Whirlpool RS600BXK User manual

SET-INELECTRIC RANGE
Model RS600BXK
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Surface Unit
Oven Control
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Automatic Oven
iillcone Heat Seal
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 the plate
just behind the oven door).
2. Purchase date from your sales slip
Model Number
Senol Number
Purchase Dale
Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this book,
your warranty and the sales slip together in a handy
place. Servlce Company
and Phone Number
See the “Cooking Guide”for important safety information.

Fruper installdtfon and safe use of the oven are your personal
respon$lbllittes. Read this”Use and Care Guide” and the “Cooking
Guide”carefully for important use and safety information.
Youmust be sure your range Is...
l installed and leveled in a cabi-
net and an a floorthat will hold
the welg ht;
l installed In a well-ventHated
area protected from the
weather;
l praperly connected to the cor-
rect electric supply and
grounding. (See “lnstallatlon
instructions.“)
Properuse
Youmust be sure your range is...
l used only for jobs expected
of home ranges;
l used only by people who can ---------- -
operate it properly;
l property maintained.
Contents
Your Responslbllitles
Installation
Proper Use
Safety
Using Your Range
Surface Unit Controis
Oven Controls
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ResetGng the Oven Tempera?ure Control 5
Over! Qa-&lc Positions
The Oven Door
Over7 !lgh?
Oven Veril
OptIonal Rotisserie
Accessory Canning Kit
Cleaning and Caring for Your Range
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Using your range
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Surface Unit
Controls
Indicators
Control knobs must be
pushed in before turning them
to a setting They can be set
anywhere between HI and OFF
The signal light will glow when
a surface unit is on. Be sure the
light is off when you are not
cooking.
Turn to setting
Until you get used to the settings. use the fol-
lowing as a guide.
, Signal Light
Use HI to start
foods cooking or
to bring liquids to
a boil.
Use MED-HI to
hold a rapid boil
or to fry chicken
or pancakes.
Use MED-LO to
keep food
cooking after
starting it on a
higher setting.
See “The Accessory Canning Kit” (page a) and
your “Cooking Guide” for important utensil
information.
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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 MED for
grovy, puddings
and icings or to
cook large
amounts of
vegetables
SURFACE UNITS
Element will
be black dur-
ing cooking
if contact with
bottom of pan IS
good. Element
will not turn
red if gooa con-
tact IS made

Adjustable Oven Teiperature Control
OVEN CONTROLS
BAKING
1. Put oven rack where you want it
(See page 6 for suggestlons J
2. Set Oven Selector to BAKE
3. Set Oven Temperature Control to the ba k~
Ing temperature you want
4. Let the oven preheat until tqe Signal Light
goes off
5. Put food In the oven
6. When done baking. turn both knobs to
OFF
During baking, the elements will turn on
and off to help hold the oven temperature at
the setting. (The top element will never turn
red, but will be hot.) The Signal light will turn
on and off with the elements.
RESETTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL
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Does your new oven seem to be hotter or colder at tne same settings than YOM
old oven’ The temperature setting in your old oven may have changed graau~
ally over the years The accurate setting of your new oven can seem different
If you think the oven temperature needs adjusting. follow these steps
OFF OFF
Locking Screw Tooth Notches
OFF
100th
Notches
1. Pull out the center
2. I.oosen the lot k
3. To lower the tem-
4. To raise the tem-
of the Oven Tem- Ing screw perature. move perature move
perature Control. black ring so tooth IS black ring so tooth is
closer to LO. Each closer to HI Each
notch equals notch equals
about 10 F (5 C) about 40 F (5 C)
Tighten the locking screw. Replace the knob. 5

BROILING j
1. Place the rack where you
want it for broiling. [See
below for suggestions.]
4. Set Oven Temperature
Control to BROIL. [Set on a
lower temperature for
slower broiling See
below J
2. Put broiler pan and food
3. Set Oven Selector to
on the rack BROIL
5. During broiling the oven
door must be partly open
A built-in stop will hold it
there.
6. When broiling IS done,
turn both knobs to OFF
Broiling can be slowed by setting the Oven Temperature Control to CI setting
lower than BROIL. When it’s on BROIL, the broil element IS on all the time. When It’s
on a temperature, the element turns off and on. The lower the temperature setting,
the shorter are the times when the element IS on
The Oven Selector Knob must be on BROIL and the door partly open for all
brolllng temperatures.
OVEN RACK POSITIONS
Position rack before turning on the oven.
Lift rack at tront and pull out.
BAKING OR ROASTING BROILING
Broil Element
Food for baking or roasting should be
placed in the center of the oven.
Always leave at least 1’1, to 2 inches
(4-5 cm] between the sides of a pan and the
oven wall and another pan. For more informa-
tion, see the “Cooking Guide ”
6
Adjust the rack so the food to be Droiled is
at a suggested distance from the broil ele-
ment. (See page 7.) ALWAYS broil with the
door open to the broil-stop,

Suggested oven-rack positions and broiling times for different
kinds of meats.
Approximate Minutes -
inches (cm) trom top Selector set to BROIL
Descrlptlon ot food to Broil Element 1st slde 2nd slde
Beef Steak)
Rare 1 ;2.5 cm,!
Medium 1 (2.5 cm)
Well don- 1 12.5 cm)
Beef Steak;
Rare 1’) (4 cm)
Medium I’ 2 (4 cm)
Well Done I’: (4cm)
Hamburgers :-, (1 cm)
Lamb Chons
Medium 1 (2.5 (-In)
Ham slice, orecooked ’ -1
or tendered (I-2.5 cm]
Canadian Bacon I; (1 cm]
Pork Rib OI Loin Choo (a -1
Well done
(8 cm)
iI3 cm)
18.~ ml
-5 [lo-13 cm) 13-45 6-8
-5 (IO-13 cm) 17-19 8-I 0
-5 (lo-13 cm) 19-21 14-16
(8 yy 6-8 4-5
3
3
3
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(2-2.5 cm] 4 ~5 (10-11 cm)
2-3 lb
[:-I 5 kcj]
cd in haif 7 .9 (18-23 cm)
whole 3 (8cm)
fillets 3 (8 cm)
Frankfurte,i
REMOVING
il 2 cm’ 3 (8cm) 3
4 -5 110-13 cml 6-7
REPLACING
THE OVEN DOOR
7-9
3-I 1
1l-13
3-5
4-7
5-7
6-8
6-8
6
4-5
4-5
4
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15
,! IJ
25-30 IO-12
II-16 9-14
7-8 5-7
3
4-5
ODer; the door to the firs <:a~.
tinld the door at both sides
ond loft It at the same angle it
IS in.
Fit the bottom corners of the
door overthe ends of the hinges
Push the door down evenly
The door WIII close only when
IVIS on the hinges correctly

THE OVEN LIGHT
ir,,3
vie1 Iuw ~111 come on when you ooen the oven door.
Close 1~ ,->,i& doorto shut off the light
To replace the light bucb
2. kerrsit? the llrght bult
fr(,rr cti socket
THE OVEN VENT
3. Replace the bulb with a
40-watt appliance bulb
available from most gro-
cery, variety and
hardware stores. Turn the
electrical power back on
at the main power supply
‘Whe? the oben IS on, hot air escapes through a
vent under the right rear surface unit The vent is
needed for air circulation in the oven
Do not block the vent. Poor baking can result.
THE OPTIONAL ROTISSERIE
If you would uke o riltlsserle for your lower oven, you can order a kit (Part No
261880) from \i!~~~r cle/i,er The kit includes easy installation instructions.
ACCESSORY CANNING KIT (Part No. 242905)
The large dial-nere: )I lmost water-bath or pressure canners combined with high
plea: settings for Ion J oeriix : ,of tin?e can shorten the life of regular surface units and
cause damage to the hcooktop
If you plan tc use the cooktop for canning, we recommend the installation of a
Canning Kit Orderthe kit from your Whirlpool Dealer or Tech-Care Service Company.
Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best results and to prevent damage to the
range. Specialty iterns with rounded or ndged bottoms (woks, ridged bottom canners
or tea kettles] are rot recommended. See the “Cooking Guide” for important utensil
Information
SEETHE “COOKING GUIDE” FOR IMPORTANT CANNING INFORMATION

for youknge
CONTROL PANELS AND KNOBS
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1. First make sure knobs are set on OFF then
pull knob stralght off. ,A /
2. Use warm soapy water and a soft cloth to
wipe the panel Rinse and wipe dry
3. Wasn knobs )I-? aarm soapy water. Rinse
swell qnd dry
4. Push the knobs straight back on Moke sure
they Doint to GFF
SURFACE UNITS AND
REFLECTOR BOWLS
REMOVING %.
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1. Be sure surface units are OFF and COOL.
2. Lift the edge of the unit opposite therecep-
tacle just enough to clear the reflector bowl.
3. Pull the surface unit straight away from the
receptacle.
4. Lift out the reflector bow!
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REPLACING
1 . Be sure surfuce unit CC ttvijS: :r- OFF.
2. Line up opening In the. retlt?ct<ir bowl wtth
the surface unit receptacle
n Terminal
4. While pushing the surface unitterminal into
the receptacle, lift a little on the edge of
the unit nearest the receptacle.
5. When the terminal is pushed Into the re-
ceptacle as far as it will go, the surface unit
WIII fit into the reflector bowl.
Reflector bowls reflect heat back to the
utensils on the surface units. They also help
catch spills When they are kept clean, they
reflect heat better and look new longer
If a reflector bowl gets discolored, some
of the utensils used may not be flat enough.
Or some may be too large for the surface
unit In either case, some of the heat that IS
meant to go into or around a utensil goes
down and heats the reflector bowl. This ex-
tra heat can discolor it.
PART
Outside of range
WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN
Soft cloth, warm soapy water
l Wlpe ofl regularly when range is cool.
Nylon or plastic scouring pad 9 Do not allow food containing acids (such as
‘or stubborn spots vinegar, tomato, lemon jutce or mllk) to
rem6in on surface. Acids will remove the
~~ 08 lossy flnish. o not use abrasive or harsh cleansers.
Yo cleantng required l Spatters or spills will burn off.
l Do not immerse in water.
CLEANING CHART
Surface units
Control knobs
Chrome reflector DOWIS
,44dm;:lum broiler pan
Surface unit corllrol
panel
Oven control pcinel
Oven racks
Oven door gloss
-Standard oven
Norm sudsy water and bristle
l Wash, rinse and dry well.
brush
l Do not soak.
4utomatic dishwasher or l Clean frequently.
Narm soapy water or plastic l Wash with other cooking utensils.
;crubbing pad l Do not use harsh abrasives.
#arm soapy water or soapy l Wash with other cooking utensils.
steel wool pads
Norm :o7py water
l Wash, rinse and dry with soft cloth.
Norm soclpy water
l Wash, rinse and dry with soft cloth.
2ommercial glass cleaner
l Follow directions provided with cleaner.
Warm, soapy water or soapy
l Wash, rinse and dry. Use steel wool pads for
steel wool pods stubborn areas.
IWarm. soapy water or plastic
l Make certain oven is cool. Wash, rinse and
icrubbrng pad dry well with soft cloth.
Zommercial glass cleaner l Follow directions provided with cleaner.
#arm. soapy water or soapy l Remove door for easier access.
,teel wool pads l Place newspaper on floor to protect floor
Zommerciol oven cleaners surface.
l Follow directions provided with the oven
cleaner.
l Rinse well with clear water.
l Use in well ventilated room.
l Do not allow commercial oven cleaner to
contact the heating elements, oven seal, or
exterior surfaces of the range.