Whirlpool KEBS278D manual

Table of Contents (complete) .................. 2 A Note to You ................ 3 Oven Safety ................ 4-5 Getting to Know Your Oven ..................... 6 Using Your Oven .......... 7 Using EASY CONVECT* Conversion ............... 29 Caring for Your Oven ............................. 44 Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle .... 47 Troubleshooti[...]

2 T able of Contents A Note to You .......................................... 3 Oven Safety .......................................... 4-5 Getting to Know Your Oven ................... 6 Using Your Oven ..................................... 7 Using the electronic oven control ......... 7 Oven settings ..................................... 12 Settin[...]

3 A Note to Y ou Thank you for buying a KITCHENAID * appliance! KITCHENAID designs the best tools for the most important room in your house. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable information concerning how to operate and maintain your new appliance properly and safe[...]

4 Your safety is important to us. This guide contains safety statements under warning symbols. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of the symbol. IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS w W ARNING O ven Safety To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons,[...]

5 • Do not heat unopened contain- ers. They could explode. The hot contents could cause burns and container particles could cause injury. • Use only cookware approved for oven use. Follow cookware manufacturer’s instructions, especially when using glass or plastic cookware. • Do not store flammable materials on or near the oven. The fumes c[...]

6 HR MIN MIN SEC SET SET PROBE PROBE TEMP TEMP BREAD RAISING F ON COOK DEHYDRATE COOK TEMP CLEAN TIME TIME STANDARD ENTER CONVECTION FOOD FOOD AT AT CHECK CHECK TIME TIME STA RT RT TI TI ME STOP START START LOCK LOCK ? LOCKED LOCKED CONTROL CONTROL DOOR DOOR CLOSE CLOSE EASYCONVECT EASYCONVECT DELAY DELAY ON CLOSE LOCKED DOOR EASYCONVECT EASYCONVEC[...]

7 HR MIN MIN SEC SET PROBE TEMP BREAD RAISING F ON COOK DEHYDRATE COOK TEMP CLEAN TIME TIME STANDARD ENTER CONVECTION FOOD AT CHECK TIME ST ART TIME ST OP START LOCK ? LOCKED CONTROL DOOR CLOSE EASYCONVECT DELAY ON CLOSE LOCKED DOOR EASYCONVECT F DELAY This section tells you, step by step, how to operate all oven functions controlled by the electro[...]

8 (single ovens) OR Starting an operation After programming a function, you must press the Start pad to start the function. If you do not press the Start pad within 5 seconds of programming, “START?” will show on the display as a reminder. Canceling an operation The Cancel/Off pad will cancel any function, except for the Clock and Timer functio[...]

9 Using the control lock The control lock prevents unwanted use of the oven by disabling the control panel command pads. NOTES: • On double ovens, control lock is only available when oven is not active or set. On single ovens, control lock is available when oven is active, but it is not available only during the Self-Cleaning cycle or the Sabbath[...]

10 What your oven will do while in the Sabbath mode: • The oven will not shut off automatically. • The temperature displays of the active ovens will show “Sab”. • To prevent accidental key pad presses, only the 0-9, Start, Upper Oven, and Lower Oven key pads will work. (The Cancel/Off pad will also work, but it must be pressed 1 second lo[...]

11 4. Press and hold Number Pad 6 for 5 seconds to go into the Sabbath mode. NOTES: • The Sabbath mode is only available with the Bake function. • The Timer will be canceled in the Sabbath mode. • To use both ovens in the Sabbath mode, both ovens must be in BAKE mode before going into the Sabbath mode. If only one oven is on before entering t[...]

12 SETTING BAKE Use this setting for standard baking and roasting. BROIL (MAXI/ ECONO) Use this setting for broiling regular-sized and smaller cuts of meat, poultry, and fish. CONVECTION BAKE Use this setting for delicate foods and for baking breads and cakes. Use also when baking large quantities of food on more than one oven rack. Oven settings T[...]

13 SETTING INFORMATION • Both top elements heat up. • For even heating, the fan at the back of the oven circulates air in the oven cavity. • The elements will turn on and off to maintain the oven temperature. • Opening the door during Convection Broil will cause the broil elements and convection fan to turn off immediately. • The bottom e[...]

14 Setting the clock NOTE: These examples are for double upper ovens only. Other ovens may look slightly different. NOTE: If a timed oven function is active or programmed, you cannot change the clock. If an untimed oven function is active or programmed, you can change the clock, however the start time will disappear. 1. Press Clock Set/Start pad. 2[...]

15 Using the timer The Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a regular kitchen timer. It can be set in hours and minutes up to 99 hours, 59 minutes, or in minutes and seconds up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. NOTE: These examples are for double upper ovens only. Other ovens may look slightly different. 1. Press Timer Set/Start pad. • O[...]

16 CANCEL TIMER PRESS To change the timer during its operation: 1. Press Timer Set/Start pad. 2. Enter new desired time. 3. Press Timer Set/Start pad. To cancel the timer during its operation: You can cancel the Timer any time during its operation. Press the Timer Cancel pad. Baking or convection baking NOTES: • These examples are for double uppe[...]

17 2. Choose baking setting. NOTE: On double ovens, the cavity symbol flashes to tell you which oven you are setting. 3. Set temperature (optional). Do this step if you want to set a tem- perature other than 350°F for Bake or 300°F for Convection Bake. NOTE: See a reliable cookbook or your convection oven cookbook for tempera- ture recommendation[...]

18 4. Preheat oven. After the temperature reaches 170°F, the temperature display will show the actual oven temperature at each 5°F (3°C) increase. It will then stop at the set temperature. One long tone will sound when oven is preheated. 5. Put food in oven. NOTE: If you want to change the baking temperature after baking has begun, repeat Steps [...]

19 U sing Y our O ven 2. Choose setting. NOTE: On double ovens, the cavity symbol flashes to tell you which oven you are setting. 3. Set temperature (optional). Do this step if you want to set a temperature other than 300°F. NOTE: See your convection oven cookbook for temperature recommendations. 4. Start oven. NOTES: • After the temperature rea[...]

20 Cooking tips Baking/convection baking tips The hot air must circulate around the pans in the oven for even heat to reach all parts of the oven. This results in better baking. For best air circulation: • Place the pans so that one is not directly over the other. • For best results, allow 1 1 ⁄ 2 to 2 inches of space around each pan and betw[...]

21 Roasting tips • Spatter can be reduced by lining the bottom of the roasting pan with lightly crushed aluminum foil. • Use an accurate meat thermometer or temperature probe (see page 23) to determine when meat has reached desired degree of doneness. Insert the thermom- eter or probe into the center of the thickest portion of the meat or inner[...]

22 U sing Y our Oven • These examples are for double upper ovens only. Other ovens may look slightly different. Adjusting oven temperature Although your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures, it may cook faster or slower than your old oven. If, after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfied with the baki[...]

23 3. Enter the adjustment. NOTE: If you press the Cancel/Off pad instead of the Start pad, the offset temperature will stay the same. How to determine the amount of adjustment needed The following chart tells you how much to adjust the offset temperature to get the desired cooking results. You can determine cooking results by amount of browning, m[...]

24 2. Put food in oven. Place meat on the convection roasting rack, place rack on broiler pan and grid, and place pan in the center of the oven. 3. Connect probe to oven. Insert the plug into the jack located on the right oven wall. (Keep the top of the probe as far as possible from the heat source.) 4. Close oven door. 5. Set temperature (optional[...]

25 7. Set temperature (optional). Do this step if you want to set an oven temperature other than the one dis- played. NOTE: See a reliable cookbook or your convection oven cookbook for oven temperature recommendations. 8. Start oven. NOTES: • If you do not choose a cook setting and press START, the oven will default to bake at 350°F and start. I[...]

26 U sing Y our O ven w W ARNING Burn Hazard Use an oven mitt or pot holder to remove temperature probe. Do not touch broil element. Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns. 9. After cooking, unplug probe. The probe symbol will remain lit until you unplug the Temperature Probe. 10. Remove food from oven. (This prevents overcooking.[...]

27 1. Place food in cold oven. If you need the Temperature Probe for your cycle (settings 6 thru 0 in chart on page 28), insert probe into food. Place food in oven and plug probe into jack. 2. Press Convect Full Meal pad. 3. Press desired Number pad. Use the “Convect full meal chart” on page 28 as your guide for selecting a cycle. NOTES: • On[...]

28 Convect full meal chart FOOD OR MEAL Meal#1: Spinach and ricotta stuffed meat loaf, Baked potatoes, Fall apple cake Meal#2: Pesto stuffed turkey breast, Caramel- sweet potato casserole, Rhubarb-pineapple crisp Meal#3: Pork chops with currant-nut stuffing, Cherry cobbler Meal#4: Herb and pecan fried chicken, Crispy potato wedges, Applesauce rhuba[...]

29 NOTE: The converted temperatures and times are not precise because the food categories you choose from are general. (See “EASY CONVECT Conversion setting chart” on page 31 for which foods you can cook in each setting.) To ensure proper cooking, the oven will prompt you to check food at the end of cook time. If food needs more cooking, the ov[...]

30 4. Enter standard cook time. NOTES: • This step is not needed when using the temperature probe. • To delay convection cooking, after Step 4, press the Stop Time pad and enter the desired stop time. Cooking will start at the time equal to the stop time less the cook time. (Example: A cook time of 1 hour and a stop time of 4:00 would give you [...]

31 EASY CONVECT * Conversion setting chart EASY CONVECT SETTING Baked Goods Meats Other Foods FOODS YOU CAN COOK WITH THIS SETTING Cakes: layer, angel food Breads: quick and yeast Biscuits and cookies Casseroles, including frozen entrees and soufflés, Fish Chicken: whole and pieces Roasts: pork, beef, and ham Meat loaf, Baked potatoes NOTE: Turkey[...]

32 2. Put food in oven. Place food on grid in broiler pan and place in center of the oven rack. NOTES: • Place food about 3" or more from the broil elements. • To ensure adequate grease drainage , do not use cookie sheets or similar pans for broiling. • If foil is used to cover broiler grid, cut slits in foil to allow grease to drain awa[...]

33 5. Set temperature (optional). Do this step if you want to use variable temperature broiling (see below). 6. Start oven. NOTE: If you want to change the broiling temperature after broiling has begun, repeat Steps 4, 5, and 6. 7. When broiling is done, turn off oven. Variable temperature broiling • If food is cooking too fast or you want the fo[...]

34 U sing Y our O ven Convection br oiling (upper oven/single oven/both ovens on Models KEBS208D and KEBS278D) Use this setting when broiling thick cuts of meat. NOTE: These examples are for double upper ovens only. Other ovens may look slightly different. 1. Position rack. See “Broiling rack positions” on page 35 for recommended rack positions[...]

35 PRESS YOU SEE START ON O F U sing Y our O ven Broiling tips • Always start broiling with a cold broiler pan for better results. • To retain more natural juice, do not pierce meat with a fork. • Trim the outer layer of fat from steaks and chops. • Slit fatty edges to prevent meat from curling during broiling. • Use a nonstick cooking sp[...]

36 U sing Y our Oven T imed cooking The electronic clock/oven control will turn the oven on and off at times you set, even when you are not around. Delayed time cooking is ideal for foods which do not require a preheated oven, such as meats and casseroles. Do not use delayed time cooking for cakes, cookies, etc. – they will not rise properly. Bef[...]

37 3. Set temperature (optional). Do this step if you want to set a tempera- ture other than the one displayed. NOTE: See a reliable cookbook or your convection oven cookbook for tempera- ture recommendations. 4. Press Cook Time pad. 5. Set cook time. 6. Start oven. Vertical bar on display will get shorter as cook time counts down. 7. When baking/r[...]

38 To delay start and stop automatically: 1. Prepare oven. Position the oven rack(s) properly and place the food in the oven. For correct rack placement, see “Baking or convec- tion baking” on page 16 and “Rack placement” chart on page 20. 2. Choose setting. • BAKE, • CONVECTION BAKE, or • CONVECTION ROAST NOTE: On double ovens, the c[...]

39 U sing Y our O ven 5. Set cook time. 6. Press Stop Time pad. 7. Set stop time. 8. Press Start pad. When start time is reached: Vertical bar on display will get shorter as cook time counts down. ON NIGHT LIGHT DELAY SET RAISING BREAD O F COOK DEHYDRATE TIME COOK TEMP CLEAN TIME STANDARD ENTER PROBE TEMP TIME START TIME STOP START LOCK ? LOCKED CO[...]

40 9. When baking/roasting is done: “End” will show on the display. Four tones will sound, followed by 4 reminder tones (unless they have been disabled), every minute until you open the door, or press the Cancel/Off pad. To cancel timed cooking settings: Press Cancel/Off pad. U sing Y our Oven COOK TIME YOU SEE (double oven display) CANCEL OFF [...]

41 Dehydrating (upper oven/single oven/both ovens on Models KEBS208D and KEBS278D) You can use your THERMAL-CONVECTION* oven to dehydrate fruits and vegetables. NOTE: These examples are for double upper ovens only. Other ovens may look slightly different. NOTE: If you do not turn off oven after dehydrating, the oven will keep running until you pres[...]

42 5. Set temperature (optional). Do this step if you want to set a temperature (from 100°F to 200°F) other than 140°F. 6. Start oven. NOTE: If you want to change the dehy- drating temperature after dehydrating has begun, repeat Steps 4, 5, and 6. 7. When dehydrating is done, turn off oven. Raising (pr oofing) bread (upper oven/single oven/both [...]

43 1. Put dough in oven. NOTE: Be sure to close the door. 2. Press and hold Baked Goods pad for 5 seconds. NOTE: On double ovens, the cavity symbol flashes to tell you which oven you are setting. 3. Start oven. One long tone will sound when oven is preheated. 4. When proofing is done, turn off oven. The oven vent(s) Hot air and moisture escape from[...]

44 C aring for Y our Oven Cleaning your oven and controls Make sure all controls are off and the oven is cool before cleaning. Your oven is designed for easy care. You can do most cleaning with items found around your home. Cleaning your oven whenever spills or soiling occurs will help to keep it looking and operating like new. Do not use commercia[...]

45 Removing the oven door For normal use of your oven, you do not need to remove the door. However, you can remove the door by following the instructions in this section. The oven door is heavy. Use both hands to remove and replace the door. Do not lift and carry the door by the handle. To remove and replace the door you may need help. To remove: 1[...]

46 Using and replacing the oven lights The oven lights will come on when you open the oven door. To turn the lights on when the oven door is closed, press the Oven Light pad on the control panel. Press the pad again to turn off the lights. Replacing the oven light: 1. Disconnect appliance at the main power supply. Make sure the oven is cool before [...]

47 U sing the Self-Cleaning Cycle The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with hand- cleaning the oven interior. Like the other functions of your oven, you operate the Self-Cleaning cycle with the easy-to-use electronic control. To use this cycle properly, follow the step-by-step instructions in this section. Before[...]

48 Before setting the contr ols • Make sure clock is set to correct time of day. The clock cannot be set during the Self- Cleaning cycle. Setting the controls NOTE: These examples are for double upper ovens only. Other ovens may look slightly different. To start cleaning immediately: 1 . Press Clean pad. A 3 1 ⁄ 2 -hour Self-Cleaning cycle will[...]

49 3. Start oven. NOTE: The door will lock right after you press START. 4. After the Self-Cleaning cycle ends: To delay cleaning start time: 1. Press Clean pad. A 3 1 ⁄ 2 -hour Self-Cleaning cycle will be set. (The first 3 hours are for cleaning, the last 30 minutes are for cooling.) NOTE: On double ovens, the cavity symbol flashes to tell you wh[...]

50 4. Set stop time. Example for 7:00: 5. Complete entry. NOTES: • The door will lock right after you press START. • Lights will stay on until start time is reached. When the start time is reached: 6. After the Self-Cleaning cycle ends: To stop the Self-Cleaning cycle at any time: PRESS YOU SEE ON NIGHT LIGHT DELAY SET RAISING BREAD DEHYDRATE C[...]

51 For best cleaning r esults • After the oven is cool, wipe up any resi- due or ash with a damp cloth or sponge. If any spots remain, clean with a mild abrasive cleanser or cleaning sponge. • Clean the oven before it gets heavily soiled. Cleaning a very soiled oven takes longer and results in more smoke than usual. How the cycle works The Self[...]

52 Most cooking problems often are caused by little things you can find and fix without tools of any kind. Check the lists below and on the next page before calling for assistance or service. If you still need help, see “Requesting Assistance or Service” on pages 54 and 55. If nothing operates, check the following: Is the oven wired into a live[...]

53 PROBLEM Cooking results are not what you expected The display is showing “PF” A letter followed by a number shows on the display (for example “E3”, “F1”) The key pads do not operate CAUSE • The oven is not level. (See Installation Instructions.) • The oven temperature seems too low or too high. See “Adjusting oven temperature?[...]

54 R equesting Assistance or Service in the U.S.A. 1. If the problem is not due to one of the items listed in “Trouble- shooting” on pages 52-53 † : • Call KitchenAid Consumer Assistance Center: 1-800-422-1230 One of our trained consultants can instruct you in how to obtain satisfactory operation from your appliance or, if service is necess[...]

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58 This index is alphabetical. It contains all the topics included in this manual, along with the page(s) on which you can find each topic. TOPIC PAGE ASSISTANCE ................................... 54, 55 BAKING Aluminum foil ........................................ 20 Pans ...................................................... 20 Setting cycle ...[...]

59 TOPIC PAGE SELF-CLEANING Delay cleaning ...................................... 49 How cycle works ................................... 51 Preparing oven ..................................... 47 Setting controls ................................ 48-50 Starting immediately ............................. 48 Stopping cycle .............................[...]

LENGTH OF WARRANTY: ONE-YEAR FULL WARRANTY FROM DATE OF PURCHASE SEC OND- THROUGH FIFTH- YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY FROM DATE OF PURCHASE SECOND- THROUGH TENTH-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY FROM DATE OF PURCHASE KITCHENAID WILL PAY FOR: Replacement parts and repair labor costs to correct defects in materials or workman- ship. Service must be provided by an auth[...]