Hotpoint RB524R Installation guide

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AluminumFoil 19 *Preheating 13,16
Anti-TipDevice 3,27,29 ‘Roasting/RoastingGuide 17,18
A~~lianceRegistration 2~Shelves 14
Useand Care
&MtiUation
C&ningTips” ‘9 “StorageDrawer ~V~btm~iowfor
CareandCleaning 22–25 -~ermostatAdjustment
Clock/Timer 12 OvenVent 23
ConsumerServices 31 problemsolver ’30”
Energy-SavingTips 5- ‘Sdety Instructions ‘2--4 ~Stindard
Features 6,7 SurfaceCooking ~-1~ . . .“~~~~~ ~~~e~s
InstallationInstructions 27–29 ControlSettings m52&
Leveling 29.’ CookingGuide -10,11
Model&SerialNumberLocation2CookwareTips 10,11 ,W525R
Oven 12–21 Warranty BackCover W525GR
Baking/BakingGuide 14--16 ,,
Broiling/EroilingGuide 19–21 GEAnswerCenter@ W536R
ContinuousCleaning 26 800.626.2000 R$5~2GR
DoorRemoval 23
Light;Replacement 14,23,24 .Conmuou
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behindtherangedoororbehind
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—including Chicago,IL 60606
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yourrangeudes$it-is~pecficaliyrecommended
inthisbook.Allotherse~icingshouldbereferred
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:op,ovenvento,pening,sptiices, ,;
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personalinjury. ~bove”tiedoor.
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CHILDRENSHOULDNOTBESTOWDIN
CAB~ETSABOVEARANGEORONTHE *Donotuse’watirOMgreiSefireS.
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OFAMNG~c~D~N
CLIMBINGONTHERANGETOREACH flamingpanon’iurfaceunitbycovering
ITEMSCOULDBESE~OUSLY~JUWD. pancompletelywiti well-fittinglid,
cookiesheet or flat tray.Flaming greaseoutsidea
.Never wear Ioosemfittingor hanginggarments pan can be put out by coveringwith baking soda or,
whileusingtheappliance.Becarefulwhen ifavailable,amulti-pu~.osedrychemicalorfoam-
reachingforitemsstoredincabinetsoverthe typefireextinguisher. ~ ~~
cooktop.Flammablematerialcouldbeignitedif owhen~ookingpork,followthedirections
broughtincontactwithhotheatingelementsand exactlyandalwayscookthemeattoaninternal ~
maycauseseverebums. temperatureofatleast“170”F.Thisassuresthat,in
euseonlydrypot holders—moistordamp pot theremotepossibilitythattrichinamaybepresent
holdersonhotsurfacesmayresultinbumsfrom inthemeat,itwillbekilledandthemeatwillbe
steam.Donotletpotholderstouchhotheating safetoeat.
elements.Donotuseatowelorotherbulkycloth. (co]t~inuednextpage,
~~For your safety,neveruseyour appliancefor
—warmingorheatingtheroom.
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oven cOnlycertaintypesofgitiss~glasslceramic$ @
earthenwareoroth~rglazedcontainersare
~S@~dawayfr~~ rang~whenopeningoven
door.Hotairorsteamtihicllescapescancause suitabloforQooktopservice;others
Waybreak
becauseofthesuddenchangeinternperatur~iSee *
bums to h8nds9faceandlqr?yesq (hesectiononSUrfa~e~Q~kingfor~~gg~~tj~~~f
~~~~’~heat ~~”QpQfiedfo~~co~t~inersin the oTo~in~~ige thepossibilityof burns?ignitionof
oven.Pressurecouldbuildup andthecontainer flammablema~~~jalstandstijJlag9,theh~~d~eOfa ~
:oMl~burst9causing,aninjury. co~tair)ershouldbe$ur~ledtowardthecent~rofIhe ~
‘~Keepovek?ek~tinob$$ructeda, rangewithoutextendingovern?~rbysurfaceun~ts.
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ov6nf:~d frofi ‘greasebuildup~, , -0A~ways ~~~n ~u~f@c@ u~~~ $0 o~fl b~for~
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,,, .~1.. ,., .,>. *Keapan~yeonfoodsbeingfri~dat131OF
e~~j~e ov~~ s~~if ~~ ‘de~irid positionwhileoven~ ~ MEDIUM HIGH heats;
ii ~001. If’sh61v6sm-ustbe‘handled‘whenh~ttdOnot.
‘letp”oihplder’:eon~qcth’etitin~tinitsintheov?n. ~”,,~~To~v~idthep~s$ibiji~y
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‘e,~hvenience
inliftifig~eavjfoo~s.Itiialso a’ .‘ ‘ ‘ all‘stirf~ce,pnits,are.at’OEF.positionandall, ‘‘
precautionagainstbyrns~rotitouc~inghot- ‘ ~coilsarecoolb,eforeattemptil~gtoliftor remove
theunit.,, ~~~ :. ,.,’,,, ,
.surfacesofthedoor~rovenwalls.;., :.~-,, ~,.
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,, 4‘D0ti9timmerseb-rsiak rem:6vahlesutiate ““”;~,
.When-
using co~kirng’or roasting”bagsinoven9 .units.DOn3tputt~emi~ adishwasher. -,
followthemanufacturer’sdirections;‘ ‘ ‘ ~
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foods‘~~e’finderth~hOOd,turk’ .‘
oDo not useyour OVen
to drynewspa~ers~If’ .~thefanoff.The-fan,ifoperating,may spread
overheated,theycancatch-fire.~ ~ ,. ,- #-
t~efiamec ~‘“’ ‘~,“. ,,’. ,
SutiaceCookingUnits s~oO~sf~rfrji~gsfi~~~~beasd~yis-p6ssibie.
Frost on-frozen foodsor,tioistureon freshfoods ,e
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=Use proper~ansize-Thi~
Gcan causehotfat tobubbleup and over sides
applianceis equippedwith different of pan.
~size surfaceunits. Selectcookware
having fiat bottomslargeenoughto cover the .use ~itt~efat for eff~~~iy~sh~llbwor deep-fat
frying.Fillingthe pan too full of fat“cancause
surface unitheatingelement.The use of undersized
cookware will exposeaportionof the heating spilloverswhenfood is added.
element to direct contactand mayresult in ignition oIfa~ornbinationofoi~sorfatswi~~beusedin
ofclothing.Properrelationshipofcookwareto frying, stir togetherbeforeheating,orasfatsmelt
burnerwillalsoimprov~efficiency. slowly.
●N’~ver leave surfaCeuni~ unattendedat high oAlways heat fat slowly, -andwatch as it heats.
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heatsettings.Roilovercausessmokingandgreasy ~UsedeePfatthermometerwhenever
possibleto
spilloversthatmaycatchonfire. preventoverheatingfatbeyondthesmokingpoint.
*Besuredfippans and vent arenotcovered
andareinplace,Theirabsenceduringcooking
coulddamagerangepartsandwiring. SAVETHESE ~
$~o~9tusea~~m~n~~
f~iitolinedrip pans or
anywhereintheovenexceptasdescribedinthis INSTRUCTIONS
book.Misusecouldresultinashock,firehazardor
damagetotherange. .
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oven Cooting
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oPreheatovenonlywhenne~essary.Mostfoodswill
cooksatisfactorilywithoutpreheating,Ifyoufind
preheatingisnecessary,watchtheindicatorlight,
andputfoodin ovenpromp$lyaft~rthelightgoesout,
*Nways turnovenoffb~f~reremovingfood.
oDuringbaking,avoidfrequentdo~ropenings.Keap
dooropenasshortatimeaspossibleifitis opened.
oCookcompleteovenmealsinsteadofjust onefood
item.Potatoes,~thervegetables,andsornqdesserts
willcooktogetherwithamain-dishcasserole,meat
loaf,chickenorroast.Choosefoodsthatcookatthe
sametemperatureand,inapproximatelyfie same
amountoftime.
●Useresidualheatin theovenwheneverpossibleto
finishcookingcasseroles,ovenmeals,etc,Alsoadd
rollsorprecookeddessertstoaw- oven.using
residualheatto warmthem. -
surface
cooking
*Usecookwareof medium-weightaluminum,with
tight-fittingcovers,andflatbottomswhichcompletely
coverthehea~dportionofthesul~aceunit,
~Cookfreshvegetableswithaminimumamountof
waterin acov~redpan,
*Watchfoodswhenbringingthemquicklytocooking
temperaturesathighheat,Whenfoodreachescooking
temperature,reduceheatimmediatelytolowestsetting
thatwillkeepitcookiqg.
QUser~sidualheatwithsurfacecookingwhenever
possible.Forexmpl~, whencookingeggsintheshell,
bringwaterandeggstoboil,thenturntoOFFposition
andcovercookwarewithlidtocompletethecooking,
~Whenboilingwaterforteaorcoffee,heatonly
amountneeded.Itisnoteconomicaltoboila
containerfuHofwaterforoneortwocups.
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Explain6d
Fea~re bdex (Notallmodelshaveallfeatures.) on page
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1StorageDrawer(on.somemodels) 24,25
2Anti-TipLabel —
3Anti-TipDevice(SeeInstallationIns~ction$.) I3,27,29
4BakeUnit(Maybeliftedgentlyforwipingovenfloor.) 25
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5BroilUnit 25
6Modeland~erialNumberLocation 2
(behindtie rangedoororbehindthestoragedrawer)
7SurfaceUnitControls‘>8
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8“ON”IndicatorLight/LightsforSurfaceUnits 8
9OvenSetControl ~~13
10 AutomaticOvenTimer,ClockandMinuteTimer 12
(onsomemodels)
11 SurfaceUnits,DripPans 22,25
12 OvenTernpControl 13 .
13 OvenCyclingLight 13
1’
14 OvenVent(Locatedunderrightremsurfaceunit.) 23, “
15 Lift-UpCooktop(onsomemodels) 22
16 OvenInteriorLight(onsomemodels) 14,24
(Comesonautomaticallywhendooris opened.)
17 OvenShelfSupports 1“ 14
18 OvenShelf(numbermayvary) 14,25
19 OvenLightSwitch(onmodelswithovenwindow) 14
20 BroilerPanand Rack(onsomemodels) 25 ‘
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SnACE COOaG
s&SurfacecookingGuide.
Atboth0~ and~thecontrol“clicks.”Youmayhearslight“clicking”
soundsduringcooking,indicatingtie controliskeepingtheunitattheheat o
levelyouset. .@
Howtoset the controIs
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‘~g::::. Besureyouturnco~~troltoOW whenyoufinj$h
cocking,Thesurf~ceunitindi~~~rlightwillglQw
whenANYheatsettingonanysurfaceunitison,
setting youwwt,
~—Used tobegincooking
or tobringwatertoaboil.
Reduceheatsettingafterwaterboils.
mD~ HIGfi-(Seting halfwaybetween~~d
MED)Maintainsafastboilonlargeamountsoffood.
MED-Saute andbrown;keepsfood-atamediumor
simmer.
~D~ LOW—(SettinghalfwaybetweenMED
andLO) Cooktier startingatHI; cookswithlittle
waterin coveredpan.
LO—Usedforlong,slowcooking(simmering)to
tenderizeanddevelopflavors.Usethissettingtomelt
butterandchocolateor tokeepfoodswarm.
NOTE:SurfaceIndicatorLightmayglowbetween
LOandOFFbutthereisnopowertothesurfaceunits.
MEDIUM MEDIUM
Low HIGH
WokCooking
Werecommendthatyouuseordyaflat-bottomwok.
Theyare availableatyourlocalretailstore
Donotusewoksthathavesupportrings.Use ofthese
typeof woks,withorwithouttheringin place,canbe
dangerous.Placingtheringoverthesurfaceunitwill
causeabuild-upofheatthatwilldamagetheporcelain
cooktop.Donottry to use suchwokswithoutthering.
Youcouldbe seriouslyburnedif thewoktippedover.
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~a~~~ngs~~~ldbedoneonsufiace
ufits onlY. HOWEVER,DC)NOTUSELARGEDIAMETER
Potsthatextendbeyondoneinchofsurfaceunit’s CANNERSOROTHERLARGEDIAMETER
drippanarenotrecommendedformostsurfacecooking. POTSFORFRYINGORBOILINGFOODSOTHER
However,whencanningwithwater-bathorpressure THANWATER.Mostsyruporsaucemixtures—
canner,larger-diameterpotsmaybeused.Thisis andalltypesoffrying-cook at temperaturesmuch
becauseboilingwatertemperatures(evenunder higherthanboilingwater.Suchtemperaturescould
pressure)arenotharmfultocooktopsurfaces eventuallyharmcooktopsurfacessurrounding
surroundingthesufidceunits, surfaceupits,
ObservetheFollowingPointsinCanning
I. Besurethecannerfitsoverthec~n~~rofthe ,3.Whencanning,userecipesandproceduresfrom
surfaceunit.If yourrangeoritslocationdoesnot reputablesources.Reliablerecipesandproceduresar~
allowthecannertobecenteredonthesurfaceunit, availablefromthemanufacturerofyourcanner;
usesmallerdiameterpotsforgoodcanningresults. manufacturersof glassjars forcanning,suchasBall
2,Forbestresultsusecannerswithflatbottoms. andKerr;andtheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
Cannerswithflangedorrippledbottoms(oftenfound AgricultureExtensionService.
inenamelware)dbn’tmakegood contactwith the ,’ 4.Rememberthatcanningis aprocessthatgenerates
surfaceunitandtakealong timeto boilwater. largeamountsofsteam,Toavoidburnsfromsteamo
n
heat,be carefulwhencanning.
NOTE: If yourhousehaslowvoltage,cannifigmay
takelongerthanexpected,eventhoughdirections
havebeencarefullyfollowed,Theprocesstimewill
Fiat-bottomcannersarerecommended. beshortenedby: ,
(1) usingapressurecanner,and
(2)startingwithHOTtapwaterforfastestheatingof
elargequantitiesof water.
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CookwareTips
1.Use medium-orheavy-weightcQokware.
Aluminumcookwarec~nductsheatfasterthanother
metals.Cast-ironandcoatedcast-ironcookwareare
slowtoabsorbheat,butgenerallycooksevenlyatlow
ormediumheatsettings,Steelpansmaycook
unevenlyifnotcombinedwi~hothermetals.
Food
Cereal
Cornmeal,grits,
oatmeal
Cocoa
Coffee
Eggs
Cookedinshell
Friedsunny-side-up
Friedovereasy
Poached
Scrambledoromele
Fruits
Meats
Braised:Potroastso:
beef,lambor veal;
porkchopsandsteti
Pan-fried:Tender
chops;thinsteaksup
to 3/4-inch;minute
steaks;hamburgers;
franksandsausage;
thinfishfillets
10
Cookware
Covered ‘
Saucepan
Uncovered
Saucepan
Percolator
Covered
Saucepan
Covered
Skillet
Uncovered
Skillet
Covered
Saucepan
Uncovered
Skillet
~overed
;aucepan
~overed
lkillet
Fncovered
killet
DirectionsandSettings
toStartCaokin~
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HI,Incoveredpanbring
watertoboilbeforeadding
cereal.
HI,Stirtogetherwateror
milkandcocoaingredients.
Bringjust toaboil.
7.
~, Atfirstperk,switch
heattoLO.
HI.Covereggswithcool
water.Coverpan,cook
untilsteaming.
MED~ HIGH.Meltbutte
addeggsandcoverskillet.
~. M-eltbutter.
HI.Incoveredpanbring
waterto aboil.
HI.Heatbutteruntil
lightgoldenincolor.
HI,In coveredpanbring
fruitandwatertoboil.
HI.Meltfat,thenadd
meat.SwitchtoMEDIUM
HIGHto brownmeat.Add
waterorother liquid.
HI.Preheatskillet,then
yease lightly.
2.Toconservethemostcookingenergy,pansshould
beflatonthebottom,havestraightsidesandtight e
fittinglids.MatchthesizeofthesaucepanIOthesize
ofth; surfaceunit,
MEDIUMLOWorLO,then
addcereal,Finishtiming
accordingtopackagedir~ctions,
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MED,tocook1or2minutes
tocompletelyblend
ingredients,
LOtomaintaingentle
butsteadyperk.
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LO.Cookonly3to4
minutesforsoftcooked;
15minutesforhardcooked.
ContinuecookingatMEDIUM
HIGHuntilwhitesarejustset,
about3to5moreminutes.
LO,thenaddeggs.When
bottomsofeggshavejust
set,carefullyturnoverto
cookotherside.
LO.Carefullyaddeggs.
Cookuncoveredabout5
minutesatMEDIUMHIGH.
MED.Addeggmixture.
Cook,stirringtodesired
doneness.
LO.Stiroccasionallyand
checkforsticking.
LO.Simmeruntilforktender.
MED~M HIGHorMED.
Brownandcooktodesired
doneness,turningoveras
needed.
c9mmt?nh
Cerealsbubbleandexpand
astheycook;uselargeenough
saucepantopreventboilovert
Milkboilsoverrapidly.
WatchaS
boilingpointapproaches,
Percolate8to 10minutesfor
8CUOS.lessforfewerCUDS.
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Ifyoudonotcoverskillet,b&te’
~ggswithfattocooktopsevenly. e
Removecookedeggswithslotted
spoonorpancaketurner. *
Eggscontinueto setslightlyafter
cooking.Foromeletdonotstir
lastfewminutes.Whenset,fold
inhalf.
Freshfruit:Use1/4to 1/2cup
waterperpoundoffruit.
Driedfruit:Usewateraspackage
directs.Timedependsonwhether
fruithasbeenpresoaked.If not,
allowmorecookingtime.
Meatcanbeseasonedandfloured
beforeit isbrowned,if desired.
Liquidvariationsforflavorcould
bewine,fruitortomatojuice or
meatbroth.
Timing:Steaks1to2inches:1to
2hours.BeefStew:2to3hours.
PotRoast:2%to 4hours.
Panfryingisbestforthinsteaks
andchops.Ifrareis desired,
preheatskilletbeforeaddingmeat+
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