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AluminumFoil Anti-TipDevice

A~~lianceRegistration C&ningTips”

CareandCleaning 22–25 -~ermostatAdjustment Clock/Timer

ConsumerServices Energy-SavingTips

Features InstallationInstructions

Leveling Model&SerialNumberLocation2

Oven

Baking/BakingGuide Broiling/EroilingGuide 19–21

ContinuousCleaning

DoorRemoval

Light;Replacement

14,23,24

19 *Preheating

3,27,29

2 ~Shelves

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12 OvenVent

6,7

27–29

29.’

12–21 Warranty

14--16

26 23

‘ Roasting/RoastingGuide

“ StorageDrawer

problemsolver

‘ Sdety Instructions

SurfaceCooking

ControlSettings CookingGuide

CookwareTips

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Useand Care

&MtiUation

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W525GR

W536R

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Itis intendedtohelpyou operateandmaintainyournew

rangeproperly, Keepit handyforanswersto

yourquestions. If you don$tunderstmdsomething

orneqdmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

CotisumerAffairs HotPoint AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemdel

You’llfindthemona label behindtherangedoororbehind thestoragedrawer.

Thesenumberswe alsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yOPrrange. Beforesendingin

this card,pleasewritethese numbershere;

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

ChecktheProblemSolverinthe backofthisbook,It listscausesof ~inor operatingproblemsthatyou cflncorrectyourself.

Usethese numbersinany

correspondenceorservicecalls concerningyourrange.

Toobtainservice,seethe ConsumerServicespagein the backof this book.

We’reproudof ourserviceand

wantyouto bepleased.Iffor some reasonyouarenot happywiththe serviceyoureceive,herearethree stepsto followfor furtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho ~

F~ALL~, if yourproblemis still

service~your appliance.Explain

notresolved,write:

whyyoutie notpleased.Inmost

MajorApplianceConsumer

cases,thiswillsolvetheprobleh.

ActionPanel

NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,

20NorthWackerDrive

writeallthedetails

—including

Chicago,IL 60606

your phonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations Hotpoint AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

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0Don’tattempttore;air-”brFepiace’any~’artof your

rangeudes$it-is~pecficaliyrecommended

inthisbook.

Allotherse~icingshouldbereferred

toaqualifiedtechnician.

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levelingleg.Ma

slotinthedevie

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\utiacesinclud~the,Cooktop~‘areas-’

:op,ovenvent

o,pening,sptiices, , ;

Z,crevices’aroundthe ovendoor,

personalinjury.

~bove”tiedoor.

~ernember:,The,~nsidesurface(?f

e c~~~~o~: 1~’~s OF INTEWSTTO

theovenmaybehotwhetithedOOrisopene~~

CHILDRENSHOULDNOTBESTOWDIN CAB~ETSABOVEARANGEORONTHE

*Donotuse’watir

OMgreiSefireS.

Neverpickupafl~~n$~an.: Smother

BACKSPLASH

OFAMNG~c~D~N

CLIMBINGONTHERANGETOREACH

flamingpanon’iurfaceunitbycovering

ITEMSCOULDBESE~OUSLY~JUWD.

pancompletelywiti well-fittinglid,

cookiesheet orflat tray.Flaming greaseoutsidea

. Never wear

Ioosemfittingor hanging garments

pan can be put outby coveringwith bakingsoda or,

whileusingtheappliance.Becarefulwhen

ifavailable,a multi-pu~.osedrychemicalorfoam-

reachingforitemsstoredincabinetsoverthe

typefireextinguisher. ~ ~~

cooktop.Flammablematerialcouldbeignitedif owhen

~ookingpork,followthedirections

broughtincontactwithhotheatingelementsand

exactlyandalwayscookthemeattoaninternal ~

maycauseseverebums.

temperatureofatleast“170”F.Thisassuresthat,in

euse onlydry

pot holders—moistordamp pot

theremotepossibilitythattrichinamaybepresent

holdersonhotsurfacesmayresultinbumsfrom

inthemeat,itwillbekilledandthemeatwillbe

steam.Donotletpotholderstouchhotheating

safetoeat.

elements.Donotuseatowelorotherbulkycloth.

(co]t~inuednextpage,

~For your

safety,neveruseyour appliancefor

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warmingorheatingtheroom.

w’

oven

cOnly certaintypesofgitiss~glasslceramic$

earthenwareoroth~rglazedcontainersare

~S@~dawayfr~~ rang~whenopeningoven

door.Hotairorsteamtihicllescapescancause

suitabloforQooktopservice;others

Waybreak

becauseofthesuddenchangein

ternperatur~iSee

bums to

h8nds9faceandlqr?yesq

(hesectiononSUrfa~e~Q~kingfor~~gg~~tj~~~f

~~~~’~heat ~~”QpQfiedfo~~

co~t~inersin the

oTo~in~~ige thepossibilityof

burns?ignitionof

oven.Pressurecould

buildup andthecontainer

flammablema~~~jalstandstijJlag9,theh~~d~eOfa ~

:oMl~burst9causing,aninjury.

co~tair)ershouldbe$ur~ledtowardthecent~rofIhe ~

‘~Keep

ovek?ek~tinob$$ructeda,

rangewithoutextendingovern?~rbysurfaceun~ts.

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ov6nf:~d frofi ‘greasebuildup~, , -

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refiovin~cookware. ‘

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*Keapan~yeonfoodsbeingfri~dat131OF

e ~~j~e ov~~ s~~if ~~ ‘de~irid positionwhileoven~ ~

MEDIUM HIGH heats;

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If’sh61v6sm-ustbe‘handled‘whenh~tt dOnot.

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letp”oihplder’:eon~qcth’etitin~tinitsintheov?n. ~”,, ~

~To~v~idthep~s$ibiji~y

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shock9altiaystigcertainthatthecoqtro$sfor , ~

d-~fi~g j~t ‘L~~lf,tO$heShelfstop.i~a

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‘ e,~hvenience

inliftifig~eavjfoo~s.Itiialso a’ .‘ ‘ ‘

all‘stirf~ce,pnits,are.at’OEF.positionandall, ‘‘

precautionagainstbyrns~rotitouc~inghot- ‘ ~

coilsarecoolb,eforeattemptil~gtoliftor remove theunit.,, ~~~ :. , .,’,,, ,

. surfacesofthedoor~rovenwalls.;., : . ~ - ,, ~ ,.

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4‘D0ti9timmerseb-rsiakrem:6vahlesutiate ““”;~,

. When-

using co~kirng’or roasting”bagsinoven9 .

units.DOn3tputt~em i~ a dishwasher. -,

followthemanufacturer’sdirections;‘ ‘ ‘ ~

6~~efifla~i~g’

foods‘~~e’finderth~hOOd,turk’ . ‘

oDo not useyour OVen

to drynewspa~ers~If’ . ~

thefanoff.The-fan,ifoperating,may spread

overheated,theycancatch-fire.~ ~

t~efiamec ~ ‘“’ ‘ ~ ,“. , ,’. ,

SutiaceCookingUnits

s~oO~sf~rfrji~gsfi~~~~beas

d~yis-p6ssibie.

Frost on-frozen foodsor,tioistureon freshfoods ,

=Use

proper~ansize-Thi~

can causehot fat tobubbleup and oversides

applianceis equippedwith different

ofpan.

~ size surfaceunits. Selectcookware

having fiatbottomslarge enoughto cover the

. use ~itt~efat for eff~~~iy~sh~llbw

or deep-fat

frying.

Fillingthe pantoo full offat“cancause

surface unitheatingelement.The use of undersized

cookware willexposea portion of theheating

spilloverswhen foodis added.

element todirect contactand mayresult inignition

Ifa ~ornbinationofoi~sorfatswi~~beusedin

ofclothing.Properrelationshipofcookwareto

frying, stirtogetherbeforeheating,orasfatsmelt

burnerwillalsoimprov~efficiency.

slowly.

● N’~ver leave surfaCeuni~ unattendedathigh

Always heat fat slowly, -andwatch as itheats.

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heatsettings.Roilovercausessmokingandgreasy

~ UsedeePfatthermometerwhenever

possibleto

spilloversthatmaycatchonfire.

preventoverheatingfatbeyondthesmokingpoint.

*Besuredfip

pans and vent are notcovered

andareinplace,

Theirabsenceduringcooking

coulddamagerangepartsandwiring.

SAVETHESE ~

$~o~9tusea~~m~n~~

f~iitolinedrippans or

anywhereintheovenexceptasdescribedinthis

INSTRUCTIONS

book.Misusecouldresultinashock,firehazardor

damagetotherange.

oven Cooting

E~RGY=SAmG T~

o Preheatovenonlywhenne~essary.Mostfoodswill

cooksatisfactorilywithoutpreheating,Ifyoufind preheatingisnecessary,watchtheindicatorlight, andputfoodinovenpromp$lyaft~rthelight goesout,

*Nways turnovenoffb~f~reremovingfood.

oDuringbaking,avoidfrequentdo~ropenings.Keap dooropenas shortatimeaspossibleif itis opened.

oCookcompleteovenmealsinsteadofjust one food item.Potatoes,~thervegetables,andsornqdesserts willcook togetherwithamain-dishcasserole,meat

loaf,chickenorroast.Choosefoodsthatcookatthe

sametemperatureand,inapproximatelyfie same

amountoftime.

● Useresidualheatin theovenwheneverpossibleto

finishcookingcasseroles,ovenmeals,etc,Alsoadd rollsorprecookeddessertstoa w- oven.using residualheatto warmthem. -

surface

cooking

*Usecookwareofmedium-weightaluminum,with tight-fittingcovers,andflatbottomswhichcompletely coverthe hea~dportionofthesul~aceunit,

~Cookfreshvegetableswitha minimumamountof waterin acov~redpan,

*Watchfoodswhenbringingthemquicklyto cooking temperaturesathighheat,Whenfoodreachescooking temperature,reduceheatimmediatelytolowestsetting that willkeepitcookiqg.

QUser~sidualheatwithsurfacecookingwhenever possible.Forexmpl~, whencookingeggsintheshell, bringwaterandeggs toboil,thenturnto OFF

position

andcovercookwarewithlidtocompletethecooking, ~Whenboilingwaterforteaorcoffee,heatonly

amountneeded.Itisnoteconomicalto boila containerfuHof waterforoneor twocups.

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(NOTE:

Notalldoorshavewindows.)

W532GR m632GR

Explain6d

Fea~re bdex

(Notallmodelshaveallfeatures.)

page

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1 StorageDrawer(on.somemodels)

24,25

2 Anti-TipLabel

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3 Anti-TipDevice(SeeInstallationIns~ction$.)

3,27,29

4 Bake Unit(Maybeliftedgentlyforwipingovenfloor.)

5 BroilUnit

6 Modeland~erialNumberLocation

(behindtie range doororbehindthestoragedrawer)

7 SurfaceUnitControls‘ >

,“

8 “ON”IndicatorLight/LightsforSurfaceUnits

9 OvenSetControl ~

~13

10 AutomaticOvenTimer,ClockandMinuteTimer

(onsomemodels)

11 SurfaceUnits,DripPans

22,25

12 OvenTernpControl

13 OvenCyclingLight

1’

14 OvenVent(Locatedunderrightrem surfaceunit.)

23, “

15 Lift-UpCooktop(onsomemodels)

16 OvenInteriorLight(on somemodels)

14,24

(Comesonautomaticallywhendooris opened.)

17 OvenShelfSupports

1“

18 OvenShelf(numbermayvary)

14,25

19 OvenLightSwitch(on modelswithovenwindow)

20 BroilerPanand Rack(onsomemodels)

25 ‘

SnACE COOaG

s&SurfacecookingGuide.

Atboth0~ and~ thecontrol“clicks.”Youmayhearslight“clicking” soundsduringcooking,indicatingtie controliskeepingtheunitattheheat

levelyouset.

Howtoset thecontroIs

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Besureyouturnco~~troltoOW whenyoufinj$h cocking,Thesurf~ceunitindi~~~rlightwillglQw whenANY heatsettingon anysurfaceunitis

on,

setting

youwwt,

~—Used tobegincooking

or tobringwatertoaboil.

Reduceheat settingafterwaterboils. mD~ HIGfi-(Seting halfwaybetween~ ~d

MED)Maintainsafastboilonlargeamountsoffood.

MED-Saute andbrown;keepsfood-atamediumor simmer.

~D~ LOW—(SettinghalfwaybetweenMED andLO) Cooktier startingatHI; cookswithlittle waterin coveredpan.

LO—Usedfor long, slowcooking(simmering)to tenderizeanddevelopflavors.Usethissettingto melt butter andchocolateor tokeepfoodswarm.

NOTE:SurfaceIndicatorLightmayglowbetween LOandOFFbutthereisnopowerto thesurfaceunits.

MEDIUM

Low

HIGH

WokCooking

Werecommendthatyouuseordya flat-bottomwok.

Theyare availableat yourlocalretailstore

Donot usewoksthathavesupportrings.Use ofthese typeof woks, with orwithouttheringin place,canbe dangerous.Placingthering overthesurfaceunitwill causea build-upofheatthatwilldamagetheporcelain cooktop.Donottry touse suchwokswithoutthering.

Youcouldbe seriouslyburnedif thewok tippedover.

~Om cmmG m

~a~~~ngs~~~ldbedoneonsufiace

ufits onlY.

HOWEVER,DC)NOTUSELARGEDIAMETER

Potsthatextendbeyondoneinchof surfaceunit’s

CANNERSOROTHERLARGEDIAMETER

drippanarenotrecommendedformostsurfacecooking.

POTSFORFRYINGORBOILINGFOODSOTHER

However,whencanningwithwater-bathorpressure

THANWATER.Mostsyruporsaucemixtures—

canner,larger-diameterpotsmaybeused.Thisis

andalltypesoffrying-cook attemperaturesmuch

becauseboilingwatertemperatures(evenunder

higherthanboilingwater.Suchtemperaturescould

pressure)arenotharmfultocooktopsurfaces

eventuallyharmcooktopsurfacessurrounding

surroundingthe sufidceunits,

surfaceupits,

ObservetheFollowingPointsinCanning

I. Besurethecannerfitsoverthec~n~~rofthe ,

3.Whencanning,userecipesandproceduresfrom

surfaceunit.If yourrangeor itslocationdoesnot

reputablesources.Reliablerecipesandproceduresar~

allowthecannertobecenteredonthesurfaceunit,

availablefromthemanufacturerof yourcanner;

usesmallerdiameterpots forgoodcanningresults.

manufacturersofglassjarsforcanning,suchas Ball

2,For bestresultsusecannerswithflatbottoms.

andKerr;andtheUnited StatesDepartmentof

Cannerswithflangedorrippledbottoms(oftenfound

AgricultureExtensionService.

inenamelware)dbn’tmake

good contactwith the ,’

4.Rememberthat canningisa processthatgenerates

surfaceunitandtakealong timeto boilwater.

largeamountsofsteam,Toavoidburnsfromsteamo

heat,be carefulwhencanning. NOTE: Ifyour househaslowvoltage,cannifigmay

takelongerthanexpected,eventhoughdirections havebeencarefullyfollowed,Theprocesstimewill

Fiat-bottomcannersarerecommended.

beshortenedby: ,

(1)

usinga pressurecanner,and

(2)startingwithHOTtapwaterforfastestheatingof

largequantitiesof water.

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CookwareTips

Use medium-orheavy-weightcQokware.

Aluminumcookwarec~nductsheatfasterthanother metals.Cast-ironandcoatedcast-ironcookwareare

slowtoabsorbheat,butgenerallycooksevenlyat low ormediumheatsettings,Steelpansmaycook unevenlyifnotcombinedwi~hothermetals.

Food

Cereal

Cornmeal,grits,

oatmeal

Cocoa

Coffee

Eggs Cookedinshell

Friedsunny-side-up

Friedovereasy

Poached

Scrambledoromele

Fruits

Meats

Braised:Potroasts

beef,lambor veal; porkchopsandsteti

Pan-fried:Tender chops;thinsteaksup to 3/4-inch;minute

steaks;hamburgers; franksandsausage; thinfishfillets

Cookware

Covered ‘ Saucepan

Uncovered Saucepan

Percolator

Covered Saucepan

Covered Skillet

Uncovered Skillet

Covered Saucepan

Uncovered Skillet

~overed ;aucepan

~overed lkillet

Fncovered killet

Directionsand Settings

toStartCaokin~

HI,In coveredpanbring watertoboilbeforeadding cereal.

HI,Stirtogetherwateror milkandcocoaingredients.

Bringjust toa boil.

~, Atfirstperk,switch heattoLO.

HI.Covereggswithcool water.Coverpan,cook untilsteaming.

MED~ HIGH.Meltbutte add eggsandcoverskillet.

~. M-eltbutter.

HI.Incoveredpanbring waterto a boil.

HI.Heatbutteruntil lightgoldenincolor.

HI,Incoveredpanbring fruitandwaterto boil.

HI.Meltfat, thenadd meat.Switchto MEDIUM HIGHtobrownmeat.Add wateror

other liquid.

HI.Preheatskillet,then yease lightly.

2.Toconservethe mostcookingenergy,pansshould beflat on thebottom,havestraightsidesandtight

fittinglids.Matchthesizeof the saucepanIOthesize ofth; surfaceunit,

MEDIUMLOWorLO,then addcereal,Finishtiming

accordingtopackagedir~ctions,

— MED,tocook1or2 minutes tocompletelyblend ingredients,

LOtomaintaingentle butsteadyperk.

. .

LO.Cookonly3 to4 minutesforsoftcooked;

15minutesforhardcooked.

ContinuecookingatMEDIUM HIGHuntilwhitesarejustset, about3to5 moreminutes.

LO,thenadd eggs.When bottomsofeggshavejust set,carefullyturnoverto cookotherside.

LO.Carefullyaddeggs. Cookuncoveredabout5

minutesatMEDIUMHIGH.

MED.Addeggmixture. Cook,stirringto desired doneness.

LO.Stiroccasionallyand checkforsticking.

LO.Simmeruntilforktender.

MED~M HIGHorMED. Brownandcookto desired doneness,turningoveras needed.

c9mmt?nh

Cereals bubbleandexpand astheycook;uselargeenough

saucepantopreventboilovert Milkboilsoverrapidly.

WatchaS

boilingpointapproaches, Percolate8to 10 minutesfor

8CUOS.lessforfewerCUDS.

Ifyoudonotcoverskillet,b&te’ ~ggswithfattocooktopsevenly.

Removecookedeggswithslotted

spoonor pancaketurner.

Eggscontinueto setslightlyafter cooking.For omeletdonotstir lastfewminutes.Whenset,fold

inhalf.

Freshfruit:Use 1/4to 1/2cup waterperpoundoffruit.

Driedfruit:Usewateraspackage

directs.Timedependsonwhether fruithasbeenpresoaked.Ifnot, allowmorecookingtime.

Meatcanbe seasonedandfloured beforeit isbrowned,if desired. Liquidvariationsforflavorcould bewine,fruitortomatojuice or

meatbroth.

Timing:Steaks1to 2inches:1to

2 hours.BeefStew:2to 3 hours. PotRoast:2%to4 hours.

Panfryingisbestforthinsteaks andchops.Ifrare is desired, preheatskilletbeforeaddingmeat+

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