Whirlpool SF375BEP User manual

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Contents
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Before You Use Your
Range . . . . . . .
Important Safety Instructtons
Parts and Features. . . . .
Using Your Range . . .
Using the Surface Burners . . .
Setting the Clock . . . .
Using the Minute Timer.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking . . . . . . . .
Broiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Automatic
MEALTIMER’ Clock 10
Oven Vent . . . 11
Storage Drawer . . . . . . . . 12
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Caring for Your Range
13
Control Panel . 13
Surface Burner, Grates and
Reflector Pans. . . . 14
Surface Burners . 14
Removable Cooktop . . 15
Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle . . 16
Cleaning Chart . 19
Cooktop Light. . 21
Oven Light 21
If You Need Service or
Assistance. . 22
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Before you use your range
Read and carefully follow the “INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS”
packed with your range.
Read this Use & Care Guide 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 Having your range installed by a qualified installer.
l Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a level floor
strong enough to hold its weight.
l Having your range properly connected to electrical supply and grounded.
(See “Installation Instructions:‘)
l Having your range properly connected to the proper gas supply and
checked for leaks. (See “Installation Instructions:‘)
l Making sure the range is not used by children or anyone unable to operate it
properly.
l Properly maintaining your 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
play with any part of the range,
or leave them unattended near
it. They could be burned or
injured.
2. DO NOT store things children
might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it.
3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch a
hot surface burner, oven burner
or areas around them. They
could be hot enough to burn
severely.
4. KEEP children away from the
range when it is on. The cooktop,
oven walls, racks and door can
be hot enough to cause burns.
5. DO NOT use a range to heat a
room. Persons in the room could
be burned or injured, or a fire
could start.
6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but
not over another surface burner
to prevent burns, injury and to
help prevent the utensil from
being pushed off the cooktop.
7. DO NOT use water on grease
fires. The fire will spread. Cover
fire with large lid or smother with
baking soda or salt.
8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot burner or surrounding area
and you could be burned.
9. DO NOT heat unopened con-
tainers. They could explode. The
hot contents could burn and
container particles could cause
injury.
10. When adding or removing
food, MAKE SURE to open the
oven door all the way to
prevent burns.
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11. DO NOT use a wet pot holder.
Steam burns can result. DO NOT
use a towel or bulky cloth as a
pot holder. They could catch fire
and burn you.
12. MAKE SURE the utensils you use
are large enough to contain
food and avoid boil overs and
spillovers. This will help prevent
hazardous build-ups of food.
Heavy splattering or spillovers
left on a range can ignite and
burn you. Pan size is especially
important in deep fat frying.
13. DO NOT leave surface burners
14. GREASE is flammable and
should be handled carefully. LE
fat cool before attempting to
handle it. Do not allow grease
to collect around range or
In vents. Wipe spillovers
immediately.
15. NEVER use a match or other
flame to look for a gas leak.
Explosion and injury could rest
16. Do NOT repair or replace any
parts unless specifically recorr
mended in this manual. All 0th~
servicing should be referred to
qualified service technician.
on high heat settings. Boil overs
and greasy spillovers could
cause steam, smoke and could
ignite and burn you.
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.
- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here...
If you need service, or call with a
auestion. have this information
ready:
1. Complete Model and Serial
Model Number
Numbers (from the plate located
as shown).
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book and your
sales slip together in the Literature
--. Serial Number
Purchase Date
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Service Company Phone Number
Thank you for purchasing a Whirlpool product. Please complete and
mail me Owner Registration Card furnished with this product.

Parts and features
Models SF375BEP and SF365BEP
OVEN SIGNAL
LIGHT
cLocw START STOP
REMOVABLE /
STORAGE DRAWER
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LlTiRATURE 66
(not shown)
SURFACE BURNER
AND OVEN CONTROLS
OVEN RACK GUIDE
- LOCK LEVER
w- I \
OVEN DOOR
SELF-CLEANING OVEN BURNER
OVEN

Using your range
TOP LIGHT OVEN OVEN
SWITCH TEMPERATURE SELECTOR
(SF375BEP only] CONTROL I
LEFT FRONT ’ LEFT REAR SURFACE RIGHT REhR RiGHT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB BURNER CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB
INDICATORS
Using the Surface
Burners
Control knobs must be pushed in,
then turned to the LITEposition. The
clicking sound is the ignition
sparking.
To stop the clicking sound after the
burner lights, turn the control knob
back to a desired setting. The control
knob has stops for HI, MED and LOW,
however it can be set anywhere be-
tween HI and OFF. Do not cook with
the control in the LITEposltlon.
Surface Burner Indicators
The solid dot in the surface burner in-
dicator shows which surface burner is
turned on by that knob.
In Case of a Prolonged Power Failure
Surface burners can be manually lighted. Hold a lighted match near a burner
and turn the control to the LITEposition. After the burner lights, turn the control to
the desired setting.

See the “Cooking Guide” tar important utensil information.
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide:
Use LITE to light
the burner. After
the burner lights,
turn control
back to a de-
sired setting to
stop the clicking
of the ignition.
Do not cook
with the control
in the LITEposi-
tion.
Use HI to start
foods cooking
or to bring liq-
uids to a boil.
Use MED to con-
tinue cooking or
to fry chicken or
pancakes; for
gravy, puddings
and icing or to
cook large
amounts of veg-
etables.
Use LOW to
keep foods
warm until
ready to serve
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 sefflng will change if you
push in the knob when turning.

Using the Minute Timer
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 PUSHIN THEKNOB when setting the Minute Timer.
1. Without pushing it in, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the hand
passes the setting you want.
2. Without pushing 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 THECLOCK
SETTING.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
Rack(s) should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered
in the oven. Always leave at least
I Y2to 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:’
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack position, pull rack
out to stop, raise front edge and
lift out.

2. Set the Oven Selector on BAKE.
4. Preheat the oven for10 minutes.
Put food in the oven. NOTE:
Oven racks, walls and door
will be hot. Do not place
food directly on the oven
bottom.
3. Set the Oven Temperature Control
to the baking temperature you
want. The oven burner will auto-
matically light in 50-60 seconds.
5. During baking, the oven burner
will turn on and off to maintain the
temperature setting.
When baking is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and the Oven
Temperature Control to OFF.
Bmiling
The Blanket-O-Flame@ Broiler uses infra-red rays to cook the food. Infra-red rays
create fast, searina heat and consume most smoke and spatters. Always broil
wlth the oven dooi closed.
1. Position the rack before turning
the oven on. See rack placement
chart and broiling chart in
the Cooking Guide” for recom-
mended rack positions.
2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the rack and completely close
the oven door. DO NOT PREHEAT
THEBROILERBEK)RE USING.

3. Set the Oven Selector and the
Oven Temperature Control to
BROIL. The broiler will automati-
tally light in 50-60 seconds.
4. When broiling is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and the Oven
Temperature Control to OFF.
DO NOT PREHEATTHEBROILERBEK)RE USING. CLOSE OVEN DOOR
DURING BROILING.
Using the Automatic MEALTIMER* Clock
The automatic MEALTIMER’ Clock is designed to turn the oven on and Off at times
you set, even when you are not around.
Automatic baking is ideal for foods which do not require a preheated oven such
as meats and casseroles, Do not use the automatic cycle tor cakes, cookies,
etC...undercooking will result.
To start and stop baklng automatically:
, Position the oven rack(s) properly,
and place the fOOd In tne oven
3. Push in and turn the Start Time 4. Push in and turn the Stop Time
Knob clookwlse to the time you Knob clockwise to the time YOU
want baking to start. want the oven to shut off.
2. Make sure the clock Is set to the
correct time ot day.
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