Kenmore ELITE 790-4501- Manuals

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth. Doing so could cause the bulb to break. Disconnect the appliance or shut off the power to the appliance before removing and replacing the bulb. • Protective liners— DO NOT USE ALUMINUM FOIL TO LINE THE OVEN BOTTOM....

Features at a Glance Your Range includes: 1. Electronic oven control with kitchen timer. 2. Left front zone control and electronic display. 3. Left rear zone control and electronic display. 4. Warmer drawer control and electronic display. 5. Right rear zone control and electronic display. 6 Right fr...

Oven Vent Location The oven is vented through its upper front frame. When the oven is on, warm air is released through the vent. This venting is necessary for proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results. Do not block oven vent. Oven Vent Before Setting Oven Controls CAUTION Some model...

Surface Cookware Recommendations Use the Correct Cookware Type The magnetic Cooking Zone sensors located below the cooktop surface require the use of cookware made with magnetic material in order to start the heating process on any of the Cooking Zones. When purchasing pans, look for cookware specif...

Before Setting Surface Controls Induction Cookware INCORRECT Cookware not centered on Cooking Zone surface. Curved or warped pan bottoms or sides. -Min, size- Pan does not meet the minimum size required for the Cooking Zone used (Figs. 2). • Pan bottom rests on cooktop trim or does not rest complete...

Cooktop Display Windows The cooktop controls provide a digital display for each of the cooking zone located on the cooktop. Power levels and messages are easily monitored and adjusted using the corresponding control keypads in combination with the window displays. The Available Power Level Settings ...

Induction Cooking Zones Use the chart below to determine the suggested setting for the type of food you are preparing when using the cooktop. Be sure to make any further setting adjustments for best surface cooking results. Suggested power level settings table Setting Surface Controls Setting Type o...

Power Sharing In order to give you more flexibility, your induction cooktop is equipped with more cooking zones than the number of induction generators. Each of those generators is assigned to power a specific cooking zone (Fig. 1). Two cooking zones are assigned to each generator. To be able to giv...

Oven Control Functions For satisfactory use of your oven, become familiar with the various features and functions of the oven. O Timer Set/Off © Delay Start © Pre Heat 02) Meat Probe © Add 1 Minute © Slow Cook © Cakes Breads © Flex Clean © Cook Time © Warm & Hold © Conv Convert Oven Control Keyp...

Getting Started Setting Clock at Power Up You will be prompted to enter the time of day in the event of a power failure or when you first provide electric power to your appliance. • When your appliance is first powered up, 12:00 will flash in the display. • Enter the time of day using the numeric ke...

Setting Oven Controls Preheat For best baking performance use the Preheat feature. The Preheat feature will bring the oven up to the set cooking temperature. A reminder tone will sound indicating when the set temperature is reached and to place the food in the oven. Preheating is not necessary when ...

Cook Time Adding a cook duration when baking is beneficial when a recipe requires a specific temperature and period of time to cook. Following the recipe cook time helps insure the best possible results. Cook time may be set with the following features: • Preheat • Bake • Conv Bake • Conv Roast • Sl...

Convection Bake Convection Bake uses a fan to circulate the oven heat evenly and continuously. The improved heat distribution allows for even cooking with excellent results. Multiple rack cooking may slightly increase cook times for some foods, but the overall result is time saved. The Conv Bake fea...

Convection Convert The conv convert option allows you to convert any normal baking recipe using the convection bake feature. The control uses the normal recipe settings and adjusts to a lower temperature for convection baking. Conv convert must be used with Conv Bake feature. Benefits of conv bake u...

Convection Roast Convection roast combines a cook cycle with the convection fan and element to rapidly roast meats and poultry. Heated air circulates around the meat from all sides, sealing in Juices and flavors. Meats cooked with this feature are crispy brown on the outside while staying moist on t...

Broil Use the broil feature to cook meats that require direct exposure to radiant heat for optimum browning results. The following temperature settings apply to the broil feature: • Auto-suggest (default) setting: 550°F / 288°C • Min. broil setting: 400°F / 204°C • Max. broil setting: 550°F / 288°C ...

Setting Oven Controls Cakes Breads The Cakes Breads functions are designed to give optimum baking performance for Cakes or Breads. These functions work well for baking cakes, brownies, pies (fresh or frozen), baked custards, cheesecakes, breads, rolls, biscuits, muffins and cornbread. The Cakes func...

Meat Probe When cooking meat such as roasts, hams or poultry you can use the probe to check the internal temperature without any guesswork. For some foods, especially poultry and roasts, testing the internal temperature is the most effective way of insuring that your food has been properly cooked. Y...

Setting Oven Controls Meat Probe (cont’d) To Set Meat Probe: 6 . Set the oven control for Bake, Conv Bake or Conv Roast and the desired oven temperature. You may use the meat probe with some other baking features, but the meat probe cannot be set with Broil or Flex-Clean. 7. During the cooking proce...

Setting Oven Controls Slow Cook The Slow Cook feature may be used to cook foods more slowly at lower oven temperatures. Slow Cook provides cooking results much the same way as a slow cooker or Crock-Pot. This feature is ideal for roasting beef, pork & poultry. Slow cooking meats may result in th...

Sabbath Mode This appliance provides special settings for use when observing the Jewish Sabbath/Holidays. This mode will turn off all audible tones or visual display changes normally provided by the oven control. BAKE is the only cooking features available while in the Sabbath mode. You must first s...

Warmer Drawer Warm & Ready™ Drawer The purpose of the warmer drawer is to keep hot cooked foods at serving temperatures. Examples are vegetables, gravies, meats, casseroles, biscuits, rolls and pastries. It is not recommended to heat cold food in the warmer drawer; always start with hot food. Th...

Warmer Drawer Proof Bread The warmer drawer has a Proof Bread feature that may be used to prepare bread dough. The recommended length of time to keep the bread dough in the warmer drawer is about 45-60 minutes. Be sure however to follow the recipe’s recommended times. Since the bread dough will near...

User Preferences Setting Clock See the example below to set the clock to 1:30. 1. Press Q. 2. Enter 1:30 to advance to 1:30. 3. Press START to accept or press STOP to reject. Setting 12 or 24 Hour Mode The clock display mode allows you to choose between 12 and 24 hour mode. The factory preset clock ...

Before Starting Self-Clean A self-cleaning oven cleans itself with high temperatures that are well above those used for normal cooking. The high cleaning temperature eliminates soils completely or reduces them to a fine powdered ash that you can later easily wipe away with a damp cloth. Adhere to th...

Flex Clean Cycle The FLEX CLEAN pad controls the Self-Cleaning feature. When used with a the Delay Start pad, a delayed Self­ Cleaning cycle may also be programmed. The Flex Clean feature allows for any Self-Cleaning cycle time from 2 (2:00) to 4 hours (4:00). You may also choose the clean time in 1...

Cooktop Maintenance Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to maintaining your ceramic glass cooktop Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply the recommended CookTop® Cleaning Creme to the ceramic surface (on the web visit www.sears.com for replacement cooktop cleaner, item number ...

Care & Cleaning Cooktop Cleaning (cont’d) Do not use the following on the cooktop: • Do not use abrasive cleaners and scouring pads, such as metal and some nylon pads. They may scratch the cooktop, making it more difficult to clean. • Do not use harsh cleaners, such as chlorine bleach, ammonia o...

Care & Cleaning Removing and Replacing the Oven Door ià CAUTION j The oven door is heavy. Be careful when removing and lifting the door. Do not lift the oven door by the handle. Most oven doors contain glass that can break. Read the following recommendations: • Do not close the oven door until a...

To Remove the Drawer: 1. Open the drawer to the fully opened position. 2. Locate glide lever on each side of drawer, pull up on the left glide lever and push down on the right glide lever (See Figure 1). 3. Pull the drawer away from the range. To Replace the Drawer: 1. Pull the plastic slider to the...

Before You Cali (Solutions to Common Problems) Oven Baking For best cooking results, heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or pastries, etc. There is no need to preheat the oven for roasting meat or baking casseroles. The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may...

Before You Cali (Solutions to Common Problems) Before you call for service, review this list. It may save you time and expense. The list includes common occurrences that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials in this appliance. OCCURRENCE Oven Control Beeps and Displays any F code ...

Before You Call (Solutions to Common Problems) OCCURRENCE POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION Entire oven does not operate. When the oven is first plugged in, or when the power supply to the oven has been interrupted, the display will flash. The oven cannot be programmed until the clock is set. Be sure electric...

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