Sears KENMORE 73318 - Manual (Page 21)

Using Your Oven
Electric Ignition
The oven burner and broii burner on your range are lit
by electric ignition.
To light either burner, turn the OVEN SET knob to the
desired oven operation and the OVEN TEMP knob to
the desired temperature. The burner should ignite
within 60 seconds.
Before Using Your Oven
Be sure you understand how to set the controls prop­
erty. Practice removing and replacing the shelves
while the oven is cool. Read the information and tips
on the following pages. Keep this book handy where
you can refer to it—especially during the first few
weeks.
Power Outage
CAUTION; DO NOT MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO
OPERATE THE ELECTRIC IGNITION OVEN
DURING AN ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGE.
Neither the oven nor the broiler can be lit during
an electrical power outage. Gas will not flow
unless the glow bar is hot,
if the oven is in use when a power outage occurs,
the oven burner shuts off and cannot be re-lit until
power is restored.
Oven Controls
The controls for your oven are marked OVEN SET
and OVEN TEMP.
■» The OVEN SET control
has settings for BAKE,
BROIL, TIME BAKE and
CLEAN, When you turn the
knob to the desired setting,
the proper burner is acti­
vated for that operation.
BAKE—'Use this setting for ail norma! oven opera­
tions—for example, for cooking roasts or casseroles.
Only the bottom oven burner operates during baking.
BROIL—Use this setting for broiling. Only the top
(broil) burner will operate.
TIME BAKE—Use this setting to turn the oven on and
off at specified times when you want cooking to start
and stop. See Automatic Oven Timer on page 19,
CLEAN—Use this setting for the seif-cleaning func­
tion only.
• The OVEN TEMP control maintains the tempera­
ture you set for norma! oven operation as well as for
broiling. Push in and turn clockwise to set tempera­
tures or to set into CLEAN position
OFF—Shuts off power to the oven controls. Oven will
not operate, The OVEN TEMP knob should be turned
to OFF whenever the oven is not in use.
For normal oven operation, push in and turn the
knob clockwise to the desired temperature which is
marked in 25'^ increments. It wilt normally take 30 to
60 seconds before the flame comes on.
After the oven reaches the selected temperature, the
oven burner cycles—off completely, then on with a full
flame—to keep the oven temperature controlled.
Oven indicator Light
The oven indicator light glows until the oven reaches
your selected temperature, then goes off and on with
the oven burner{s) during cooking.
Oven Interior Light
When the door is opened, the oven light comes on
automaticaliy. A manual on/off switch is located to the
ieft of the surface burner controls.
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