Kenmore Kenmore 790.7938, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...ual Fuel Range Estufa de fuel dual p_ _ c e U 7 0 _ s q _ _ Models Modelos 790 7938 color number nQmero de color C_ O0 0 O0 www sears com Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 U S A pin 316417312 0408 ...

Page 2: ...ng Range Warranty FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL PARTS For one year from the date of purchase when installed and operated according to the Installation Instructions and Use Care Guide if any part of this range fails due to a defect in material or workmanship Sears will repair or replace it at our option free of charge ADDITIONAL FOUR YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON RANGE PARTS For the second through the f...

Page 3: ...vice 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 the construction of a...

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: ...lly Personal injury or death from electrical shock may occur if the range is not installed by a qualified installer or electrician Any additions changes or conversions required in order for this appliance to satisfactorily meet the application needs must be made by Sears Service Z Before Using Your Range Assembly of Burner Heads Caps Grates _ Your range is shipped with the Burner Heads and Burner ...

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Page 7: ...tomatic Oven Door Light Switch 14 Dual Oven Interior Lights with Shields 15 Self Cleaning Oven interior 16 Convection 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 ...

Page 8: ... fish 1 2 or 3 Cookies cakes pies biscuits 3 or 4 Muffins Frozen pies angel food cake 5 or 6 yeast bread casseroles small cuts of meat or poultry Turkey roast or ham 5 or 6 Types of Oven Racks Flat Handle Oven Rack 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 coated Flat Oven Half Rack Fig 4 The Flat Ov...

Page 9: ...rol Locations of the Gas Surface Burners Your range is equipped with 5 gas surface burners with 4 different BTU ratings The ability to heat food quicker and in larger volumes increases as the burner size increases The smaller SIMMER burner is best used for simmering delicate sauces etc This burner is located at the right rear burner position on the cooktop See Fig 3 The STANDARD burners can be use...

Page 10: ...e Burner Flame Size For most cooking start on the highest control setting and then turn to a lower one to complete the process Use the recommendations below as a guide for determining proper flame size for various types of cooking The size and type of utensil used and the amount of food being cooked will influence the setting needed for cooking Flame Size Type of Cooking High Flame Start most food...

Page 11: ...ay warp the griddle and prevent even heat distribution _J 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 top of the rack and a casserol...

Page 12: ...icating the Bread Proofing feature in ON See Fig 5 bread dough preparation instructions on this page To return to standard Warmer Drawer settings touch H_ 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 4 When the food or dough is ready for removal touch the pad once to turn the Warmer ...

Page 13: ...rawer 1 _ Turn power off before removing the warmer drawer 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 Push down with finger Fig 2 Fig 3 To 1 2 3 Replace Warmer Warm Ready TM Drawer Pull the bearing glides to the front of the chassis ...

Page 14: ...ct Add 1 feature See the Kitchen Minute page 25 Timer The feature See Kitchen Timer page 26 does not start or stop cooking See page 16 MEATS CAKES BREADS Use to select the Meats Cakes and Breads cooking feature See page 24 _iiiiiiii CLOCK Use to set the time of day See page 15 STOP CLEAR Use to cancel any oven mode previously entered except the time of day and minute timer Press STOP CLEAR to stop...

Page 15: ...ar in the display Press _ CLO will disappear and the clock will start Fig 4 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 12 Hr Fig 5 or 24 Hr appears in the display 2 Press to switch between the 12 and 24 hour time ...

Page 16: ..._ to accept the change Fig 4 display will return to day or press _ to reject the change time of Setting Kitchen Timer for6 seconds Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 4 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 used during any of the...

Page 17: ...ed See Fig 2 2 The oven is again fully operational _for 3 seconds _for 3 seconds Setting Temperature Display m Fahrenheit or Celsius Fig 1 Fig 2 TTC _ The 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 INSTRU...

Page 18: ...Recipe Settings The Recipe Recall feature may be used to record and recall your favorite recipe settings This feature may store 1 setting for each of the basic cooking pads The pads that a recipe may be stored with are BAKE _ CONV BAKE MEATS _ CAKES _ BREADS To store a recipe start your recipe with one of the pads listed When using the _ pad to start cooking press and hold the START pad for 6 seco...

Page 19: ...ntrol will sound a long beep 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...

Page 20: ...ar in the display Fig 1 350 will appear in the display 4 Press _ A long beep will sound once the oven temperature reaches 350 F and the display will show 350 and BAKE Fig 3 will cancel the Bake feature at any time Pressing 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 changed to 425 F pr...

Page 21: ...lay Fig 6 Once the Timed Bake feature has started the current time of day will appear in the display OVEN COOK 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 long beep will sound when the oven temperature reaches the set temperature Press _ when baking has finished or at any time to cancel the T...

Page 22: ... minute to 11 hours and 59 minutes 8 Press _ TIMED BAKE 350 will be displayed Fig 6 9 Press Enter the desired start time using the number pads 10 Press _ When Delay Start starts the set oven temperature will disappear TIMED DELAY BAKE and the current time of time of day will appear in the display Fig 8 OVEN COOK Note Once Delay Start has started press _ to display the bake time remaining Once the ...

Page 23: ... flash 550 will appear Fig 1 4 If a lower broil temperature is desired minimum 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 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...

Page 24: ... and 350 will appear in the display See Fig 2 4 Press _ MEATS and 350 will appear in the display See Fig 3 The convection fan icon will come on Press _ to stop Convection Roast at any time G GG Meats Cakes Breads Recommended foods to be cooked in each Fig 4 Cheesecake Meat Cakes Breads Poultry Brownies Rolls Pies fresh frozen Biscuits Baked Custards Muffins Combread Roasting Rack Instructions When...

Page 25: ...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 3 or 4 If cooking on multiple racks place the oven racks in positions 2 and 5 using 2 racks Place in positio...

Page 26: ... Delayed Start Delayed Timed Bake is desired enter the times now 4 Press CO VERT CONV BAKE and the oven temperature adjustment will appear in the display for this example it is 325 F A beep will sound once the adjusted oven temperature is reached The display will show 325 CONV BAKE and the fan icon Fig 3 CONVERT Note The oven icon will show a rotating fan within the square This rotating fan icon i...

Page 27: ...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 _i_ Use the recip...

Page 28: ...ing 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 in the oven 3 Press _ o will appear in the display Fig 1 350 will appear in the display 5 Press _ _ The display will show 350 and BAKE The oven will turn ON and begin heating See Fig 3 6 If a Timed Bake or Delay Start Delayed Timed Bake is needed...

Page 29: ...p to 3 hours after cooking has finished After 3 hours the Warm Hold _ 1_ 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 TIMED BAKE or DELAY START Delayed Timed Bake INSTRUCTIONS PRESS 2 _ To set Warm Hold 1 Arrange interior oven racks and place baked food in oven If the food is al...

Page 30: ...lean 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 hav...

Page 31: ... See Fig 1 2 4 hours of Self Cleaning time may be choosen by pressing any amountoftimefrom___ 2hours through ___ 4 hours in one minute increments You 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 CLEANI V Cooktop Lockout icon and the letters CLn will remain on in the display Fig 2 4 As...

Page 32: ...or approximately 1 HOUR and the DOOR LOCKED icon is no longer displayed the oven door can then be opened Fig 7 IMPORTANT NOTES when using the Self Cleaning feature 1 A Self Cleaning cycle cannot be started if the Oven Lockout feature is active Fig 7 2 If a Self Cleaning Cycle has started but not finished and a power failure occurs the appliance may not have thoroughly cleaned Once power is restore...

Page 33: ...ture use the number pads to enter the desired change Example 30 F _ Fig 2 The temperature may be increased as much as 35 F 19 C 3 Press _ to accept the temperature change and the display will return to the time of day Fig 3 Press _ to reject the change if necessary To adjust the oven temperature lower 1 Press _ for 6 seconds Fig 4 2 To decrease the temperature use the number pads to enter the desi...

Page 34: ...ss 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 Drawerarea 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 paper towel...

Page 35: ...e Oven 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 fl...

Page 36: ...e Burners without the Burner Caps and Burner Heads properly in place To Clean the surface Burner Caps and Burner Heads 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 Fo...

Page 37: ...auge wire or needle to clean ports See Cleaning the Cooktop Contoured Well Areas Burner Caps Burner Heads Grates in the General Care Cleaning section for complete instructions Surface burner flame burns half way around Surface burner flame is orange Range power cord is disconnected from outlet electric ignition models only Be sure cord is securely plugged into the outlet Electrical power outage el...

Page 38: ...at to the set temperature before placing food in the oven Try adjusting the recipe s recommended temperature or baking time If you feel the oven is cooking too hot or cool see Adjusting Your Oven Temperature Controls are not set properly Follow instructions in Self Cleaning section Self Cleaning cycle was interrupted Stop time must be set 2 to 4 hours past the start time Follow steps under Stoppin...

Page 39: ...ng 1 teaspoon 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...

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