Heritage & Titan Gas Ranges
Use & Care Manual
13592 Desmond St., Pacoima, CA 91331 818.897.0808 tel 888.753.9898 toll free www.americanrange.com
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OVEN OPERATION
To light the oven, push in and turn the selector knob to Bake or Convection Mode and turn the thermostat knob to the desired
operating temperature from 150ºF to 500ºF. You may be able to see a bright glow from the sides of the oven bottom – this is
normal and indicates the hot surface igniter is activated. Once the igniter is hot enough for ignition, the gas valve will open, allowing
the flow of gas into the bake burner. This may take up to just one minute.
During the first few minutes of operation, a mild condensation may appear on the interior glass pane of the door window. Water
vapor is a normal by-product of combustion, and the condensation will disappear as the oven warms.
If you would like to bake using the Convection feature, you may turn on the fan at any time – allowing the oven about twenty or
thirty minutes to preheat before use.
Never place any pan or food item on the bottom of the oven, always use an oven rack placed in at least the lowest position.
To use the Broil feature of the range, first consider what type of broiling you would like to perform. The closer you are to the broil
burner, the faster you will evaporate moisture from the surface of food and the quicker the surface will brown. In a similar fashion,
the further away you place the food (on the lowest rack, for example) the slower you will evaporate surface moisture and the longer
it will take for the surface to brown. A good rule of thumb is to start about 6” away from the broiler and watch for how quickly the
food is browning.
OVENS 101
The oven is a gas fired, temperature controlled cooking cavity which is highly insulated to keep the kitchen cool and the food hot.
The oven contains two burners - the Bake burner positioned below the oven floor and the Broil burner located in the ceiling of the
oven. Bake and Broil are very different cooking operations and the burners are designed to deliver energy in a way appropriate to
the task.
There are two types of baking - called Standard Bake and Convection Bake. Standard or conventional baking makes best use of
Grandma’s cookie, cake or pie recipes – like Bake at 350ºF for forty-five minutes – to get the job done. These recipes are tried and
true – standard bake will deliver wonderful performance every time you cook.
When you convection cook (using a fan to circulate the high temperature air inside the oven) you can lower the thermostat about
25º and reduce the cook time by about 25% - and achieve fine cooking results just like Grandma’s – taking less time and using less
energy. Use the same recommended temperatures for meats and poultry dishes – but keep watch of the time. Convection cooking
technology was first developed in Europe and has been used for many years – recently taking hold in US residential kitchens and
cookbooks.
In convection cooking, not only is the cook time faster, but also, the oven temperature is more even, top to bottom and side to side
– so cookies on several racks will have the same brown color and texture. However, to best take advantage of convection, use low,
shallow bakeware so that moving air can get over the sides and up to the food surface. Foods in covered dishes (like casseroles or
pot roasts) do not benefit from convection cooking.
To get started, remove all plastic wrappers used to protect the finish of the Stainless Steel surfaces. If you do not, the wrapper may
get stuck on the Stainless Steel when the oven is hot – making removal later very difficult.
Although care is taken at the factory to remove processing oils, consider a final wipe down using a soft cloth and hot, soapy water,
well rinsed and dried from the surface.
BROILER OPERATION
To light the broiler, push in and turn the thermostat and selector knobs to the position labeled BROIL on the control knob. In about
twenty seconds, you will see a bright glow in the oven - this is the hot surface igniter. Once the igniter is hot enough for ignition, the
gas valve will open, allowing the flow of gas into the broil burner. This may take up to one minute.
The broiler will have a blue flame that covers the Inconel
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screen – after a few minutes, the screen will glow bright red/orange and
radiate infrared energy. Remember the red surface is over 1800ºF in temperature and can be a source of serious burns or injury.
The Bake burner and Broil burner will not operate at the same time; the convection fan will not operate during Broiling.
The Broil function will not operate with door open.
