Kenmore 790.7650 Use & Care Manual
Use & Care Guide
English
Models: 790.7650*
Kenmore Elite
Dual-Fuel Range
* = Color number
P/N A04475901 (Rev A)
Sears Brands Management Corporation
Homan Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.
www.kenmore.com
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Table of Contents
Kenmore Elite Warranty ....................................................2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................. 3
Features at a Glance ........................................................7
Surface Cooking ...............................................................8
Setting Surface Controls .................................................. 10
Before Setting Oven Controls ...........................................12
Setting Main Oven Controls .............................................13
Setting Auxiliary Oven ................................................... 25
Care & Cleaning (Cleaning Chart) .................................. 26
Care & Cleaning .............................................................27
Before You Call ............................................................... 32
Protection Agreements .................................................... 35
Sears Service ..................................................... back cover
Please carefully read and save these instructions
This Use & Care Manual contains general operating instructions for your appliance and feature information for several
models. Your product may not have all the described features. The graphics shown are representative. The graphics on your
appliance may not look exactly like those shown. Common sense and caution must be practiced when installing, operating
and maintaining any appliance.
KENMORE ELITE LIMITED WARRANTY
WITH PROOF OF SALE, the following warranty coverage applies when this appliance is correctly installed, operated and maintained
according to all supplied instructions.
FOR ONE YEAR from the date of sale this appliance is warranted against defects in material or workmanship. A defective appliance
will receive free repair or replacement at option of seller.
FOR TWO YEARS from the date of sale, a free replacement part will be supplied for a ceramic cooktop that fails due to thermal shock
or for a ceramic cooktop heating element that is defective. After the rst year from the sale date you are responsible for the labor cost
of part installation.
For warranty coverage details to obtain free repair or replacement, visit the web page: www.kenmore.com/warranty
All warranty coverage applies for only 90 DAYS from the sale date if this appliance is ever used for other than private household
purposes.
This warranty covers ONLY defects in material and workmanship, and will NOT pay for:
1. Cracks in a ceramic glass cooktop that are not a result of thermal shock.
2. Stains and scratches on a ceramic glass cooktop resulting from accident or improper operation or maintenance.
3. Discoloration of cooktop surfaces resulting from normal use.
4. Expendable items that can wear out from normal use, including but not limited to lters, belts, bags or screw-in base light bulbs.
5. A service technician to clean or maintain this appliance, or to instruct the user in correct appliance installation, operation and main-
tenance.
6. Service calls to correct appliance installation not performed by Sears authorized service agents, or to repair problems with house
fuses, circuit breakers, house wiring, and plumbing or gas supply systems resulting from such installation.
7. Damage to or failure of this appliance resulting from installation not performed by Sears authorized service agents, including installation that was not in accord with electrical, gas or plumbing codes.
8. Damage to or failure of this appliance, including discoloration or surface rust, if it is not correctly operated and maintained accor-
ding to all supplied instructions.
9. Damage to or failure of this appliance, including discoloration or surface rust, resulting from accident, alteration, abuse, misuse or
use for other than its intended purpose.
10. Damage to or failure of this appliance, including discoloration or surface rust, caused by the use of detergents, cleaners, chemicals
or utensils other than those recommended in all instructions supplied with the product.
11. Damage to or failure of parts or systems resulting from unauthorized modications made to this appliance.
12. Service to an appliance if the model and serial plate is missing, altered, or cannot easily be determined to have the appropriate
certication logo.
Disclaimer of implied warranties; limitation of remedies
Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy under this limited warranty shall be product repair or replacement as provided herein. Implied
warranties, including warranties of merchantability or tness for a particular purpose, are limited to one year on the appliance and
two years on a ceramic cooktop and heating elements, or the shortest period allowed by law. Seller shall not be liable for incidental or
consequential damages. Some states and provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or
limitation on the duration of implied warranties of merchantability or tness, so these exclusions or limitations may not apply to you.
This warranty applies only while this appliance is used in the United States.
This warranty gives you specic legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
Sears Brands Management Corporation, Homan Estates, IL 60179
Printed in U.S.A.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
Save these instructions for future reference.
WARNING
If the information in this manual is not followed
exactly, a re or explosion may result causing
property damage, personal injury or death.
FOR YOUR SAFETY:
— Do not store or use gasoline or other ammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any
other appliance.
— WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use
any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s
instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the
re department.
— Installation and service must be performed
by a qualied installer, servicer or the gas
supplier.
DEFINITIONS
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
This symbol will help alert you to situations
that may cause serious bodily harm, death or
property damage.
CAUTION
This symbol will help alert you to situations that
may cause bodily injury or property damage.
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT indicates installation, operation or
maintenance information which is important but not
hazard-related.
WARNING
• All appliance can tip.
• Injury to persons could result.
• Install anti-tip bracket packed with
your appliance.
• See Installation Instructions.
To reduce the risk of tipping, the
appliance must be secured by properly
installed anti-tip bracket provided
with the unit. Refer to the Installation
In st ru ct ions for pro pe r anti-t ip
bracket installation.
• Remove all tape and packaging wrap before using
the appliance. Discard the carton and plastic
bags after unpacking the appliance. Use recycling
facility where available. Never allow children to play
with packaging material. Do not remove the wiring label
and other literature attached to the appliance. Do not
remove model/serial number plate.
• Proper Installation. Be sure your appliance is
properly installed and grounded by a qualied
technician in accordance in the National Fuel Gas
Code ANSI Z223.1 latest edition, and National
Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA No. 70-latest edition
and local code requirements. Install only per
installation instructions provided in the literature
package for this range.
Ask your dealer to recommend a qualied technician
and an authorized repair service. Know how to
disconnect the electrical power to the appliance at the
circuit breaker or fuse box and gas supply at the main
shutoff valve in case of an emergency. Remove the
drawer to access the valve.
• User Servicing. Do not repair or replace any
part of the appliance unless specically
recommended in the manuals. All other servicing
should be done only by a qualied technician, this may
reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the
appliance.
• Never modify or alter the construction of an
appliance by removing leveling legs, panels, wire
covers, anti-tip brackets/screws, or any other
part of the product.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires.
WARNING
Stepping, leaning, sitting or pulling down on the
door or the drawer of this appliance can result
in serious injuries and also cause damage to the
appliance. Do not allow children to climb or play around
the appliance. The weight of a child on an open door may
cause the appliance to tip, resulting in serious burns or
other injury.
Do not use the oven for storage.
• Storage in or on Appliance. Flammable materials
should not be stored in an oven, near surface
burners. This includes paper, plastic and cloth items,
such as cookbooks, plastic ware and towels, as well
as ammable liquids. Do not store explosives, such
as aerosol cans, on or near the appliance. Flammable
materials may explode and result in re or property
damage.
CAUTION
Do not store items of interest to children in the
cabinets above the appliance. Children climbing on
the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured.
• Do not leave children alone. Children should not
be left alone or unattended in the area where an
appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to
sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS NEAR
THESE UNITS, OVEN HEATING ELEMENTS OR
INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE OVEN. Both surface
burners and oven heating elements may be hot even
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 ammable
materials touch these areas until they have had sufcient
time to cool. Among these areas are the cooktop,
surfaces facing the cooktop, the oven vent openings and
surfaces near these openings, oven door and 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.
WARNING
NEVER use your appliance as a space heater to
heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in
carbon monoxide poisoning and overheating of
the oven.
In case of re or gas leak, be sure to turn off the
main gas shutoff valve.
• When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat
• Use Only Dry Pot holders. Moist or damp pot
• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers. Buildup
• Remove the oven door from any unused
Do not attempt to operate the appliance during a
power failure. If the power fails, always turn off
the unit. If the unit is not turned off and the power
resumes, the oven may begin to operate again. Food
left unattended could catch re or spoil.
Do not use stove top grills on your sealed gas
burners. If you use a stove top grill on a sealed
gas burner, it will cause incomplete combustion
and can result in exposure to carbon monoxide
levels above allowable current standards. This
can be hazardous to your health.
Do not use stove top grills on the burner grates
of sealed gas burners. If you use a stove top grill
on a sealed gas burner, it will cause incomplete
combustion and can result in exposure to carbon
monoxide levels allowable current standards.
This can be hazardous to your health.
Electronic controllers can be damaged by cold
temperatures. When you use your appliance for
the rst time, or if it has not been used for a long
period of time, make sure that it has been exposed
to a temperature above 0°C/32°F for at least 3
hours before connecting it to the power supply.
Smother the re with a pan lid, or use baking
soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
or grease may catch re if allowed to become too hot.
holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let the pot holders touch hot surface
units. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth instead of
a pot holder.
of pressure may cause the container to burst and
result in injury.
appliance if it is to be stored or discarded.
IMPORTANT
WARNING
CAUTION
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING
YOUR COOKTOP
• Know which knob controls each surface heating
unit. Always turn the knob to the LITE position when
igniting the burner. Visually check that burner has lit.
Then adjust the ame so it does not extend beyond
the edge of the utensil.
•
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. The use of undersized utensils will expose
a portion of surface heating to direct contact and may
result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of
utensil to the surface will also improve efciency.
• Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Should
Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units—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 unit.
• Never Leave Surface Burners Unattended at High Heat
Settings—Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers
that may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry may melt.
• Protective Liners—Do not use aluminum foil to line
oven bottom or any other part of the appliance. Only
use aluminum as recommended for baking if used as a
cover placed on the food. Any other used of protective
liners or aluminum foil may result in a risk of electric
shock or re or a short circuit.
• Glazed Cooking Utensils—Only certain types of glass,
glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed
utensils are suitable for cooktop service without breaking
due to the sudden change in temperature. Check the
manufacturer’s recommendations for cooktop use.
• Do Not Use Decorative Surface Burner Covers. If
a burner 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 or burners because the covers may
cause overheating. Air will be blocked from the burner
and cause combustion problems.
FOR GLASS COOKTOPS ONLY
• Do not clean or operate a broken cooktop—If
cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers
may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of
electric shock. Contact a qualied technician immediately
• Clean cooktop glass 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 harmful fumes if applied to a hot surface.
• Do not place hot cookware on cold cooktop
glass—This cold cause glass to break.
• Avoid scratching the cooktop glass with sharp
objects.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR
USING YOUR OVEN
• Use Care When Opening Oven Door—Stand to the
side of the appliance 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. Each oven
has its own vent located on the top, near each side
and towards the back of the cooktop. Touching the
surfaces in this area when the oven is operating may
cause severe burns. Also, do not place plastic or heatsensitive items on or near the oven vent. These items
could melt or ignite.
WARNING
NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages in
the oven bottom or cover an entire rack with
materials such as aluminum foil. Doing so blocks
air ow through the oven and may cause carbon
monoxide poisoning. Aluminum foil linings may trap
heat, causing a re hazard.
• Placement of Oven Racks. Always place oven racks
in desired location while appliance is cool. Remove all
utensils from the rack before removing rack. If rack
must be moved while oven is hot, use extreme caution.
Use pot holders and grasp the rack with both hands to
reposition. Do not let pot holders contact the hot oven
element or interior of the oven.
• Do not use a broiler pan without its insert. Broiler
pan and its grid allow dripping fat to drain and be kept
away from the high heat of the broiler.
• Do not cover the broiler grid or oven bottom
with aluminum foil. Exposed fat and grease could
ignite.
• Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp
cloth. Doing so could cause the bulb to break.
Disconnect the appliance or shut off the power to the
appliance before removing and replacing the bulb.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR
CLEANING YOUR OVEN
• Clean the appliance regularly to keep all parts
free of grease that could catch re. Exhaust fan
ventilation hoods and grease lters should be kept
clean. Do not allow grease to accumulate. Greasy
deposits in the fan could catch re. When you are
aming food under the hood, turn the fan ON. Refer to
the hood manufacturer’s instructions for cleaning.
• Cleaners/Aerosols—Always follow the manufacturer’s
recommended directions for use. Be aware that excess
residue from cleaners and aerosols may ignite causing
damage and/or injury.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Clean in the self-cleaning cycle only the parts of
the appliance listed in this Owner’s Guide. Before
using the self-cleaning cycle of the appliance, remove
all utensils or foods from the appliance.
• Do not clean the oven door gasket. The door
gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be
taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.
• 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 appliance.
• Remove oven racks. Oven racks color will change if
left in the oven during a self-cleaning cycle.
CAUTION
The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the
fumes given off during the self-clean cycle of any wall
oven. Move birds to another well ventilated room.
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.
CONVERSION TO LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM
GAS (L.P. GAS)
This natural gas range is designed to allow for conversion
to Liqueed Petroleum (L.P.) Gas.
If L.P. conversion is needed, contact the service center
for assistance. The L.P. Conversion Kit is provided with
this cooktop and is located in the literature envelope.
Before installing the kit be sure to follow the L.P.
Installation Instructions carefully.
WARNING
Personal injury or death from electrical shock may
occur if the range is not installed by a qualied installer
or electrician.
CAUTION
Any additions, changes or conversions required in order
for this appliance to satisfactorily meet the application
needs must be made by an authorized Service Center.
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Your built-in range Features:
1. Electronic oven control with kitchen timer.
2. Auxiliary oven On/Off indicator light.
3. Auxiliary oven control knob.
4. Automatic oven door light switch.
5. Self-clean door latch.
6. Broil element.
7. Oven interior light with removable cover.
8. Convection bake cooking system.
9. Self-cleaning oven interior.
10. Manual cleaning oven interior.
11. Adjustable interior oven rack(s).
12. 3-piece handle.
13. Stainless steel oven door with window.
14. Bake element.
15. Storage drawer.
FEATURES AT A GLANCE
16. Side surface burner grate.
17. Center surface burner grate.
18. Auxiliary oven vent.
19. Main oven vent.
20. 5000BTU Surface burner.
21. 9100BTU Surface burner.
22. 5000BTU Surface burner.
23. 13000BTU Surface burner.
24. 9100BTU Surface burner.
25. Left rear surface burner knob.
26. Center rear surface burner knob.
27. Right rear surface burner knob.
28. Left front surface burner knob.
29. Right front surface burner knob.
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SURFACE COOKING
Use Proper Cookware
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
Figure 2). Be sure to follow the recommendations for using
cookware as shown in Figure 1.
Note: The size and type of cookware used will inuence
the setting needed for best cooking results.
Note: Always use a utensil for its intended purpose.
Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Some utensils were
not made to be used in the oven or on the cooktop.
CORRECT
• Flat bottom and
straight sides.
• Tight tting lids.
• Weight of handle
does not tilt pan.
Pan is well balanced.
• Pan sizes match the
amount of food to be
prepared.
• Made of material
that conducts heat
well.
• Easy to clean.
INCORRECT
• Curved and warped pan
bottoms.
• Pan overhangs burner grate
by more than 2.5 cm (1”).
• Heavy handle tilts pan.
• Flame extends beyond pan.
Figure 1
Using a wok
Woks with at bottoms suitable for use on your cooktop
are available in most cookshop or hardware stores
(Figure 3). Round-bottomed woks (with a support ring
that does not extend beyond the burner circumference)
may also be used. The metal ring was designed to
support the wok safely when it is lled with large
amounts of liquids (soup making) or fat (frying).
Wire trivets: Do not use wire trivets. Cookware bottoms
must be in direct contact with the grates.
CAUTION
DO NOT use two burner units to heat one large pan such
as a roaster or griddle, or allow cooking utensils to boil
dry (Figure 4). The bottom surface of the pan in either
of these situations could cause discoloring or crazing of
the appliance cooking surface, and damage to the grates
and burner units.
Figure 3 Figure 4
* Specialty pans such as lobster pots, griddles and pressure
cookers may be used but must conform to the above
recommended cookware requirements.
Figure 2
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DO NOT use a wok if it is equipped with a
metal ring that extends beyond the burner
circumference. Because this ring traps heat,
the surface unit and cooktop surface could be
damaged (Figure 5).
Figure 5
Canning Tips & Information
CAUTION
Canning can generate large amounts of steam. Use
extreme caution to prevent burns. Always raise the lid
to vent steam away from you.
Prevent damage to cooktop and burner grates:
1. Do not use water bath or pressure canners that
extend more than one inch beyond the edge of the
burner grate.
2. Do not leave water bath or pressure canners on
high heat for an extended amount of time.
3. Alternate surface units between each batch to
allow the units and surrounding surfaces to cool
down. Try to avoid canning on the same burner
unit all day.
Safe canning requires that harmful micro-organisms are
destroyed and the jars are sealed completely. When
canning in a water bath canner, a gentle but steady boil
must be maintained continuously for the required time.
SURFACE COOKING
1. Use tested recipes and follow instructions carefully.
Check with your local Cooperative Agricultural
Extension Service or a manufacturer of glass jars for
the latest canning information.
2. Use at-bottomed canners only. Heat is spread more
evenly when the bottom surface is at.
3. Center canner on the burner grate.
4. Start with hot water and a high heat setting to
reduce the time it takes to bring the water to a boil;
then reduce the heat setting as low as possible to
maintain a constant boil.
5. It is best to can small amounts and light loads.
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS
Grate
Cooktop
Surface
Burner pan
lip
Placement of Burner Bases and Caps
Your Cooktop is equipped with three different sizes of burners:
Power Burner, Standard Burner and Simmer Burner.
Place the burner base over each gas opening, matching
the burner base size with the gas opening size. Place the
burner cap on each burner base, again matching the cap
size to the burner base size. The cap for each burner has
an inner locating ring which locates the burner cap in the
center of the burner.
Make sure each burner cap is properly aligned and level.
Turn the burner on to determine if it will light. If the
burner does not light, contact a Service Center. Do not
service the sealed burner yourself.
Burner Cap
Placement of Burner Grates
Place grate over burner pans. Make sure that the groove
under grate ts over the raised lip of the burner pan. The
rounded corners of the grates should be placed toward the
front of the cooktop for the front burners and the rear of
the cooktop for the back burners.
Burner Pan
Burner
Base
Electrode
Gas
Opening
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS
RIGHT
WRONG
Operating the Gas Surface Controls:
1. Place cooking utensil on surface burner.
2. Push the surface control knob down and turn
counterclockwise out of the OFF position (See Figure 1).
3. Release the knob and rotate to the LITE position.
Note: All four electronic surface ignitors will spark
at the same time. However, only the burner you are
turning ON will ignite.
4. Visually check that the burner has a ame.
5. Turn the control knob counterclockwise to the desired
ame size. The control knobs do not have to be set
at a particular setting. Use the knob indicator settings
to adjust the ame as needed. DO NOT cook with
the surface control knob in the LITE position. (The
electronic ignitor will continue to spark if the knob is
left in the LITE position.)
In the event of an electrical power outage, the surface
burners can be lit manually. To light a surface burner,
hold a lit match to the burner head, then slowly turn the
surface control knob to LITE. After burner lights push
in and turn knob to desired setting. Use caution when
lighting surface burners manually.
Setting Proper Surface Burner Flame Size
For most cooking, start on the highest control setting and
then turn to a lower one to complete the process. Use
the recommendations below as a guide for determining
proper ame size for various types of cooking. The size
and type of utensil used and the amount of food being
cooked will inuence the setting needed for cooking.
*Flame Size Type of Cooking
High Flame Start most foods; bring water to a
boil; pan broiling.
Medium Flame Maintain a slow boil; thicken sauces,
gravies; steaming.
Low Flame Keep foods cooking; poach; stewing.
*These settings are based on using medium-weight metal
or aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary when
using other types of pans. The color of the ame is the
key to proper burner adjustment. A good ame is clear,
blue and hardly visible in a well-lighted room. Each cone
of ame should be steady and sharp. Clean burner if
ame is yellow-orange.
Regardless of size, always select cookware that is suitable
for the amount and type of food being prepared. Select a
burner and ame size appropriate to the pan. Never allow
ames to extend beyond the outer edge of the pan.
Figure 1
CAUTION
Do not place plastic items such as salt and
pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic
wrappings on top of the range when it is in use.
These items could melt or ignite. Potholders,
towels or wood spoons could catch re if placed
too close to a ame.
Never extend the ame beyond the outer edge of
the utensil. A higher ame wastes heat and energy
and increases your risk of being burned by the ame
(Figure 2).
For deep fat frying, use a thermometer and adjust the
surface control knob accordingly. If the fat is too cool, the
food will absorb the fat and be greasy. If the fat is too
hot, the food will brown so quickly that the center will be
undercooked. Do not attempt to deep fat fry too much
food at once as the food will neither brown nor cook
properly.
Proper
ame size
Improper
ame size
Figure 2
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