KitchenAid KEMS378X User manual

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Models KEMS378X and KEMS377X
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Self-Cleaning Oven
USE and CARE GUIDE
IMPORTANT: Use and care instructions
for the upper microwave oven are
provided in a separate manual.

Table of Contents
Page
Important Safety Instructions ....... 3-4
You Are Responsible For ................00ccceeeee eee 5
Ownership Registration .............:ceeeeeeeeeee 5
Built-In Oven Features ..........00.::ceeeeeeeeee ees 6-8
About Convection OVENS ............:ccceececeee ees 8
Using the OVEN... rete 9-19
Flectronic Clock Operation .................0.5 9
Lower Oven Controls ..........cecceesseeeeeeees 10
OVEN RACKS: 35, faces coed eelatinees ves eedeheon tee 12
Baking or Convection Baking................. 13
Roasting or Convection Roasting ........... 15
Temperature Probe .............ccecceeeeceeeeeees 16
BFOWWAG 22s snstce: tecat 03855 Saas gern Pe pices ots 17
Convection Broiling ............ccccceeeeeeeeeeeees 17
Automatic Time Cooking .............:.:: 18
Dehydrating «0.0... cccccccccccccccceeceeeeeeeteeees 19
Care and Cleaning ............. cee 20-26
Control KNODS ....... cc cceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 20
GlaSS: SUPACES. 2: eisecesuadetenseitesuetecetecceees 20
Porcelain Surfaces ..........eceeeeeetteees 20
Chrome Surfaces and Trim.........cccecceeees 20
Broiler Pan s...csseiihtceccesonaciaceeoge aes 20
OVEN RACKS 0... eeeeeececeeecceeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeees 20
Temperature Probe ............:cceeeeeeerseeeeees 20
Self-Clean Oven Cycle ..........ccccseeeeeeeeeeees 20
Adjusting the Temperature Control........ 24
Oven Light-Operation/Replacemert...... 25
Optional Oven Door Fronts ...............066 26
Removing and Replacing
the Oven DOOr ........ cc cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 26
For Service or ASSIStaNCE 0.0.20... eeeeeeeeeeeees 2/7
KitchenAid Warranty ...............06 Back Cover
© 1991 KitchenAid
Your purchase of a KitchenAid
Thermal-Convection™ Oven
allows you to expand your
present methods of cooking and
at the same time experience a
new and exciting way of
increasing the quality of food
prepared. The convection oven
is a Standard (thermal) oven
with a fan that circulates heated
air over food causing the food to
cook faster and become evenly
browned. This circulating air
allows you to reduce oven
temperature and baking times.
Also, larger quantities of food
can be baked at one time, thus
saving time and energy. The
oven gives you the added
convenience of dehydrating
foods, too.
A Convection Oven Cookbook
is provided for use with your
lower oven. Along with many
recipes, the cookbook contains
charts showing recommended
cooking times and temperatures
for both standard and
convection ovens. It also
contains a section on adapting
your favorite standard oven
recipes to convection cooking,
and valuable information on
dehydrating foods in your
convection oven.

Important Safety Instructions
AWARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electrical
shock, injury to persons, or damage
when using the oven, follow basic
precautions, including the following:
. Read all instructions before using the oven.
. Install or locate the oven only in accordance with the
provided Installation Instructions. It is recommended that
the oven be installed by a qualified installer. The oven
must be properly connected to electrical supply and
grounded.
. Do not operate the oven if it is not working properly, or if
it has been damaged.
. Do not use the oven for warming or heating the room.
Persons could be burned or injured, or a fire could start.
. Use the oven only for its intended use as described in this
manual.
. Do not wear loose or hanging garments when using the
oven. They could ignite if they touch a heating element
and you could be burned.
. Do not touch heating elements or interior surfaces of
oven. Heating elements may be hot even though they are
dark in color. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot
enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not
touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact
heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they
have had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of the
oven may become hot enough to cause burns; such as,
the oven vent opening, the surface near the vent
opening, the oven door and the oven door window.
. Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders on hot
surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let
potholder touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel
or bulky cloth for a potholder. They could catch on fire.
. Do not heat unopened containers. They could explode.
The hot contents could cause burns and container
particles could cause injury.
. Grease is flammable and should be handled carefully. Let
fat cool before attempting to handle it.
. Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming pan by covering with a well-fitted
lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming grease outside of
pan can be extinguished with baking soda or, if available,
a multipurpose dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
continued on next page
3

. Use care when opening oven door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or replacing food.
. Always position oven rack(s) 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.
. Do not store flammable materials in or near the oven.
They could explode or burn.
. Do not store things children might want above the
oven. Children could be burned or injured while
climbing on it.
. Do not leave children alone or unattended in area
where the oven is in use. They should never be allowed
to sit or stand on any part of the oven. They could be
burned or injured.
. Keep oven vents unobstructed.
. Clean your oven regularly. See care and cleaning
instructions in this manual.
. Be sure all oven parts are cool before cleaning.
. Do not clean door gasket. It is essential for a good seal.
Care should be taken not to rub, damage, or move the
gasket. Clean only parts recommended in this Use and
Care Guide.
. Do not use oven cleaners in lower oven. No commercial
oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any
kind should be used in or around any part of the lower
oven.
. Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler pan,
broiler grid, oven racks and other utensils. Do not use
your oven to clean miscellaneous parts.
. Do not repair or replace any part of the oven unless
specifically recommended in this manual. All other
servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.
. Disconnect the electrical supply before servicing the
oven.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE
VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY
OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE
HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

You Are Responsible For
® Installing the oven where it is protected from the elements, and in a wall or
cabinet strong enough to support its weight. (See the Installation Instructions.)
¢ Making sure the oven is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
* Properly maintaining the oven.
¢ Using the oven only for jobs expected of a home oven.
O whership Registration
Please fill out and mail your Ownership Registration Card packed with the product.
This card will enable us to contact you in the unlikely event of a product safety
notification and assist us in complying with the provisions of the Consumer Product
Safety Act. Return of this card is not necessary to validate your warranty.
You must provide proof of purchase or installation date for in-warranty service.
Write down the following information. You will need it if your oven ever requires
service.
Model Number*
Serial Number*
Date Purchased
Date Installed
Builder's or Dealer's Name
Address
Phone
*Model and serial numbers are located on the tower left side of the door opening on the lower oven.

Built In Oven Features
Control
panel
Control panel
for microwave
Microwave
oven
(detailed in
separate
Microwave
Oven Use and
Care Guide)
Oven lock
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Instruction
Oven
lock
plate
Temperature
Oven
light
probe jack
Convection
element
Model and Broiler
serial element
number
(—/=
asses
plate
Bake
element
Self-clean
oven
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Lower Oven Control Panel
Electronic Auto time/
clock manual
switch Oven cycle light
Start Stop/cancel | Selector Temperature Probe
button button control temperature
control
Set Econo/maxi Lock indicator Oven light
knob broil knob light switch
Clean indicator
light

Utensil Setting Use Chart
Use
either
the
broiler
pan
grid
or
the
convection
roasting
rack
with
the
broiler
pan.
See pages 15 and 17 for additional information.
UTENSIL
Broiler
pan
grid
Convection
roasting
rack
Broiler
pan
SETTING
BROIL
CONVECTION BROIL
CONVECTION ROAST
BROIL
CONVECTION BROIL
CONVECTION ROAST
About Convection Ovens
The word “convection” means “the
act of conveying.” A convection
oven is like a hair dryer—there is a
heating element and a fan. The fan
conveys the heat from the heating
element around the oven cavity by
moving the air. A standard oven is
like a heat lamp-the heat radiates
from the heating element to the
food, but the air does not move.
The moving air in a convection
oven offers better baking results
when cooking with multiple oven
racks because the air can get to all
sides of the food. It also tends to
heat foods faster.
Because of faster heating, many
types of foods can be cooked at
lower temperatures than those
suggested for standard ovens.
For example, you can roast a large
cut of meat in a convection oven at
300°F (usually for a shorter period
of time} compared to 325°F ina
standard oven. Fruit and nut breads
bake best at 300°F in a convection
oven-about 50°F lower than the
temperature recommended for a
standard oven.
Convection ovens also tend to
maintain a constant temperature
(because of the hot swirling air)
which leads to more even cooking.
Egg and cheese dishes bake higher
and lighter in a convection oven. A
constant, even temperature also
results in lofty soufflés and puffy,
crisp-crusted quiche.

Using the Oven
Clock Timer
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Set
Start Stop Cancel
Electronic Clock
Operation
The electronic clock controls all
timed operations for the lower
oven. It consists of the display, Start
Button, Set Knob and Stop/Cancel
Button. When your oven is first
connected to the power in your
home, “00:00” will appear in the
display.
To set the time of day:
1. Turn the Set Knob one full turn
counterclockwise until a tone is
heard and “TIME” appears in the
display.
2. Continue turning the Set Knob in
either direction until the correct
time of day appears in the
display.
3. Press the Start Button to begin
clock operation.
To use the kitchen timer:
The Kitchen Timer can be
programmed from 5 seconds to
99 minutes for precise timing of
short and long-term cooking, or any
other activity. The Kitchen Timer is
only an audible reminder and will
not turn the oven ON or OFF.
1. To use, turn the Set Knob
clockwise. The display will
immediately change to “5” and
“TIMER” will be displayed.
2. Continue turning until the
desired time is displayed (in
minutes and seconds} in the
display.
Displayed time increases in the
following increments:
From 5 seconds to 2 minutes 5 second
increments
From 2 minutes to 10 minutes 10 second
increments
From 10 minutes to 20 minutes 30 second
increments
From 20 minutes to 99 minutes T minute
increments
3. To start the Kitchen Timer, press
the Start Button.
The display will continue to show
“TIMER” and the selected time will
begin counting down. At the end of
the timed period, “TIMER” will flash
rapidly in the display and a tone will
sound for 3 seconds, after which an
intermittent tone will sound until the
Kitchen Timer is cancelled, or until a
total of 15 minutes have elapsed.
IMPORTANT: The current time of
day may be checked while the
Kitchen Timer is in use by touching
the Start Button. The time of day will
be displayed for 7 seconds, then
return to the Kitchen Timer program
in progress.
Press the Stop/Cancel Button once
to turn off the reminder tone at the
end of the Kitchen Timer program.
To cancel a Kitchen Timer program
in progress, press the Stop/Cancel
Button once. A tone will sound and
the clock will return to the time of
day.
IMPORTANT: The Kitchen Timer may
be used at the same time as an
automatic time cooking or Self-Clean
program. The time cooking or Self-
Clean program must be set first, then
the Kitchen Timer. The Kitchen Timer
countdown will show in the display.
One touch of the Stop/Cancel Button
will cancel the Kitchen Timer and
two touches will cancel the cooking
or cleaning program.

Lower Oven Controls
The lower oven is a thermal-
convection oven. The four heating
elements (one on bottom, one at
rear and two on top} and a
circulation fan are used in various
combinations to bake/roast,
convection bake, convection roast,
broil, convection broil and
dehydrate. It has two controls—a
Selector and a Temperature
Control. Both controls must be set
for the oven to work.
Temperature control:
The Temperature Control can be set
at any temperature from Wm
(warm/150°F) to BROIL (550°F), or
on CLEAN. Settings Wm to 225°F
are suggested for warming and
holding foods.
When setting the Temperature
Control, if you accidentally go past
the desired setting, turn the dial
fully counterclockwise and then
reset to the desired setting to get
an accurate temperature setting. Be
sure the Temperature Control is
turned fully counterclockwise when
the oven is not in use.
Selector:
The Selector has seven settings. The
chart on the following page shows
diagrams of which heating
elements are involved in each
setting, and information on each
setting.