Amana ARTC7121CC-P1143843NCC, ARTC712EWW-P1143815NWW, ARTC712ECC-P1143815NCC, ARTC7121WW-P1143843NWW, ARTC7021W-P1143814NW Owner’s Manual

Owner's Manual

Covering Models ARTC7021 ARTC712 ARTC7121

Electric Smoothtop

Range

Contents
Important Safety Information	................ 3
Cooking on the Smoothtop ..................	6
Cookware Suggestions .......................	7
Before Using the Oven .........................	8
Custom Features ..............................	10
Using the Oven Control......................	11
Cooking
Baking ..............................................	14
Broiling ..............................................	17
Roasting ...........................................	18
Braising.............................................	19
Care and Cleaning .............................	20
Troubleshooting .................................	22
Amana Warranty ...............................	24

Keep instructions for future reference. Be sure manual stays with range.

Thank you for buying an Amana Range!

Please take the time to complete the registration card and return promptly. If registration card is missing, call Amana Consumer Affairs Department. When contacting Amana, provide product information from serial plate found on upper left hand corner of storage door opening:

Model Number __________________________________
Manufacturing (P) Number _________________________
Serial Number (S/N) ______________________________		Rating Plate
Purchase Date __________________________________
Dealer Name ___________________________________
Dealer Address _________________________________
Dealer Phone ___________________________________

Keep this manual and your sales receipt together in a safe place for future reference or if warranty service is required.

For answers to questions or to locate an authorized servicer, call

1-800-NAT-LSVC (1-800-628-5782) inside USA or 319-622-5511 outside USA. Warranty service must be performed by an authorized servicer.

Amana Appliances also recommends contacting an authorized servicer if service is required after warranty expires.

Asure™ Extended Service Plan

Amana Appliances offers long-term service protection for this new range. Asure™ Extended Service Plan, covering functional parts, labor, and travel charges, is specially designed to supplement a strong warranty.

Call 1-800-528-2682 for information.

Parts and Accessories

Purchase replacement parts and additional accessories by phone. To order accessories for your Amana product, call

1-800-843-0304 inside USA or 319-622-5511 outside USA.

For more information on this and other Amana products, visit our Web site

www.amana.com

or

call Consumer Affairs Department at

1-800-843-0304

Save Time and Money

If something seems unusual, please check “Troubleshooting” section, which is designed to help you solve problems before calling service. If you have a question, call us at

[phone] or write us at:

Consumer Affairs Department

Amana Appliances

2800 - 220th Trail

Amana, Iowa 52204

Remember to include model number of your appliance and your phone number.

What You Need to Know about Safety Instructions

Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this manual are not meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised when installing, maintaining, or operating range.

Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent, or manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not understand.

Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels

!DANGER

DANGER—Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or death.

!WARNING

WARNING— Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe personal injury or death.

!CAUTION

CAUTION— Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in minor personal injury or product or property damage.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

!WARNING

To reduce risk of the appliance tipping, it must be secured by a properly installed anti-tip bracket(s). To verify bracket has been installed properly, remove the storage drawer or panel and look under the range with a flashlight. Bracket(s) must be engaged in the rear corner of the range.

• ALL RANGES CAN TIP

• INJURY TO PERSONS

COULD RESULT

• INSTALL ANTI-TIP

BRACKET(S) PACKED

WITH RANGE

• REFER TO

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

!CAUTION

DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS NEAR UNITS—Surface units may be hot though they are dark in color. Areas near surface units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface units or areas near surface units until they have had enough time to cool. These areas include the rangetop and backguard.

!CAUTION

DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN—Oven heating elements may be hot though they are dark in color. Interior surfaces of an oven may become hot enough to cause burns.

During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials touch heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had enough time to cool. Other range surfaces that may become hot enough to cause burns are the oven door, oven cavity, and oven vent.

! WARNING

To avoid personal injury, do not sit, stand or lean on oven door or oven drawer.

! WARNING

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, verify your range has been properly grounded and always disconnect it from main power supply before servicing.

California Safe Drinking Water

and Toxic Enforcement Act

(Proposition 65)

The Governor of California is required to publish a list of substances known to the state of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposures to such substances.

Some appliances contain or produce a chemical or chemicals which can cause death or serious illness and which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. To reduce the risk from substances during the self-clean cycle make sure this appliance is installed, operated, and maintained according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION (cont'd)

ALL APPLIANCES

1. Proper Installation—Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician.

2. Never Use Your Appliance for Warming or Heating the Room.

3.Do Not Leave Children Alone—Children should not

be alone or unattended in the area where the appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.

4.Wear Proper Apparel—Loose fitting or hanging garments should never be worn while using appliance.

5.User Servicing—Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recommended in the manual. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

6.Storage in or on Appliance—Flammable materials should not be stored in an oven or near surface units.

7.Do Not Use Water On Grease Fires—Smother fire or flame, or use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

8.Use Only Dry Potholders—Moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.

SURFACE COOKING UNITS

1.Use Proper Pan Size—This appliance is equipped with one or more surface units of different sizes. Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion of the heating element to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Use of oversized utensils concentrates heat on cooking surface and can cause damage to range. Proper relationship of utensil to burner improves efficiency.

2.Never Leave Surface Units Unattended—Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.

3.Glazed Cooking Utensils—Only certain types of glass, ceramic, earthware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for rangetop service without breaking due to sudden change in temperature.

4.Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extended Over Adjacent Surface Units—To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, the handle of a utensil should be positioned so that it is turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent surface units.

!CAUTION

Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range—children climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously injured.

GLASS/CERAMIC

COOKING SURFACES

1.Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop—If cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately.

2.Clean Cooktop With Caution—If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid a steam burn. Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION (cont'd)

OVENS

1. Use Care When Opening Door—Let hot air or steam escape before removing or replacing food.

2.Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers—Build-up of

pressure may cause container to burst and result in injury.

3.Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed.

4.Placement of Oven Racks—Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack is removed while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven.

5.Protective Liners—Do not use aluminum foil to line drip bowls, oven racks or oven bottoms. Improper installation of these liners may result in a risk of electrical shock, or fire.

SELF-CLEANING OVENS

1.Do Not Clean Door Gasket—The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage, or move the gasket.

2.Do Not Use Oven Cleaners—No commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the liner.

3.Clean Only Parts Listed in Manual

4.Before Self-Cleaning the Oven—Remove broiler pan, oven racks, and other utensils.

5.Remove All Items From Rangetop and Backguard.

VENTILATION HOODS

1.Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently—Grease should not be allowed to accumulate on hood or filter.

2.When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on.

In Case of Fire

Fires can occur as a result of over cooking or excessive grease. Though a fire is unlikely, if one occurs, proceed as follows:

Surface Element Fire

1.Smother the fire with a nonflammable lid or baking soda, or use a Class ABC or BC extinguisher. Not water. Not salt. Not flour.

2.As soon as it is safe to do so, turn the surface controls to OFF. Turn off power at main circuit breaker or fuse box.

Oven Fires

1. If you see smoke from your oven, do not open oven. 2. Turn temperature knob to OFF position.

3. As an added precaution, turn off power at main circuit breaker or fuse box.

4. Turn on vent to remove smoke.

5. Allow food or grease to burn itself out in oven. 6. If smoke and fire persist, call fire department. 7. If there is any damage to components, call an

authorized servicer before using range.

	!	Precautions
		• Do not cook food directly on
		rangetop surface, always use
		cookware.
•	Do not mix household cleaning products. Chemical
	mixtures may interact with objectionable or even
	hazardous results.
•	Do not put plastic items on warm cooking areas. They
	may melt and stick.
•	Oven door contains a glass window. While this glass is
	built to be sturdy and resistant, it is glass and should
	be treated with care.
• Do not lift or move range by grasping oven door. This
	can result in window glass breaking or shattering.
•	Do not slide rough metal objects across rangetop
	surface. Scratching or metal marking can result.
• Do not leave fat heating unless you remain nearby.
	Fat can ignite if overheated by spilling onto hot
	surfaces.
•	Do not allow pots to boil dry as this can cause
	damage to cooking surface and pan.
•	Do not use rangetop surface as a cutting board.
•	Do not use range for storage or as a display counter.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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Cooking on the Smoothtop

Cooking Safely with Surface Elements

! WARNING

To avoid risk of serious personal injury, property damage, or fire, do not leave surface elements unattended while in operation. Grease and spillovers can ignite causing a fire.

! WARNING

To avoid risk of electrical shock or serious personal injury,

•never cook on a broken smoothtop cooking surface. Spillovers can penetrate broken surface and cause electric shock.

•never clean broken cooktop. Cleaners can penetrate broken surface and cause electric shock.

If smoothtop cooking surface breaks, discontinue use and notify an authorized servicer immediately.

! WARNING

To avoid serious personal injury, do not use a damp or wet cloth to clean up spills on a hot or warm cooktop. Moist or damp cloths on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam.

Setting Surface
Element Controls	OFF
LO			HI
Push and turn the surface element control
knobs in either direction to turn on the surface
elements. Surface elements are located under
the ceramic cooking surface and radiate heat
through the cooktop. The controls have infinite
settings between LO and HI for fine
temperature control.

1.Push in and turn surface element control to desired setting.

2.When finished cooking, turn control to OFF position.

	SURFACE ELEMENT	WHEN TO USE SETTING
	CONTROL SETTINGS
	LO	Use to prepare food at less than boiling
		temperatures or to simmer.
	MED	Use to maintain boiling of larger amounts of food,
		low temperature frying.
	HI	Use to bring food to boiling temperatures. When
		food is boiling temperature setting should be
		reduced to LO through MED.

Indicator Lights

Surface elements are indicated by an indicator light that glows when the element is turned on. The location and number of indicator lights vary with each model. After a surface control is turned off, the surface indicator light will continue to glow until each surface elements have cooled to approximately 145°F. The length of time the light remains on will vary. If there is more than one surface element light, do not expect the lights to shut off at the same time.

After you cook...

...remember to establish a cleaning routine for your smoothtop. Cooktops can be sensitive to certain cooking spillovers. Unlike conventional ranges, smoothtops should not be cleaned with a wet dishcloth when wiping down other counters.

Daily care is quick, easy and can prevent damage. To purchase Amana recommended cleaning products, contact our Consumer Affairs department at [phone].

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Cookware Suggestions

What Should You Consider in Cookware?

Select	Avoid
Flat bottomed cookware.	Cookware with rounded or warped
	bottoms.
Pans with aluminum disk bottoms.	Glass, glass-ceramic, enamel porcelain
	or cast iron cookware, canners or
	pressure cookers.
Heavy gauge metal cookware.	Light gauge metal cookware.
Handles that are secure, that are	Cookware with loose or broken handles.
not heavy enough to tilt pan.
Proper pan size.	Cookware that is smaller than or greater
	than heating element size by 1 inch.
Flat bottomed wok	Wok with a ringstand on bottom

Flat Pan Test

For best cooking results, use a pan with a flat bottom. To determine if pan has a flat bottom.

1.Rotate a ruler along bottom of pan. If pan is not flat, gaps between bottom of pan and edge of ruler can be seen.

2.A small groove or mark on a pan does not affect cooking times. However, if a pan has a gap, formed rings, or an uneven bottom, it does not cook efficiently and in some cases may not boil liquid.

COOKWARE	USES
MATERIAL
Aluminum	Heats and cools quickly. Use for frying, braising,
	and roasting.
Stainless Steel	Heats and cools at moderate rate. Use for soups,
	sauces, vegetables, general cooking.
Copper Clad /	Heats and cools quickly. Use for gourmet cooking,
Tin Lined	wine sauces, egg dishes.

Can I can?

Canning is not recommended with any of the Amana smoothtop ranges or cooktops due to the intense heat and large cookware required to can.

The heat generated by the canning cookware overheats both the elements and the smoothtop of the range. This can cause the smoothtop to crack, cause failure of the heating elements, and can cause damage to the backguard.

Damage incurred by canning, or attempting to can, using the smoothtop cooktop is not covered under warranty.

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Before Using the Oven

Oven Cooking Methods

This Oven provides standard Baking, Broiling, and EvenAir ™ Convection Cooking. During EvenAir™ Convection Baking and Broiling, the oven fan in the rear of the oven cavity circulates air while the oven cooks. The circulating air provides even browning and faster baking and broiling times.

Bake

	Bake (lower) and broil (upper) elements operate during bake.	Bake	Broil
	Broil element cycles on and off during bake and is only used to
	heat oven quickly and brown top of food. Bake can be used to
	cook foods which are normally baked. Oven should be
	preheated.

	Convection Bake
	Broil (upper) element, bake (lower)
	element, and fan operate during convection
	bake. Broil element cycles on and off
	during bake and is only used to heat oven	Bake
	quickly and brown top of food. Convection
	bake should be used for cooking
	casseroles, baking and roasting meats.
	Oven should be preheated for best results
	when using convection bake. Pans do not
	need to be staggered. Cooks
	approximately 25% quicker than bake.

Broil

Upper element operates during broil. Broil can be used to cook foods which are normally broiled. Preheating is not required when using broil. All foods should be turned at least once except fish, which does not need to be turned.

Convection Broil

Upper element and fan operate when using convection broil. Convection broil can be used to cook foods that are normally broiled. Oven does not require preheating when using convection broil.

Broil

Fan

Broil

Broil

Fan

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