Magic Chef 3422PRW, CRGA650AAW, 3442SRA, 3442SRW, CRGA650AAL Owner's Manual

Gas Range Featuring

• Conventional Surface Burners

• Analog clock & timer

• Self--cleanoven

• Automatic oven cooking

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Time-0f-DayClock

ANALOG CLOCK AND TIMER

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TO SET CLOCK: Push in and turn Min-

ute Timer knob to the correct time ofday.
Be sure MinuteTimer hand ison OFFaf-

ter setting clock.

TO SET MINUTE TIMER: Turn knob in
either direction to the desired time.

Whenthe buzzer sounds, manuallyturn
the "rimer to OFF.

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SurfaceCooking

IGNITION SYSTEM TO LIGHT SURFACE BURNER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Yourrangefeaturespilotless ignition.A 1.Place utensil on burnergrate. • Whenthe range is first installed, the
spark from the ignitor will lightthe burn- pilots may be difficult to lightdue to air

er. 2. Push in and turn knob to the LITE inthegasline.Tobleedoffairfromthe

position. After the burner lights, turn line, hold a lighted match nextto the

ABOUT THE SURFACE the knobto the desired flame size. burner and turn knob on. When the

BURNER FLAME burner lights,turn the knob off and

• A properlyadjustedburner withclean proceedasdirected.
portswillbightwithin a few seconds. _ • Be sure all surface controls are sel

• On natural gas, the flame will be blue _ inthe OFF position prior to supplying

with a deeperblue core;there should be gasto the appliance.
no trace of yellow in the flame. • CAUTION: If flame should go oul

A yellow flame indicates an improper during a cooking operation, turn the

burner off. If gas has accumulated

mixture of air/gas.This wastes fuel, so and a strong gas odor is detected,

havea servicemanadjustthe mixtureif wait 5 minutesfor the gas to dissi-
a yellowflame occurs.

NOTE: The knob on your appliance pate before relighting burner.

• On LPgas, someyellowtippingisac- may not look like the knob in this il- • Youmay heara "popping"soundon

ceptable.Thisisnormalandadjustment lustration,but it will operate as de-

LP gas when the surface burner is

isnot necessary, scribedin thisbooklet, turnedoff.Thisisa normaloperating

soundofthe burner.

• If a knobisturnedveryquicklyfrom

HItoLOsetting,theflame maygoout,
particularlyifthe burneriscold.

To operate surface burner during a
power failure:

1. Holda lightedmatch to the desired

surface burner head.

2. Push in and turn knob to the LITE
position. The burnerwill then light.

3. Adjust knob to obtain the desired ifthisoccurs, turntheknobtotheOFF
flame size. position. Wait several seconds, then

lightthe burner again.

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SurfaceCooking(continued)

FACTORS THAT DETERMINE SELECTING FLAME SIZE CANNING

FLAME SIZE • Use a HIGH flame settingto quickly Acceptablewater-bathorpressurecan-

UTENSIL SIZE: Adjustthe flame size bringliquidstoa boilorto beginacook- netsshouldnotbeoversizedandshould
soitdoesnotextendbeyondtheedgeof ing operation.Then reduceto a lower havea flatbottom.Thefollowingarenot
the cookingutensil.This isforpersonal settingtocontinuecooking.Neverleave recommended:Oversizedcannersora

safetyandto preventpossibledamage food unattended when using a HIGH verylargecannerthatrestson twosur-
to the appliance, utensil or cabinets flame setting, face burnergrates.

abovetheappliance. When canning, use the HIGH setting

just until the water comes to a boil or

-- pressureisreachedinthe pressurecan-

_'_--'_' ner,then reduceto thelowest flame set-

__J_ tingthat maintains the boil or pressure.

.___' • An intermediateflame size is used to

continue a cooking operation. Foodwill

• Utensils which extend more than two not cook any faster when a higher
inches beyond the grate or touch the flame setting is used than that need-

cooktop may cause heatto build up, re- ed to maintain a gentle boil. Remem-
suiting in damage to the burner grate, ber,waterboilsatthesametemperature

burneror cooktop, whether boiling gently or vigorously.

• Utensils, suchas woks with a support • Use alowflame size tosimmer or keep
ring,which restrict air circulation around foods at serving temperatures.

theburnerwill causeheattobuild up and

may result in damage to the burner I

grate, burneror cooktop. -_c__-J ""/_

UTENSIL MATERIALS: Optimum

cookingperformancecan be achieved
whenheavygauge,flat,smoothbottom,

metal utensilswith straight sides and

tightfittinglidsare used.

• Aluminum oraluminum-clad stain-
less steel pans heat moreevenlyso a

slightlylargerflame can be used.

• Stainless steel, porcelain and heat-
proofceramic orglass heatunevenly;

cast aluminum and iron heat slowly;
and, Teflon-coated utensilsaresensi-

tiveto heat. These materialsrequirea

lowerflameto producemoreevencook-
ing results.Adjustflame so it extends
halfwayto the edge of the utensilbot-

tom.

COVERED UTENSILS: Foods cook

faster when the utensil is covered be-

cause more heat is retained. Lower the
flame size when covering utensils.

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