Whirlpool RF332BXP User manual

Continuous-Cleaning
Model RF332BXP

Contents
Page
BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE. 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS. ............... 3
PARTS AND FEATURES ......... 4
USING YOUR RANGE .......... 5
Using the Surface Units. ...... 5
Optional Canning Kit ........ 6
Using the Oven Controls ..... 6
Baking .................... 6
Broiling ................... 8
Oven Vent. .................. 9
Storage Drawer ............. 10
Optional Rotisserie .......... 11
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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE
11
Control Panel 11
Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls . 11
Lift-Up Cooktop 13
OvenDoor . . . .. . ..___....... 13
Continuous-Cleaning Oven 14
Cleaning Chart 16
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE . . . 17
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY 20
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01987 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you use your range
Read this Use 81Care Gulde and The Cooklng Guide for important safety
Intormatlon.
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 itsweight.
l Properly connecting the range to electrical supply and grounding. (See
“Installation Instructionsl’)
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 “Cooklng Guide” for Important safety and use information.
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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 being pushed off the sur
1. 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
#. 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
1. 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.
i. DO NOT use thepnge to heat a
room. Persons in the room could
IO. When adding or removing
be burned or injured, or a fire food,
MAKE SURE to open the
oven door all the way to
could start. prevent burns.
l FOR YOUR SAFETY l
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS
IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE
CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here I
If you need service, or call with a question, have this information ready:
1. 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, your
warranty and sales slip together in
the Literature Pac.
Please complete and mall the
Owners Reglstratlon Card tur-
nlshed wlth thls product.
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number
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Parts and features
Model RF332BXP
SURFACE UNIT
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CONTROL KNOB SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROL KNOB
CONTROL PANEL
PLUG-IN
SURFACE UNIT
CONTINUOUS-
CLEANING OVEN
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
LITERATURE PAC
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OVEN TEMPERATURE OVEN RIGHT REAR
CONTROL SELECTOR CONTROL KNOB
OVEN SIGNAL RIGHT FRONT
LIGHT CONTROL KNOB
Using the surface units
Control knobs must be pushed In
before turning 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
isturned on by that knob.
Signal light
One of the signal lights will glow
when a surface unit is on.
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a gulde. For best results,
start cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to continue
cooking.
Use HI to start Use MED-HI Use MED Use MED-LO
foods cook- to hold a for gravy, to keep food
ing; to bring rapid boil; to puddings cooking after
liquids to a fry chicken and icing; to starting it
boil. or pancakes. cook large on a higher
amounts of setting.
veaetables.
CAUTION: The use of the HI setlfng for long periods of tlme
can damage surface units and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. Start cooking on HI and turn control down to con-
ttnue cooklng.
Use Lo to
keep food
warm until
ready to
serve. Set the
heat higher
or lower
1
within the LO
band to keep
food at the
temperature
you want.
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Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best cooking results and to prevent damage
to the cooktop. Specialty items with rounded.or ridged bottoms (woks, ridged
bottom canners or tea ketttes) are not recommended.
See the “Cooklng Guide” for Important utensil Intormatlon.
OptiOId hUlhg Kit (Part No. 242905)
The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure canners combined with
high heat settings for long periods of time can shorten the life of regular surface
units and cause damage to the cooktop.
If you plan to use the cooktop for canning, we recommend the installation
of a Canning Kit.Order the kit from your Whirlpool Dealer or Tech-CareE Service
Company.
See the “Cooklng Guide” for important cannlng information.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
The rack(s) should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered In
the oven. AlWay6 leave at least
lY2 to 2 Inches (4-5 cm] between
the sides of the pan and the oven
walls and other pans. For more
Informatlon, see the “Cooking
Guide:
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack posltlon, lift rack at
front and pull out.
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2. Set Oven Selector to BAKE. 3. Set Oven Temperature Control to
the baklng temperature you want.
The Oven Signal Llght will come on.
The oven Ispreheated when the
Oven Slgnal Llght flr6t goes Off.
4. Putfood In the oven. Note: Oven
racks, walls and door will be
hot.
Durlng baklng, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
Oven Slgnal Light will turn on and
off wlth the elements.
The top element helps heat
durlng baklng, but does not
turn red.
5. When baklng Isdone, turn both
the Oven Temperature Control
and the Oven Selector to OFF.
AdJustlng the Oven Temperatuw Control
Does your oven seem hotter or colder than your old oven? The temperature
of your old oven may have shlfted gradually wlthouf your notlclng the change.
Your new oven Is properly adjusted to provlde accurate temperatures. Butwhen
comparlng to your old oven, the new de6lgn may glve you dlfferent results.
If after using the oven for a perlod of tlme, you are not satlsfled wlth the
temperature settings, they can be adlusted by followlng these steps:
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1. Pull the Oven Temperature Control
Knob straight off.
3. To lower the temperature, move
a notch closer to LO.Each notch
equals aboutlOT (5°C).
2. Loosen the locking screws inside
the control knob. Note the posl-
tlon of the notches.
4. To raise the temperature, move
a notch closer to HI.Each notch
equals aboutlOT (5°C).
Tlghten the locking screws and
replace the control knob.
Broiling
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I. Position the rack before turning 2. Putthe broiler pan and food on
the oven on. See broil chart in the
“Cooking Guide” or a reliable
cookbook for recommended
rack positions.
the rack.
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3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position, [open about 4 inches,
10.2cm]. The door will stay open
by itself.
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.
Custom Broil
l Iffood iscooking too fast,turn the Oven Temperature Control counterciock-
wise until the Oven Signal Light goes off.
l Ifyou want the food to broil slower from the start, set the Oven
Temperature Control between 150” and 325°F (65.5” and 162.7”C). The
lower the temperature, the slower the cooking.
The Oven Selector must be on BROIL for ail broliing temperatures.
CAUTION: The door must be partly open whenever the oven is
set to BROIL. leaving the door open allows the oven to maintain
proper tempemtures.
The OvenVent
Hot air and moisture escape from the
oven through a vent under the right
rear surface unit, You can cook on the
unit, or keep food warm on it while
the oven ison.
CAUTION: Plastic utensils lefl
over the vent can melt.
Do not block the vent. Poor baking
can result.

The Storage Drawer
The storage drawer is for storing pots and pans.
Use care when handllng the drawer.
Removlng the storage dmwer
1. Pull drawer s%ght out to the
first stop. Liftfront and pull out to
the second stop.
Replacing the stomge drawer
1. Fitends of drawer slidyrails into
the drawer guides on both sides
of opening.
2. Lift back slightly and sEde drawer
all the way out.
2. Lift drawer front and push 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.
Use & Care Guide storage
Store this booklet, along with your
“Cooking Guide:’ sales slip and
warranty in the Literature Pat, inside
the storage drawer.