Frigidaire ES100 important safety instructions Setting Surface Controls, Setting Oven Controls

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Setting Surface Controls

Fig. 1

Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before it has cooled sufficiently.

Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the element.

To Operate Radiant Surface Elements

1.Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.

2.Push in & turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting (See Fig.1). Start most cooking operations on a higher setting & then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. The surface control knobs do not have to be set exactly on a particular mark. Use the marks as a guide & adjust the control knob as needed. Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area.

3.When cooking is completed, turn the surface element OFF before removing the cookware. Note: the Element ON indicator light will glow when one or more elements are turned ON. A quick glance at the indicator light(s) when cooking is finished is an easy check to be sure all control knobs are turned OFF. The Hot Surface indicator light will continue to glow AFTER the control knob is turned to the OFF position & will glow until the heating surface area has cooled sufficiently.

Suggested Surface Control Settings

The suggested settings found in the chart below are based on cooking in medium- weight metal pans with lids. Settings may vary when using other types of pans. Note: The size and type of utensil used, and the amount and type of food being cooked will influence the setting needed for best cooking results.

Surface Control Settings

Setting

Type of Cooking

HIGH (HI - 9)

Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling

 

 

MEDIUM HIGH (7 - 8)

Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry

 

 

MEDIUM (5 - 6)

Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces & gravies, steam

 

vegetables

 

 

MEDIUM LOW (2 - 4)

Keep foods cooking, poach, stew

 

 

LOW (LO - 1)

Keep warm, melt, simmer.

 

 

Setting Oven Controls

Note: The time of day must first be set in order to operate the oven.

To Set or Change the Temperature for Baking

The oven can be programmed to bake at any temperature from 170°F to 500°F.

To Set the Controls for Baking:

1.Press . "— — —°" appears in the display.

2.Within 5 seconds, press the or . The display

will show "350°F." By pressing and holding the or

, the temperature can then be adjusted in 5°F increments.

3.When the or is released, the oven will begin

heating to the selected temperature. When the displayed temperature reaches the desired baking temperature, the control will beep once (1 time).

4. To cancel the baking function, press .

To Change the Oven Temperature after Baking has Started:

1.

Press

and make sure the bake temperature is

 

displayed.

 

 

2.

Press the

or

to increase or decrease the set

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temperature.

 

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