KitchenAid KEMC308 Microwave Oven User Manual


 
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Before you start
Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle
Before you start the Self-Cleaning
cycle, make sure you:
NOTE: DO NOT clean, move, or bend the
gasket. Poor cleaning, baking, and roasting
may result.
Hand-clean the areas shown. They do
not get hot enough during the Self-
Cleaning cycle for soil to burn away. Use
hot water and detergent or a soapy, steel-
wool pad for cleaning.
Do not let water, cleaner, etc., enter slots
on door and frame.
Remove the broiler pan and grid and any
cookware/bakeware being stored in the
oven.
DO NOT
hand-clean
gasket
Hand-clean frame
Hand-clean door
around edge
Wipe out any loose soil or grease. This
will help reduce smoke during the Self-
Cleaning cycle.
Wipe up food spills containing sugar
and/or milk as soon as possible after the
oven cools down. When sugar is heated
to a high temperature in the Self-Cleaning
cycle, the high temperature can cause the
sugar to burn and react with the
porcelain. This can cause staining and
etching, pitting or faint white spots.
Remove the oven racks from the oven if
you want them to remain shiny. You can
clean the oven racks in the Self-Cleaning
cycle, but they will become harder to
slide. (See the “Cleaning chart” in the
“Caring for Your Electric Convection
Oven” section.) If you clean the racks in
the Self-Cleaning cycle, place them on
the 2nd and 4th rack guides. (The guides
are counted from bottom to top.)
Heat and odors are normal during the
Self-Cleaning cycle. Keep the kitchen well
ventilated by opening a window or by
turning on a vent hood or other kitchen
vent during the cycle.
IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is
extremely sensitive to the fumes given off
during the Self-Cleaning cycle. Exposure to
the fumes may result in death to certain
birds. Always move birds to another closed
and well ventilated room.
wWARNING
Burn Hazard
Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle.
Keep children away from oven during Self-Cleaning cycle.
Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns, or
illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
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