue Clean these areas before the self cleaning cycle is started Burned on residue can be cleaned with a stiff nylon brush and water or a nylon scrubber Be careful not to damage the oven gasket Flames inside oven or smoking from vent Excessive spillovers in oven Set Self Clean cycle for a longer cleaning time Scratches or abrasions on cooktop surface Ceramic G...

Page 45: ...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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