Whirlpool SF216LXSQ Owners Manual - Page 7

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Cookware

IMPORTANT:

Do not leave empty cookware on a hot surface

cook

i

ng area, element or surface burner

.

Ideal cookware should have a flat bottom, stra

i

ght s

i

des and a

well-f

i

tt

i

ng l

i

d, and the mater

i

al should be of med

i

um-to-heavy

th

i

ckness

.

Rough f

i

n

i

shes may scratch the cooktop or grates

.

Alum

i

num and

copper may be used as a core or base

i

n cookware

.

However,

when used as a base they can leave permanent marks on the

cooktop or grates

.

Cookware mater

i

al

i

s a factor

i

n how qu

i

ckly and evenly heat

i

s

transferred, wh

i

ch affects cook

i

ng results

.

A nonst

i

ck f

i

n

i

sh has

the same character

i

st

i

cs as

i

ts base mater

i

al

.

For example,

alum

i

num cookware w

i

th a nonst

i

ck f

i

n

i

sh w

i

ll take on the

propert

i

es of alum

i

num

.

Cookware w

i

th nonst

i

ck surfaces should not be used under the

bro

i

ler

.

Use the follow

i

ng chart as a gu

i

de for cookware mater

i

al

character

i

st

i

cs

.

ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL

Display

When power

i

s f

i

rst suppl

i

ed to the appl

i

ance, a flash

i

ng t

i

me w

i

ll

appear on the d

i

splay

.

Press CANCEL/OFF to clear flash

i

ng t

i

me

from the d

i

splay

.

If flash

i

ng t

i

me appears, a power fa

i

lure has occurred

.

Press

CANCEL/OFF and reset the Clock

i

f needed

.

When the oven

i

s not

i

n use, the d

i

splay shows the t

i

me of day

.

When perform

i

ng a cook or t

i

mer funct

i

on, the d

i

splay w

i

ll show

e

i

ther hours and m

i

nutes, or m

i

nutes and seconds

.

Oven Indicator Lights

The

i

nd

i

cator l

i

ghts are located on both s

i

des of the d

i

splay

.

The

i

nd

i

cator l

i

ghts l

i

ght up or flash when the oven

i

s

i

n one of the

follow

i

ng modes

:

Bake, Bro

i

l or T

i

mer

.

Start

The START pad beg

i

ns any oven funct

i

on

.

If the START pad

i

s not

pressed w

i

th

i

n 5 seconds after press

i

ng a funct

i

on pad, the Push

to Start (

“

PSH

”

)

i

nd

i

cator l

i

ght w

i

ll flash and the push to start tone

w

i

ll sound as a rem

i

nder

.

If the START pad

i

s not pressed w

i

th

i

n 1 m

i

nute after press

i

ng a

funct

i

on pad, the oven d

i

splay w

i

ll return to the t

i

me of day mode

and the programmed funct

i

on w

i

ll be canceled

.

Cancel/Off

The CANCEL/OFF pad stops any funct

i

on except the Clock,

T

i

mer and Control Lock

.

COOKWARE

CHARACTERISTICS

Alum

i

num

■

Heats qu

i

ckly and evenly

.

■

Su

i

table for all types of cook

i

ng

.

■

Med

i

um or heavy th

i

ckness

i

s best for

most cook

i

ng tasks

.

Cast

i

ron

■

Heats slowly and evenly

.

■

Good for brown

i

ng and fry

i

ng

.

■

Ma

i

nta

i

ns heat for slow cook

i

ng

.

Ceram

i

c or

Ceram

i

c glass

■

Follow manufacturer’s

i

nstruct

i

ons

.

■

Heats slowly, but unevenly

.

■

Ideal results on low to med

i

um heat

sett

i

ngs

.

Copper

■

Heats very qu

i

ckly and evenly

.

Earthenware

■

Follow manufacturer’s

i

nstruct

i

ons

.

■

Use on low heat sett

i

ngs

.

Porcela

i

n

enamel-on-

steel or cast

i

ron

■

See sta

i

nless steel or cast

i

ron

.

Sta

i

nless steel

■

Heats qu

i

ckly, but unevenly

.

■

A core or base of alum

i

num or copper

on sta

i

nless steel prov

i

des even

heat

i

ng

.

A. Oven light

B. Clock

C. Bake indicator light

D. Display

E. Start (control lock)

F. Cancel/off

G

.

Temp/hour

H. Broil

I. Bake

J. Broil indicator light

K. Timer

A

B

C

D

E

F

H

G

I

J

K

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