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OVENSMOKES EXCESSIVELYDURINGBROILING
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• Meattoo dose to thebroilerburner.Repositiontheracktoprovidemoreclearancebetweenthe meatand
thebroiler.Preheatbroilburnerfor quicksearingoperation.
• Meatnot properlyprepared.Removeexcessfatfrommeat.Cut remainingfattyedgestopreventcurling,but
do not cutintothe lean.
• Gridon broilerpanwrongside-up.Greasedoes notdrainintobroilerpan.Alwaysplacethe grid onthe
broilerpanwith the ribs upand the slotsdownto allowgreasetodripintothepan.
• Broilerpan usedwithoutgridor gridcoverwith aluminumfoil. DONOTusethebroilerpanwithoutthegrid
or coverthe gridwithaluminumfoil.
• Oven needsto be cleaned.Greasehas builtup onovensurfaces.Regularcleaningis necessaq,,when
broilingfrequenUy.Greaseorfoodspatterscauseexcessivesmokirig.
SO)L NOT COf_IPLETELYREMOVEDAFER SELFoCLEAN)NGCYCLE (S CO_'IPLETED
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* Failureto cleanbottom,fromtopof oven,frameofovenor doorareaoutsideovenseal.Theseareasare
notin thesail-cleaningarea,but get hotenoughto burnonresidue.Cleantheseareasbeforethe self-
cleaningcycleisstarted.Burnedonresiduecan becleanedwith a stiffnylonbrushandwateror a nylon
scrubber.Becarefulnotto damagetheoven gasket.
* ExcessivespUIoversinoven.Set theself-cleancycleforlongercleaningtime.
FLAMES )NSIDEOVEN OR SMOKEFROMVENT
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• Excessivespilloversin oven.Thisis normal,especiallyfor highoven temperatures,piespilloversor forlarge
amountsof greaseon bottomof oven.Wipeup excessivespiilovers.
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SURFACEBURNERS DO NOT LIGHT
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SurfaceControlknobhas not beencompletelyturnedto LtTE.Pushin and turnthe SurfaceControlknobto
LITEuntilburnerignitesandthenturncontrolknobto desiredflamesize.
• Besure gassupplyvalveisopen.
• Burnerportsareclogged,aean burners.See Cleaningthe Burner Grates,Burner Caps, Burner Heads
in GeneralCare& aeaning section.With theburneroff, cleanportswith a small-gaugewireor needle.
, Powercordisdisconnectedfromoutlet(ElectricIgnitionModelsonly).Besurecordissecurelypluggedintotheoutlet.
• Electricalpoweroutage(electricignitionmodelsonly).Burnerscanbelit manually.SeeSetting Surface
Controls inthis UseandCareGuide.
BURNER FLAME ONLYLIGHTS HALF WAYAROUND BURNER
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• Burnerportsareclogged.Withtheburneroff,cleanportsby usinga small-gaugewireor needle.
• Moistureispresentaftercleaning.Lightlyfan theflameandallowburnertooperateuntilflameis full. Dry
theburnersthoroughlyfollowinginstructionsin theGeneralCleaningsection.
FOOD NOT HEATINGEVENLY
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• Impropercookware.Selectflat-bottomedcookwareof apropersizetofit burner.
• Incorrectcontrolsetting.Raiseor lowersettinguntilproperamountofheatis obtained.
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BURNER FLAME )SORANGE
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Dustparticlesinmainline.Allowtheburnerto operatea few minutesuntilflameturnsblue.
incoastalareas,a slightlyorangeflameis unavoidabledueto saltair. SeeCeramic-GlassCooktop
sectioninthis Owner'sGuide.
• Cookwarewith roughbottom has been used.Use fiat-bottomed,smooth utensils.SeeSelectingSurface
Cooking Utensils in thisOwner'sGuide.
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