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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNPACKING AND

INSTALLATION

IMPORTANT - Read and follow the below

instructions and precautions for unpacking,

installing, and servicing your appliance:
Remove all tape and packaging before using

the appliance. Destroy the carton and plastic

bags after unpacking the appliance. Never

allow children to play with packaging

material. Do not remove the wiring label and

other literature attached to the appliance.

Do not remove model/serial number plate.
Cold temperatures can damage the elec-

tronic control. When using this appliance for

the first time, or when the appliance has not

been used for an extended period of time, be

sure the appliance has been in temperatures

above 32ºF (0ºC) for at least 3 hours before

turning on the power to the appliance.
Never modify or alter the construction of the

appliance by removing the leveling legs,

panels, wire covers, anti-tip brackets/screws,

or any other part of the appliance.
Be sure to have an appropriate foam-type

fire extinguisher available, visible, and easily

accessible located near the appliance.

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

- Avoid fire hazard or electrical

shock. Failure to follow this warning may

cause serious injury, fire, or death.

- Avoid fire hazard or electrical

shock. Do not use an adapter plug, use an

extension cord, or remove grounding prong

from the power cord. Failure to follow this

warning may cause serious injury, fire, or

death.

Proper Installation—Be sure your appliance is

properly installed and grounded by a

qualified technician. In the United States,

install in accordance with the National Fuel

Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NPFA No. 54, latest

edition and National Electrical Code NFPA

No. 70 latest edition, and local electrical

code requirements. In Canada, install in

accordance with CAN/CGA B149.1 and

CAN/CGA B149.2 and CSA Standard C22.1,

Canadian Electrical code, Part 1-latest

editions and local electrical code require-

ments. Install only per installation instructions

provided in the literature package for this

appliance.
For personal safety, this appliance must be

properly grounded. For maximum safety, the

power cord must be securely connected to an

electrical outlet or junction box that is the

correct voltage, is correctly polarized and

properly grounded, and protected by a

circuit breaker in accordance with local

codes.
It is the personal responsibility of the

consumer to have the appropriate outlet or

junction box with the correct, properly

grounded wall receptacle installed by a

qualified electrician. It is the responsibility

and obligation of the consumer to contact a

qualified installer to assure that the electrical

installation is adequate and is in confor-

mance with all local codes and ordinances.
See the installation instructions packaged

with this appliance for complete installation

and grounding instructions.

Summary of Contents for 790.4897 Series

Page 1: ...rno de pared doble color number número de color Use Care Guide Manual de Uso y Cuidado English Español Model Modelo 790 4897 P N A00538407 Rev A Sears Brands Management Corporation Hoffman Estates IL 60179 U S A www kenmore com www sears com ...

Page 2: ...ing and plumbing or gas supply systems resulting from such installation 4 Damage to or failure of this appliance resulting from installation not performed by Sears authorized service agents including installation that was not in accord with electrical gas or plumbing codes 5 Damage to or failure of this appliance including discoloration or surface rust if it is not correctly operated and maintaine...

Page 3: ...ndicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in death or serious injury Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury IMPORTANT Indicates installation opera tion maintenance or valuable information that is not hazard related NOTE Indicates a short informal reference something written down to assist the memory o...

Page 4: ...not use an adapter plug use an extension cord or remove grounding prong from the power cord Failure to follow this warning may cause serious injury fire or death Proper Installation Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician In the United States install in accordance with the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223 1 NPFA No 54 latest edition and National Electric...

Page 5: ...oil linings may also trap heat causing a fire hazard Do not use oven or warmer drawer if equipped for storage Never use your appliance as a space heater to heat or warm the room Doing so may result in carbon monoxide poisoning and overheating of the appliance When heating fat or grease watch it closely Grease may catch fire if it becomes too hot Do not use water or flour on grease fires Smother fi...

Page 6: ... not cover the broiler insert with aluminum foil exposed fat and grease could ignite Do not cook food on the oven bottom Always cook in proper cookware and always use the oven racks IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING YOUR APPLIANCE Before manually cleaning any part of the appliance be sure all controls are turned off and the appliance is cool Cleaning a hot appliance can cause burns Clean the app...

Page 7: ...sensitive items inside on top or near surface units of the appliance This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules IC RSS 102 Rules and Canadian ICES 003 Rules The term IC before the radio certification number only signifies that Industry Canada technical specifications were met Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful inter ference and 2 This devic...

Page 8: ...s must not be co located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment PRODUCT RECORD In the space below record the date of purchase model and serial number of your product You will find the model and serial number printed on an ide...

Page 9: ...k metal bakeware Dark bakeware cooks hotter than shiny bakeware Reduce the cooking temperature by 25 F 13 14 C when using dark bakeware Glass bakeware Glass bakeware cooks hotter than shiny bakeware Glass is convenient as the same piece of bakeware can be used for cooking serving and storing food Reduce the cooking temperature by 25 F 13 14 C when using glass bakeware Insulated bakeware Insulated ...

Page 10: ... punch down dough and allow it to rise twice Cooking Results Small adjustments may fix a problem with food not being as done as you like or more done than you like Result Recommendation Food too light Use the middle to maximum cook time recommended on packaging or recipe Food too dark Use the minimum cook time recommended on packaging or recipe Cooking Tips Use these additional tips to get the bes...

Page 11: ...preheating for most meats and poultry Reducing the cooking temperature for convection roast is not recommended Carefully follow your recipe s temperature and time recommendations adjusting the cooking time if the recipe does not specify convection roasting time Since convection roast cooks faster cook time may be reduced by 25 to 40 depending on food type You can reduce cook times by 25 from the r...

Page 12: ...ypes of oven racks Flat oven racks may be used for most cooking needs and may be placed in most oven rack positions The Glide rack The glide rack allows the user to check on food without removing it from the oven For details on how to remove and replace the Glide rack see illustrations on next page Removing replacing and arranging flat or offset oven racks Always arrange the oven racks when the ov...

Page 13: ...ds lift up the front of the rack slightly and continue to pull the rack away from the oven Figure 6 Be sure to grasp both upper and lower rack portions together when removing or handling the glide rack The rack portions move independently and should be held together when removing and replacing To replace Make sure the baking rack is in the closed position Grasp both upper and lower portions of gli...

Page 14: ...y 17 Self Clean Use to set a time between 2 and 4 hour self clean cycle The default time is 3 hours 18 Delay Start Use to set the desired start time for baking May be used with Cook Time to program a delayed bake cycle or a delayed clean cycle 19 Cook Time Use to enter length of desired cooking time 20 Clock Use to set time of day 21 Oven Lock Use in conjunction with the lock icon to lock oven fun...

Page 15: ...s and minutes until 1 hour remains When less than 1 hour remains the display counts down in minutes and seconds With less than 1 minute remaining only seconds will display If the timer is active during a cooking process the timer will show in the display To view the status of any other active oven function press the key of the cooking function once and it will appear in the display for a few secon...

Page 16: ...s Be sure the oven door is completely closed 1 Select Upper or Lower Oven 1 Press and hold for 3 seconds Loc will appear in the display The motor driven door latch mechanism will begin locking the oven door automatically Do not open the oven door Allow about 15 seconds for the oven door to completely lock 2 Once door is locked Loc will appear in the display To unlock the oven door 1 Press and hold...

Page 17: ...extra minutes may be required for optimal cooking results Always place the food in the oven on rack position 2 using the glide rack or 3 using the flat rack AccelaHeat is designed for baking on a single oven rack Place food toward the front of the rack for optimal cooking results When using AccelaHeat use bakeware with low or no sides This allows the air to circulate around the food evenly Food th...

Page 18: ...in positions 1 flat and 4 glide 5 flat See Figure 9 When baking using two oven racks position bakeware as shown in Figure 8 Allow at least 2 inches 5 cm of space between bakeware for proper air circulation Dark or dull pans absorb more heat than shiny bakeware resulting in dark or overbrowning of foods It may be necessary to reduce the oven temperature or cook time to prevent overbrowning of some ...

Page 19: ...ult oven set temperature of 350 F 177 C 1 Press Upper Oven or Lower Oven key 2 Press Conv Bake once Pressing twice will select Conv Roast 3 Press To cancel Conv Bake at any time press Setting Convection Convert The Conv Convert key is used to automatically convert a standard baking recipe for convection baking Convection convert must be used with convection bake set for a bake time of more than 20...

Page 20: ...ure delays starting time to oven cooking or cleaning functions Prior to setting a delay start be sure the time of day is set correctly Food Poisoning Hazard Do not let food sit for more than one hour before or after cooking Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness Foods that can easily spoil such as milk eggs fish meat or poultry should be chilled in the refriger ator first Even when chil...

Page 21: ... rack and should be a position lower when using glide rack When broiling always pull the oven rack out to the stop position before turning or removing food When cooking the oven interior exterior and oven racks will become very hot which can cause burns Always arrange oven racks when oven is cool Do not use the broil pan without the insert Do not cover the insert with foil the exposed grease could...

Page 22: ...8ºC as directed Well Hamburger 1 thick 5 550F 288ºC 5 4 140 F 60 C Rare Hamburger 1 thick 5 550F 288ºC 9 7 145ºF 63ºC Medium Hamburger 1 thick 5 550F 288ºC 10 8 170 F 77ºC Well The U S Department of Agriculture states Rare fresh beef is popular but you should know that cooking it to only 140 F 60 C means some food poisoning organisms may survive Source Safe Food Book Your Kitchen Guide USDA Rev Au...

Page 23: ...r and connect to the internet to use this function The SMART icon LED should be illuminated Once the Remote Start option is enabled it will remain ON until either the user deactivates the function a long power loss occurs or communication is lost between oven control and the smartphone To program most oven functions the Remote Start key must first be activated manually before using the app To use ...

Page 24: ... Roast mode at any time press Oven Positioning Use Glide rack in lowest rack or flat rack in the second lowest position in the oven for most foods Lowest position for poultry Preparing Use up to 3 cups of water for steam bake and steam roast Using water container pour water slowly onto bottom of oven cavity while still cool Never add water if the oven is warm Never add water during a Steam Bake or...

Page 25: ...d oven rack position and slide into the oven 2 Plug the connector end of the probe all the way into the probe receptacle while the oven is still cool 3 Press Bake or Convection Bake or Steam Bake or Roast and enter cooking temperature 4 Press Meat Probe once Enter the desired target tempera ture for food type See Table 3 Important note The minimum setting is 140ºF 60ºC the maximum is 210ºF 99ºC De...

Page 26: ...PROBE TOO HOT Message When the message PROB TOO HOT flashes in the display the probe temperature has exceeded 250 F 121 C If the probe is not removed this message may continue until the sensor reaches 300 F 149 C or higher At this point the oven will auto matically turn off Be sure the probe sensor is fully covered by the food Table 3 USDA recommended minimum internal cooking temperatures Food Typ...

Page 27: ...ion function is active the convection fan will stop rotating until the oven door is closed It is not recommended to roast chicken on a roasting rack Use a deep pan instead and roast on rack position 1 Always use pot holders or oven mitts when using the oven When cooking the oven interior and oven racks will become very hot which can cause burns Table 4 Convection roasting temperature and time reco...

Page 28: ...ature based on cook time See Changing Between Continuous Bake Setting or 12 Hour Energy Saving Feature on page 15 for instructions Food Safety Because sous vide cooks at relatively low temperatures safe food handling is especially important Always keep raw food in safe conditions before you start cooking Clean the raw food before you start cooking Use Table 1 Recommended Sous Vide Cook Settings to...

Page 29: ... them Vacuum seal the pouch removing as much air as possible Verify that you have achieved an air tight seal If not cooking immediately store the pouch in a refrig erator until ready to cook 3 Cook Place the sealed pouch of food on Rack 3 of the oven Press Upper Oven or Lower Oven key Press Sous Vide Set the Cooking Temperature Set the Cooking Time Note Use the sous vide feature of your oven to co...

Page 30: ...º F 65º 66º C 2 hours 3 hours 4 hours Chop Well 160º F 71º 72º C 2 hours 3 hours 4 hours Roast Medium 150º F 65º 66º C 2 hours 3 hours 4 hours Roast Well 160º F 71º 72º C 2 hours 3 hours 4 hours Shoulder Belly Medium 160º F 71º 72º C 10 hours 24 hours 48 hours Shoulder Belly Well 180º F 82º 83º C 10 hours 24 hours 48 hours Chicken Parts Tender 170º F 76º 77º C 2 hours 2 1 2 hours 4 hours Fish Stea...

Page 31: ...tomatically turn off after 3 hours Setting the Slow Cook feature Food poisoning hazard Do not let food sit for more than one hour before or after cooking Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness The Slow Cook feature may be used to cook foods more slowly at lower oven temperatures and is ideal for roasting beef pork and poultry Slow Cooking may result in the exterior of meats becoming dar...

Page 32: ... food sit for more than one hour before or after cooking Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness Foods that can easily spoil such as milk eggs fish meat or poultry should be chilled in the refriger ator 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 finished cooking To program oven to Bake with defa...

Page 33: ...he oven temperature by 20 F 1 Press Upper Oven or Lower Oven key 2 Press and hold Bake until the control produces an audible tone about 6 seconds The factory offset temperature of 0 zero should appear in the display 3 Enter 2 0 using number keys 4 Press Self Clean to toggle between plus if increasing temperature or minus if decreasing the temperature 5 Press to accept change Important note Oven te...

Page 34: ...oven interior Clean any soil from the oven frame the door liner outside the oven door gasket and the small area at the front center of the oven bottom See Figure 16 These areas heat suffi ciently to burn soil on Clean using soap and water prior to starting Self Clean Remove any excessive build up caused by spills Any spill on the oven bottom should be wiped up and removed before starting a self cl...

Page 35: ...To start a delay Self Clean with default clean time of 3 hours and a start time of 9 00 o clock 1 Be sure the clock is set with the correct time of day the oven is empty and all of the oven racks are removed Be sure oven door is completely closed 2 Press Upper Oven or Lower Oven key 3 Press Self Clean 4 Press Delay Start 5 Using number keys enter 9 0 0 for time to start 6 Press If it becomes neces...

Page 36: ...ff the shaft To replace knobs after cleaning line up the OFF markings and push the knobs into place Stainless Steel Using a soft cloth clean with mild dish detergent and water or a 50 50 solution of vinegar and water Rinse with clean water dry with a soft clean cloth Do not use cleaners containing abrasives chlorides chlorine or ammonia Easy Clean Stainless Steel Black Stainless Steel Using a soft...

Page 37: ...unplug the appliance 2 Remove interior oven light shield by turning a quarter turn counter clockwise 3 Replace bulb with a new T 4 type Halogen 25 watt appliance bulb 4 Replace glass oven light shield by rotating clockwise 5 Turn power back on again at the main source or plug the appliance back in 6 Be sure to reset the time of day on the clock Oven door Use mild dish detergent and water or a 50 5...

Page 38: ...er every self clean cycle and when the rack becomes difficult to reposition in the oven To lubricate the glide rack 1 Remove the rack from the oven Place the rack on a large flat surface covered with newspaper or scrap cloth Fully extend the rack 2 Wipe away debris and crumbs from the glide track using a cloth or sponge 3 Shake graphite lubrication very well before applying Place four drops of gra...

Page 39: ... use the oven door handle Figure 22 2 Holding the oven door at the same angle as the removal position seat the hook of the hinge arm over the roller pins located on each side of the oven door frame Figure 22 The hook of the hinge arms must be fully seated onto the roller pins 3 Fully open the oven door horizontal with floor Figure 19 4 Push the door hinge locks up toward and into the oven frame on...

Page 40: ... temperature 25 F 12 C lower than recommended Cakes not done in center Oven too hot Incorrect pan size Pan not centered in oven Glass cookware slow heat conductor Set oven temperature 25 F 12 C lower than recommended Use pan size suggested in recipe Use proper rack position and place pan so there is 5 1 cm to 10 2 cm 2 to 4 of space on all sides of pan Reduce temperature and increase cook time or ...

Page 41: ...nt or burner Reposition the broil pan to provide proper clearance between the meat and broil element or burner Remove excess fat from meat Cut remaining fatty edges to prevent curling but do not cut into lean Grease build up on oven surfaces Regular cleaning is necessary when broiling frequently Grease or food splatters will cause excessive smoking Oven control panel beeps and displays any F or E ...

Page 42: ...ructions Rinse with clean water dry and replace in oven Soil not completely removed after self clean Self clean was interrupted Review instructions on Self Clean on page 34 Excessive spills on oven bottom Remove excessive spills before starting self clean Failure to clean soil from the oven frame the door liner outside the oven door gasket and the small area at the front center of the oven bottom ...

Page 43: ...Kenmore Customer Care Hotline To schedule in home repair service or order replacement parts Para pedir servicio de reparación a domicilio y ordenar piezas 1 844 553 6667 www kenmore com ...

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