Crosley CRE3860QWC, CRE3860QWB, CRE3860QWA, CRE3860QBC, CRE3860QBB Owner’s Manual

...

All about the

Use & Care

of your

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

Features at a Glance .......................................... 6

Before Setting Oven Controls ...........................7-8

Before Setting Surface Controls ........................8-9

Setting Surface Controls (Coil cooktop) .............. 10

Oven Control Functions (300) ............................11

Electric Range

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Setting Oven Controls .................................. 11-16

Self-Cleaning ............................................... 17-18

Care & Cleaning .......................................... 19-22

Before You Call ........................................... 23-24

Major Appliance Warranty .................................25

808527601 Rev B (April 2016)

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

PRODUCT RECORD AND REGISTRATION

Contents

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

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

Features .................................................................. 6

Before Setting Oven Controls ...............................7-8

Removing, replacing & arranging oven racks ................ 7

Before Setting Surface Controls ...........................8-9

Cookware material types .............................................9

Home Canning ........................................................... 9

Setting Surface Controls .......................................10

Operating surface elements ...................................... 10

Oven Control Functions ......................................... 11

Setting Oven Controls ......................................11-15

Setting the clock ...................................................... 11

Changing oven temperature display (F° or C°) ........... 11

Setting the minute timer ........................................... 12

Changing between continuous bake setting or 12-Hour

Energy Saving feature ......................................... 12

Setting bake ............................................................ 13

Setting bake time ..................................................... 13

Setting bake time and start time ............................... 14

Setting broil ............................................................. 15

Adjusting the oven temperature ................................ 16

Setting lockout feature ............................................. 16

Operating oven light ................................................. 16

Self-Cleaning ....................................................17-18

Care & Cleaning ................................................19-21

Cleaning recommendation table ................................ 19

Surface elements and drip bowls ............................... 20

Cautions for aluminum use ....................................... 21

Replacing the oven light ........................................... 21

Removing & replacing oven door ............................... 22

Before You Call

Solutions to common problems ............................ 23-24

Appliance Warranty ............................................... 25

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.

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

Be sure to register your product. 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.

The self-addressed

Serial plate location

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.

Serial plate location: open storage drawer (some models) or remove lower front panel (some models).

Record model & serial numbers here

Purchase date

Model number

Serial number

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

CAUTION

WARNING

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.

Denitions

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.

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.

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.

• 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

IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT indicates installation, operation, maintenance or valuable information that is not hazard related.

Important Safety Instructions

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

•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.

• Remove the oven door from any unused range if

it is to be stored or discarded.

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.

Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.

Do not use the oven, warmer drawer or lower oven (if equipped) for storage.

Save these instructions for future reference.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION

WARNING

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

IMPORTANT

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.

• 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.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SELF-CLEANING OVENS

• Clean in the self-cleaning cycle only the parts

listed in this Use & Care Manual. Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the broiler pan and any utensils or foods from the oven.

• 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 oven.

• 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.

• The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the self-cleaning cycle of any range. Move birds to another well-ventilated room.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING

YOUR RANGE

• 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.

COIL COOK TOP MODELS

• Make Sure Reector Pans or Drip Bowls Are in

Place—Absence of these pans or bowls during cooking may subject wiring or components underneath to damage.

• Carefully check the reector pans, drip bowls, and

coils for packaging material. Remove all packaging material before using the cooktop.

• Do not use decorative surface burner covers. If an

element is accidentally turned on, the decorative cover will become hot and possibly melt. Burns will

occur if the hot covers are touched. Damage may also be done to the cooktop.

• Do not allow grease to accumulate around

surface burners and drip bowls.

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.

CAUTION

• Protective Liners—Do not use aluminum foil to line

surface unit drip bowls, or reector pans. Improper

installation of these liners may result in risk of electric

shock, or re.

FEATURES AT A GLANCE

4 5 6

NOTE

The features shown for your appliance may vary according to model type & color.

Your electric range features include:

1. Electronic oven control with kitchen timer.

2. Interior oven light switch (some models).

3. Left front single element control.

4. Left rear single element control.

5. Right rear single element control.

6. Right front single element control.

7. Element On indicator light.

8. Element On indicator light.

9. Oven interior light with removable cover (some models).

10. Automatic oven door light switch (some models).

11. Self-cleaning oven interior.

12. Self-clean door latch.

13. Adjustable interior oven rack(s).

14. Large 1-piece oven door handle.

15. Full width oven door (styles vary by model).

16. Storage drawer with drawer handle (some models) or integrated handle (some models).

17. Upswept cooktop

18. Coil element cooktop.

19. 6” single element(s).

20. 8” single element(s).

21. Removable element drip bowls (some models).

22. Broil pan (some models).

23. Broil pan insert (some models).

24. Leveling legs and anti-tip bracket (included).

21 20

20 21

Oven vent location

CAUTION

The oven vent is located under the left rear surface element (See Fig. 1). When the oven is on, warm air

passes through the vent. This venting is necessary for proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results.

Do not block the oven vent.

BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS

Always use oven mitts when using the oven. When using the appliance, the oven, oven racks and cooktop will become VERY HOT which can cause burns.

oven vent located

under left rear element

Fig. 1

Types of oven racks

Your range may be equipped with one or more of the oven rack styles shown.

at handle

oven rack

at

oven rack

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).

some

models

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.

Fig. 2

Recommended rack positions by food type

Food type Position

(See Fig. 2)

Broiling meats See broil section

Cookies, cakes, pies, biscuits & mufns 3 or 4

Frozen pies, angel food cake, yeast, bread, casseroles 2 or 3 Small cuts of meat or poultry 2 or 3 Turkey, roast or ham 2

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. 1

BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS

Using proper cookware

Baking layer cakes with 1 or 2 oven racks

For best results when baking cakes using 2 at oven racks,

place cookware on rack positions 2 & 5 (See Fig. 1). For

best results when using a single oven at rack, place

cookware on rack positions 2, 3 or 4 (See Fig. 2).

Fig. 2

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. 3 & 4.

Cookware should have at bottoms that make good

contact with the entire surface heating element .

Check for atness by rotating a ruler across the

bottom of the cookware (See Fig. 3).

• Flat bottom and straight sides.

• Tight tting lids.

• Weight of handle does not

tilt cookware. Cookware is well balanced.

• Cookware size matches the amount of food to be prepared and the size of the surface element.

• Made of material that conducts heat well.

• Easy to clean.

• Always match cookware

bottom to element diameter.

• Curved and warped pan bottoms.

• Cookware overhangs element by more than 1/2” (1.27 cm).

• Cookware is smaller than element.

Fig. 3

• Cookware weight is not balanced.

Fig. 4

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).

Copper - Excellent heat conductor but discolors easily (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.

Porcelain-enamel on metal - Heating characteristics will vary depending on base material.

Glass - Slow heat conductor.

Element on indicator lights

Your range is equipped with one or more element on indicator lights located on the control panel just above the surface control knobs (See Fig. 1). The element on indicator light will glow when a surface element is turned ON. A quick glance at this indicator light after cooking is an easy check to be sure ALL surface controls are turned OFF.

element on indicator light

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 the 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 setting 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 different surface cooking elements at the same time. This can cause uneven heating results. This can also cause the ceramic cooktop to fracture (for Ceramic cooktop models only).

Fig. 1

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