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Cookware
Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best
cooking results and to prevent damage
to the cooktop. Specialty items with
rounded or ridged bottoms (woks,
ridged bottom canners or tea kettles)
are not recommended.
Burn and Product
Damage Hazard
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If the pan is too small for the
surface unit, you could be
burned by the heat from the
exposed section of the surface
unit. Use correctly sized cook-
ing utensils to prevent injury.
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If a surface unit stays red for a
long time, the bottom of the pan
is not flat enough or is too small
for the surface unit. Prolonged
usage of incorrect utensils for
long periods of time can result
in damage to the surface unit,
cooktop, wiring and surround-
ing areas. To prevent damage,
use correct utensils, start cook-
ing on HI and turn control down
to continue cooking.
Optional canning kit
The large diameter of most water-bath
or pressure canners combined with
high heat settings for long periods of
time can shorten the life of regular
surface units and cause damage to the
cooktop.
If you plan to use the cooktop for can-
ning, we recommend the installation of
a Canning Kit, Order the kit (Part No.
242905) from your Whirlpool dealer or
authorized WhirlpoolSM service
company.
NOTE: See the Cooking Guide for
additional canning information.
The electronic oven controls
There are three parts in the oven
control section:
-The digital display.
-The command buttons.
-The Set Knob.
Instructions for each oven control are
covered on the following pages. Read
them carefully.
When you first plug in the range,
the display will show four flashing 8’s.
If, after you set the clock (page 8) the
display again shows four flashing 8’s,
your electricity was off for a while.
Reset the clock.
Model RF395PXW only: Operating
instructions are provided for the elec-
tronic controls. They are located on the
inside of the flip-top console. Use these
flip-top instructions for quick and easy
reference.