KitchenAid YKGRT500 User manual

TO THE INSTALLER: PLEASE LEAVE THIS
INSTRUCTION BOOK WITH THE UNIT.
TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ AND
KEEP THIS BOOK FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE.
KITCHENAID®
Gas Freestanding and Slide-In Ranges
9753312A
Models: KGRT500 KGST300
YKGRT500 YKGST300
Use and Care Guide
A Note to You ..........................................2
Range Safety...........................................3
Parts and Features .................................5
Using and Caring for Your Cooktop .....9
Using the surface burners.....................9
Energy saving tips...............................11
Cookware tips .....................................12
Caring for your cooktop.......................13
Cleaning your cooktop ........................15
Using and replacing the surface light....16
Using and Caring for Your Oven.........17
Using the electronic oven control.........17
Setting the clock..................................25
Using the timer....................................26
Cooking tips ........................................28
Bake or Roast .....................................29
Broil.....................................................31
Adjusting oven temperature................33
Timed cooking.....................................35
Cleaning your oven and controls..........42
Oven lights..........................................44
Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle.............45
Before you start...................................45
Before setting the controls..................46
Setting the controls .............................46
For best cleaning results.....................49
How the cycle works...........................49
Troubleshooting....................................50
Requesting Assistance or Service......54
Warranty ................................................56
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 55.
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– Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
– WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
•Do not try to light any appliance.
•Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in
your building.
•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone.
Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
– Installation and service must be performed by a qualified install-
er, service agency or the gas supplier.
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed
exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage,
personal injury or death.
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 pages 5-6 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__________________________________
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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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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.
Range Safety
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.
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:
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.
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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.
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Range Safety
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 PROPERLY,
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.
•Proper Installation – The range, when
installed, must be electrically grounded
in accordance with local codes or, in the
absence of local codes, with the National
Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70. Be sure
the range is properly installed and
grounded by a qualified technician.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
•This range is equipped with a three-prong
grounding plug for your protection against
shock hazard and should be plugged
directly into a properly grounded
receptacle. Do not cut or remove the
grounding prong from this plug.
•Disconnect the electrical supply before
servicing the appliance.
•Never Use the Range for Warming or
Heating the Room.
•Injuries may result from the misuse of
appliance doors or drawers such as
stepping, leaning, or sitting on the
doors or drawers.
•Maintenance – Keep range area clear and
free from combustible materials, gasoline,
and other flammable vapors and liquids.
•Storage in or on the Range –
Flammable materials should not be
stored in an oven or near surface units.
•Top burner flame size should be
adjusted so it does not extend beyond
the edge of the cooking utensil.
For self-cleaning ranges –
•Before Self-Cleaning the Oven – Remove
broiler pan and other utensils. Wipe off all
excessive spillage before initiating the
cleaning cycle.
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Surface burner controls
Left rear
control knob Left front control knob Right front
control knob Right rear
control knob
P arts and Features
Surface burners
(the style of your
grates may vary)
(pp. 9, 10)
Surface burner
controls
(pp. 10, 11)
Anti-tip bracket
(p. 3)
Model and serial
number plate
(p. 2)
Removable
storage drawer
(containing
broiler pan
and grid)
(p. 8)
Feature locations
(Slide-in models)
Oven vent
(p. 7)
Electronic oven control
(p. 17)
Automatic
oven light
switch
(p. 44)
Broil burner
(not shown)
Bake burner
(not shown)
Vent guard
piece
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Surface light
(some freestanding
models)
(p. 16)
Surface burner
(the style of your
grates may vary)
(pp. 9, 10)
Surface
burner
controls
(pp. 10,11)
Anti-tip
bracket
(p. 3)
Model and serial
number plate
(p. 2)
Removable
storage drawer
(containing broiler
pan and grid)
(p. 8)
Oven vent
(p. 7)
Electronic
oven control
(p. 17)
Automatic
oven light
switch
(p. 44)
Broil burner
(not shown)
Bake burner
(not shown)
Feature locations
(Freestanding models)
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Surface burner controls
Left rear
control knob Right front
control knob Right rear
control knob
Left front
control knob
Parts and Features
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Parts and Features
The oven door
The oven vent
Hot air and moisture escape from the oven
through a vent in the center rear of the
cooktop. The vent lets air circulate properly.
Be careful not to block the vent, or you will
get poor baking/roasting results.
NOTE: Never store plastics, paper, or other
items that could melt or burn near the oven
vent, or any of the surface burners.
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 ventOven vent
Positioning the pan over the bake burner
To position the pan over the bake shield, the
two guides on the pan should be placed
over the notches on the shield. The position
is important to maintain an even heat in the
oven.
4" (10 cm)
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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.
The storage drawer
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
Parts and Features
You can remove the storage drawer to make it easier to clean under the range. Use care
when handling the drawer.
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Using and Caring for Your
Cooktop
Your cooktop has sealed gas burners with
an auto-reignition system. The sealed
burners spread the heat evenly across the
bottom of the cookware and provide infinite
heat control. The auto-reignition system
senses when a burner flame has gone out
and will automatically reignite that burner.
IMPORTANT: Your cooktop is factory-set
for use with Natural Gas. If you wish to
use L.P. gas, an L.P. Gas Conversion Kit
is included with your new range. See the
appropriate section of the Installation
Instructions for details on making this
conversion.
When to use the right rear and left
front burners:
Use these burners for cooking large quanti-
ties of food, deep-fat frying, or cooking with
large cookware.
Using the surface burners
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When to use the left rear and right
front burners:
Use these burners for simmering or for
cooking smaller quantities of food requiring
small cookware.
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Using and Caring for Your Cooktop
Using the surface burners
1. Grasp the control knob.
2. Push down and turn to HI. The electric
spark ignitor will ignite the gas flowing
into the burner. When you hear a clicking
sound, you know that the ignitors are
working. Gas is flowing as long as knob
is not set at OFF.
3. When the burner is lit, turn the control
knob to the desired flame setting. (See
the guide under “Burner heat settings”
later in this section.) You can turn the
knobs to any of the marked settings. The
ignitor will turn off and the clicking will
stop when the burner ignites.
NOTES:
•The ignitors may click a number of times
before burner lights. This is normal.
•All four burner ignitors will spark
regardless of which burner you are using.
•Visually check that burner has lit. If the
burner does not ignite, listen for the clicking
sound. If you do not hear the ignitor click,
TURN THE BURNER OFF. Check that the
service cord is placed firmly in the wall re-
ceptacle. Check for a tripped circuit breaker
or blown fuse.
Check that the control knob is pressed com-
pletely down on valve shaft. If the spark
ignitor still fails to operate, call your
nearest designated servicing outlet.
Proper grounding and polarity is neces-
sary for correct operation of the electric
ignition system. If the wall receptacle does
not provide correct polarity, the ignitor will
become grounded and click every once in
awhile, even after the burner has ignited.
A qualified electrician should check the wall
receptacle to see if it is wired with correct
polarity.
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Fire Hazard
Do not let the burner flame extend
beyond the edge of the pan.
Turn off all controls when not cooking.
Failure to follow these instructions
can result in death or fire.
Burner heat settings
Use correct burner heat settings (later in
this section). If the heat setting is too high, it
can:
•Char bacon and cause curling.
•Make eggs tough and crisp at the edges.
•Toughen liver, fish, and seafood.
•Scorch delicate sauces and custards.
•Cause a boilover.
Until you get used to the settings, use
the following as a guide.
SETTING
HI • To start food cooking.
• To bring liquid to a boil.
Between
MED and
HI
• To hold a rapid boil.
• To quickly brown or
sear meat.
MED • To maintain a slow boil.
• To fry poultry or meat.
• To make pudding, sauce,
or gravy.
Between
MED and
LO
• To stew or steam food.
LO • To simmer food.
• To keep food warm.
RECOMMENDED USE
• To melt chocolate or butter.
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