Magic Chef 7458XRA User Manual

IMPORTANTSAFETY
NOTICEAND WARNING WARNING: If the informa-

tion in this manual is not

TheCaliforniaSafe DrinkingWater
and ToxicEnforcementAct of 1986 followed exactly, a fire or

(Proposition65) requiresthe Governor explosionmayresult caus-

ofCaliforniato publisha listof sub- inn propertydamage, per-
stancesknowntotheStateof Califor- sonal injuryor death.

niato causecancer or reproductive ._
harm,and requiresbusinessesto

warncustomersofpotentialexposures - Donot store or use gaso-
to suchsubstances, line or other flammable

vapors and liquids in the

Usersofthisappliancearehereby vicinity of this or any oth-
warnedthattheburningofgascanre- er appliance.

suitin low-levelexposureto someof

the listedsubstances,includingben- - WHAT TO DO IF YOU _k,

zene,formaldehydeand soot,due pri- SMELL GAS: ---- WARNINQ

marilytothe incompletecombustionof
naturalgas orliquidpetroleum(LP) • Do not try to light any • ALL RANGES

fue(s.Proper(yadjustedburnerswill appliance. CAN TIP

minimizeincompletecombustion.Ex-

posuretothesesubstancescanalso • Do not touch any elec- = INJURY TO PERSONS

beminimizedbyproperlyventingthe
burnerstothe outdoors, trical switch; do not COULD RESULT

use any phone in your
building. • INSTALL ANTI-TIP

FORFUTUREREFERENCE DEVICESPACKED

• Immediately call your WITH RANGE

Forfuturereferencewesuggestyou
retainthismanualafter recordingthe gas supplier from a

modelnumberandserialnumberof neighbor's phone. • SEE INSTALLATION

thisgasapplianceinthe spacespro- Follow the gas suppli- INSTRUCTIONS
vided.This informationcanbefound er's instructions.

ontheratingplatelocatedonthe
sidesofthe lowerrangefrontframe. • If yOU cannot reach To reduce the risk of tipping of the

Pullout lowerdrawerto see rating your gas supplier, call appliance from unusual usageor by
plate, the fire department, excessive loading of the oven door,

the appliance must be secured by a

- Installation and service properly installed anti-tip device.To

checkifdeviceisinstalledproperly:Use

must be performed by a

a flashlightandlookunderneathrange

MODELNUMBER qualified installer, ser- to seethatoneoftherearlevelinglegs

vice agency or the gas isengagedinthebracketslot.

supplier.

SERIALNUMBER

DATEOFPURCHASE

These numbersidentifyyour range.

Pleaseusethemin anycorrespon-

denceor servicecallsconcerningyour

appliance.

Pleaseretainthe proof of purchase
documentsforwarrantyservice. _+

ElectronicController

CLOCK CLEAN BROIL

1.PressCLOCK. 1,Close door. 1.PressBROIL.

2,Turn SET knob until display shows 2. Movedoorlock leverto lockedposJ- 2. TurnSETknobclockwiseto selectHI

correcttime ofday. lion, broilor counterclockwisetoselectLO

3, PressSTOP/CLEAR. 3. PressCLEANpad.("door"willflashin broil.
Whenpowerisfirstsuppliedto ovenor if displayandbeepswillsoundif dooris

notlocked.) See page 14foradditional information.

there has been a powerfailure, the dis- 4. Oven will automatically clean for 3
playwillflash. Followaboveinstructions hours.Select2 or 4 hours by turning

toset clock, theSET knob. BAKE TEMP

1. PressBAKETEMP. --*

TIMER Seepages21 and22for addit{onalinfor- 2. Turn SET knob until desired oven

1,PressTIMER. mation, temperatureappearsinthe display.

2,Turn SET knobto desiredtime.

COOK TIME/STOP TIME Seepages8to 11foradditionalinforma-

TIMERstartsautomatically.3 beepssJg- To begincookingimmediately: tion onbakingandroasting.

naltheend ofthe timingoperationand 1. PressBAKETEMP.Enteroventern-
the time-of-day reappearsin the dis- peraturewithSETknob. iK

play. 2. Press COOK TIME. Enter desired
Tocancel:PressTIMERandholdfor3 cooking time by turning the SET _s

seconds.Timeofdaywillreappearafter knob. wess_e
a s_ightdelay.

Todelaythe startof cooking: !_ _'fa_

1. PressBAKETEMP.Enteroventern- _e
peraturewithSETknob. _L_

2. Press COOK TIME. Enter cooking
timewith SET knob.

3. Press STOP TIME. Enter time you

wishfood to stop cooking with SET
knob. t_iiS _ )k!

The oven willautomaticallyturnon and

offatthe presettimes.
PressSTOP/CLEARto cancel end-of-

cookingbeeps.Seepagest 2and 13for
additionalinformation.

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SurfaceCooking

IGNITION SYSTEM TO LIGHT SEALED BURNER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

_ur range willfeature pilotless igni- 1. Placeutensil onburnergrate. • Whenthe rangeis first installed,the

"_ion; a spark from the ignitor lightsthe pilotsmaybe difficultto lightdueto air

burner.Theignitorislocatedatthe back 2. Push in and turn knob to the LITE inthegasline.Tobleedoffairfromthe
sideof eachsurface burner, position.After the burnerlights, turn line, hold a lighted match next to the

theknobto thedesiredflame size. burner and turn knob on. When the

_ burner lights, turn the knob off and

proceedas directed.

• Be sureall surface controls are set
inthe OFFpositionpriorto supplying

Ignitor gasto the appliance.

REARVIEWOFSEALEDBURNER

• CAUTION: If flame should go out
during a cooking operation, turn the

NOTE: The knob on your appliance burner off. If gas has accumulated
may not look like the knob in this il- and a strong gas odor is detected,
lustration, but it will operate as de- wait 5 minutesfor the gas to dissi-
scribedin this booklet, patebefore relightingburner.

• Youmayheara "popping"soundon
LP gas when the surface burner is

turnedoff.This is a normaloperating
soundofthe burner.

• If a knob isturnedvery quicklyfrom

HIto LOsetting,theflamemaygoout,
particularlyif the burner iscold.

ABOUT THE SURFACE

DUAL PURPOSE HI SPEED BURNER FLAME

SEALED BURNERS* (ifequipped) • A properlyadjustedburnerwithclean _,,_ _ -'__ _----_.-.-,_

Somemodelsfeatureoneortwospecial ports willlightwithina few seconds. \\__l_,_.gL__
HISPEED sealedburners. • On naturalgas, the flamewill be blue

with adeeperbluecore;there shouldbe

Referto the rating plate to determineif notraceofyellowin theflame. ,f"_/- _,_ _J I

your appliancefeatures the HISPEED
burners.Seeinsidefrontcoverfor Ioca- A yellow flame indicates an improper

tionof ratingplate, mixtureof air/gas. This wastes fuel,so

have a servicemanadjustthemixture if Ifthisoccurs,turnthe knobtothe OFF

LOCATION OF BURNERS: a yellowflame occurs, position.Wait several seconds, then

HIGI-SPEEDBURNER lightthe burneragain.

• On LPgas, someyellowtipping is ac-
ceptable.This isnormalandadjustment

is not necessary.

HIGHSPEED BURNER

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*U.S. Patent Pending 5

SurfaceCooking(con,,nued)

FACTORSTHATDETERMINE SELECTINGFLAMESIZE CANNING
FLAMESIZE • Use a HIGH flamesettingtoquickly Acceptablewater-bathorpressurecar

UTENSIL SIZE: Adjust the flame size bringliquidsto a boilorto beginacook- nersshouldnotbeoversizedandshould"-_

soitdoesnotextendbeyondtheedgeof ing operation. Then reduce to a lower haveaflat bottom.Thefollowingare not
thecookingutensil.This isfor personal settingtocontinuecooking.Neverleave recommended:Oversizedcannersora
safety andto preventpossibledamage food unattended when using a HIGH verylargecannerthat restson two sur-
to the appliance, utensil or cabinets flame setting, face burner grates.

abovethe appliance. When canning, use the HIGH setting

_ _ justuntilthewatercomestoabo,lor

pressureisreachedinthe pressurecan-
ner,then reducetothe lowestflameset-

j ._j_ _ tingthat maintainsthe boilor pressure.

• An intermediateflamesize is used to

continueacookingoperation.Foodwill
not cook any faster when a higher

flamesetting Is usedthan that need-

. Utensilswhichextend more than two ed to maintaina gentle boil.Remem-

inches beyond the grate or touch the ber,waterboilsatthe sametemperature

whether boilinggentlyor vigorously.

cook-topmaycauseheatto buildup, re-
sulting in damage to the burner grate, • UseLOWto simmeror keepfoods at

burneror cooktop, servingtemperatures.

• Utensils,suchaswokswith a support

ring,whichrestrictaircirculationaround __

theburnerwillcauseheattobuildupand "-_
may result in damage to the burner

grate,burner or cooktop.

UTENSIL MATERIALS: Optimum
cookingperformancecan be achieved

whenheavygauge,flat,smoothbottom, _ _ _ _
metal utensils with straight sides and W se g.,l _1_
tightfittinglids are used. f_ _ _ D_

• Aluminumor aluminum-cladstain- _t__ _ _th
less steel pansheatmoreevenlysoa

slightlylargerflamecan beused.

• Stainlesssteel,porcelainand heat- ...fC-_T_--c_.. =._

proofceramic orglass heatunevenly;
cast aluminum and iron heatslowly;
and,Teflon-coated utensilsaresensi-

tiveto heat. These materialsrequire a
lowerflametoproducemoreevencook-

ing results.Adjust flame so it extends
halfwayto the edge of the utensil bot-

tom.
COVERED UTENSILS: Foods cook

faster when the utensil is covered be- Besureto adjust the knobsothere is
cause moreheat is retained.Lowerthe an adequate supply of gasto main-
flame sizewhen coveringutensils, tain a stable flame on the burner.

Checkto besure burnerisliteand the

flameis stable.

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UsingYourOven

1_ OVENVENT

The oven ventis located at the baseof :D_:)_!_ _CK

_e the backguardor backsplash.Whenthe :_ _
_ oven is in use,this area may feel warm _,O1
_ orhotto the touch.Topreventproblems (li
F_srK donot:Blocktheventopening,touchthe O1r_:a _!o_

noJ areanear the openingor place utensils _1_

nearthe vent opening.

_ FAN

OVEN BURNER Slideinrangesandchateaurangesare
Thesize andappearanceof a properly equippedwithafanwhichautomatically

IGNITIONSYSTEM adjustedovenburnerflameshouldbeas turnsonwheneverthe ovenis set for

cook(ngor cleaning.The fan will auto-

Yourappliancefeaturespilotlessigni- shown: maticallyturn off when the unit has
tion.Agigbarwillfighttheovenburner, cooled.

1

Besure oven controlis set in the OFF _ _ /

positionpriortosupplyinggasto the ap- _/ _ _ / UPPER OVEN

pliance. (Chateau RangeOnly)

i-

:Ot'l Coneincenterissmaller The upperovenwilleitherbe a conven-

tionalovenor a microwaveoven.

_1 _ Coneapprox.1/2-inch / _1_

i J M{IS

"_ The oventemperatureis maintainedby

cyclingthe burner on and off. Afterthe Conventional Oven: This oven fea-
oven temperature has been set, there tures the continuous cleaning oven.
will be abouta 45 second delay before (See page 23.) The size of this oven

theburnerignites.Thisisnormaland no makesitconvenientforcookingsmaller

gasescapesduringthis delay, quantitiesoffood. However,it doeshave

some limitations. Do not use a large
cookiesheet,panorotherutensilswhich
willblockair flowin the oven. For opti-

mum results, usethe lower ovenfor
criticalcookingordelicatebaking.

Microwave Oven: Refer to the sepa-

rateuseandcarebookletforinformation
onthe microwaveoven.

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UsingYourOven(continued)

TO SET THE OVEN TO SET CONVENTIONAL

1.Whencool,placetheracksinthede- UPPER OVEN PREHEATING

sired rack positions. (ChateauRange)

Preheatingis necessaryfor baking,AI-

2. PressBAKETEMPpad."BAKE"indi- 1. Whencool, placetheovenrackinthe Iowoventoheatfor10to15minutesbe-
catorlightsinthe display, desiredrack position, fore adding food. it is not necessaryto

preheatovenfor roasting.

TurnSETknobuntildesiredtempera- ocF
ture isdisplayed.The lowesttemper- /_----------_ _50 Itis not necessaryto preheatfor broiling

aturethat can be set is 170°F /f _ _" oo unless darker browning is desiredor if
"BAKE ON"indJcatorandovenim- WARM_/(/ I|11 "_": cooking thin (3/4-inch) steaks. Allow

- _\ I ]J J J---4so burnerto preheat2 to 3 minutes.

mediatelyturnon. 200_kxX L._j.._..

,,_/"--- -- _-_ 40o Selectingatemperaturehigherthande-

25o '-7 _-'_ " sired will NOT preheat the oven any

300 350

_, o -- faster. Preheatingat a highertempera-

ture mayhave a negativeeffecton bak-

CLOC_ CLEAN _RO_L 2.Pushin andturnthethermostatknob ingresults.

_(_(_(_(_A tothe desiredsetting.

TZ,Cn CO=TZ_¢STO_T_ _ T¢_ 3. Allowtheovento preheatfor 10to 15 Topreheat: Setovenfor bakingandal-

minutes, lowthe ovento heatuntildisplayshows

thepresettemperature.100willappear

3.Allowthe ovento preheatfor 10to 15 4, Place the food in the center of the in the display until the oven reaches
minuteswhenbaking.A beepsignals oven, allowing a minimumof two in- 100°F.The displaywill then show the

that the oven is preheated, ches betweenthe utensil(s)andthe oventemperaturein5° incrementsuntil

ovenwails, the oven reaches the preset tempera-

4. Place the food in the center of the ture.
oven,allowinga minimumof two in- 5. Check the food for donenessat the

ches betweenthe utensil(s) and the minimum time given in the recipe. "-
ovenwalls, Cook longer if necessary. Opening Once the preset temperature is

theovendoorfrequentlycausesheat reached,andthe oventemperaturehas

5. Checkthe food for doneness at the losswhich mayaffectcookingresults stabilized,a singlebeepwillsound.
minimum time given in the recipe, andincreasecookingtime.

Cook longer if necessary. Opening Lfthe oventemperatureischangedafter
theovendoorfrequentlycausesheat 6. Turnthethermostatknobto OFFand preheating, a beep will signalthat the

losswhichmayaffectcookingresults removethe foodfrom the oven. oven has reachedthe newtemperature
and increasecookingtime. setting.

6. Press STOP/CLEAR pad to cancel
theoperation.

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