Whirlpool RF377PXW User Manual

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Contents

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BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE
IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS. . . . . . .

PARTS AND FEATURES. .
USING YOUR RANGE.

Using the Surface Units.
Setting the Clock
Using the Minute Timer.
Using the Oven Controls

Baking
Adjusting the Oven

Temperature Control

Broiling . . . . . . .

Custom Broil . .

Using the Automatic

MEALTIMER’” Clock,, . . . . .

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The Oven Vent.

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The Storage Drawer

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Optional Rotisserie . . .

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Optional Door Panel Pat . . . .

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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE .

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Control Panel and Knobs . . .

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Solid Element Surface Units

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Using the Self-Cleaning
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Cycle
Cleaning Chart

TheOvenLight .__._,,__...., 21

IF YOU NEED SERVICE
OR ASSISTANCE. .
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY

Before you use your range

You are responsible for:

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Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use and Care Guide and
the Cooking Guide.

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Installing and leveling the range on a floor strong enough to hold its weight,
and where it is protected from the elements. (See the Installation Instructions.)

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Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

e Properly maintaining the range.

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Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.

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Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label. It will be easier to remove before the
range is used. To remove any remaining glue:

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Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then remove.
or

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Soak area with liquid hand dishwashing detergent before removing glue
as described above.

Do not use sharp instruments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or abrasive
cleaners. These can damage the finish. See “Important Safety Instructions”
on page 3.

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IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock,
injury to persons, or damage when using the
range, follow basic precautions, including

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Read all instructions before using
the range.

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Install or locate the range only in
accordance with the provided
Installation Instructions. It is recom­mended that the range be in­stalled by a qualified installer, The
range must be properly con­netted to electrical supply and
grounded.

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Do not use the range for warm­ing or heating the room. Persons
could be burned or injured, or a
fire could start.

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Do not leave children alone or
unattended in area where the
range is in use. They should never
be allowed to sit or stand on any
part of the range. They could be
burned or injured. boil-over could result and cause

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Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot surface unit or heating ele­ment and you could be burned.

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Do not repair or replace any
part of the range unless specifi­Cally recommended in this man­ual. All other servicing should be
referred to a qualified

technician,

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Do not store flammable mate­rialS in or near the range. They
could explode or burn.

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Do not use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan,
Smother flaming pan on cook­top by covering with a well-fitted
lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Flam­ing grease outside of pan can
be extinguished with baking
sodaor, if available, a multipur­pose dry chemical or foam-type

extinguisher.

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Use only dry potholders. Moist or
damp potholders on hot sur­faces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let potholder touch
hot heating elements. Do not use
a towel or bulky cloth for a pot­holder. They could catch on fire.

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Select a pan with a flat bottom
that is about the same size as
the surface unit, If pan is smaller
than the surface unit, some of
the heating element will be
exposed and may result in the
igniting of clothing or potholders.
Correct pan size also improves
cooking efficiency.

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Never leave surface units unat­tended at high heat settings. A

smoking and greasy spill-overs

that may ignite.

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Check to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
cooktop. Only certain types of
glass, glass ceramic, ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed

utensils are suitable for cooktops
without breaking due to the sud­den change in temperature.

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Turn pan handles inward, but not
over other surface units. This will

help reduce the chance of

burns, igniting of flammable

materials, and spills due to

bumping of the pan.

* Use care when opening oven

door. Let hot air or steam escape

before removing or replacing
food.

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Do not heat unopened con­tainers. They could explode. The
hot contents could cause burns
and container particles could
cause injury

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Keep range vents unobstructed.

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Always position oven racks in
desired location while oven
is cool. If rack must be moved
while oven is hot, do not let
potholder contact hot heating
element in oven.

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Do not clean door seal. It is

essential for a good seal. Care
should be taken not to rub,
damage, or move the seal.
Clean only parts recommended
in this Use and Care Guide.

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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 oven.

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Before self-cleaning the oven,
remove broiler pan, broiler grid,
oven racks and other utensils. Do
not use your oven to clean mis­cellaneous parts.

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Do not store things children
might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it.

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

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Do not touch surface units, areas
near units, heating elements or
interior surfaces of oven. Surface
units and heating elements may
be hot even though they are
dark in color. Areas near surface

units and interior surfaces of an
oven become hot enough to
cause burns. During and after
use, do not touch, or let clothing
or other flammable materials
contact surface units, areas near
units, heating elements or interior
surfaces of oven until they have
had sufficient time to cool. Other
surfaces of the range may
become hot enough to cause
burns; such as, the oven vent
opening, the surface near the
vent opening, the cooktop, the
oven door and window.

. FOR YOUR SAFETY.

DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE
OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS
AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF
THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.
THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE
HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

Thank you for buylng a Whlrlpool appliance. Please complete and
the Owner Reglstratlon Card provlded with this product. Then comf
the form below. Have this information ready if you need service or call
a question.

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Copy model and serial numbers
from blate fbehind the oven door

Model Number

on the oven frame] and purchase
date from sales slip.

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Keep this book, the Cooking Guide
and sales slip together in a handy

Serial Number

Purchase Date

place.

Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features

Models RF377PXW (Shown)
& RF367BXW

AUTOMATIC

SURFACE UNIT
INDICATOR LI

SURFACE UNIT

OVEN TEMPERATURE RIGHT FRONT
CONTROL

CONTROL ,KNOB

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CONTROL KNOB

CONTROL PANEL

SOLID ELEMENT
SURFACEUNIT \

MODEL AND SE
NUMBER PLATE

HEAT SEAL
SELF-CLEA

OVEN

INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT

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OVEN “ON”

, OVEN VENT

AUTOMATIC OVEN

LIGHT SWITCH

BROIL

REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER

OVEN DOOR

Using your range

Using the Surface Units

Surface Unit Markers

The solid dot in the surface unit
marker shows which surface unit is

turned on by that knob.

Surface Unit
Indicator lights

One of the surface unit indicator
lights on the control panel will glow
when a surface unit is on.

Control knobs must be pushed in

before turning them to a setting. They

can be set anywhere between HI

and OFF.

Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide. For best

results, start cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to

continue cooking.
Use HI to start Use MED-HI

foods cook-

ing; to bring
liquids to a
boil.

to hold a gravy, pud-

rapid boil; to dings and

fry chicken or icing; to

pancakes. cook large

Use MED for

amounts of
vegetables.

Use MED-LO Use LO to
to keep food keep food
cooking after warm until
starting it
on a higher serve. Set the
setting. heat higher

ready to

or lower
within the LO
band to keep

food at the
temperature
you want.

Solid element surface units

Before using a solid element surface unit for the first time, heat on HI setting for
five minutes. The surface units will give off smoke as the protective coating,
applied at the factory, finishes bonding to the surface.

Solid element surface units are made of heavy cast-iron to provide even
cooking. Each surface unit has a built-in protective limiter as a safety feature.
The limiter senses uneven cooking temperatures and automatically reduces
the heat level. The limiter will sense uneven heat when a pan boils dry or when
a pan is removed and the surface unit is left on. The heat level may also be
reduced automatically if the bottom of the pan is not flat or if the pan is too
large or too small for the element. This will result in longer cooking times.

Solid elements hold heat longer than conventional surface units. For best
cooking results, use a high setting for only a short period of time. Then use a
lower setting to complete the cooking. You may want to turn the solid
element surface unit OFF a few minutes before you finish cooking.

Burn, Fire and Personal Property Damage Hazard

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Be sure all control knobs are turned to OFF and all indicator lights are
OFF when you are not cooking. Someone could be burned or a fire
could start if a surface unit is accidentally left ON.

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Solid elements stay hot for a long time. Do not use the HI setting for

long periods of time or leave pans on hot elements when cooking is
done. Burned food and damage to the cookware could result.

Cookware

Pans should be the same size or larger than the surface unit to prevent
boil-overs and hot handles.

Use only flat-bottomed utensils. Flat bottoms allow maximum contact between
the pans and surface units for fast, even cooking. Pans with uneven bottoms or
with raised patterns on the bottoms are not suitable. Do not use trivets, woks
with skirts, or canners with concave or ridged bottoms.

To check your cookware for flatness, place a straight-edge across the bottom
of each piece. Rotate the straight-edge across the bottom. If light shows any­where between the pan and the straight-edge, the pan is not flat. Do not use it.

See the Cooking Guide for additional cookware information.

Burn Hazard

If the pan is too small for the surface unit, you could be burned by
the heat from the exposed section of the surface unit. Use correctly
sized utensils to prevent injury.

Setting the Clock

Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.

1. Push in Minute Timer Knob and

turn clockwise until clock shows
the right time of day.

2. Let the Minute Timer Knob pop
out. Turn clockwise until Minute
Timer hand points to OFF. The
clock setting will change if you
push in the knob when turning.

Using the Minute Timer

The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven, It works like a kitchen timer.
Set it in minutes up to an hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time is up.

DO NOT PUSH IN THE KNOB when setting the Minute Timer.

1. Wlthout pushing It in, turn the

Minute Timer Knob until the timer
hand passes the setting you want.

2. Without pushing In, turn the knob
back to the setting you want.

When the time is up, a buzzer
will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn
the Minute Timer hand to OFF.

PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
SETTING.

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