KitchenAid KERC600 User manual

Models: KESC300 KERC600
YKESC300 YKERC600
Use and Care Guide
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KITCHENAID®Electric Ranges
A Note to You........................................... 2
Range Safety............................................ 3
Parts and Features .................................. 6
Using and Caring for Your Cooktop .... 10
Using the surface cooking areas ......... 10
Cookware tips ...................................... 12
Characteristics of cookware materials . 12
Home canning information................... 13
Caring for your cooktop ....................... 13
Cleaning your cooktop ......................... 14
Using and replacing the surface light .. 15
Using and Caring for Your Oven.......... 16
Using the electronic oven control......... 16
Setting the clock .................................. 24
Using the timer..................................... 24
Cooking tips ......................................... 26
Bake or Roast ...................................... 28
Broil...................................................... 29
Adjusting the oven temperature........... 31
Timed cooking ..................................... 33
Cleaning your oven and controls ......... 40
Oven lights........................................... 42
Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle ............. 43
Before you start ................................... 43
Before setting the controls ................... 44
Setting the controls .............................. 44
For best cleaning results...................... 46
How the cycle works ............................ 46
Troubleshooting .................................... 47
Requesting Assistance or Service ...... 50
Warranty................................................. 52
In the U.S.A. for assistance or service,
call the Consumer Assistance center:
1-800-422-1230
In Canada, for assistance or service,
see page 51.
www.kitchenaid.com
TO THE INSTALLER: PLEASE LEAVE THIS
INSTRUCTION BOOK WITH THE UNIT.
TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ
AND KEEP THIS BOOK FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE.
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ANote to You
Thank you for buying a KITCHENAID®appliance!
KitchenAid designs the best tools for the most important room in your house. To
ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use
and Care Guide. It contains valuable information concerning how to operate and
maintain your new appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also,
please complete and mail the enclosed Product Registration Card.
Please record your model’s information.
Whenever you call our Consumer
Assistance Center at 1-800-422-1230 (in
Canada, 1-800-461-5681) or request
service for your appliance, you need to
know your complete model number and
serial number. You can find this information
on the model and serial number plate (see
diagram on page 6 for location of plate).
Please also record the purchase
information.
NOTE: You must provide proof of purchase
or installation date for in-warranty service.
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Model Number __________________________
Serial Number __________________________
Purchase/
Installation Date ________________________
Builder/Dealer
Name _________________________________
Address _______________________________
Phone _________________________________
The anti-tip bracket
The range will not tip during normal use. However, tipping can occur if you apply too much
force or weight to the open door without the anti-tip bracket properly secured.
wWARNING
Tip Over Hazard
A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.
Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.
Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.
See the installation instructions for details.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or
serious burns to children and adults.
Anti-Tip Bracket Making sure the anti-tip bracket is installed:
•Slide range forward.
•Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor.
•Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.
Range Foot
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All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury,
and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.
– SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS –
You will be killed or seriously injured
if you don’t follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured
if you don’t follow instructions.
wDANGER
wWARNING
Range Safety
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
•Proper Installation – Be sure the range
is properly installed and grounded by a
qualified technician.
•Never Use the Range for Warming or
Heating the Room.
•Do Not Leave Children Alone – Children
should not be left alone or unattended
in area where the range is in use. They
should never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the range.
•Wear Proper Apparel – Loose-fitting or
hanging garments should never be worn
while using the range.
•User Servicing – Do not repair or replace
any part of the range unless specifically
recommended in the manual. All other
servicing should be referred to a qualified
technician.
•Storage in or on the Range – Flammable
materials should not be stored in an oven
or near surface units.
•Do Not Use Water on Grease Fires –
Smother fire or flame or use dry chemical
or foam-type extinguisher.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of
fire, electrical shock, injury to persons,
or damage when using the range,
follow basic precautions, including
the following:
•WARNING – TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF TIPPING OF THE RANGE,
THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED
BY PROPERLY INSTALLED ANTI-
TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE
DEVICES ARE INSTALLED PROP-
ERLY, SLIDE RANGE FORWARD,
LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP BRACKET
SECURELY ATTACHED TO
FLOOR, AND SLIDE RANGE BACK
SO REAR RANGE FOOT IS UNDER
ANTI-TIP BRACKET.
•CAUTION – Do not store items
of interest to children in cabinets
above a range or on the backguard
of a range – children climbing on the
range to reach items could be
seriously injured.
Your safety and the safety of others is very important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your
appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the
word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean:
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Range Safety
•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
other bulky cloth.
•DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS
OR AREAS NEAR UNITS – Surface
units may be hot even though they
are dark in color. Areas near surface
units may become hot enough to
cause burns. During and after use,
do not touch, or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact surface
units or areas near units until they
have had sufficient time to cool.
Among those areas are the cooktop
and surfaces facing the cooktop.
•Use Proper Pan Size – The range is
equipped with one or more surface
units of different size. Select utensils
having flat bottoms large enough to
cover the surface unit heating
element. The use of undersized
utensils will expose a portion of the
heating element to direct contact and
may result in ignition of clothing.
Proper relationship of utensil to
burner will also improve efficiency.
•Never Leave Surface Units
Unattended at High Heat Settings –
Boilover causes smoking and
greasy spillovers that may ignite.
•Protective Liners – Do not use
aluminum foil to line oven bottoms,
except as suggested in the manual.
Improper installation of these liners
may result in a risk of electric shock,
or fire.
•Glazed Cooking Utensils – Only certain
types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic,
earthenware, or other glazed utensils
are suitable for range-top service without
breaking due to the sudden change in
temperature.
•Utensil Handles Should Be Turned
Inward and Not Extend Over Adjacent
Surface Units – To reduce the risk of
burns, ignition of flammable materials,
and spillage due to unintentional contact
with the utensil, the handle of a utensil
should be positioned so that it is turned
inward, and does not extend over
adjacent surface units.
•Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop –
If cooktop should break, cleaning solu-
tions and spillovers may penetrate the
broken cooktop and create a risk of
electric shock. Contact a qualified
technician immediately.
•Clean Cooktop With Caution – If a wet
sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on
a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid
steam burn. Some cleaners can produce
noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.
•Use Care When Opening Door – Let hot
air or steam escape before removing or
replacing food.
•Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers
– Build-up of pressure may cause
container to burst and result in injury.
•Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed.
•Placement of Oven Racks – 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.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
– SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS –
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•DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELE-
MENTS 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 appliance may
become hot enough to cause burns
– among these surfaces are oven
vent openings and surfaces near
these openings, oven doors, and
windows of oven doors.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
– SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS –
For self-cleaning ranges –
•Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door
gasket is essential for a good seal. Care
should be taken not to rub, damage, or
move the gasket.
•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.
•Clean Only Parts Listed in Manual.
•Before Self-Cleaning the Oven –
Remove broiler pan and other utensils.
For units with ventilating hood –
•Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently –
Grease should not be allowed to
accumulate on hood or filter.
•When flaming foods under the hood, turn
the fan off. The fan, if operating, may
spread the flame.
Range Safety
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Oven vent
(p. 8)
Surface cooking
area controls
(pp. 10, 11)
Anti-tip
bracket
(p. 2)
Model and
serial number
plate
(p. 2)
Broiler pan
support
Removable
storage drawer
(p. 9)
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CONTROL CONTROL
CANCELCANCEL
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STARTSTART
CLOCKCLOCK
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TIMER TIMER
COOKCOOK
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Surface cooking area
(pp. 10, 11)
Electronic oven control
(pp. 16-25)
Automatic
oven light
switch
(p. 42)
Broil element
(not shown)
Bake element
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Feature locations
(Slide-in models)
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LOCKLOCK
CONTROL
CONTROL
CANCELCANCEL
OFF OFF
START
CLOCK
CLOCK
SET SET START
START
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SETSET START
START
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CANCEL CANCEL
TIMER TIMER
COOK
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TIME TIME
STOP
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(p. 15)
Oven vent
(p. 8)
Surface cooking
area controls
(pp. 10, 11)
Anti-tip
bracket
(p. 2)
Model and
serial number
plate
(p. 2)
Broiler pan
support
Removable
storage
drawer
(p. 9)
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(pp. 10, 11)
Electronic
oven control
(pp. 16-25)
Automatic
oven light
switch
(p. 42)
Broil element
(not shown)
Bake element
Feature locations
(Freestanding models)
Surface cooking area controls
Left front
control knob
Left rear
control knob Right rear control knob
Right front
control knob
Parts and Features
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Parts and Features
The oven vent
Hot air and moisture escape from the oven
through a vent in the left rear corner of the
cooktop. Do not block the vent by using
large pans or covers. Poor baking/roasting
can result.
NOTE: Plastic utensils left over the vent
can melt.
The oven door
4"
Replacing the oven door:
1. Holding the door by the handle, place the
top of the door under the cooktop overhang
and use your leg to apply pressure to slide
hinges into the slots as far as possible.
2. Open door to the broil position or slightly
past it.
3. Using the side of your leg, apply pressure
to the bottom of the door front. Lift the door
slightly while applying pressure to push,
until the hinges have gone in fully.
Removing the oven door:
1. Open the door to the Broil Stop position
(open about 4" [10 cm]).
2. Lift door slightly and pull out and back until
hinges come out to the catch position.
3. Push door down and pull straight out to
remove door completely.
Oven vent
4"(10cm)
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Parts and Features
The storage drawer
You can remove the storage drawer to make it easier to clean under the range. Use care
when handling the drawer.
Removing the storage drawer:
1. Empty drawer of any pots and pans
before removing drawer. Use recessed
area on top edge of drawer to pull drawer
straight out to the first stop. Lift front and
pull out to the second stop.
2. Lift back slightly and slide drawer all the
way out.
Replacing the storage drawer:
1. Fit ends of drawer slide rails into the
drawer guides on both sides of
opening.
2. Lift drawer front and press in until metal
stops on drawer slide rails clear white
stops on drawer guides. Lift drawer front
again to clear second stop and slide
drawer closed.
Drawer slide rail
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Using the surface cooking areas
HOT CHAUD
(“CHAUD”
is French
for “HOT”)
wWARNING
Fire Hazard
Turn off all controls when done
cooking.
Failure to do so can result in death
or fire.
FRONT
Control knobs
Push in control knobs before turning them
to a setting. Set them anywhere between HI
and OFF.
Surface cooking area markers
The solid dot in the surface cooking area
marker shows which surface
cooking area is turned on by
that knob.
Power on lights
When you use a control knob to turn on
a surface cooking area, the Power
On Light by that knob will glow.
Hot surface indicator lights
The Hot Surface Indicator Lights on the
cooktop surface will glow
when any of the surface
cooking areas are hot. The
Indicator Lights will continue
to glow as long as the surface
cooking areas are too hot to
touch, even after they are
turned off.
Using and Caring for Your
Cooktop
Control setting guide
For best results, start cooking at the high
setting; then turn the control knob down to
continue cooking.
SETTING
HI or
MAX • To start food cooking.
• To bring liquid to a boil.
MED-HI
or 6-8 • To hold a rapid boil.
• To quickly brown or sear
meat.
MED
or 5 • To maintain a slow boil.
• To fry poultry or meat.
• To make pudding, sauce,
or gravy.
MED-LO
or 2-4 • To stew or steam food.
• To simmer food.
LO or 1 • To keep food warm. Set the
heat higher or lower within
the LO (or 1) band to keep
food at the temperature
you want.
• To maintain liquid just below
simmer.
• To melt chocolate or butter.
RECOMMENDED USE
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