Jenn-Air SCE4320 User manual

JENN-AIR
Use and Care Manual
•Solid Element and Radiant
Ranges with Convection
Models SCE4320 & SCE4340
MODEL SCE4340

About Your Jenn-Air
Congratulations onyour choice of a Jenn-Air range.
Model SCE4320- Your range has4 solid elements with thermalimiters. The
elements in the rear, designated by a bullseye, are Ultra
Power solid elements. The elements in the front, desig-
nated by a dot, are standard elements.
Model SCE4340- Your range has 4 radiant elements withthermalimiters.
Your Jenn-Air self-cleaning ovencombines the best of two cooking methods,
convection and radiant bake (conventional) baking or roasting.
The Jenn-Air convection oven is actually a conventional oven that circulates
heatedairwithintheoven. Asbothbake andbroil heatingelementscycle onand
off withthe thermostat, afan keeps the heated aircirculating around the food.
The constantly recirculating heated air in the convection oven strips away the
layer of cooler airthat surrounds food. Consequently, many foods cook more
quickly. Distributed heat makes multiple rack cooking possible. Convection
roasted meats retaintheir natural flavor andjuiciness with less shrinkage than
radiant bake roasting.
Inaddition to the many exclusivebenefits ofconvection cooking,your Jenn-Air
oven is also a fine full featured "bake and broil"oven. You can cookyour "old
favorite"recipes as you havein the past. The radiant bakeoven also givesyou
theflexibility ofpreparing variousfoodswhen convection cooking may notbeas
beneficial,as when cooking foods in covered casseroles. The broilelement is
convenient for top browning and oven broiling of foods.
Beforeyoubegincookingwithyournewrange,pleasetakeafew minutestoread
and become familiar withthe instructions inthis book. On the following pages
you will find a wealth of information regarding all aspects of using your new
range. Byfollowing the instructions carefully, you will be able to fully enjoy and
properly maintain your range and achieve excellent results with the food you
prepare.
Shouldyouhaveanyquestions aboutusingyourJenn-Air range,writeto us. Be
sure to provide the model number.
Consumer Relations Department
Jenn-Air Company
3035 Shadeland Avenue
Indianapolis, IN46226-0901
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SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS
Read before operating your range
All appliances -- regardless of the manufacturer -- have the
potential through improper or careless useto create safety prob-
lems. Therefore the following safety precautions should be
observed:
1. Be sureyour appliance is properly installed and grounded by a
qualified technician.
2. Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.
3. Children should not be left alone or unattended in area where
appliance is in use.They should never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the appliance.
4. Wear proper apparel. Loose-fitting or hanging garments should
never be worn while using the appliance.
5. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifi-
cally recommended in this manual. All other servicing should be
referred to an authorized Jenn-Air Service Contractor.
6. Flammable materials should not be stored in an oven or near
surface units.
7. Donot usewater on grease fires. Smother fire orflame or use dry
chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
8. Useonlydrypotholders.Moistor damp potholderson hotsurfaces
may result in burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch hot
heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.
9. Use proper pan size. Many appliances are equipped with one or
more surface units of different size. Select cookware having flat
bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element.
The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the
heating element to direct contact and may result in ignition of
clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to heating element will
also improve efficiency and performance.
10. Never leave surfaceunits unattended at high heat settings. Boil
over causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.
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11. Glazed cookware -- only certain types of glass, glass-ceramic,
ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed cookpots are suitable for
range top surface without breaking due to the sudden change in
temperature. Use only such cookware as you know have been
approved for this purpose.
12. Cookware handles should be turned inward and not extend over
adjacent surface heating elements to avoid burns, ignition of
flammable materials and spillage due to unintentional contact with
the cookware.
13. CAUTION -- Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets
above arangeor on the backguard of a range -- children climbing
on the range to reach items could be seriously injured.
14. Do not touch surface units or areas near units, heating elements
or interior surfaces of oven. Surface units or heating elements may
be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface units
and interior surfaces of an oven may become hot enough to cause
burns. During and after use, do not touch or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact these areas until they have had
sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces may become hot enough to
cause burns --among these surfaces are the cooktop, the upper
door frame and glass, oven vent opening and surfaces near the
opening, and the top edge of the control panel.
15. Use care when opening oven door.Let hot air or steam escape
before removing or replacing food.
16.Do not heat unopened food containers. Build-up of pressure may
cause container to burst and result in injury.
17.Keep oven vent ducts unobstructed.
18. Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If
rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact
hot heating element in oven.
19. Donot clean door gasket. Thedoor gasket is essential for agood
seal.Care should be taken not to rub,damage or move the gasket.
20.Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven cleaner or oven
liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any
part of the oven.
21. Clean only parts listed inthis manual and use procedures recom-
mended.
22.Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler panand other
utensils.

23. Listen for fan. A fan noise should be heard during the cleaning
cycle. If not, call a serviceman before self-cleaning again.
24. Do not cook on glass-ceramic cooking surface if the cooktop is
broken. Cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the
brokencooktop andcreate ashock hazard. Contactan authorized
Jenn-Air Service Contractor.
25. Cleanglass-ceramiccooktops with caution.Ifwet spongeor cloth
is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid
steam burns. Some cleansers can produce noxious fumes if
applied to a hot surface.
26. Do not operate with damaged cooking element after any product
malfunction until proper repair has been made.
27. Keep all switches "OFF" when unit is not in use.
28. Do not allow aluminum foil or meat probes to contact heating
elements.
29.WARNING: To reduce the risk of tipping of the appliance, the
appliance must be secured by properly installed anti-tip devices.
Tocheckifdevicesareinstalledproperly,removetheaccesspanel
and verify that the anti-tip devices are engaged.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE AND WARNING
The California Safe DrinkingWater and Toxic EnforcementAct of 1986
(Proposition 65) requires the Governor of California to publish a list of
substancesknowntotheState ofCaliforniatocause cancerorreproduc-
tive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential
exposures to such substances. Users of this appliance are hereby
warnedthatwhen the ovenisengagedin theself-clean cycle,there may
be some low level exposure to some ofthe listed substances, including
Carbon Monoxide. Exposureto these substances can be minimized by
properly venting the range to the outdoors during the self-clean cycle.

Cooktop & Oven Controls
OvenVent ClockControls&
mer
OvenLight
Switch "Oven
Surface _ Temperature
Knob
Ind
Light Indicator
Light
Surface
Controls
Indicator
Oven Light
Selector
Knob Indicator
and Lock
DoorLock IndicatorLights
Lever
Surface Controls
• Use to provide variable heat to cooktop heating elements. (See pg.9)
Oven Controls
• Use to setoven for baking, broiling, convection baking, and self-clean. (See
pg.15)
Clock Controls and Minute Timer
• Features time of day, minute timer, and oven clock controls. (See pg. 16-19)

Surface Controls
The variable heat controls for the cooktop provide flexibility in heat setting selection.
To Set Controls
• Sincethecontrols area push-turntype,they mustbepusheddown beforeturning.
To set (from the OFF position), push down on control knob and turn in either
direction to desired heat setting.
• When control isin any position,other than OFF, itmay be turned in anydirection
without pushing down.
• A red indicator light will glow when a surface heating element is ON.There are
two indicator lights,onefor theheating elements onthe leftside ofthe range, one
for the heating elements on the right side of the range.
1. 2. 3. 4.
Control Locations
1.Left rear heating element 3. Right front heating element
2.Left front heating element 4. Right rear heating element
Suggested Control Settings
The size and type of cookware and the amount and type of food being cooked will
influence the setting needed for best cooking results.Electrical voltage may alsovary;
this will affectthe needed control setting. Thesetting indicated should serve asa guide
whileyou become familiar with your range.
HI A fast heat-up to start cooking quickly, to bring liquids toa boil,to preheat oil for
deep fat frying.
7-10 (Medium High) Forfast frying or browning foods, to ma)ntain rapid boil of large
amounts of food, to maintain oil temperature for deep fat frying.
5-6 (Medium) For foods cooked in a double boiler, sauteing, slow boil of large
amounts of food and mostfrying.
3-4 (Medium Lo) To continue cooking foods started on higher settings.
LO-2 Maintaining serving temperatures of foods, simmering foods, melting butter or
chocolate.
The heatcontrolsoffer flexibility inheat settingselection. On settings otherthan HI,you
may adjust the controls above or below the numbered setting for best results.
Suggested settings are provided as general guidelines.
Cleaning and Removing Control Knobs
To removeknobs,turnto OFFposition. Wash knobs inwarm soapywater ordishwasher;
do not use abrasive cleansers or materials. To replace knobs, match flat part of knob
opening with the spring on the shaft, returning in OFF position.
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Cookware
To achieveoptimum cooking performance, use heavy gauge, flat, smooth bottom
cookpots that conformto thediameter ofthe solidor radiantelement (no morethan one
inchoverhang). Propercookpots will minimizecooking times, use less electricity, cook
food more evenly and require less water or oil.
Cookpots with thin, uneven bottoms do not adequately conduct heat from the solid or
radiant element to the food in the cookpots which results in hot spots,burned or
underdone food. Using badcookpots alsorequiresmorewater,time, and energytocook
food.
Selecting Proper Cookware
• Select heavy gauge cookpots.Usually heavy gaugecookpotswillnot change
shapewhenheated.
•Usecookpots withflat, smooth bottoms. Thetwowaystodetermineifcookpots
haveaflat, smoothbottomaretherulertestandthecookingtest.
Ruler Test:
1. Placetheedgeof ruler across the
bottom of the pot.
3. No lightshould be visible under t he
ruler.
Cooking Test:
1. Put 1 inch of water intothe cookpot.
2. Place cookpot on the element. Turn control to the HI setting.
3.Observe the bubble formation to determine the heat distribution. If the
bubbles are uniform across thecookpot, the cookpot will perform satisfac-
torily. Ifthe bubblesare not uniform,the bubbleswill indicate the hotspots.
•Match the size ofthe cookpot to the size ofthe element. Ideally, the cookpot
willbethesamesizeor slightlylarger.
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ImproperCookware
• Do not use cookware that extends more than 1 inch beyond the edge of the
element.
• Do not use a small cookpot on a large element.Not only can this cause the
elementtorequire moreenergyandtime, butitcanalso resultinspillovers burning
onto theeJementwhich cause extra effort Jncleaning.
• Donot usenonflat specialty items that are oversized, uneven or do not meet
propercookware specifications such as round bottomwoks with rings, griddles,
rippled bottom canners, lobster pots, largepressure canners, etc.
Home Canning
Acceptable canning pots should not be oversized and must have a flat bottom. When
canners do notmeet these standards,the useofthe HIheat settingbecomes excessive
and may result in damage tothe cooktop. Inaddition, water may notcome to a boil and
canners may not reach 10 lb. of pressure.
Theacceptablecanningprocedureuses theHIsettingjust longenough tobringthewater
to a boil, then lower the setting to maintain the water temperature.
Characteristics of Cookware Materials
Heavy gauge cookpots with flat,smooth bottoms will usually work in a similar way.
However, there are some differences in the cooking performance ofvarious materials.
•Aluminumcookpotsheatquicklyandevenly.Bestsuitedforsimmering, braising,
boiling and frying.
•Stainless steel cookpots will evenly distributeheat if constructed of tri-ply or
combined with other metals such as aluminum and copper. Use for cooking
functions similar to aluminum.
• Cast iron cookpots are slow to heat butcook more evenly once temperature is
reached. Use for long term low heat cooking or for browning and frying.
• Glass ceramic, earthenware, heat-proof glass orglazedcookpots can be used
ifrecommendedbythe manufacturer forcookpotcooking.Donotusewith trivets.
Best used on low to medium control settings.
• Porcelain enamel-on-steel or porcelain enamel-on-cast iron should be used
according to manufacturer's directions. Do not allow to boil dry.
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Solid Element Cooktop
(Model SCE4320)
IMPORTANT
BEFOREUSINGTHE COOKTOP FORTHE FIRSTTIME, HEATTHE ELEMENTS
WITHOUT APANFOR 3TO5 MINUTESONTHE HISETTING. The elementsare
shippedwithacoating (lacquer)whichprotects them againstcorrosion.Heatingthe
elements allows thecoating tobe hardened and burned intothe elements.During
the curing process, a non-toxicsmoke will be created. Turnon the overhead hood
fan ifthe smokeisobjectionable. Ifthe elementsare notcured,thecoating canstick
to apan when first used on the solid element.
Cooking Procedures
• Make sure bottom of cookware is dry before placing on element.
• Donot use wire trivets, fire rings, pads or any such item between the cookware
and the element.
• Cover cookware with lids to shorten cooking time and save energy.This is
especially important when cooking large quantities of food.
• Useas littlewater tocook food asisnecessary. Covered cookware requiresless
water.
• The solid elements retain heatfor a period oftime afterthe elements havebeen
turned off. Put this residual heat to good use. Turn the elements off a few
minutesbeforefood iscompletelycooked and usethe retained heatto complete
the cooking operation. Because of this heat retention characteristic, the
elements willnot respondtochanges inheat settings asquicklyascoil elements.
Inthe event of a potential boil over, movethe cookpot to a cool element or from
the cooking surface.
• Donot lay lids (with moisture in them),spatulas,or other food laden utensils on
solid element.
IMPORTANT
• Do not use decorative covers over the solid element. These trap moisture
which cancorrode the cast ironelement. If the element is accidentally turned
on, the covers could permanently damagethesolid element or thecooktop.
• Donotusewet pansorleavepan bottomswet.Moisturecouldcause corrosion
and will not allow your pans to heat properly.
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