Kenmore 7754 Use and Care Guide - Page 42

Kenmore 7754 - Elite 30 in. Gas Range Manual

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Before You Call • Solutions to Common Problems (cont'd) OCCURRENCE Oven smokes excessively during broiling. POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION Meat is too close to the broil burner. Reposition the oven rack to provide more clearance between the meat and the broiler burner. Meat not properly prepared. Remove excess fat from meat. Slash remaining fatty edges to prevent curling, but do not cut into the lean. Broiler pan used without insert or insert covered with foil. DO NOT use the broiler pan without the insert or cover the insert with foil. Broiler pan and insert needs to be cleaned. Excessive smoking is caused by a build-up of grease or food spatters. If broiling often, clean on a regular basis (some models). Oven Door is open. Close the oven door before starting to broil. Poor baking results. Many factors affect baking results. Make sure the proper rack position is used. Center food in the oven and space pans to allow air to circulate. Allow the oven to preheat to the set temperature before placing food in the oven. Try adjusting the recipe's recommended temperature or baking time. If you feet the oven is cooking too hot or cool, see Adjusting Your Oven Temperature. Controls are not set properly. Follow instructions in Self-Cleaning section. Self-Cleaning cycle does not work. Self-Cleaning cycle was interrupted. Stop time must be set 2 to 4 hours past the start time. Follow steps under "Stopping or Interrupting a Self-Clean Cycle" in the Self -Cleaning section. Soil is not completely removed. Failure to clean bottom front, top of oven or door areas outside oven seal. These areas are not in the self-cleaning area, but get hot enough to burn on residue. Clean these areas before starting the Self-Clean cycle. Burned-on residue may be cleaned with a stiff nylon brush and water or a nylon scrubber. Be careful not to damage the oven gasket. Excessive spittovers in oven. Set Self-Cleaning Excessive smoking from vent. cycle for a longer cleaning time. Excessive spittovers in oven. This is normal, especially for pie spitlovers or large amounts of grease on the oven bottom. Wipe up excessive spiltovers before starting the Self-Clean cycle. If flames or excessive smoke are present, stop the Self-Clean cycle and follow the steps under "Stopping or Interrupting the Self-Clean Cycle" in the Self-Cleaning section. 42

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Before
You Call
Solutions
to
Common
Problems
(cont'd)
OCCURRENCE
POSSIBLE
CAUSE/SOLUTION
Oven smokes
excessively
during
broiling.
Meat
is too close
to the broil burner.
Reposition
the oven
rack to provide
more
clearance
between
the meat
and
the broiler
burner.
Poor
baking
results.
Self-Cleaning
cycle does
not
work.
Soil is not completely
removed.
Excessive
smoking
from
vent.
Meat
not properly
prepared.
Remove
excess
fat from
meat.
Slash
remaining
fatty
edges
to prevent
curling,
but do not cut
into
the lean.
Broiler
pan
used without
insert
or
insert
covered
with foil.
DO NOT use the broiler
pan without
the
insert
or cover
the
insert
with foil.
Broiler
pan and
insert
needs
to
be cleaned.
Excessive
smoking
is
caused
by a
build-up
of grease
or food
spatters.
If broiling
often,
clean
on a regular
basis
(some
models).
Oven
Door
is
open.
Close
the oven
door before
starting
to broil.
Many
factors
affect
baking
results.
Make
sure
the proper
rack
position
is
used.
Center
food
in
the oven
and space
pans
to allow
air to circulate.
Allow
the oven to
preheat
to the set temperature
before
placing
food
in
the oven.
Try
adjusting
the
recipe's
recommended
temperature
or baking
time.
If you feet the
oven
is
cooking
too hot or cool, see Adjusting
Your
Oven
Temperature.
Controls
are not set
properly.
Follow
instructions
in Self-Cleaning
section.
Self-Cleaning
cycle
was
interrupted.
Stop
time
must be set
2 to 4 hours
past the
start
time.
Follow
steps
under
"Stopping
or Interrupting
a Self-Clean
Cycle"
in the
Self
-Cleaning
section.
Failure
to clean bottom
front,
top of oven or door areas
outside
oven
seal.
These
areas
are not in the self-cleaning
area,
but get hot enough
to burn on residue.
Clean
these
areas
before
starting
the Self-Clean
cycle.
Burned-on
residue
may be
cleaned
with a stiff nylon
brush
and water
or a nylon
scrubber.
Be careful
not to
damage
the oven
gasket.
Excessive
spittovers
in oven.
Set Self-Cleaning
cycle for a longer
cleaning
time.
Excessive
spittovers
in oven.
This
is normal,
especially
for
pie spitlovers
or large
amounts
of grease
on the oven
bottom.
Wipe
up excessive
spiltovers
before
starting
the Self-Clean
cycle.
If flames
or excessive
smoke
are present,
stop
the
Self-Clean
cycle
and follow
the steps
under
"Stopping
or Interrupting
the Self-Clean
Cycle"
in the Self-Cleaning
section.
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