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Ovencooking
Howtooperatethe

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BeforeUsingYourOven

SafetyInstructions. . . . . ...1 ~3,4

Energy-SavingTips . . . . . . . . ...4 ~

Features. .

AutomaticTimerand‘Clock.,.... 8.

Us@g YourOven. . . . . . . . . . . ..9r ,

Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~. .l0’

BakingGuide . . . . . .. =. . ... ....ll-

Roasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ti. .12. ,

MeatThermometer ..fl.;.;;.,_.13 -

RoastingGuide. . . . ...‘.. .~,o;.:.14, ~

Broiling. .. ; . ..1... .’..’..L;;X:1~, -.

Broilingwith ~‘ “ “

Meat Thermometer,. . . ~:“’.; .’16,,

BroilingGuide . . (:.. . ; . ...”..;-’::17,;,

Rotisserie. . . ; . . . . . .L:.;;. l’,.}j’..,18.-

RotisserieTimeand ‘‘“,” .i” ,,.--..:-,,

TemperatureGuide. . . . .~.:.:.:19,..

Operatingthe ‘- ‘--“,.:,,

Self-CleaningOven.“.;;’,..~0,~1 -I

CareandC~eaning. ... . .

CleaningGuide . ..... . . . j.;

TheProblemSolver.:. .‘.. ,,
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Warranty. . . . . . . . . .. BackCover

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Beforeusingyouroven,
readthisbookcarefully.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewoven
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemona labelonthe
frontofthe ovenbehindthedoor(on
thelowerovenontwo-ovenmodels).

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthat camewith
youroven.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

Ifyoureceived
adamagedoven...

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)that soldyoutheoven.

Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest
service...

ChecktheProblemSolveron
pages25and26,Itlistsminor
causesofoperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.

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Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyouroven.

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a4PoRTAN’rSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

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- Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthisappliance.
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- when using electricalappliances,

basic safetyprecautionsshould
be followed,includingthe
following:

Usethisapp~ianceonlyforits

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intendeduseas

manual.

sureyourapplianceis

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describedin this

properlyinsWdandgrouded

bya qualifiedtechnicianin
accordancewiththe provided
InstallationInstructions.

Don’tattempttorepair

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orreplaceanypartofyour
ovenunlessitisspecifically
recommended.inthisbook.

otherservicingshouldbe referred
to a qualified technician.

Beforeperforming

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anyservice,

- INSCONNECTTHEOVEN .
POWERSUPPLYATTHE

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PANELBY

FUSE OR SWITCHINGOFl?

REMOVINGTHE

THECIRCUITBREAKER.

@Donotleavechildrenaione—

Childrenshouldnotbeleftalone
orunattendedinanareawhere
applianceisinuse.Theyshould
neverbeallowedtositorstand
onanypartoftheappliance.

@Don9tallowanyonetochnb,

standorhangonthedoor.
Theycoulddamagetheoven.

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BESTORED
II$JCABINETSABOVE
ANOVEN.CHILDREN
CLIMBINGONTHEOVEN

REACHITEMSCOULD

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- @NeverwearIoose-fittingOr

DLJURED.

hanginggarmentswhiicusing

theappliance.Flammable

materialcouldbeignitedif

All

broughtincontactwithhot
heatingelementsandmaycause
severeburns.

@Useonlydrypotholders—
Moistordamppotholdersondot
surfhcesmayresultinburns
fromsteam.Donotletpotholders
touchhotheatingelements.Do
notuseatowelorotherbulky
cloth.

● Neveruseyourappliancefor

warmingorheatingtheroom.

@StorageinoronappIiance—

Donotstoreflammablematerials
intheoven.

@Keephoodandgreasefilters

cleantomaintaingoodventing
andtoavoidgreasef~es.

@Donotletcookinggrease

orotherflammablematerials
accumulateinorneartheoven.

@Donotusewaterongrease
fires.Flameinovencanbe
smotheredbycompletely
closingdoorandturning

OVENSETtoOFF.

oDonottouchheatingelements
orinteriorsurfaceofoven.

Thesesurfacesmaybehot

enoughtoburneventhoughthey

aredarkincolor.Duringand

afteruse,donottouch,orlet

clothingorotherflammable

materialscontactanyinterior

areaoftheoven;allowsufficient

timeforcooling,first.

Potentiallyhotsurfacesinclude

theovenventopeningsand

surfhcesneartheopenings,

crevicesaroundtheovendoor

andtheedgesofthedoorwindow.

Remember:Theinsidesurfiace

oftheovenmaybehotwhenthe

doorisopened.

oWhencookingpork, follow
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoat least170°F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandthemeatwillbe safe
toeat.

Oven

~Standawayfromovenwhen
openingovendoor.Thehotair
orsteamwhichescapescan
burnhands,faceand/oreyes.

● Don9theatunopenedfood

containemintheoven.Pressure
couldbuiidupandthecontainer
couldburst9causinganinjury.

● Keepovenventducts

unobstructed.

● Keepovenfreefromgrease

buildup.

e ~~aceoven she~findesired

positionwhileovenisCOOLIf

shelvesmustbehandledwhen

hot,donotletpotholdercontact

heatingunitsintheoven.

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FullingoutsheIftoshelfstop

isaconvenienceinIiftii heavy

finds.Itis alsoaprecaution
againstburnsfmmtouching
hotsurfacesofdoororoven
walls.

e men usingcooking or

roasting

manufacturer’sdirections.

~ Donotuseyouroventodry

newspapers.Ifoverheated,they

cancatchfm.

bagsinoven9followthe

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~ DOnotdean doorgasket.

Thedoorgasketisessentialfora
goodseal.Careshouldbetaken

nottorub,damageormovethe

gasket.

~ Donotuseovencleaners.No

commercialovencleaneroroven
linerprotectivecoatingofany
kindshouldbeusedinoraround
anypartoftheoven.

oCleanonlypartslistedinthis

UseandCareBook.

@Beforeself-cleaningtheoven?
removebroilerpanandother
utensils.

@Listenforfan—afannoise

shouldbeheardsometimeduring
thecleaning

servicebeforeself-cleaningagain.

cycle.If not, call for

SAVETmE

INSTRUCTIONS

@Preheattheovenonlywhen
necessary.Most foods-willcook
satisfactorilywithoutpreheating.
Ifyoufindpreheatingisnecessary,
keepaneyeonthe indicatorlight,
andputfoodintheovenpromptly
afterthelightgoesout.

eAlwaysturnovenOFF before

removingfood.

~Duringbaking,avoidfrequent

door openings.Keepdooropen as

shortatimeaspossible.
oBesureto wipeupexcessspillage

beforeself-cleaningoperation.

eCookcompleteovenmealsinstead
ofjustonefooditem.Potatoes,
othervegetablesandsomedesserts
willcooktogetherwitha main-dish
casserole,meatloaf, chickenor

roast.Choosefoodsthatcookat
thesametemperatureandin

approximatelythesametime.

● Useresidualheatin oven

wheneverpossibleto finish

cookingcasseroles,ovenmeals,

etc.Alsoaddrollsor precooked

dessertsto warmoven,using

residualheattowarmthem.

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FeatureIndex

1 ModelandSerialNumbers
2 OvenSetControl

Models
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3 OvenTempControl
4 OvenCyclingLight
5 AutomaticOvenTimer,

ClockandMinuteTimer
6 LatchRelease
7 LockedLight(Glowsduring

self-cleaningwhenovenhas

reachedcleaningtemperature.

Ovencannotbeopenedwhen

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thislightison.)

8 OvenCleaningLight(Glows

duringself-cleaningwhenall

controlsareset.)

9 OvenDoorLatch

10 OvenInteriorLight

(Comesonautofiatically

whendoorisopened.)
11 BroilUnit
12 BakeUnit

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13 OvenShelves

14 OvenShelfSupports

(LettersA, B,CandD

indicatecookingpositionsfor

shelvesasrecommendedon

cookingguides.)
15 BroilerPanandRack(Donot

cleaninself-cleanoven.)
16 OvenDoorGasket
17 MeatThermometerReceptacle

18 MeatThermometerDial
19 RotisserieReceptacle

(Motorisbehindovenwall.)

*W’ inmodelnumberindicatesBlackGlassDoor.

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FeatureIndex

1 ModelandSerialNumbers

Models

Explained RK74’7J

onpage RK747GJ*

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2 OvenSetControl
3 OvenTempControl

4 OvenCyclingLight
5 AutomaticOvenTimer,

ClockandMinuteTimer

6 LatchRelease
7 LockedLight(Glowsduringself-

cleaningwhenovenhasreachedcleaning
temperature.Ovencannotbeopened
whenthislightis on.)

8 OvenCleaningLight(Glowsduring

self-cleaningwhenallcontrolsareset.)

9 OvenDoorLatch

10 OvenInteriorLight(Comeson

automaticallywhendooris opened.)

11 OvenLightSwitch

12 BroilUnit

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13 BakeUnit(Maybeliftedgently

forwipingovenfloor.)

14 OvenShelves
15 OvenShelfSupports(LettersA, B,Cand

Dindicatecookingpositionsforshelves
asrecommendedoncookingguides.)

16 BroilerPanandRack(Donot

cleanin self-cleanoven.)
17 OvenDoorGasket
18 MeatThermometerReceptacle

(Insertprongedendofthermometer

firmlyintoreceptacle.)

19 MeatThermometerDial

20 RotisserieReceptacle(Placeendof

spitfirmlyintoreceptaclewhenusing
rotisserie.Motorisbehindovenwall.)

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TheAutomaticTimerandClockon
yourovenarehelpfuldevicesthat

serveseveralpurposes.

Tosettheclock

Pushinthecenterknobofthe
MinuteTimerandturn knobin
eitherdirectionto settheDigital

Clocknumeralstothecorrecttime.

(AftersettingtheClock,letthe
knobout,andturntheMinute
Timerpointerto OFF.)

TOset the Minute mnler
TheMinuteTimeristhelargedial

totheleftofthe DigitalClock.Use

ittotimeallyourprecisecooking
operations.Thisdialalsosetsor
changesthe DigitalClock.

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TOSETTHEMINUTETIMER,
turnthecenterknobclockwise,

withoutpushingin, untilpointer

reachesnumberofminutesyou
wishtotime(upto 60).

TimeBaketks
AtmN-mti42Timer

UsingAutomaticTimer,youcan
TIMEBAKEwiththeovenstarting
immediatelyandturningoffatthe
StopTimesetor youcansetboth
DELAYEDSTART(somemodels
saySTART)andSTOPdialsto
automaticallystartandstopovenat
alatertimeofday.Ittakesthe
worryoutofnotbeinghometo
startor stoptheoven.

SettingthedialsforTIMEBAKE
isexplainedindetailonpage10.

SikM-ckm.uses

AtltomatieTimer

Theself-cleaningfunctiononyour
ovenusestheAutomaticTimerto
setthelengthoftimeneededto
cleanwhetheryouwishtoclean
immediatelyor delaythecleaning
untillowenergytimessuchas
duringthenight.Seepage20.

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Q. HowcanIusemyMinute
Timertomakemysurface
cookingeasier?

A. YourMinuteTimerwillhelp

timetotalcookingwhichincludes
timetoboilfoodandchange
temperatures.Donotjudgecooking
timebyvisiblesteamonly.Food

willcookincoveredcontainers
eventhoughyoucan’tseeany
steam.

Q. Mmt the Clockbeseton

correcttimeofdaywhenIwish
tousetheAutomaticTimerfor
baking?

A. Yes,ifyouwishtosetthe

DELAYEDSTARTor STOPdials
toturnonandoffat settimesduring
timedfunctions.

Q. CanI usetheMinuteTimer

duringovencooking?

A. TheMinuteTimercanbe

usedduringanycookingfunction.

TheAutomaticTimers(DELAYED

STARTandSTOPdials)areused

withTIMEBAKEfunctiononly.

Q. CanI changetheClockwhile

I’mTimeCookingintheoven?

A. No.TheClockcannotbechanged

duringanyprogramthatusesthe
oventimer.Youmusteitherstop
thoseprogramsorwaituntilthey
arefinishedbeforechangingtime.

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BeforeusingYour owl-l

1.Lookatthecontrols.Besure

youunderstandhowto setthem

properly.Readoverthedirections

fortheAutomaticOvenTimerso
youunderstanditsusewiththe
controls.

2. Checkoveninterior.Lookat
theshelves.Takeapracticerunat
removingandreplacingthemproperly,

togivesure,sturdysupport.

3. Readoverinformationandtips
thatfollow.

4. Keepthisbookhandysoyoucan
refertoit, especiallyduringthe
firstweeksofgettingacquainted
withyouroven.

Oven Controls

Thecontrolsfortheoven(s)are
markedOVENSETandOVEN

TEMF?OVENSEThassettingsfor
BAKE,TIMEBAKE (onmodelsso
tX@p@),BROIL,CLEANandOFF.
Whenyouturntheknobtothedesired
setting,theproperheatingunitsare
thenactivatedforthatoperation.

OVENTEMPmaintainsthe
temperatureyouset, fromWARM
(150”F.)toBROIL(550”F.)and
alsoat CLEAN(880”F.).

PREHEATINGtheoven,evento
hightemperaturesettings,isspeedy
—rarelymorethanabout10r&utes.
Preheatthe ovenonlywhen
necessary.Most foodswill cook
satisfactorilywithoutpreheating.
Ifyoufindpreheatingis necessary,
keepaneyeontheindicatorlight
andputfoodintheovenpromptly
afierlightgoesout.

ovenInteriorSk!hws

Theshelvesaredesignedwith
stop-lockssothatwhenplaced

correct~yontheshelfsupports,

they(a)willstopbeforecoming
completelyfromtheoven,and(b)
willnottiltwhenremovingfood
fromorplacingfoodonthem.

TOREMOVEshelvesfromthe
oven,liftup rearofshelf,pull
forwardwithstop-locksalongtop
ofshelfsupports.Becertainthat
shelfiscoolbeforetouching.

TOREPLACEshelvesinoven,
insert.shelfwithstop-locksresting

onshelfsupports.Pushshelftoward
rearofoven;itwillfallintoplace.
Whenshelfisinproperposition,
stop-locksonshelfwillrununder
shelfsupportwhenshelfispulled
forward.

shelfPositiom

ovenLight

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The lightcomesonautomatically
when&edoorisopened.Onmodels
withovenwindowuseswitchto
turnlighton andoffwhendoor
isclosed.

Switchislocatedonfrontofdoor.

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The OvenCyciingLightglows
untiltheovenreachesyourselected
temperature,thengoesoffandonwith
theovenunit(s)duringcooking.

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The ovenhas fourshelfsupports
markedA (bottom),B,C andD
(top).Shelfpositionsforcooking
foodaresuggestedonBaking,
RoastingandBroilingpages.

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