This document is a User Guide for a KitchenAid Electric Range, model number W10722059B. It provides comprehensive instructions for operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Function Description:

The KitchenAid Electric Range is a cooking appliance designed for baking, roasting, broiling, and surface cooking. It features an oven with various cooking modes, a ceramic glass cooktop with multiple heating elements, and a baking/warming drawer. The range incorporates advanced technologies like AquaLift® Self-Cleaning and Easy Convect™ conversion for enhanced cooking performance and convenience.

Important Technical Specifications:

Oven Temperature Range (Bake): 170°F to 500°F (75°C to 260°C)
Baking Drawer Temperature Range (Bake): 170°F to 451°F (75°C to 233°C)
Baking Drawer Temperature Range (Slow Cook/Keep Warm): 145°F to 190°F (63°C to 88°C)
Oven Light: Standard 40-watt appliance bulb
Steam Bake Water Capacity: 1½ cups (350 mL)
Roll-Out Rack Capacity: Up to 25 lbs (11.4 kg)
Oven Preheat Time: Approximately 12 to 15 minutes to reach 350°F (177°C) with all racks inside.

Usage Features:

Electronic Oven Controls: The range is equipped with an electronic control panel featuring a clock, timer, and various function keypads. It supports both 12-hour and 24-hour clock cycles and allows for personalization of audible tones and oven operation settings.
Cooking Modes:
- Bake: Standard baking and roasting.
- Broil: For searing meats, poultry, and fish. Allows temperature adjustment for precise control.
- Steam Bake: Utilizes a steam rack with a water reservoir to provide additional moisture during baking, with preprogrammed options for Breads, Desserts, Fish, and Refresh/Reheat.
- Convection Cooking (Easy Convect™ Bake, Roast, Broil): Uses a fan to circulate hot air for more even cooking, crispier surfaces, and reduced cooking times/temperatures. Features automatic temperature and time conversion.
- Keep Warm: Maintains cooked foods at serving temperature in the oven or baking drawer.
- Proofing Bread: Activates yeast in dough for rising.
- Sabbath Mode: Sets the oven to remain on in a bake setting until turned off, disabling tones and temperature changes in the display, and delaying heating element response to door opening/closing.
Timed Cooking (Cook Time): Allows setting the oven to turn on at a specific time, cook for a set duration, and/or shut off automatically.
Delayed Start: Enables delaying the start time for an oven function.
Baking Drawer: Can be used for baking frozen foods, conventional baking, slow cooking, and keeping foods warm. It is recommended to use the baking drawer rack.
Cooktop Elements:
- Triple Zone Cooking Element: Offers flexibility for different cookware sizes (single, dual, triple).
- Rapid Boil Element: Designed for faster boiling of liquids and low-heat tasks like melting or simmering.
- Melt Element: Provides a wide range of settings from high heat for quick boiling to low heat for delicate foods.
- Warm Zone Element: Keeps cooked foods warm for up to one hour.
Oven Racks: Includes flat racks and a roll-out rack for easy access. Specific positioning guidelines are provided for different food types and multi-rack cooking.
Meat Probe: An independent device for accurately measuring internal food temperatures.
Oven Control Lockout: Disables keypads to prevent unintended operation, except for cooktop functions.
Energy Save Mode: Puts the range into sleep mode after 5 minutes of inactivity to reduce energy consumption.

Maintenance Features:

AquaLift® Self-Cleaning Technology: An innovative low-heat, odor-free cleaning solution that uses heat and water to release baked-on spills. Users add water to the oven bottom and run a 40-minute cycle, then wipe out residual water and loosened soils.
Ceramic Glass Cooktop Cleaning: Detailed instructions for cleaning the cooktop using a cooktop scraper and affresh® Cooktop Cleaner to remove food/residue, stubborn stains, and metal marks. Emphasizes avoiding abrasive cleaners and steel wool.
General Cleaning:
- Exterior Porcelain Enamel Surfaces: Clean with glass cleaner, mild liquid cleaner, or nonabrasive scrubbing pads.
- Stainless Steel Surfaces: Clean in the direction of the grain with affresh® Stainless Steel Cleaner. Avoid abrasive cleaners.
- Metallic Paint: Avoid abrasive cleaners, bleach, rust removers, ammonia, or sodium hydroxide.
- Control Panel and Oven Door Exterior: Clean with glass cleaner and a soft cloth/sponge.
- Oven Racks: Clean with a steel-wool pad. Vegetable oil can be applied to guides for smoother sliding.
- Baking Drawer: Clean with mild detergent when cool and empty.
- Oven Cavity: Use AquaLift® Technology for regular cleaning. Avoid commercial oven cleaners.
Oven Light Replacement: Instructions for replacing the 40-watt appliance bulb.
Drawer Removal/Replacement: Steps for safely removing and reattaching the baking/warming drawer for cleaning or service.
Anti-Tip Bracket: Instructions for verifying proper installation and engagement of the anti-tip bracket to prevent tipping hazards.

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