KitchenAid KERI203 manual

ELECTRIC RANGE Use & Care G uide For que stions abo ut featur es, operati on/performance, parts accessories or serv ice, ca ll: 1-800-422-1230 or visit our websi te at... www .kitche naid.co m T able of Conte nts ............... ........... ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ........... ......... 2 Models KERI201[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS RANGE SAFETY .................................... ............................ ............. 3 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................... ............. 3 PARTS AND FEATURES ......... .......................................... ............. 6 COOKTOP USE ....................... .................[...]

3 RANGE SAFETY The Anti-T ip Bracket The range will no t tip durin g normal use. Howev er , t he range can ti p if you a pply too much force or weight to the open door wit hout t he anti-tip bracket fasten ed dow n properly . You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously inj[...]

4 WARNING: T o reduce the risk of fir e, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following: ■ WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERL Y INST ALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES ARE INST ALLED PROPERL Y , SLIDE RANGE F[...]

5 ■ Keep Oven V ent Ducts Unobstructed. ■ Placement of Oven Racks – Always place 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. ■ DO NOT TOUCH HEA TING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURF ACES OF OVEN – Heating elements may be hot even though they[...]

6 PARTS AND FEATURES This manual cov ers se veral di ff er ent m odels . The cooktop yo u have pur chased may have s ome or all of the i tems liste d. Th e locat ion s and appeara nces of the fe atures shown here may not mat ch those of your model. Contr o l Panel (Model KERA205 ) Contr o l Panel (Model KERI203) A. Surface indicator B. Left rear si[...]

7 Contr o l Panel (Model KERI201) Rang e A. Surface indicator B. Coo ktop powe r on indica tor light C. Oven display D. Oven control panel E. R ight front simmer on/off switch F . Left rear control knob G. Left front control knob (dual- size element ) H. Right front c ontrol knob I. Warm zone element on/off switch J. Righ t rear co ntrol kno b A. W[...]

8 COOKTOP USE Ceramic Glass The surface cooking a rea will glow red when an element i s on. It will cycl e on and off, at all setti ngs, to mainta in the sel ected heat level . Wiping off the c ooktop bef ore and after each u se will hel p keep it free from stains and provide th e most even hea ting. On cooktops with whit e ceramic glass , soils an[...]

9 Home Canning When canning for l ong periods, al ter nate the us e of surface cooking areas, elements or su rface bur ners betw een batches. This allows ti me for the most recently u sed areas to cool. ■ Center the canne r on the grate or largest surface cooki ng area or element. Canners should not e xtend more than ½ " (1.25 cm) outsi de [...]

10 Simme r Featur e The Simmer feature is an adjustable h eat setting for more precise simmering. It is the right front (and le ft rear on some mode ls) surface cookin g areas or elements. Whe n the Simmer fe ature is not on, the right fr ont surface cooking areas or elements will funct io n as us ual. When this feature is on, the wattage to the bu[...]

11 ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Style 1 Electro nic Oven Contr ol (Convection - Mode l KERA205) Style 2 Electronic Oven Control (Convectio n - Model KERI203) A. Convection oven settings B. O ven settings C. Proof bread setting D. O ven di splay E. Clock/time of d ay display F. N u m b e r p a d s G. O ptions sel ection pad H. EASY CONVECT™ conversion [...]

12 Style 3 Electronic Ov en Control (Non-Conv ection - Model KER I201) Electronic C ontrol Pad s When pressing an y control pad fun ction on the El ectronic Oven Cont rol, u se the pad of y our finge r to press th e desi red fu ncti on. Hold down the pad a few sec onds, or until th e desi red function appears in the disp lay . When enteri ng mult i[...]

13 Ti m e r The Timer coun ts down the set time. On mod els with elec tronic oven control Sty le 1, the timer can b e set in minutes an d seconds or hou rs and m inu tes. NOTE : The Ti mer does not start or stop the oven. 1. Press TIMER SET/ST ART . On models wit h electronic oven control St yle 1, press again to switch from MIN/SEC and HR/MIN. If [...]

14 OPTIONS - ST YLES 2 AND 3 Options Selection Pad The OPTIONS selection pad allow s you to acces s special functions wit hin the Elect ronic Oven Control that all ow you to customize the product to your need s. These spec ial func tions allow you to ch ange the oven t emperature betw een Fahrenheit and Celsiu s, tur n the au dible si gnals and pro[...]

15 OVEN U SE Odors and smoke are normal when the oven is u sed the first few times, or when it is heavi l y soile d. IMPORT AN T : The health of s ome birds is extremely s ensitive t o the f umes given off. Expo sur e to the fum es ma y resul t in death to certain birds. Always move birds to another closed and w ell ventilat ed room. NOTE : On mode[...]

16 T o move a rack, pull i t out to th e stop positi on, raise th e front edge, then lift out. Use the foll owing illus tration an d charts as a guide. T raditional Cooking Convect ion Cook ing BAKE WARE T o cook food e venly , hot air must be able to cir culate. Allow 2" (5 cm) of space around ba keware and oven walls. Use the following chart[...]

17 Broiling uses direct radiant heat to cook food. Use MAXI/ECONO (on some models ) for broili ng regular-sized and smal ler cu ts of meat, poultr y and fish. Broil MAXI uses both top el ements for maximum brow ning coverage of foods. Broil ECONO uses the inner element for browning coverage of a smaller area. Before br oiling, position rack accordi[...]

18 ■ Choose cookie sheets without sides and r oasting pans with lower sides t o allow air to move freely around the food. ■ T est baked goods for doneness a few mi nutes before the minimum cooking t ime with an alt ernat ive method such as a toothpick. ■ Use a meat th ermom eter or the te mperat ure pr obe to determine the don eness of meats [...]

19 2. Press ST ART . “ Lo °” will app ear on the oven displ ay if the actual oven temperatu re is under 170 ° F (77 ° C). When the oven te mperature reaches 170 ° F (77 ° C), the oven displa y will show the actu al oven te mperature until t he set point is reach ed. When the set temperatu re is reached one preheat comp letion tone will sou[...]

20 Convection B roil (on some models) During convect ion broiling, th e broil elements will cycle on and off in interv als to maintain oven temp erature, whil e the fan c onstant ly circulates the ho t air . The temperature is preset at 45 0 ° F (232 ° C) on models with electronic oven control St yle 1 and 500 ° F (260 ° C) on model s wit h ele[...]

21 T emperature Change The oven temperat ure can be changed when th e oven(s) are in the Sa bbath M ode. No tones will soun d and the d i splay will not change. The heatin g elements wi ll not tur n on or off for a random time, anyw her e from 1 6 to 24 seconds. I t may t ake up to ½ hour for t he oven to chan ge temp eratur e. Number pads 1 th ro[...]

22 RANGE CARE Self-Cleaning Cycle IMPORT AN T : The health of s ome birds is extremely s ensitive t o the fumes give n off during the S elf-Cleanin g cycle. Ex posure to the fume s may result in de ath to cert ain birds. Alw ays move bi rds to another closed an d well ventila ted room. Self-c lean the oven before it becomes heav ily soil ed. Heavy [...]

23 T o Delay Start S elf-Clean: Befo re delay st arting Self -Clean, make s ure the cl ock is set t o the correct time of day . See “ Cl ock/Timer Display ” section. Also, make sure the door is cl osed complet ely or it will not lock an d the cycle will not begin . 1. Press SELF CLEA N. T o set a clean time other tha n 2 hours 30 mi nutes, p re[...]

24 COOKTOP CONTROLS Do not u se steel wool, a brasive cl eansers or ov en cle aner . Do no t soak knob s. When replacing knobs, make sure knobs are in the Off position. ■ Soap and wate r: Pull knobs st raight away from control pa nel to remove . OVEN DOOR EXTER IOR ■ Glass cleaner an d paper to wels or nonabra sive plasti c scrubbing pad: Apply[...]

25 To R e m o v e : 1. Open the oven door . Insert door r emov al pins, in cluded with your ran ge, into both hinge ha ngers. Do n ot remove the pi ns while the door is removed from the range. 2. Carefully close the door until i t rests against th e door removal pins. 3. Grasp the door on the sides with your fingers on the fr ont of the door an d y[...]

26 TROUBLESHO OTING T ry t he solut ions suggested h ere first in order to avoid the cost of an unnece ssary se rvice call. Nothing will operate ■ Is the power supply cor d unplug ged? Plug into a grounded outlet. ■ Has a household fuse blown, or h as a circuit br eaker tripped? Replace the fuse or reset th e circuit. Cooktop w ill not operate [...]

27 ASSIS TANCE OR SERVICE Before calling for ass istance or serv ice, please ch eck “ T roubleshooting. ” It may sa ve you t he cost of a servi ce call . If you sti ll need help, follow the i nstructions b elow . When calli ng, please know t he purchase date and t he complete model and s erial number of you r ap pliance. This information wi ll [...]

KIT CHENAI D ® COOK TOP, BUILT-IN OV EN AND RANGE W ARRANTY ONE-YEAR FULL WARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase, when this appl iance is operated and maintained a ccording to instruc tions attac hed to or furn ished wit h the product, Kitch enAid will pay for factory sp ecified p arts and repair lab or costs to correct de fects in materi[...]