Whirlpool RF365EXP User manual

ELECTRIC
RANGE
Self-Cleaning
Model RF365EXP
wave Ovens, Trash Compactors, Roam Air Condltlonets, Dehumldlflers. Aulomallc Washers. Clothes Dryers, Freezers. flelrlgerator-Freezer

Contents
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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
Setting the Clock 6
Using the Minute Timer il
Using the Oven Controls 7
Baking I
Broiling
Using the Automatic V
MEALTIMER’ Clock 11
Oven Vent 12
Storage Drawer
Optional Rotisserie
Caring for Your Range
Control Panel
Surface Units and’
Reflector Bowls
LIWU~ Cooktop
Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle
Cleaning Chart
Oven Light
If You Need Service or
Assistance
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0 1985 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you useyour range
Read this Use b Care Gulde and The Cooking Gulde 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 Instructionsl’)
l Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
0 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.

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 Inlured utensil from being pushed off the sur-
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
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
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 10. When adding or removing
room Persons in the room could food, MAKE SURE to open the
be burned or injured, or a fire 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 VICINITV OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE
CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here
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).
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book, Your
warranv and sales slip together in
the Literature Pac.
Model Number
Serial Number
There is no warranty registration
Purchase Date
to return, Proof-of-purchase is all that
is required for in-warranty service.
Servlce Company/Phone Number

Parts and features
Model RF365EXP
MINUTE START
TIMER TIME
LEFT FRONT SURFACE UNIT LEFTREAR
CONTROL KNOB CLOCK
SIGNAL LIGHT STOP TIME
CONTROL KNOB
CONTROL PANEL\- OVEN VENT
PLUG-IN
SURFACE UNIT ONE-PIECE CHROME
REFLECTOR BOWL
BROIL
ELEMENT
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
LITERATURE PAC
(In stomp3 dmwer)

OVEN TEMPERATURE OVEN SURFACE UNIT
Using the surface units
I’
PUSH IN
km to
rdmg.
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting. TI
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
1 Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.
Signal light
A surface unit signal light will glow
whenever one or both control knobs
above the light are ON.
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Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide. 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 sefflng for long perlods of ilme
can damage surface untts and discolor chrome lrlm rings.
Star? cooklng on HI and turn conhol down to coniinue
cooklng.
Use Lo to
keep food
warm until
ready to
serve. Set the
heat higher
or lower
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 kettles) are not recommended.
See the “Cooking Guide” tor important utensil information.
Optional Canning 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 Whirlpoo! Dealer or Tech-Care i Service
Company.
See the “Cooking Guide” for important canning information.
Setting the Clock
Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.
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.

te limer
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 settina the Minute Timer.
1. Wlthout pushing It in, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the hand
passes the setting You want.
2. Wlthout pushlng in, turn the knob
back to 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
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
1. Position the rack(s) properly
betore turning on the oven. To
change rack poritlon, lift rack at
front and pull out.
Rack(s) should be placed so
the top of the food will be cen-
tered in the oven. Always leave
at IeastlYz to 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:’
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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
racks, 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
during baking, but does not
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.
3. To lower the tempemture, move
a notch closer to LO.Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
Broiling
2. Loosen the locking screw inside
the control knob. Note the posi-
tion of the notches.
4. To raise the temperature, 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 char-f in the
“Cooking Guide” or a reliable
cookbook for recommended
rack positions.
2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the rack.
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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
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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CAUTION: The door must be parity open whenever the oven is set
to BROIL. Leaving the door open allows the oven to maintain proper
temperatures and prevents window glass from cracking.
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