KitchenAid KERS807 manual

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    Models KESK9 01 KESS907 KERS807 KESS 908 YKESS9 07 YKERS807 YKESS908 W1010 9440 ELECTRIC RANGE ARCHITECT ® SERIES II Use & Care Guide For que stions about featur es, operat ion/perfo rmance, part s accessories or serv ice, call: 1-800-422-1230 or vi si t ou r we bsite at www .kitch ena id.co m In Canada, call fo r assistance, installat ion and[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTEN TS RANGE SAFETY .................................... ............................ ............. 3 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................... ............. 3 PARTS AND FEATURES ....................... ............................ ............. 5 COOKTOP USE ....................... ................[...]

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    3 RANGE SAFETY The Anti-T ip Bracket The range will no t tip duri ng normal use. How ever , the range can tip i f you appl y too much force or weight to the open door wit hou t th e anti-tip bracket fas tened do wn p roperly . You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately You can be killed or seriously injured if you don&apos[...]

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    4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, 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 PROPERLY INSTALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF T[...]

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    5 PARTS AND FEAT URES This man ual c overs sev eral different model s. The r ange you have pu rchased m ay hav e some or all of t he it ems lis ted. The loca tio ns and appearances of the featu res shown here may not match those of your mode l. Glass T ouch-Activated Electr onic Oven Contr ol Panel (Models KESS908 and YKESS 908) Glass T ouch-Activa[...]

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    6 Rang e Oven Interior A. Dual-size oval element B. T riple-size element C. A nti-tip bracket D. Warming drawer E. Dual-size element F . El ectronic cooktop touch controls G. Ceramic surface cooki ng area H. O ven control panel I. Au tomatic ov en light switch/ self-clean la tch J. T emperatur e probe ja ck (not shown) K. Door gasket L. Model an d [...]

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    7 Glass T o uch-Activated Electronic Oven Co ntrol/C ooktop Knob Contr ol Models Electr onic Custom Control Knob (Mode ls KERS807, YKERS80 7, KESS907 and YKESS907) Standar d C ontr ol Knob (Model KESK901) A. S urface locat or and indi cator light B. Oven displ ay C. Left rear cooktop element control (dual-size element ) D. Left front cooktop elemen[...]

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    8 Rang e Oven Interior A. Dual-size element (rear element also dual on electronic co ntrol models) B. A nt i-tip bra cket C. Warming drawer (storage drawe r on sta ndard control models) D. Ceram ic s urf ace coo kin g ar ea E. Selectable sim mer feature (available on standard contr ol models ) F . Hot surfaces indicator lights G. Control p anel H. [...]

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    9 COOKTOP USE Ceramic Glass The surface cooking a rea will glow red when an element i s on. It may cycle on and off to maintain the se lecte d heat lev el. It is normal for the surface of white or biscuit ceramic glass to appear to cha nge color when surfac e cooking areas are hot. As the glass cools, it will return to its origi nal colo r . Cleani[...]

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    10 Home Canning When canning for l ong periods, alter nate the use of surface cooking areas, elements or su rface bur ners bet ween batch es. 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. On electric cooktops, can ners should not extend more than ½ &quo[...]

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    11 To U s e : 1. T ouch ON/OFF . 2. T ouch h eat zone size to desir ed zone d iameter (si ngle, dual or triple). The correspo nding zone di ameter indicat or light will glow to show whi ch sett ing is act ivated. 3. T o choose a power le vel between HI and MEL T & HOLD, touch a nd hold e ither the “ + ” or “ - ” p ads un til the desir e[...]

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    12 Hot Surface Indicator Lig hts The Hot Surfac e Indicat or Lights are located n ext to each of th e cooktop touch controls. The Hot Surface Indicator L ights will glow as long as any s urface cooking area is too hot to touch , even after t he surface cooking area(s) is tur ned off. Cooktop Controls - Custom Knobs Custom Con trol T em perature Man[...]

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    13 T o Use SINGLE: 1. Push in an d tur n knob counterclockwise from the OFF position to the SINGLE zone anywhere between LO and HI. 2. T ur n knob to OFF when finished. To U s e D U A L : 1. Push in and turn knob clockwise from the OFF position to the DUAL zone any where between LO and HI . 2. T ur n knob to OFF when finished. Melt The Melt functi [...]

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    14 Push i n and turn to the desi red heat s etting. Use the follow ing chart as a guide when setti ng heat leve ls. Single and Dual- Size Elem ents The Dual-Size Elem ents of fer flexibil ity depend ing on t he size o f the cookwa re. Sin gle size c an be used in the same way a s a regular element. The du al size combin es both t he single an d out[...]

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    15 GLASS TOUCH -ACTIVATED ELECTRONIC OVE N CONTROL Style 1 (Electr onic T ouch Activated and Elect ronic Knob Control S ystems) Style 2 (Sta ndard Knob Contr ols System) A. EasyConvect conversion B. Convection oven settings C. O ven settings D. Pro of bread setting E. Oven d isplay F . Clock/T im e of day d isplay G. N umbe r pads H. Start ( contro[...]

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    16 Electronic C ontrol Pads When pressing an y control pad fun ction on the El ectronic Oven Cont rol, u se the pad o f yo ur fi nge r to pres s the desi red func ti on. Hold down the pad a few second s, or unt il the desi red function appears in the disp lay . When enteri ng mult iple functions within on e sett ing, p ause brief ly between each co[...]

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    17 T ones - Option s 2 , 3 , 4 T ones are au dible sig nals , indica ting the follo wing: One beep ■ Function has b een entered Three beeps ■ Invali d pad press Preh eat Completion T one One chime in dicates a preheat cycle h as been complete d. Timer Completion T ones Three chimes sound when th e timer reaches zero. This can occur when using t[...]

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    18 Sabbath M ode - Option 7 The Sabbath M ode sets the oven t o remain on in a bake setting until tur ned off. A time d Sabba th Mo de can also be set t o kee p the oven on for only part of the Sabbath. When the Sab bath Mode is set, only th e number and start p ads will f unction, no tones will sound , and th e displa ys will not sh ow messages or[...]

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    19 OVEN U SE Odors and smoke are normal when the oven is u sed the first few times, or when it is heavily soiled. IMPORT AN T : The healt h of some birds is ex tremely sensi tive to the f umes gi ven o ff. Exp osure to the fu mes ma y r esult in death to certain birds. Always move birds to another closed and w ell- ventilat ed room. NOTE : Th is ov[...]

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    20 1. Press the number pad s to enter a probe tempe rature. The probe temperatu re can be set be tween 1 30 ° F and 190 ° F (54 ° C and 88 ° C). 2. Press BAKE, CONVECT BAKE or CONVE CT ROAST . Press number pads to ente r a temperature other than the one displa yed. 3. Press ST ART . The set oven temp erature will appear on the oven display thro[...]

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    21 Bake The BAKE function is ideal for bak ing, roasting or heating foods. During baking or roastin g, the bake and b roil elements will cycle on and off in intervals to main tain oven temp erature. If the oven door is opened during baking or roasting, t he broil element will tur n off immediately an d the bake elemen t will tu rn off in 30 seconds[...]

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    22 *Place up to 12 patti es, equal ly spaced , on broiler grid. Convection C ooking (on some mod els) In a convectio n oven, the fan-c irculated hot air contin ually distributes heat mor e evenly than the natural movement of air in a standar d thermal oven. This movement of hot air helps maintain a consistent temperat ure throughout the oven, cooki[...]

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    23 T o Convection Bake : Before convection bak ing, pos ition racks according to the “ Positioning Racks an d Bakeware ” sect ion. 1. Press CONVECT BAKE. Press the number pad s to enter a te mperature other than 325 ° F (163 ° C). Th e co nvec ti on ba ke ra nge can b e set between 170 ° F and 500 ° F (77 ° C and 260 ° C). 2. Press ST ART[...]

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    24 Convection Broil (on some mod els) Conve ction Br oil is ideal for cookin g foods such as thin ner cuts of meat; file ts of fish; boneless , skinless chicken; vegetab les and garlic bread. During convect ion broiling, the broil elements will cycl e on and off in interv als to maint ain oven t emperature, w hile the fa n cons tantly circulates th[...]

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    25 3. Press number pads to enter th e length of time to cook. 4. Press STOP TIME. 5. Press the number pad s to enter ti me of day to s top. 6. Press ST ART . The start t ime is aut omati cally cal culated and di splayed . “ DELA Y ” and the stop time wi ll also appear on th e oven displa y . When th e st art ti me is reached, the oven will a ut[...]

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    26 RANGE CARE Self-Cleaning C ycle (on some mode ls) IMPORT AN T : The healt h of some birds is ex tremely sensi tive to the fumes give n off during the S elf-Clean ing cycle. E xposure to the fume s may result in de ath to cert ain bi rds. Always m ove birds to another closed an d well ventila ted room. Self-c lean the oven before it becomes h eav[...]

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    27 T o Delay Start Self-Clea n: Befo re de lay st arting Self-C lean, make sure the cl ock is se t to the correct time of day . See “ Clock/Timer Display ” section. Al so, make sure the door is cl osed complet ely or it wi ll not l ock and th e cycle will not begin . 1. Press SELF CLEA N. T o set a clean time other t han 3 hours 3 0 minutes, pr[...]

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    28 COOKTOP CONTROLS Do not u se st eel wool, a brasive cleansers or oven cleane r . Do no t soa k kno bs. When replacing knobs, make sure knobs are in the Off position. On s ome mod el s, d o n ot rem ove se als und er kno bs. Cleaning Method: ■ Soap and water or di shwasher: Pull knob s straight awa y fr om contr ol panel to r emove. CONTROL P A[...]

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    29 Ove n Door For normal range use, it is not suggested to remove the oven door . How ever , if r emov al is necessary , make sure the oven is off and cool. Then, follow thes e instructions. The oven door is heavy . To R e m o v e : 1. Open oven door all the way . 2. Flip up the hin ge latch on each side. 3. Close the oven door as far as it will sh[...]

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    30 TROUBLESHOOTING T ry the solut ions suggested here first in order to avoid the cost of an unn ecessary service call. Nothing will operate ■ Is the power supply cor d unplugged? Plug into a grounded outlet. ■ Has a household fuse blown, or h as a circuit br eaker tripped? Repl ace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker . If the pr oblem co nti[...]

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    31 ■ W as the oven preh eated? See “ Bake, ” “ Br oil, ” “ Ea sy Convect Conversion, ” “ Convection Bake, ” “ Convect ion Roast ” or “ Conv ect ion Bro il ” se ction . ■ Is the proper b akeware being used? See “ Bak ewar e ” section . ■ Are the racks positioned properly? See “ Positioning Racks and Bakeware ” s[...]

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    KITCHENAID ® ELECTRI C RANGE W ARRANTY ONE YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY For one year from the date of pu rchase, when th is major a ppliance i s operate d and main tained a ccording to instru ctions att ached to or furnished w ith the pr oduct, KitchenA id or Kitc henAid C anada (he rea fter “ Kitc henAid ” ) will pay for factory s pecified parts an[...]