Electrolux 30" GAS FREESTANDING RANGES, Service Manual

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Preheat:
This Preheat mode will bring the oven up to temperature
and then beep to let you know when to add your food.
Preheating the oven is recommended when baking breads
and cakes. Use this mode when recipes call for preheat-
ing. Preheating the oven allows the center of the oven
temperature to reach maximum performance by turning
on the broil burner first for top heat and then switching to
the bake burner before food is added. It is not necessary
when roasting or cooking casseroles. The oven can be
programmed to preheat at any temperature from 170°F
to 550°F.
To Set the Preheat Temperature to 350°F:
1. Arrange oven racks.
2. Press Preheat . “ —° ” and “ BAKE ” will show in the
display.
3. Press the numbers to set the desired temperature
for preheating. The set temperature and “BAKE”
will show in the display.
4. Press Start . “ PRE ” and “ BAKE ” will show in the
display as the oven heats and reaches the set
temperature.
Note: After the oven has reached the desired temperature
the control will beep and the “ PRE ” light will turn off and
the oven temperature will be dislpayed. If the beep was
missed, a quick glance at the display with the “
PRE “
missing in the oven display and the oven temperature
shown in its place is a good way to check that the oven
has reached the preheat temperature. Once the oven
has preheated,
PLACE FOOD IN THE OVEN . The
“BAKE” light will stay on.
Press Clear Off when baking is complete or to cancel
preheat.
To change Preheat Temperature while oven is
preheating (example changing from 350 to 425°F):
1. While preheating, press Preheat . “ —° ” and “ BAKE ”
will show in the display.
2. Enter the new preheat temperature. Press the
numbers for the new set temperature. The new set
temperature and “
BAKE ” will show in the display.
3. Press Start . “ PRE ” and “ BAKE ” will show in the
display as the oven heats and reaches new set
temperature.
When baking is complete press Clear Off .
Bake:
Use this mode when preheating is not necessary, such
as roasting or cooking casseroles. The oven can be
programmed to bake at any temperature from 170°F to
550°F. The sample below is for 350°F.
To Set the BAKE Temperature to 350°F:
1. Arrange oven racks and place food in oven.
2. Press Bake , “—°” will show in the display.
3. Press 3 5 0. “350°” will flash and “BAKE “ will
show in the display.
4. Press Start . “ BAKE ” and “350°” oven temperature
will show in the display.
Press Clear Off to stop baking or cancel at any time.
To change the Bake Temperature (example 350° to
425°F):
1. After the oven has already been set to bake at 350°
and should the temperature need to be changed to
425° , press
Bake and “ —° ” will show in the display.
Then press 4 2 5 . “ 425° ” and “ BAKE ” will show in
the display.
3. Press Start . “ BAKE ” and the new oven temperature
will show in the display.
Timed Bake:
COOK TIME or STOP TIME control the Time Bake
operation. The automatic timer will turn the oven off at
the time you select in advance. Use caution when using
the automatic timer. Use the automatic timer when
cooking cured or frozen meats and most fruits and
vegetables. Foods that can easily spoil such as milk,
eggs, fish, meat or poultry, should be chilled in the
refrigerator first. Even when chilled, they should not stand
in the oven for more than 1 hour before cooking begins,
and should be removed promptly when cooking is
completed. Eating spoiled food can result in sickness
from food poisoning.
To Program the Oven to Begin Baking Immediately
and To Shut Off Automatically (example Bake at
350°F for 50 minutes):
1. Be sure that the clock shows the correct time of
day.
2. Arrange oven rack(s) and, if roasting or cooking a
casserole, place the food in the oven.