Whirlpool RF327PXP User manual

Continuous-Cleanil
Model RF327PXP
Microwave Ovens, Trash Compactors, Room Au Condltloners, llehum~d~f~ers. Automatic Washers, Clothes Dryers, Freezers, Re(rigerator.Fr

Contents
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BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE. - 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS. . . . 3
PARTS AND FEATURES 4
USING YOUR RANGE. . 5
Surface Units . . . 5
Setting the Clock 7
Using the Minute Timer . . 7
Using the Oven Controls . 8
Baking . , . . . . . . . . 8
Broiling . . . . . . . 10
Oven Vent . . . 11
Storage Drawer . . 11
Optional Rotisserie
CARING FOR YOUR RANGE..
Control Panel . . . .
Solid Element Surface Units
Oven Door
Continuous-Cleaning Oven
Cleaning Chart
Oven Light
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE................
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY
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Before you useyour range
Read this Use 8 Care Gulde and The Cooking Guide for Important safety
Information.
You are personally responsible for:
l Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use & Care Guide and the
Cooking Guide.
l Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a floor
strong enough to support its weight.
l Properly connecting the range to electrical supply and grounding. (See
“Installation Instructions:‘)
l Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
l Properly maintaining the range.
l Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.
See “CookIng Guide” for Important safety and use information.

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1. DO NOT allow children to use or 6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but not
play with any part of the range, or over another surface unit to avoid
leave them unattended near it. burns, injury and to help prevent the
They could be burned or injured. utensil from beina oushed off the sur- I
2. DO NOT store things children face units.
might want above the range. 7. DO NOT use water on grease fires.
Children could be burned or The fire will spread. Cover fire with
injured while climbing on it. large lid or smother with baking I
3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch soda or salt.
hot surface units or heating ele- 8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging gar-
ments Dark colored units and ele- ments when using the range. They
ments can still be hot enough to could ignite if they touch a hot sur-
burn severely. face unit or heating element and I
4. KEEP children away from the you could be burned.
range when it is on. The cooktop 9. DO NOT heat unopened containers.
and oven walls, racks and door They could explode. The hot con-
can get hot enough to cause tents could burn and container par-
burns. titles could cause injury.
5. DO NOT use the range to heat a
room. Persons in the room could
10. When adding or removing
food, MAKE SURE to onen the
be burned or injured, or a fire oven door all the w
could start. ,
prevent burns.
IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
l FORYOURSAFlZY.
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DO NOT STOREOR USEGASOLINE OR OTHERFLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS
IN THEVICINITY OFTHIS OR ANY OTHERAPPLIANCE. THEYCOULD IGNITE
CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE. II
1 - SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS - 1
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here
If you need service, or call with a question, have this information ready:
I. Complete Model and Serial
Numbers (from plate just behind
the oven door]. Model Number
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book, vour Serlal Number
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warranty and sales slip together in
the Literature Pac.
Please complete and mall the Purchase Date
Owners Reglsktlon Card tur-
nlshed wlth this product.

Parts and features
Model RF327PXP
CLOCK/
CONTROL PANEL SOLID ELEMENT
SURFACEUNIT
MODEL AND SE
NUMBER PLATE
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
LITERATUREPAC
(not shown)
OVEN DOOR
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OVEN TEMPERATURECONTROL OVEN SIGNAL LIGHT OVEN SELECTOR
&EN LIGHT SWITCH RIGHT REAR/-
CONTROL KNOB
Using the surface units
RIGHT FRONT’
CONTROL KNOB
Control knobs must be pushed in
before fuming them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.
Signal Light
One of the signal lights will glow
when a surface unit is on.
Solid Element
Surface Units
Solid element surface units are made of heavy cast-iron to provide even
cooking. Each surface unit has a built-in protective limiter. The limiter senses
uneven cooking temperatures and automatically reduces the heat setting.
The limiter will sense uneven heat when a pan boils dry, when a pan does not
have a flat bottom, or when a pan is removed and the surface unit is left on.
Solid elements hold heat longer than conventional surface units. For best
cooking results, use a high setting for only a very short period of time. Then use
a lower setting to complete the cooking. You may want to turn the solid
element OFF a few minutes before you are finished cooking.
CALCCION:Collddem~dayhottoral~Wme.Donot~lheHl~ng
for long perloda of ilme or have pans on hot elemenh when oooklng k
dona.Bumedfoodanddamaaatolheoookwanoouldrestdf.

Untti you get used to the settings, use the foiiowlng as a gulde.
Use HI to start
foods cook-
Ing; to brlng
llqulds to a
boll. When
cooklng
foods, turn to
a LO or MED-
LO setting
when sizzle
starts.
Use MED-HI
to hold a
rapld boll; to
start frylng
chlcken or
pancakes.
TurntoalO
or MED-LO
sefflng when
slzzie starts.
Use MED for
gram pud-
dings and
icing; to
cook large
amounts of
vegetables.
Turn to a
LO setting
to flnlsh
cooklng.
Use MED-LO Use LO to
to keep food keep food
cooking after cooking after
starttng it starting it on
on a higher a higher set-
setting. ting, to keep
food warm
or to melt
chocolate
or shortening.
Pans should be the same size or larger than the surface unit to prevent
boilovers and hot handles.
Only use pans with flat bottoms. Flat bottoms allow maximum contact
between the pans and the surface units for fast, even cooking. Pans with
uneven bottoms or with a raised pattern on the bottom are not suitable. Flat-
ness of a pan can be checked by placing an edge of a ruler across it. There
should not be space between the ruler edge and the bottom of the pan.
Do not use trivets, woks with skirts, or canners wlth concave or ridged
bottoms.
NOTE: If pan bottoms am not flat, the protective Ilmiter will sense uneven
cooking temperatures and reduce the heat setting. This will result In longer
cooking times.
See the “Cooking Guide” for important utensil Information.
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1. Push in Minute Timer Knob and
turn clockwise until clock shows
the right time of day.
2. let the Minute Timer Knob pop
out. Turn clockwise until Minute
Timer hand points to OFF.The
clock setting will change if you
push in the knob when turning.
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer.
Set it in minutes up to an hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time is up.
DO NOT PUSH IN THE KNOB when setting the Minute Timer.
1. Without pushing it in, turn the 2. Without pushing in, turn the knob
Minute Timer Knob until the hand back to the setting you want.
passes the setting you want. When the time is up, a buzzer
will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn
the Minute Timer hand to OFF.
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
cecem..LL
Setting the Clock
Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.
Using the Minute Timer

Using the Oven Controls
Baking
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack position, lift rack at
front and pull out.
The rack(s) should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered in
the oven. Always leave at least
lYzto 2 inches (4-5 cm) between
the sides of the pan and the oven
walls and other pans. For more
information, see the “Cooking
Guide!’
2. Set Oven Selector to BAKE. 3. Set Oven Temperature Control to
the baking temperature you want.
The Oven Signal Light will come on.
The oven is preheated when the
Oven Signal Light first goes off.
4. Put food in the oven. Note: Oven
mcks, walls and door will be
hot.
During baking, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
Oven Signal Light will turn on and
off with the elements.
The top element helps heat
durlng baking, but does not
B turn red.
5. When baking is done, turn both
the Oven Temperature Control
and the Oven Selector to OFF

Adjusting the Oven Temperature Control
Does your oven seem hotter or colder than your old oven? The temperature
of your old oven may have shifted gradually without your noticing the change.
Your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. But when
comparing to your old oven, the new design may give you different results.
If after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfied with the
temperature settings, they can be adjusted by following these steps:
1. Pull the Oven Temperature Control
Knob straight off. 2. Loosen the locking screws inside
the control knob. Note the posi-
tion of the notches.
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3. To lower the temperature, move
a notch closer to LO.Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
4. To raise the tempemture, move
a notch closer to HI. Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
Tighten the locking screw and
replace the control knob.

1. Position the rack before turning
the oven on. See broil chart in the
“Cooking Guide” or a reliable
cookbook for recommended
rack positions.
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3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position, [open about 4 inches,
10.2 cm). The door will stay open
by itself.
2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the rack.
4. Set the Oven Selector and the
Oven Temperature Control to
BROIL.
5. When broiling is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and the Oven
Temperature Control to OFF.
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