RCA L3B315GL Use And Care & Installation

Contents

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Model

L3B315GL

Aluminum Foil

16

Door Removal

21

Lijzht; Bulb Replacement 12.20

Anti-Tip Device

3,26

Appliance Registration

2 Preheating

5,12,15

Canning Tips

9

Care and Cleaning

19-21

Roastinjz/Roastin~ Guide 18
Self-Cleaning Instructions 22,23
Shelves 12,21,23,24

Clock/Timer

13

Consumer Services

27 Thermostat Adjustment 20

Energy-Saving 13ps

5

Features

6,7

Problem Solver

25

Safety Instructions 2-5

Leveling

27

Model and Serial Numbers 2

Surface Cooking

8-11

Control Settin~s

8

Oven 12

Cooking Guide

10,11

Baking/Baking Guide 14,15

Cookware Tips

10

Broiling/Broiling Guide 16,17

Warranty Back Cover

Control Settings

12

Use and Care & Installation
of Your Range

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Help ushelp you...

Befmi? using your range,
read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you
operate and maintain your new
range properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your
questions.

[f you don’t understand something
or need more help, write (include
your phone number):

Consumer Relations
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model
and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label on
the front of the mnge behind the
storage door.

These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your range. Before sending in this
card, please write these numbers
here:

Model Number

n’Voa.1 INxxiwd

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a damaged range...

Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the range.

Saw time and money.
Before you request
service...

Check the Problem Solver in the
back of this book. It lists causes of
minor operating problems that you
can correct yourself.

H

you need service...

To obtain service, see the
Consumer Services page in the
back of this book.

We’re proud of our service and
want you to be pleased. If for some
reason you are not happy with the
service you receive, here are three
steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the-people who
serviced your appliance. Explain
why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased,
write all the details—including
your phone number—to:

Consumer IUlatioms
Appiitince i?ark
Louisville, KY 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is still
not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer

Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

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SAFETY

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Readall instructions

bdim using this
apphw.

IMPORTANT

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 birth defects or other

reproductive harm, and

requires businesses to warn
customers of potential
exposure to such substances.

The fiberglass insulation in

self-clean ovens gives off a

very small amount of carbon

monoxide during the cleaning

cycle. Exposure can be

minimized by venting with

an open window or using a

ventilation fan or hood.

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IIVIPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
%ad aUhtrudims

before usiryg this appliance.

When using electrical

appliances, basic safety
.wecautions should be fo][owed,

.duding the following:

* Use this appliance only for

its intended use as described

in this manual.

*Be sure your appliance is

properly installed and grounded

by a qualified technician in
accordance with the provided
installation instructions.

*Don’t attempt to repair or

replace any part of your range
unless it is specifically
recommended in this book. All

other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.

*Before performing any

service, DISCONNECT THE
RANGE POWER SUPPLY

‘TTHE HOUSEHOLD

.NI’RH3UITON PANEL

BY REMOVING THE FUSE
OR SWITCHING OFF THE

CIRCUIT BREAKER.

WAIKi?(ING-AII~g=

can tip and
injury couki
result. To
prevent
accidental

tipping of the
range from
abnormal usage,

including excess
loading of the

oven door, attach
it to the wall ald floor by installing
the Anti-Tip device supplied. To­check if the device is installed
and engaged properly, remove
the drawer and inspect the rear

levelingleg. Make sure it fits

securely into the slot in the device.

you pull the range out from the
wall for any reason, make sure
the rear leveling leg is returned to
its position in the device when
you push the range back.

Please refer to the Anti-Tip
device information in this book.
Failure to take this precaution
could result in tipping of the
range and injury.

● Do not leave children alone-

children should not be left alone
or unattended in an area where an
appliance is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the appliance.

● Don’t allow anyone to climb,

stand or hang on the door,
drawer or range top. They
could damage the range and
even tip it over, causing severe

personal injury.
~CAUTION: ITEMS OF

INTEREST’ TO CHILDREN
SHOULD NOT BE STORED
IN CABINETS ABOVE A
RANGE OR ON THE
BACKSPLASH OF A
RANGE-CHILDREN
CLIMBING ON THE RANGE
TO REACH ITEMS COULD
BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

● Never wear loose-fitting or

hanging garments while using
the appliance. Flammable

material could be ignited if

brought in contact with hot

heating elements and may cause
severe bums.

● Use only dry pot holders—

moist or damp pot holders on hot
surfaces may result in bums from
steam. Do not let pot holders touch
hot heating elements. Do not use

a towel or other bulky cloth.

● For your safety, never use

your appliance for warming or

heating the room.
. Do not store or use combustible

materials, gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids
in the vicinity of this or any
other appliance.

● Keep hood and grease tllters

clean to maintain good venting

and to avoid grease fires.
s Do not ~etcooking grease or

other flammable materials
accumulate in or near the
range.

● Do not use water on grease

fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming pan on

surface unit by covering pan
completely with well-fitting lid,
cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming
grease outside a pan can be put
out by covering with baking soda

or, if available, a multi-purpose

dry chemical or foam type fire

extinguisher.
s Do not touch heating

elements or interior surface of
oven. These surfaces may be hot

enough to bum even though they
are dark in color. During and
after use, do not touch, or let
cIothing or other flammable
materials contact surface units,
areas nearby surface units or any
interior area of the oven; allow

sufficient time for cooling, first.
Potemialiy hot surfaces include

the cooktop, areas facing the
cooktop, oven vent opening,
surfaces near the opening,
crevices around the oven door,
and metal trim parts above the
door. Remember: The inside
surface of the oven may be hot
when the door is opened.

c When cooking pork, follow
the directions exactly and always
cook the meat to an internal

temperature of at least 170”F.
This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat. it will be
killed and the meat will be safe
to eat.

(contimwi on ne.rt page)

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LI?WPORTANTSAFETY DWTRWTK)NS (conti]w,~)

own

*Stand away from range

when opening oven door. Hot
air or steam which escapes can
cause burns to hands, face
and/or eyes.

GDon’ t heat unopened food
containers in the oven.
Pressure

could build up and

the container could burst,
causing an injury.

. Keep oven vent duct
unobstructed.

● Keep oven free from grease

buildup.

● Place oven shelf in desired

position while oven is cool. If
shelves must be handled when
hot, do not let pot holder contact
heating units in the oven.

● Pulling out shelf to the shelf

stop is a convenience in lifting
heavy foods. It is also a
precaution against burns from
touching hot surfaces of the
door or oven walls.

● When using cooking or

roasting bags in oven, follow
the manufacturer’s directions.

● Do not use your oven to dry

newspapers. if overheated,

they can catch fire.

● Do not leave paper products,

cooking utensils, or food in
the oven when not in use. Do

not store flammable materials in
an oven or near the surface units.

Sewcwaning‘am

“ Do not clean door gasket

before reading special
cleaning instructions in the
Self-Clean section of this
book. 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 shouId be used in or

around any part of the oven.

● Clean only parts listed in

this LTseand Care Book.

● Before self-cleaning the

oven, remove broiler

pan and

other cookware.

● Be sure to wipe up excess

spillage before starting the
seif-cleaning operation.

● If the self-cleaning mode

malfunctions, turn off and
disconnect the power suppiy.

Have serviced by a qualified
technician.

Surface Cooking Units

This

● Use proper pan size—

Wppkmce is equipped ‘with one

or more surface units of
different size. Select cookware
having flat bottoms large
enough to cover the surface unit
heating element. The use of
undersized cookware will
expose a portion of the heating
element to direct contact and
may result in ignition of
clothing. Proper relationship of
cookware to burner will also
improve efficiency.

* lwever {WY’SSlmface illnit~ ‘-

Wu.am!!ndd athigh heat

settings. 130i~over causes
smoking and greasy spillovers
that may catch on fire.

* Be sum d~ip pans and vent
ducts are not covered and are

in place. Their absence during

cooking could damage range
parts and wiring.

. ~o~’t. -use aluminum foil to

iine drip pans or anywhere in

the oven except as described in
this book. Misuse could result
in a shock, fire hazard or
damage to the range.

● On@ certain types of glass,

g]a#~~~ami~, ea~th~fl~are or
other glazed containers are

suitabie for range-top service;

others may break because of the
sudden change in temperature.
See section on Surface Cooking
for suggestions.

“To minimize the possibility .
of burns, ignition of flammabi
materials, and spillage, the
handle of a container should be
turned toward the center of the ,
range without extending over .
nearby surface units.

~.AIways turn surface unit to

OFI? before removing
cookware.

s Keep an eye on foods being
fried at HI or MEDIUM HI
heat settings.

c To avoid the possibility of a

burn or eiectric shock, always

be certain that the controls for
all surface units are at OFF
position and all coils are cool
before attempting to lift or
remove the uni~

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IMPORTANT

QkFETY

LASTRUCTIONS

- Don’t immerse or soak
~movable surface units.

Don’t put them in a
dishwasher. Do not self-clean

the surface units in the oven.

● When flaming foods are

under the hood, turn the fan
off. The fan, if operating, may
spread the flame.

QAlways heat fat slowly, and

watch as it heats.

● Use deep fat thermometer

whenever possible to prevent

overheating fat beyond the

smoking point.

● Foods for frying should be

as dry as possible. Frost on
frozen foods or moisture on

fresh foods can cause hot fat to
bubble up and over sides of pan.

‘se little fat for effective

~~~allowor deep-fat frying.

Filling the pan too full of fat
can cause spillovers when food

‘s added.

● If a combination of oils or

fats will be used in frying, stir

together before heating, or as
fats melt slowly.

Energy-SavingTips

Surface Cooking

● Use cookware of medium-weight

aluminum, with tight-fitting
covers, and flat bottoms which
completely cover the heated

portion of the surface unit.

● Cook fresh vegetables with a

minimum amount of water in a
covered pan.

● Watch foods when bringing them

quickly to cooking temperatures at

high heat. When food reaches
cooking temperature, reduce heat
immediately to lowest setting that

will keep it cooking.

● Use residual heat with surface

cooking whenever possible. For
example, when cooking eggs in
their shells, bring water and eggs
to a boil. then turn control knob to

OFF position and cover cookware
with lid to complete the cooking.

● Always turn surface unit off

before removing cookware.

oven Cooking

● Preheat oven only when

necessary. Most foods will cook
satisfactorily without preheating.

If you find preheating is necessary,
watch the indicator light, and put
food in the oven promptly after the
light goes out.

● Always turn oven off before

removing food.

● During baking, avoid frequent

door openings. Keep door open
as short a time as possible if it is
opened.

● Cook complete oven meals

instead of just one food item.
Potatoes, other vegetables, and
some desserts will cook together
with a main-dish casserole, meat
loaf, chicken or roast. Choose
foods that cook at the same

temperature and in approximately
the same amount of time.

● Use residual heat in the oven

whenever possible to finish
cooking casseroles, oven meals,
etc. Also add rolls or precooked

desserts to a warm oven, using
residual heat to warm them.

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Feature Index

1 Storage Drawer

21

2 Model and Serial Numbers

2

3,26

22,23

3 Anti-Tip Device

(See Installation Instructions.)

4 Door Latch

(Locks oven door for self-cleaning.)

5 Chrome-Plated Drip Pans

19,24

6 Plug-In Surface Units

(two 6-inch, two 8-inch)

(May be removed when cleaning under unit.)

19,24

7 “ON” Indicator Light for Left Surface Units

8

12,22,23

12
13
13

8 Clean Timer
9 Oven Light Switch

10 Clock/Timer

11 Clock/?lmer Set Knob

12 Oven Cycling Light

12

(Glows until oven reaches selected temperature, then
goes off and on during cooking with the oven units
as temperature is maintained.)

12

13 Oven Control
14 “ON” Indicator Light for Right Surface Units

8

15 Surface Unit Controls

8

16 Oven Vent Duct

4

(Located under the right rear surface unit.)

17 Lift-up CooktoP

19

16,24

18 Broil Unit
19 Oven Shelf Surmorts

(For roasting, &king, and broiling positions of
shelves, see suggestions in the cooking guides.)

12,21,22,24

24

22,24

21
21

20 Oven Shelves

21 Bake Unit

(May be lifted gently for wiping the oven floor.)
22 Oven Door Gasket
23 Removable Oven Door

24 Broiler Pan and Rack

Surface Cooking

See Surface Cooking Guide.

Surface Cooking with

How to Set the Controls

Infinite Heat Controls

At both OFF and H1 positions.
there is a slight niche so control
“clicks” at those positions; “click”
on the word HI marks the highest
setting; the lowest setting is the
word LO. In a quiet kitchen, you
may hear slight “clicking” sounds
during cooking, indicating heat
settings selected are being

maintained.
Switching heats to higher settings

Step 1: Grasp control knob and

always shows a quicker change

push in.

than switching to lower settings.

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Step 2: Turn either clockwise or

cou~terclockwise to desired heat

setting.

Control must be pushed in to set
only from OFF position. When

control is in any position other
than OFF,it maybe rotated
without pushing in.

Be sure you turn control to OFF

when you finish cooking. An
indicator light will glow when
ANY heat on any surface unit is on.

~ooking Guide for
Jsing Heat Settings

111-Quick start for cooking; bring
water to boil.

MEDIUM HI—Fast fry, pan broil;
maintain fast boil on large amount
of food.

MED—Saute and brown; maintain

slow boil on large amount of food.
MEDIUM LO—Steam rice, cereal;

maintain serving temperature of
most foods.

LO-Cook after starting at HI; cc’
with little water in covered pan.

NOTE:

1. At HI, MEDIUM HI, never ~

leave food unattended. Boilovers -­cause smoking; greasy spillovers

may catch fire.

2. At MEDIUM LO or LO, melt
chocolate, butter on small unit.

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Questions& Answers

May I can foods and

weserves on my surface units?

A. Yes, but only use cookware

designed for canning purposes.

heck the manufacturer’s

instructions and recipes for

preserving foods. Be sure canner is
flat-bottomed and fits over the

center of the surface unit. Since
canning generates

large amounts of

steam, be careful to avoid burns
from steam or heat. Canning should
only be done on surface units.

Q. Can I cover my drip pans

with foil?
A. No. Clean as recommended in

Cleaning Guide.

Q. Can I use special cooking

equipment, like an oriental wok,

on any surf%ce unit?
A. Cookwtire without tlat surF~ces

is not recommended. The life of
the surface units can be shortened

and the range top can be damaged
from the high heat needed for this
type of cooking.

Q. Why am I not getting the heat
I need from my surface units
even though I have the knobs on

the right setting?
A. After turning surface units off

and making sure they are cool,
check to make sure that your plug­in units are securely fastened into
the surface connection.

Q. Why does my cookware tilt

when I place it on the surface unit?

A. Because the surfidce unit or your

cookware is not flat. Make sure
that the “feet” on your surface
units are sitting tightly in the range
top indentation and the drip pan is
flat on the range surfiice.

Q. Why is the porcelain finish on
my cookware coming off?

A. If you set your surface unit

higher than required for the
cookware material, and let the
cookware sit too long, the

cookware’s finish may smoke,
crack, pop or burn. depending on
the pot or pan. Also, cooking small
amounts of dry food may damage

the cookware’s finish.

Home Canning Tips

Canning should be done on
surface units only.

[n surface cooking, the use of pots
extending more than one inch
beyond the edge of the surface
unit’s drip pan is not recommended.
However, when canning with a
water-bath or pressure canner,
large-diameter pots may be used.
This is because boiling water

temperatures (even under pressure)

are not harmful to cooktop surfaces

surrounding the surface units.

HOWEVER, DO NOT USE

LARGE-DIAMETER CANNERS
OR OTHER LARGE-DIAMETER
POTS FOR FRYING OR
BOILING FOODS OTHER
THAN WATER. Most syrup or

sauce mixtures

—and all types of
frying--cook at temperatures
much higher than boiling water.

Such temperatures could

eventually harm cooktop surfaces

rrounding surface units.

Observe Following Points

in Canning

1. Be sure the canner fits over the

center of the surface unit. If your
range or its location does not allow
the canner to be centered on the

surface unit, use smaller-diameter
pots for good canning results.

2. Flat-bottomed canners must be
used. Do not use canners with

flanged or rippled bottoms (often
found in enamelware) because they
don’t make enough contact with
the surface unit and take too long
to boil water.

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3. When canning, use recipes and
procedures from reputable sources.
Reliable recipes and procedures are
available from the manufacturer of
your canner; manufacturers of
glass jars for canning, such as Ball
and Kerr; and the United States

Department of Agriculture
Extension Service.

4. Remember that canning is a
process that generates large
amounts of steam. To avoid burns

from steam or heat, be careful

when canning.
NOTE: If your house has low

voltage, canning may take longer
than expected, even though
directions have been carefully

followed. The process time will be
shortened by:

(1) using a pressure canner, and

(2) starting with HOT tap water for
fastest he~ting of large quantities

of water.

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