Magic Chef 3422PRA User manual

Gas Range Featuring
• Conventional Surface Burners
• Analog clock & timer
• Self--cleanoven
• Automatic oven cooking
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Time-0f-DayClock
ANALOG CLOCK AND TIMER
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TO SETCLOCK: Push inand turn Min-
ute Timer knob to thecorrect timeofday.
BesureMinuteTimer hand is on OFFaf-
ter setting clock.
TO SETMINUTE TIMER:Turn knob in
either direction to the desired time.
Whenthe buzzersounds, manuallyturn
the "rimerto OFF.
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SurfaceCooking
IGNITION SYSTEM TO LIGHT SURFACE BURNER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Yourrangefeaturespilotless ignition.A 1. Place utensil on burnergrate. •Whenthe range isfirst installed,the
spark from the ignitor will lightthe burn- pilots maybedifficult to lightdue toair
er. 2. Push in and turn knob to the LITE inthegasline.Tobleedoffairfromthe
position. After the burner lights, turn line, hold a lighted match nextto the
ABOUT THE SURFACE the knobto the desiredflame size. burner and turn knob on. When the
BURNER FLAME burner lights,turn theknob off and
• A properlyadjustedburnerwithclean proceedasdirected.
portswillbightwithin a fewseconds. _ • Be sure allsurface controls are sel
• On natural gas, the flame will be blue _ inthe OFF position priorto supplying
with a deeper blue core;there should be gasto the appliance.
no trace of yellow in the flame. •CAUTION:If flame should go oul
A yellow flame indicates an improper during a cooking operation, turn the
burner off. If gas has accumulated
mixture of air/gas.This wastes fuel, so and a strong gas odor is detected,
haveaservicemanadjustthemixtureifwait 5 minutesfor the gasto dissi-
a yellowflameoccurs. NOTE: The knob on your appliancepate before relighting burner.
•On LPgas, someyellowtippingisac- may not look likethe knob in thisil- •Youmay heara "popping"soundon
ceptable.Thisisnormalandadjustment lustration,but it will operateasde-LP gas when thesurfaceburner is
isnot necessary, scribedin thisbooklet,turnedoff.Thisisanormaloperating
soundofthe burner.
•Ifa knobisturnedveryquicklyfrom
HItoLOsetting,theflamemaygoout,
particularlyiftheburneriscold.
To operate surface burner during a
power failure:
1.Holda lightedmatch to thedesired
surface burner head.
2. Push in and turn knob to the LITE
position. The burnerwill then light.
3. Adjust knob to obtain the desired ifthisoccurs, turntheknobtotheOFF
flame size.position.Wait several seconds, then
lightthe burner again.
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SurfaceCooking(continued)
FACTORS THAT DETERMINE SELECTING FLAME SIZECANNING
FLAME SIZE • Use a HIGH flame settingto quickly Acceptablewater-bathorpressurecan-
UTENSIL SIZE: Adjustthe flame size bringliquidstoaboilorto beginacook-netsshouldnotbeoversizedandshould
soitdoesnotextendbeyondtheedgeof ingoperation.Then reduceto alower haveaflatbottom.Thefollowingare not
the cookingutensil.This isforpersonal settingtocontinuecooking.Neverleave recommended:Oversizedcannersor a
safetyandto preventpossibledamage food unattended when using a HIGH verylargecannerthatrestsontwosur-
to the appliance, utensil or cabinets flame setting,face burnergrates.
abovetheappliance. When canning, use the HIGH setting
just until the water comes toa boil or
-- pressureisreachedinthe pressurecan-
_'_--'_'ner,then reduceto thelowest flame set-
__J_tingthat maintains the boil or pressure.
.___'• An intermediateflame size isused to
continue a cooking operation. Foodwill
• Utensils which extend more than two notcookany fasterwhen a higher
inches beyond the grate or touch the flame setting is used than thatneed-
cooktop may cause heatto build up, re- ed to maintain a gentle boil. Remem-
suiting in damage to the burner grate, ber,waterboilsatthesametemperature
burner or cooktop, whether boiling gently or vigorously.
• Utensils, suchas woks with a support • Use alowflame size tosimmer or keep
ring,which restrictaircirculation around foods at serving temperatures.
the burnerwill causeheattobuild upand
may result in damage to the burner I
grate, burner or cooktop. -_c__-J ""/_
UTENSIL MATERIALS: Optimum
cookingperformancecan be achieved
whenheavygauge,flat,smoothbottom,
metalutensilswith straight sidesand
tightfittinglidsare used.
•Aluminum oraluminum-clad stain-
less steel pans heatmoreevenlyso a
slightlylargerflame can beused.
•Stainless steel, porcelain andheat-
proofceramic orglass heatunevenly;
cast aluminum and iron heat slowly;
and, Teflon-coated utensilsaresensi-
tiveto heat.Thesematerialsrequirea
lowerflametoproducemoreevencook-
ing results.Adjustflame so it extends
halfwayto the edge of theutensilbot-
tom.
COVERED UTENSILS: Foods cook
faster when the utensil is covered be-
cause more heat is retained. Lower the
flame size when covering utensils.
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UsingYourOven
OVEN VENT OVEN THERMOSTAT
The oven ventis locatedat the base of The oventhermostatknobisusedtose-
thebackguard,Whenthe ovenisinuse, lectandmaintaintheoventemperature.
this area may feel warmor hotto the Alwaysturnthisknobjusttothedesired
touch, To prevent problemsdo not: temperature- notto a highertempera-
Blockthe ventopening,touch the areatureandthen back. Thisprovidesmore
near the openingorplace utensilsnear accurate oventemperatures.Turn this
the ventopening, knobtoOFF wheneverthe ovenisnotin
use.
OVEN BURNER
The sizeand appearance of a properly _,_ t
IGNITION SYSTEM adjusted ovenburnerflameshould beas
Yourappliance features pilotless igni- shown:
tion. A glo barwill lightthe oven burner, r_
Be sure oven control is set in the OFF
positionpriorto supplyinggasto the ap-
pliance. Coneincenterissmaller THERMOSTAT
On some models,there is an indent at
the 350°F setting.
Coneapprox.1/2-inch SELECTOR KNOB
The SELECTOR knob determinesthe
typeofovenoperation.Turnthisknobto
The oventemperatureismaintainedby desiredsetting.Eachsettingisidentified
cyclingtheburneron and off.Afterthe byan indent (stop)anda"click"sound.
oven temperature has been set,there
will be about a 45 second delay before
theburnerignites.This isnormaland noBAKE
gas escapes during this delay. _ _ O
TIME BAKE
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UsingYourOven(continued)
TO SET THE OVEN PREHEATING
1. When cool,place the racks inthe de- Preheatingis necessaryfor proper bak-
sired rack positions, ing results. Allow the oven to heat until
the desired oventemperature isreached
2. Pushin andturn the oventhermostat (approximately 10 to 15 minutes). Se-
knob to the desired oven tempera-lectingatemperature higherthan thede-
tufa. Turnthe selector knob to BAKE. sired temperature will not preheat the
Allow theoven to preheat for 10to 15 oven anyfaster. Infact,this may have a
minutes when baking, negative effect on baking results.
3.Place the food in the center of the
oven, allowing a minimum of two in-It isnot necessaryto preheatfor broiling
ches between the utensil(s) and the unless darker browning is desired or if
oven walls, cooking thin (3/4-inch) steaks.Allow
burnerto preheat2 to 3 minutes.
4. Check the food for doneness at the
minimum time given in the recipe. Preheatingis not necessaryfor roasting
Cook longer if necessary. Opening operations.
theovendoor frequently causes heat
loss which may affectcooking results
and increase cookingtime.
5. Turn the oven thermostat knob to
OFFand removefood from the oven.
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UsingYourOven(continued)
AUTOMATIC OVEN COOKING
The automatic cooking feature isThe automaticcooking feature will 1. Placefoodintheoven.
usedtoturntheovenonand offat a notoperateunlesstheclockisfunc- 2. Pushin and turnSTART knobto
presettimeofday. Thisfeaturecan tioningandissetatthecorrecttimeofthetimeof dayyouwishcooking
beusedtodelaythestartofacooking day. tobegin.Ifyouwishtobegincook-
operationora self-clean cycle.(See ing immediately,do NOT set the
page 19for self-clean instructions.) START STOPSTARTknob.
IMPORTANT:Highlyperishablefood _\\_/_/ >_'.\\_..__,2/_.'_<3. PushinandturnSTOPknobtothe
such as dairy products,pork, poultry, _ _ _ _ time of day youwishthe oven to
seafoods, or stuffingare not recom-_-9 3_ _-o _ turnoff.
mendedfordelayedcooking.Ifcook-//6 _'- ,, s\4.Turn oventhermostat knobto the
ing morethan one food, select foods ////the\\':;'//111__\ desired setting. Turn selector
thatcookforthesamelengthoftimeknobtoTIME BAKE.
andatthesameoventemperature.The oven will automaticallyturn on
and off at thepresettimes. Remove
foodfromoven.Turnselectorknobto
BAKE andthermostatknobtoOFF.
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