Crosley CRE3580QSB, CRE3580QWC, CRE3580SSB, CRE3580SSA, CRE3580QWD Owner’s Manual

Electric Range

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USA 1-800-944-9044 Canada 1-800-668-4606

Use & Care

808527506 Rev. B (June 2016)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Important Safety Instructions ...........................3-5

Before Setting Oven Controls ..............................6

Before Setting Surface Controls ........................7-8

Setting Surface Controls .....................................9

Oven Control Functions (100) ............................10

Setting Oven Controls .................................. 10-13

Care & Cleaning .......................................... 14-18

Before You Call ........................................... 19-20

Major Appliance Warranty .................................24

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PRODUCT RECORD AND REGISTRATION

Contents

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Need help??

Read this Use & Care manual.

It contains instructions to help you use and maintain your

range properly.

If you received a damaged range...

immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you

the range.

Save time and money.

Check the section titled “Before you call”. This section

helps step you through some common problems that

might occur. If you do need service, help is only a phone

call away. Call customer service at 1-800-944-9044.

Product Registration

Congratulations on your purchase of a new range! At

Crosley Corporation, we are very proud of our product

and are completely committed to providing you with the

best service possible. Your satisfaction is our number one

priority.

We know you’ll enjoy your new range and Thank You for

choosing our product. We hope you consider us for future

purchases.

Be sure to register your product.

The self-addressed

PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD should be lled in

completely, signed and returned to Crosley Corporation.

To nd your product model and serial numbers see the

illustrations provided.

Serial plate locations:

open storage drawer (some models) or remove lower panel

(some models).

Serial plate location

Purchase date

Model number

Serial number

Record model & serial numbers here

This Use & Care Manual contains general operating

instructions for your range and feature information

for several models. Your appliance may not have

all the described features. The graphics shown are

representational and may not look exactly like those

shown.

Product Registration ......................................................2

Important Safety Instructions ............................ 3-5

Before Setting Oven Controls .................................. 6

Removing, replacing & arranging oven racks ................6

Before Setting Surface Controls ...........................7-8

Cookware material types .............................................7

Home Canning ........................................................... 8

Setting Surface Controls ......................................... 9

Operating surface elements ........................................9

Oven Control Functions ......................................... 10

Setting Oven Controls ......................................10-13

Setting the clock ...................................................... 10

Changing oven temperature display (F° or C°) ........... 10

Setting Timer ........................................................... 11

Setting Bake ............................................................ 11

Setting Broil ............................................................. 12

Adjusting the oven temperature ................................ 13

Operating oven light (some models) .......................... 13

Care & Cleaning ................................................14-18

Cleaning recommendation table ................................ 14

Replacing the oven light (some models) ..................... 15

Cooktop maintenance & cleaning.......................... 16-17

Cautions for aluminum use ....................................... 17

Removing & replacing oven door ............................... 18

Before You Call

Solutions to common problems ............................ 19-20

Appliance Warranty ............................................... 24

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Save these instructions for future reference.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

Do not attempt to install or operate your appliance until

you have read the safety precautions in this manual.

Safety items throughout this manual are labeled with a

WARNING or CAUTION statement based on the risk type.

• Remove all tape and packaging before using

the range. Destroy the carton and plastic bags after

unpacking the range. Never allow children to play with

packaging material.

Denitions

Important Safety Instructions

• User servicing—Do not repair or replace any part

of the appliance unless specically recommended

in the manuals. All other servicing should be done only

by a qualied technician. This may reduce the risk of

personal injury and damage to the range.

Ask your dealer to recommend a qualied technician and

an authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the

power to the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in

case of an emergency.

• Remove the oven door from any unused range if

it is to be stored or discarded.

•Never modify or alter the construction of a range

by removing the leveling legs, panels, wire covers,

anti-tip brackets/screws, or any other part of the

range.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert

you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety

messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury

or death.

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous

situation which, if not avoided, may result in

death or serious injury.

WARNING

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous

situation which, if not avoided, may result in

minor or moderate injury.

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT indicates installation, operation,

maintenance or valuable information that is not hazard

related.

WARNING

Tip Over Hazard

• A child or adult can tip the

range and be killed.

• Verify the anti-tip device has

been installed to oor or wall.

To check if the anti-tip bracket is installed properly,

use both arms and grasp the rear edge of range back.

Carefully attempt to tilt range forward. When properly

installed, the range should not tilt forward.

Refer to the anti-tip bracket installation

instructions supplied with your range for proper

installation.

• Ensure the anti-tip device is re-engaged when

the range is moved to oor or wall.

• Do not operate the range without the anti-tip

device in place and engaged.

• Failure to follow these instructions can result

in death or serious burns to children and

adults.

Range

leveling leg

Anti-Tip

bracket

• Proper installation—Be sure your appliance is

properly installed and grounded by a qualied

technician in accordance with the National

Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA No. 70 latest edition

and local electrical code requirements. Install only

per installation instructions provided in the literature

package for this range.

Never use your appliance for warming or heating

the room.

Do not use the oven, warmer drawer or lower oven

(if equipped) for storage.

WARNING

Stepping, leaning or sitting on the door or

drawers of a range can result in serious injuries

and also cause damage to the appliance. DO NOT

allow children to climb or play around the range. The

weight of a child on an open oven door may cause the

range to tip, resulting in serious burns or other injury.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION

• Do not store items of interest to children in the

cabinets above a range or on the backguard of

the range. Children climbing on the range to reach

items could be seriously injured.

• Do not touch surface heating units or surface

cooking elements, areas near these units or

elements, or interior surface of the oven. Both

surface heating and oven heating elements may be

hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near

surface cooking units may become hot enough to

cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or

let clothing or other ammable materials touch these

areas until they have had sufcient time to cool.

Among these areas are the cook top, surfaces facing

the cook top, the oven vent openings and surfaces

near these openings, oven door and oven door

window.

• Wear proper apparel—loose-tting or hanging

garments should never be worn while using

the appliance. Do not let clothing or other

ammable materials contact hot surfaces.

• Do not use water or our on grease res—

smother the re with a pan lid, or use baking

soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

• When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat

or grease may catch re if allowed to become too hot.

• Use dry potholders - moist or damp potholders

on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam.

Do not let potholders touch hot heating elements.

Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth instead of a

potholder.

• Do not heat unopened food containers - buildup

of pressure may cause container to burst and

result in injury.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING

YOUR OVEN

• Use care when opening oven door , lower oven

door or warmer drawer (if equipped)—Stand to

the side of the range when opening the door of a hot

oven. Let hot air or steam escape before you remove or

replace food in the oven.

• Keep oven vent ducts unobstructed. The oven vent

is located under the left rear surface element if your

model is equipped with coil elements. The oven vent

is located below the backguard for models equipped

with ceramic-glass cook tops. Touching the surfaces in

this area when the oven is operating may cause severe

burns. Also, do not place plastic or heat-sensitive items

on or near the oven vent. These items could melt or

ignite.

• Placement of interior oven racks. Always place

oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack

must be moved while oven is hot use extreme caution.

Use potholders and grasp the rack with both hands to

reposition. Do not let potholders contact the hot heating

elements in the oven. Remove all utensils from the rack

before moving.

• Do not use the broiler pan without its insert. The

broiler pan and its insert allow dripping fat to drain

and be kept away from the high heat of the broiler. Do

not cover the broiler insert with aluminum foil.

Exposed fat and grease could ignite.

• Protective liners—Do not use aluminum foil to line the

oven bottom. Only use aluminum foil as recommended

in this manual. Improper installation of these liners may

result in risk of electric shock, or re.

Do not attempt to operate the range during a

power failure. If the power fails, always turn off the

range. If the range is not turned off and the power

resumes, the range will begin to operate again. Once

the power resumes, reset the clock and oven function.

IMPORTANT

• DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN ALONE —children

should not be left alone or unattended in the

area where appliance is in use. They should

never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the

appliance, including the storage drawer, lower broiler

drawer, warmer drawer or lower double oven.

• Storage in or on appliance—ammable

materials should not be stored in an oven,

warmer drawer, near surface units or in the

storage drawer. This includes paper, plastic and

cloth items, such as cookbooks, plasticware and

towels, as well as ammable liquids. Do not store

explosives, such as aerosol cans, on or near the

range.

WARNING

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING

YOUR COOKTOP

• Know which knob controls each surface heating

unit. Place a pan of food on the unit before turning it

on, and turn the unit off before removing the pan.

• Use proper pan size—This appliance is equipped

with one or more surface units of different sizes. Select

utensils having at 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.

Proper relationship of utensil to element will also

improve efciency.

• Utensil handles should be turned inward and not

extend over adjacent surface elements—To reduce

the risk of burns, ignition of ammable materials, and

spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil,

the handle of the utensil should be positioned so that

it is turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent

surface units.

• Never leave surface elements unattended at high

heat settings—Boilovers cause smoking and greasy

spillovers that may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry

may melt.

• Do not immerse or soak removable heating

elements—Heating elements should never be

immersed in water. Heating elements clean themselves

during normal operation.

• Glazed cooking utensils—Only certain types of

glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other

glazed utensils are suitable for cook top service without

breaking due to the sudden change in temperature.

Check the manufacturer’s recommendations for cook top

use.

• When aming foods under a ventilating hood,

turn the fan on.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement

Act requires the Governor of California to publish a

list of substances known to the state to cause cancer,

birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires

businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to

such substances.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING

YOUR RANGE

Before manually cleaning any part of the range, be sure

all controls are turned OFF and the range is COOL. The

range may be hot and can cause burns.

CAUTION

• Clean the range regularly to keep all parts free of

grease that could catch re. Pay particular attention

to the area around each surface element. Do not allow

grease to accumulate.

• Kitchen cleaners and aerosols—Always follow the

manufacturer’s recommended directions for use.

Be aware that excess residue from cleaners and aerosols

may ignite causing damage and injury.

• Clean ventilating hoods frequently—Grease

should not be allowed to accumulate on the hood

or lter. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for

cleaning hoods.

FOR CERAMIC-GLASS COOK TOP MODELS

• Do not cook on broken cook top—If cook top should

break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate

the broken cook top and create a risk of electric shock.

Contact a qualied technician immediately.

• Clean cook top 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.

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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS

Air circulation in the oven

For best baking results allow 2-4” (5-10 cm) around the

cookware for proper air circulation and be sure pans and

cookware do not touch each other, the oven door, sides or

back of the oven cavity. Hot air must be able to circulate

around the pans and cookware in the oven for even heat

to reach around the food.

Fig. 2

Removing, replacing &

arranging oven racks

To remove - pull the rack

forward until it stops. Lift up

front of rack and slide out.

To replace - t the rack

onto the guides on the oven

walls. Tilt the front of the rack

upward and slide the rack back

into place.

Arranging - always arrange

the oven racks when the oven

is cool (prior to operating the

oven).

Recommended rack positions by food type

Food type Position

Broiling meats See broil

Cookies, cakes, pies, biscuits & mufns 2 or 3

Frozen pies, angel food cake, yeast, bread

and casseroles 1 or 2

Small cuts of meat or poultry 1 or 2

Turkey, roast or ham 1

CAUTION

Oven vent location

The oven vent is located under the left side of the

control panel (See Fig. 1). When the oven is on, warm

air passes through this vent. This venting is necessary for

proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results.

Do not block the oven vent.

Fig. 1

Types of oven racks

Your range may be equipped with one or more of the oven

rack styles shown.

at

oven rack

at handle

oven rack

offset

oven rack

The at oven rack or at handle oven rack (some

models) may be used for most cooking needs.

The offset oven rack (some models) is designed to place

the base of the rack about 1/2 of a rack position lower

than normal. This rack design provides several additional

possible locations between the standard positions.

Always use oven mitts when using the oven.

When using the appliance, the oven interior, oven racks

and cooktop will become very hot which can cause

burns.

oven vent location

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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS

Cookware material types

The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly

heat is transferred from the surface element to the pan

bottom. The most popular materials available are:

Aluminum - Excellent heat conductor. Some types of

food will cause it to darken (Anodized aluminum cookware

resists staining & pitting). If aluminum pans slide across

the ceramic cooktop, they may leave metal marks which

will resemble scratches. Remove these marks immediately.

Copper - Excellent heat conductor but discolors easily.

May leave metal marks on ceramic glass (see Aluminum).

Stainless - Slow heat conductor with uneven cooking

results. Is durable, easy to clean and resists staining.

Cast Iron - A slow heat conductor however will retain

heat very well. Cooks evenly once cooking temperature is

reached. Not recommended for use on ceramic cooktops.

Porcelain-enamel on metal - Heating characteristics

will vary depending on base material. Porcelain-enamel

coating must be smooth to avoid scratching ceramic

cooktops.

Glass - Slow heat conductor. Not recommended for

ceramic cooktop surfaces because it may scratch the glass.

NOTES

About the ceramic glass cooktop

The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements

located below the surface of the glass. The design of the

ceramic cooktop outlines the area of the surface element

underneath. Be sure to match the pan size with the

diameter of the element outline on the cooktop and only

at-bottomed cookware should be used.

The type and size of cookware, the number of surface

elements in use and their settings are all factors that will

affect the amount of heat that will spread to areas beyond

the surface elements. The areas surrounding the elements

may become hot enough to cause burns.

Be sure to read the detailed instructions for ceramic

glass cooktop cleaning in the Care & Cleaning and

Before You Call checklist sections of this Use & Care

Manual.

About the radiant surface elements

The element temperature rises gradually and evenly.

As the temperature rises, the element will glow red. To

maintain the selected setting the element will cycle ON

and OFF. The heating element retains enough heat to

provide a uniform and consistent heat during the off cycle.

For efcient cooking, turn OFF the element several

minutes before cooking is complete. This will allow residual

heat to complete the cooking process.

Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the element

to cycle ON and OFF, even at the HI setting. This helps

to prevent damage to the ceramic smoothtop. Cycling

at the HI setting is normal and will occur more often if

the cookware is too small for the radiant element or if

the cookware bottom is not at.

Element On & Hot Surface indicator lights

Your appliance is equipped with two different types of

radiant surface control indicator lights located just above

the surface control knobs on the control panel — the On

and Hot Surface indicator lights.

The element On indicator light will glow when any surface

element is turned ON. A quick glance at this indicator

light after cooking is an easy check to be sure the surface

controls are turned OFF (See Fig. 1).

The Hot Surface indicator light will glow when any

surface cooking area heats up and will remain on until

the cooktop has cooled to a MODERATE level (See Fig.

2).

element ON indicator light

Fig. 1

hot surface indicator light

Fig. 2

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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS

Home Canning

Be sure to read and observe all the following points when

home canning with your appliance. Check with the USDA

(United States Department of Agriculture) website and

be sure to read all the information they have available as

well as follow their recommendations for home canning

procedures.

• Use only quality at bottom canners when home

canning. Use a straight-edge to check canner bottom.

See Cookware material types in Before setting

surface controls section.

• Use only a completely at bottom canner with no

ridges that radiate from the bottom center when home

canning using a ceramic cooktop.

• Make sure the diameter of the canner does

not exceed 1 inch beyond the surface element

markings or burner. It is recommended to use smaller

diameter canners on electric coil and ceramic glass

cooktops.

• Start with hot tap water to bring water to boil more

quickly.

• Use the highest heat seating when rst bringing the

water to a boil. Once boiling is achieved, reduce heat to

lowest possible setting to maintain that boil.

IMPORTANT

NEVER place or straddle a cooking utensil over 2 differ-

ent surface cooking elements at the same time. This can

cause uneven heating results. For models equipped with

a ceramic cooktop, the cooktop could fracture.

Using proper cookware

The size and type of cookware used will inuence the

setting needed for best cooking results. Be sure to follow

the recommendations for using proper cookware as

illustrated in Figs. 1 & 2.

Cookware should have at bottoms that make good

contact with the entire surface heating element (See

Fig.1). Check for atness by rotating a ruler across the

bottom of the cookware (See Fig. 2). For more information

about the ceramic cooktop see “Cooktop maintenance”

and “Cooktop cleaning” in the Care & Cleaning section.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2