Hotpoint RF725GP manual

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    o 0 0 How to get the best from Your&nge Contents Aluminum Foil 4,21 Roasting/Roasting Guide 19,20 Use and Care AppIiance Registration 2 Self-Cleaning Instructions 25-27 Canning Tips 9 Shelves 14,28 of model Care and Cleaning 23-28 Thermostat Adjustment 27 Clock 13 Problem Solver 29,30 ~725GP Consumer Services 31 Safety Instructions 2-5 Energy-S[...]

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    Help us help you... Before 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. If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number): Consumer Affairs Hotpoint Appliance Park Louisville. KY 40225 Write dow[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: ● Use this appliance only for its intended use as described in this manual. ● Don’t attempt to repair or replace any part of your range unless it is specifical[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Oven . Stand away from range when opening oven door. Hot air or steam ~hich escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes. ● Don’t heat unopened food containers in the oven. Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an in(jury. ● Keep oven vent duct unobstructed. ● Keep ove[...]

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    ● Don’t immerse or soak removable 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. ● Foods for frying should be as dry as possible. Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods can caus[...]

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    Featires of Your Range -—; / Model ~725GP / I 6[...]

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    Feature Index 1 Removable Oven Door (easily removed for oven cleaning) 2 Bake Unit 3 Oven Interior Light 4 “ON” Indicator Light for Sutiace Units 5 Lift-Up Cooktop (support rods hold it up to simplify cleaning underneath) 6 Model and Serial Numbers (under cooktop) 7 Plug-In Surface Units 8 Chrome Plated Drip Pans 9 Surface Unit Controls 10 Oven[...]

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    Sudace Cooting See Surface Cooking Guide. Surface Cooking with How to Set the Controls Infinite Heat Controls I At both OFF and HI positions, there is a slight niche so control “clicks” at those positions; “click” on HI marks the highest setting; the lowest setting is LO. In a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight “clicking” sounds during [...]

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    Questions & Answers Q. May I can foods and preserves on my surface units? A. Yes, but only use cookware designed for canning purposes. Check 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 [...]

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    Sutiace Cooting Guide Control Settings HI—Highest setting. MEDiUM HI—Setting halfway between HI and MED. MED—Medium setting. MEDIUM LO—Setting halfway between MED and LO. LO—Lowest setting. F’ood Cereal CornmeJ1. grits, oatmeal Cocoa Coffee Eggs Cooked in shell Fried sunny-side-up Fried over easy Poached Scrfimbled or omelets Fruits ‘[...]

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    Wrong 2. To conserve the most cooking trim rings ranging from blue to w energy, pans should be flat on the dark grey. Concave Bottom Rounded Bottom Riaht bottom, have straight sides and 3. Deep Fat Frying. Do not overfill . . . . . . . tight fitting lids. Match the size cookware with fat that may spill of the saucepan to the size of the over when a[...]

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    Features of Your Oven Control P 8 9 9 ~? Q 1. INCREASE. Short taps to this pad increase time or temperature by small amounts. Press and hold pad to increase time or temperature by larger amounts. 2. DECREASE. Short taps to this pad decrease time or temperature by small amoun[s. Press and hold pad to decrease time or temperature by larger amounts. 3[...]

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    Oven Control, Clock and Timer Clock The clock must be set to the correct time of day for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be changed during a TIME BAKE or CLEAN cycle. To Set the Clock Step 1. Press the CLOCK pad. Step 2. Press INCREASE or DECREASE pad to set the time Of day. Power Outage? After a power o[...]

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    Using Your Oven Before Using Your Oven Oven Shelves 1. Look at the controls. Be sure you understand how to set them properly. Read over the directions for the Oven Controls so you understand how to use them. 2. Check oven interior. Look at the shelves. Take a practice run at removing and replacing them properly, to give sure, sturdy support. 3. Rea[...]

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    Bating See Baking Guide. Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately using an electronic control system. We recommend that you operate the range for a number of weeks using the time given on recipes as a guide to become familiar with your new oven’s performance. If you think an adjustment is necessary, see Adjusting Oven Temperature secti[...]

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    Bating (continued) How to Set Delay Start and Stop Quick Reminder: 1. Press COOK TIME pad. 2. Press lNCREASE/ DECREASE pad to set cooking time. 3. Press STOP TIME pad. 4. Press INCREASE/ DECREASE pad until desired Stop Time appears in display. 5. Press BAKE pad. 6. Press INCREASE/ DECREASE pad to select oven temperature. Step 4: For 3 hours of cook[...]

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    Bating Shelf Positions Most baking is done on the second shelf position (B) from the bottom. When baking three or four items, use two shelves positioned on the second and fourth sets of supports (B & D) from bottom of oven. Bake angel food cakes on first shelf position (A) from bottom of oven. Baking Tips ● Follow a tested recipe and measure [...]

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    1. A] LIIllillLllll pans conduct heat heat, which may result in dry, crisp preheating gives best appearance quickly. For most convention] crusts. Reduce oven heat 25°F. if and crispness. Although preheating baking, [ight, shiny finishes lighter crusts are desired. Rapid is not necess~ with meats, it is ~cncl.;l]]y ~i Ve bes[ results because browni[...]

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    Roasting Rotisting is cooking by dry heal. Tender meat or poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. Roas[ing ~enlpcraturcs, which should be low and steady, keep spattering to u minimum. When roasting. it is not necessary 10 sear, baste, cover or add water to your meal. Roasting is really a baking procedure used for mea[s. Therefore, oven contr[...]

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    Roasting Guide Type Meat Tender cuts of beef; rib, high quality sirloin tip, rump or top round* Lamb leg or bone-in shoulder* Veal shoulder, leg or loin* Pork loin, rib or shoulder* Ham, precooked Ham, raw *For boneless rolled roasts over 6 inches thick, add 5 to 10 minutes per pound to times given above. Poultry Chicken or Duck Chicken pieces Turk[...]

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    Broiling Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from the upper unit in the oven. Most fish and tender cuts of meat can be broiled. Follow these steps to keep spattering and smoking to a minimum. Step 1: If meat has fat or gristle near edge, cut vertical slashes through both about 2“ apart. If desired, fat may be trimmed, leaving layer a[...]

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    bro~llng Guide 1. Alwi(ys usc broiler pan and rack tha[ comes with your oven. It is designed (o minimize smoking and spattering by trapping juices in the shielded lower part of the pan. 2. Oven door shoutd be open to the broil stop position for alt f’oods except chicken. 4. If desired, marinate meats or chicken before broiling. Or brush with barb[...]

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    Care and Cleabng (See Cleaning Guide.) Proper care and cleaning are important so your range will give you efficient and satisfactory service. Follow these directions carefully in caring for it to help assure safe and proper maintenance. BE SURE ELECTRIC POWER IS OFF BEFORE CLEANING ANY PART OF THE RANGE. Control Panel Wash with soap and water. Rins[...]

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    Lift-Up Cooktop Clean the area under the cooktop often. Built-up soil, especially ~re:lse, may catch fire. Broiler Pan & Rack Lift-Off Oven Door After broiling, remove the broiler The oven door is removable to pan and rack from the oven. make the interior more accessible Remove the rack from the pan. during replacement of the light bulb. Carefu[...]

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    Care and Cleaning (continued) Operating the Self-Cleaning Oven Programmed Cleaning Time: 3’/2 hours Quick Reminder: 1. Preptirc oven for cleaning. 2. close oven door. 3. Press CLEAN pad. 4. Press INCREASE or DECREASE ptid to set clean tinle. Prepare the Oven Before Setting the Controls Step 1: Remove the broiler pan, broiler rack, all cookware an[...]

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    operating the Self-Cleafing Oven (continued) How to Delay Start of Cleaning Delay Start is setting the oven timer to start the clean cycle tiutomatically at a later time than the present time of day. NOTI;: Before beginning make sure the oven clock shows the correct time of day. Quick Reminder—Delay Start for Self-Clean: 1. Prepare oven for clean[...]

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    Care and Cleaning Operating the Self-cleadng Oven (continued) Questions and Answers Q. If my oven clock is not working, can I still self-clean my oven? A. If the clock is not working then the entire control is not working. If the clock is not set to the correct time of day you will not be able to set a delay clean to end at a specific time. Q. Can [...]

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    Cleating Gtide NOTE: Let range/oven parts cool before touching or handling. GENERAL DIRECTIONS Do not clean the bake unit or broil unit. Any soil will burn oft when the uni[ is hetited. NOTE: The bake unit can be lifted gently to clean the oven floor. If spillovcr. residue, or ash accumulates around the bake unit, gently wipe around the unit with w[...]

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    m Questions? ~ Use This Problem Solver - PROBLEM OVEN WILL NOT WORK OVEN LIGHT DOES NOT WORK OVEN DOES NOT COOK PROPERLY FOOD DOES NOT BROIL PROPERLY FOOD DOES NOT ROAST OR BAKE PROPERLY POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY ● Plug on range is not completely inserted in the electrical outlet. ● The circuit breaker in your house has been tripped, or a fuse [...]

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    The Problem Solver (continued, PROBLEM OVEN WILL NOT SELF-CLEAN OVEN DOOR WILL NOT OPEN A~ER SELF-CLEAN CYCLE CONTROL BEEPS AFTER ENTERING OVEN TIME OR STOP TIME “F-” AND A NUMBER FLASH ON DISPLAY POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY ● Oven temperature is too high to set self-clean operation. A11ow the oven to cool and reset the controls. ● Oven must [...]

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    Wdll Be There Witi the purchase of your new Hotpoint appliance, receive the assurance that if you ever need information or assis- tance, we’ll be there. Ml you have to do is cdl—toll-free! GEAnswer Center@ 800.6262000 In-Home Repak Service 800-GE-CARES (800-432-273fl Our consumer service professionals will provide expert repair service on your [...]

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    YOUR HOTPOINT RANGE WARRANTY Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period. WHAT IS COVERED FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY This warranty is extended to For one year from date of original the original purchaser and any purchase, we will provide, free of succeeding owner for products charge, part[...]