Monogram. Use and Care Guide for ZEK735 Built-In Wall Oven TM Monogram.
Introduction Your new Monogram built-in oven makes an eloquent statement of style, convenience and kitchen planning flexibility. Whether you chose it for its purity of design or assiduous attention to detail, you’ll find that your Monogram built-in oven’s superior blend of form and function will delight you for years to come. The ZEK735 Monogram built-in oven is designed to provide the flexibility to blend in with your kitchen cabinetry. Its sleek design can be beautifully integrated in the kitchen.
Before using your oven, read this guide carefully. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new oven properly. Keep it handy for answers to your questions. If you don’t understand something or need more help, call: GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Write down the model and serial numbers. You’ll find them on a label on the front of the oven behind the oven door. These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your oven.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE • The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.
• Never leave the oven door open when you are not watching the oven. • Do not store flammable materials in an oven. • For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating the room. • Do not touch the heating elements or the interior surface of the oven. These surfaces may be hot enough to burn even though they are dark in color. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact, any interior area of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling first.
FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN OVEN 5 TIME CONTROLS BAKE BROIL PROBE SELF CLEAN HI/LO OVEN LIGHT 1 2 3 4 5 ON/OFF 6 7 8 9 START COOKING TIME CLEAR OFF KITCHEN TIMER DELAY START CLOCK 6 ON/OFF 0 7 14 4 8 3 9 2 10 11 12 1 13 6 15 16
Feature Index 1 Oven Door Gasket 2 Model and Serial Numbers 3 Oven Broil Element 4 Automatic Oven Door Latch 5 Oven Vent 6 Oven Control, Clock and Timer Explained on page 26, 30 3 5, 24, 25, 29 26–28 5 8–12 7 Oven Vent Grille 26 8 Automatic Oven Light Switch — 9 Oven Interior Light 10 Probe Outlet 11 Oven Shelf Supports Shelf positions for cooking are suggested in the Baking, Roasting and Broiling sections.
FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN CONTROL 1 2 3 5 4 OVEN BAKE PROBE BROIL HI/LO SELF CLEAN OVEN LIGHT 1 2 3 4 5 ON/OFF 7 12 1. BAKE. Press to select the bake function. 2. BROIL HI/LO. Press to select the broil function. 3. OVEN LIGHT ON/OFF. Press to turn the oven light on or off. 4. DISPLAY. Shows the operations you have selected, the time of day and the cooking or cleaning status. 5. START. Must be pressed to start any cooking or cleaning function. 6. COOKING TIME. Use for Timed Bake. 7.
OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK AND TIMER Clock The clock must be set for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day clock cannot be changed during Delay Start. (It can be changed during a regular bake or broil operation.) To Set the Clock 1. Press CLOCK. CLOCK 2. Press the number pads the same way you read them. For example, to set 12:34, press the number pads 1, 2, 3 and 4 in that order.
OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK AND TIMER (continued) The control has a series of tones that will sound at different times. These tones may sound while you set the control for an oven function or at the end of the oven function. They will also alert you when an incorrect time or temperature has been entered or if there is a problem with the oven. Tones While Setting the Control Preheat Notification Tone When you press a touch pad you will hear a beep.
12 Hour Shut-Off Cook and Hold With this feature, should you forget and leave the oven on, the control will automatically turn off the oven after 12 hours during baking functions or after 3 hours during a broil function. If you wish to turn off this feature, follow the steps below. 1. Press BAKE and BROIL HI/LO BROIL BAKE at the same time for 2 seconds HI/LO until the display shows “SF.” 2. Press DELAY START. The DELAY display will show “12 shdn” START (12 hour shut-off).
SPECIAL FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN CONTROL (continued) Control Lockout Your control will allow you to lock down the touch pads so they cannot be activated when pressed. 1. Press BAKE and BROIL HI/LO BROIL BAKE at the same time for 2 seconds HI/LO until the display shows “SF.” 2. Press SELF CLEAN. The SELF display will show “LOC OFF.” CLEAN —Press SELF CLEAN again. The display will show “LOC.” START 3. Press START to activate the control lockout feature and leave the control set in this special features mode.
USING YOUR OVEN Before Using Your Oven 1. Look at the controls. Be sure you understand how to set them properly. 2. Check the inside of the oven. Look at the shelves. Take a practice run at removing and replacing them properly to give sure, sturdy support. 3. Read over the information and tips that follow. 4. Keep this guide handy so you can refer to it, especially during the first weeks of using your new oven. NOTE: • You may notice a “burning” or “oily” smell the first few times you turn your oven on.
BAKING Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately using an oven control system. It is recommended that you operate the oven for a number of weeks to become familiar with your new oven’s performance. If you think an adjustment is necessary, see the Adjust the Oven Thermostat section. It lists easy Do It Yourself instructions on how to adjust the thermostat. How to Set Your Oven for Baking To avoid possible burns, place shelves in the correct position before you turn the oven on. 1. Press BAKE.
Preheating Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Preheat means bringing the oven up to the specified temperature before putting the food in the oven. To preheat, set the oven at the correct temperature—selecting a higher temperature does not shorten preheat time. Preheating is necessary for good results when baking cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For most casseroles and roasts, preheating is not necessary. For ovens without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheat 10 minutes.
BAKING (continued) Pies Cakes For best results, bake pies in dark, rough or dull pans to produce a browner, crisper crust. Frozen pies in foil pans should be placed on an aluminum cookie sheet for baking since the shiny foil pan reflects heat away from the pie crust; the cookie sheet helps retain it. When baking cakes, warped or bent pans will cause uneven baking results and poorly shaped products.
TIMED BAKING How to Set Your Oven for Time Bake The oven control allows you to turn the oven on or off automatically at specific times that you set. Examples of Immediate Start (oven turns on now and you set it to turn off automatically at the end of cooking time) and Delay Start and Stop (setting the oven to turn on automatically at a later time and turn off after a preset cooking time) will be described. NOTE: Before beginning make sure the clock shows the correct time of day.
TIMED BAKING (continued) How to Set Delay Start and Automatic Stop Easy Steps: 1. Press BAKE. 2. Press the number pads to select oven temperature. 3. Press COOKING TIME. 4. Press the number pads to set the length of baking time. 5. Press DELAY START. 6. Press the number pads to set the desired start time. 7. Press START. To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the correct position before you turn the oven on.
ADJUST THE OVEN THERMOSTAT— DO IT YOURSELF! You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. We recommend that you use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it, following the times given in your recipes as a guide. If you think your new oven is too hot or too cool, you can adjust the thermostat yourself. If you think it is too hot, adjust the thermostat to make it cooler. If you think it is too cool, adjust the thermostat to make it hotter.
ROASTING Most meats continue to cook slightly after being removed from the oven. The internal temperature will rise about 5° to 10°F. during the recommended standing time of 10 to 20 minutes. This allows roasts to firm up and makes them easier to carve. To compensate for this rise in temperature, you may want to remove the roast sooner (at 5° to 10°F. less than the temperature in the Roasting Guide).
ROASTING WITH THE PROBE See the Roasting Guide. Correct Placement of the Temperature Probe A temperature probe has been provided for use in your new oven. This probe is designed to withstand high temperatures. Temperature probes provided with other products, such as those used for microwave ovens, may not be designed to withstand high temperatures. Use of probes other than the one provided with this product may result in damage to the probe.
ROASTING WITH THE PROBE (continued) How to Set the Oven When Using the Temperature Probe The display will flash if the probe is inserted into the outlet and you have not set a probe temperature and pressed START. 1. Insert the probe into the meat. 2. Plug the probe into the outlet in the oven. Make sure it’s pushed all the way in. Close the oven door. 3. Press PROBE. PROBE 4. Press the number pads to set the internal meat temperature. 5. Press BAKE. BAKE START 22 6.
Roasting Questions and Answers Q. Is it necessary to check for doneness with a meat thermometer? A. Checking the finished internal temperature at the completion of cooking time is recommended if you did not use the probe while cooking. Temperatures are shown in the Roasting Guide. For roasts over 8 lbs., check with thermometer at half-hour intervals after half the cooking time has passed. Q. Why is my roast crumbling when I try to carve it? A.
BROILING Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from the upper broil element in the oven. Most fish and tender cuts of meat can be broiled. Follow these directions to keep spattering and smoking to a minimum. If the meat has fat or gristle around the edge, cut vertical slashes through both about 2 inches apart. If desired, the fat may be trimmed, leaving a layer about 1/8 inch thick. Place the meat on the broiler grid in the broiler pan.
BROILING GUIDE • When arranging food on the pan, do not let fatty edges hang over the sides because the dripping fat will soil the oven. • The broiler does not need to be preheated. However, for very thin foods, or to increase browning, preheat if desired. • Use LO Broil to cook foods such as poultry or thick pork chops thoroughly without over-browning them.
OPERATING THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN Normal Cleaning Time: 4 hours Before a Clean Cycle 1. Remove the probe, broiler pan, broiler grid, all cookware and any aluminum foil from the oven—they can’t withstand the high cleaning temperatures. NOTE: The oven shelves may be cleaned in the self-cleaning oven. However, they will darken, lose their luster and become hard to slide. Wipe the shelf supports with cooking oil after self-cleaning to make shelves slide more easily. 2. Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom.
How to Set Oven for Cleaning Easy Steps: 1. Press SELF CLEAN. 2. Press the number pads to set the clean time. 3. Press START. SELF CLEAN START 1. Follow the steps in the Before a Clean Cycle section. 2. Press SELF CLEAN. 3. Press the number pads to set the clean time, if a time other than 4 hours is needed. Clean time is normally 4 hours. You can change the clean time to any time between 3 to 5 hours, depending on the amount of soil in your oven. 4. Press START. The door locks automatically.
OPERATING THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN (continued) To Stop a Clean Cycle CLEAR OFF 1. Press CLEAR/OFF. 2. When the oven has cooled below the locking temperature and the LOCKED DOOR light goes off, open the door. After Self-Cleaning You may notice some white ash in the oven. Just wipe it up with a damp cloth after the oven cools. If white spots remain, remove them with a soap-filled steel wool pad. Be sure to rinse thoroughly with a vinegar and water mixture.
CARE AND CLEANING Proper care and cleaning are important so your oven will give you efficient and satisfactory service. Follow these directions carefully in caring for your oven to assure safe and proper maintenance. BE SURE ELECTRICAL POWER IS OFF AND ALL SURFACES ARE COOL BEFORE CLEANING ANY PART OF THE OVEN. Broiler Pan and Grid After broiling, remove the broiler pan and grid from the oven. Remove the grid from the pan. Carefully pour the grease from the pan into a proper container.
CARE AND CLEANING (continued) Lift-Off Oven Door The oven door is removable, but it is heavy. You may need help removing and replacing the door. Do not lift the door by the handle. This can cause the glass to break or can cause damage to the door. To remove the door, open it a few inches to the special stop position that will hold the door open. Grasp firmly on each side and lift the door straight up and off the hinges.
Probe The temperature probe may be cleaned with soap and water or a soap-filled scouring pad. Cool the temperature probe before cleaning. Scour stubborn spots with a soap-filled scouring pad, rinse and dry. Do not immerse the temperature probe in water. Do not store the temperature probe in the oven. Control Panel It’s a good idea to wipe the control panel after each use of the oven. Clean with mild soap and water or vinegar and water, rinse with clean water and polish dry with a soft cloth.
QUESTIONS? USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE “F–AND A NUMBER OR LETTER” FLASH IN THE DISPLAY • This is a function error code. Press CLEAR/OFF. Allow the oven to cool one hour. Place the oven back into operation. • Disconnect all power to the oven for 5 minutes and then reconnect power. If the failure code repeats, call for service. CONTROL SIGNALS AFTER ENTERING COOKING TIME OR DELAY START TIME • This is reminding you to press BAKE and then enter a bake temperature.
PROBLEM OVEN WILL NOT WORK POSSIBLE CAUSE • The circuit breaker in your house has been tripped, or a fuse has been blown. • The oven controls are not properly set. FOOD DOES NOT BROIL PROPERLY • Oven controls not set properly. See the Broiling section. • Door not left open to the broil stop position as recommended. • Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling Guide. • Food is being cooked on a hot pan or on cookware not suitable for broiling. • Low voltage. See the Broiling section.
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YOUR MONOGRAM ELECTRIC OVEN WARRANTY WHAT IS COVERED WHAT IS NOT COVERED Staple sales slip or cancelled check here. Proof of original purchase date is needed to obtain service under warranty. FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace any part of the oven that fails because of a manufacturing defect.
Pub. No. 49-8758 Part No. 164D3333P017 5-96 CG Monogram.
