Magic Chef 59F-5TXW Use And Care Manual

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Care

Instructions for your Electric Wall Oven with "T" Clock

(ELECTRONICCONTROLLER)

CONTENTS

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................... 1-3 AUTOMATIC OVEN COOKING ................. 8

ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER .................. 4 SELF CLEANING OVEN ...................... 9

USING YOUR OVEN ....................... 5-7 MAINTENANCE ............................ 10

Ovencharacteristics ........................ 5 Ovendoor

Ovenvent ................................ 5 Light replacement

Fan ..................................... 5

Oven racks ............................... 5 CARE AND CLEANING CHART ............... 11

Preheating ................................ 5 SERVICE .................................. 12

Howto bake or roast ........................ 6

Common baking problem chart. 6 Troubleshooting

............... Howto obtain service

Howto broil ............................... 7 Circuit breaker (Canada only)

WARRANTY ............................... 15

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Informationinthe Safety Instructionsection covers all STORAGE IN, ON OR NEAR APPLIANCE - Do not

electriccooking appliances. You may find some infor- store or usegasoline orotherflammable materials,va-

mation that does not pertain to your particular applF porsand liquidsintheoven, nearsurfaceunitsorinthe
ance. Please review this section before using your vicinity of this or any other appliance. The fumes can
cooking appliance, create a fire hazard or explosion. Do not use cooktop

or ovenas astorage areaforfood or cooking utensils.

Thefollowing instructions are based on safety consid-
erations and must be strictly followed to eliminatethe

potentialrisksoffire, electricshock,orpersonal injury. DO NOT USE WATER //(I,'r-"-_

ON GREASE FIRES -
Smother fire or flame or

PROPERINSTALLATION- Besureyour applianceis use dry chemical or

cian.Pr°periyinstalled and grounded by a qualified techni- foam-typeifavailable extinguisher,orsprinkle __j-_[_

heavilywith bakingsoda.

USE ONLY DRY POTHOLDERS - Moist or damp

NEVER USE YOUR potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
APPLIANCE FOR steam. Do not let potholder touch hot heating ele-

WARMING OR HEAT- ments. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloths.

ING THE ROOM.

SURFACE COOKING UNITS:
USE PROPER PAN SIZE - This appliance is

equipped with one or more surface elements of differ-

STORAGEABOVERANGE-Toeliminatethehazard ent sizes. Select utensils having flat bottoms large
of reachingover hotsurfaceelements,cabinet storage enough to cover the surface element. The use of un-

should not be provided directly above a unit. If pro- dersized utensilswill expose a portion of the heating
vided, storage should be limitedto infrequently used element to direct contact and may result in ignition of
itemsthat can besafely stored inanarea subjected to clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to element will
heat. Temperatures may be unsafe for some items also improve efficiency.

suchas volatile liquids, cleaners, or aerosol sprays. If

cabinet storage is provided, installation of a range

hood that projects at Feast5-inches beyond the bot- NEVER LEAVESURFACE I/_/_'J¢,,_ t

tom of the cabinet will reducethe hazardsassociated UNITS UNATFENDED AT I _ f /"4/\ I

with such storage. HIGH HEAT SETTINGS -I __l_"y/)

Boilover causes smoking _'__

.,,-'-_/_-_/ WEAR PROPER and greasy spillovers that J _ I_

'_-_ _'S,,,_._ APPAREL - may ignite. /,

"_J _ Loose-fitting or

///._ uc// _: hanging garments

.,_,_,_ _ should never be MAKE SURE DRIP BOWLS ARE IN PLACE - Ab-

_',_/_?[- _ | worn while using sence of these bowls during cooking maysubject wir-

/ _ _/===========_ the appliance, ing or components underneath to damage.

USERSERVICING- Do not repairorreplace anypart PROTECTIVE LINERS - Do not usealuminum foil to

of the appliance unless specifically recommended in linesurface unitdrip bowlsorovenbottoms, except as
the Use and Care Book. All other servicing should be suggested inthe Useand Care Book. Improper instal-
referred to a qualified technician. Always disconnect lation of these liners may result in a risk ef electric

unit or cut-off power to unit before any servicing, shock, orfire.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

GLAZED COOKING UTENSILS- Only certain types VENTILATING HOODS:
of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or CLEAN VENTILATING HOODS FREQUENTLY -

other glazed utensils are suitable for range-top sew- Grease should not be allowedto accumulate onhood
icewithoutbreaking dueto the suddenchange in tem- orfilter. When flaming foods underthe hood, turn the

perature, fan off. The fan, if operating, mayspread the flame.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE AND WARNING

UTENSIL HANDLES The California SafeDrinking WaterandToxic Enforce-

_ _ SHOULD BE meritActof 1986 (Proposition65) requiresthecOVer-

TURNED INWARD norof California to publish a list of substances known

AND NOT EXTEND to the State of California to cause cancer or reproduc-

OVER ADJACENT tive harm, and requiresbusinesses towarncustomers

SURFACE UNITS - of potential exposures to such substances.

To reduce the risk of

burns, ignition of flam- Users of this appliance are hereby warned that when
mable materials, and the appliance isengaged in the self-clean cyclethere

spillage due to unin- may be some low-level exposureto some of the listed

tentional contact withthe utensil,the handle of a uten- substances, including carbon monoxide. Exposure to

sil should bepositioned sothat it isturned inward,and these substances can be minimized byproperly vent-
does not extend over adjacent surface elements, ing the appliance tothe outdoors duringthe self-clean

cycle.

DO NOT SOAK REMOVABLE HEATING ELE-
MENTS - Heating elements should never be im- DEEP FAT FRYERS:

mersed in water. Immersing element in water would Useextreme cautionwhen movingthegrease kettleor
damage insulating material inside element, disposing of hot grease.

DO NOTTOUCH SURFACE ELEMENTS OR OVEN

OVENS: ELEMENTS, AREAS NEAR ELEMENTS OR INTE-

USE CARE WHEN OPENING DOOR - Let hot air or RIOR SURFACES OF OVEN - Elements may be hot

steam escape before removing or replacing food. eventhough they aredark in color.Areasnearsurface

elements and interior surfaces of oven may become

DONOT HEAT UNOPENEDFOOD CONTAINERS- hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do
Build-up ofpressure maycause containertoburst and not touch or let clothing or other flammable materials

contact heatingelements, areas near elements or in-

result in injury, terior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient

timeto cool.Among these areas are the cooktop,sur-

KEEP OVEN VENT DUCTS (located under rear ele- faces facing the cooktep, oven vent opening andsur-

ment; rear cornerof cooktop;between oven door and facesnearthis opening, ovendoor, andoven window.
control panel of wall oven or on backguard) UNOB- Also, do not allow aluminum foil, meat probes or any
STRUCTED. Blockage of vent prevents proper oven other metal object, other than a utensil on a surface

air circulation andwillaffect oven performance. Avoid element, to contact heating elements.
touching oven vent areawhileoven is on andfor sev-

eral minutesafter ovenis turned off.Some partsofthe ANTI-TIP BRACKET:
vent and surrounding area become hot enough to WARNING: To reducethe risk of tipping of the appli-
cause burns, ance from unusual usage or by excessive loading of

the oven door, the appliance must be secured by a

PLACEMENTOFOVEN RACKS- Always placeoven properly installed anti-tip device. To check ifdevice is

racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack installed properly: Use a flashlight and look under-

mustbe movedwhile hot,use care to avoidcontact of neath rangeto see thatone of the rear leveling legsis

engagedin the bracketslot. Whenremovingappliance

potholderwith oven element, for cleaning, be sure anti-tip device is engaged when

rangeisreplaced.The anti-tip device secures the rear
leveling leg to the floor, when properly engaged.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Afterappliance is installed, be certain all packing ma- ATTENTION: NE LAISSER AUCUN ALIMENT, US-

terials are removed from the appliance before operat- TENSILE DE CUISINE, ETC., DANS LE FOUR

ing the unit. If appliance is installed near a window, DURANT LE CYCLE D'AUTONETTOYAGE.

take steps to prevent curtains from blowing over sur-
face elements creating a fire hazard. Onsome models,afan shouldbe heardduring the self

clean cycle. If not, cancel clean cycle and call a serv-

Careshould be givento locationofappliance. Be sure iceman before self cleaning again. (Refer to CON-
floorcoveringunderappliance,walls adjacenttoappli- TENTSon front coverfor locationofself clean instruc-
ance,cabinetryadjacent toappliance,andothermate- tions and fan information.)
rials adjacent to appliance can withstand prolonged

heat. This isa heavyappliance and can settle into soft SMOOTHTOP COOKTOP:
floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl. Use care Do not cook on broken cooktop. If cooktop should

when moving range on this type of floor covering, break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may pene-

trate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric

shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately.

_ c.o_ / OVEN DOOR Cleancooktop withcaution. Ifawet sponge orcloth is

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Do not place excessive usedto wipe spills ona hot cookingarea, becareful to

weight on an open oven avoid steam burn. Some cleaners can produce nox-

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-:--c_.__i' door or stand on an open ious fumes if applied to a hot surface.

_. _.wj oven door as, in some

cases, it could cause the DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN ALONE - Children

range to tip over, break- should not be left alone or unattended in area where
age of the door or serious appliance isinuse.They should neverbeallowedto sit
injury, or stand on any part of the appliance. CAUTION: Do

notstoreitems ofinteresttochildren incabinetsabove

CIRCUIT BREAKER OR FUSE - Locate and mark an appliance or on the backguard of a range.
breaker orfuse. Never replace a blownfuse or reset a

breaker until you know what has caused the problem. Children climbing on the appli-

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Always replace a blown fuse with one of the correct anceto reach itemscould beseri- _ /

amperage, do not use a substitute, ously injured. Children must be _"

taught that the appliance and

CONTROL KNOBS - Turn off control at the comple- utensils inoronitcan behot.Chil- _'_'_ ,
tion of a cooking operation, dren should be taught that an ap-

pliance is not a toy. They should
not be allowed to play with con-

SELF CLEANING OVEN: trois or other parts of the unit.

Donot cleandoor gasket. Thedoorgasket is essential

fora good seal. Careshould betaken notto rub,dam-
age, or movethe gasket. Do not use oven cleaners or
oven liner protective coating of any kind in or around
anypart of the self clean oven. Clean only partslisted

in this booklet. Beforeself cleaning the oven, remove
broilerpan, oven racks, and other utensils.

CAUTION: DO NOT LEAVE FOOD OR COOKING
UTENSILS, ETC., IN OVEN DURING THE SELF

CLEANING MODE OF OPERATION. -- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

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