Self-Cleaning; Utensils - Amana ARR6300 Series Owner's Manual

Self-Cleaning

WARNING
To avoid risk of personal injury, do not touch oven vents
or areas around vents during self-cleaning. These areas
can become hot enough to cause burns.
To avoid risk of smoke damage or fire, clean excess
spills from oven interior.
• A small amount of smoke is normal when cleaning.
Excessive smoke may indicate there is a faulty
gasket or too much food residue has been left in
oven. Move birds and small animals susceptible to
fumes or smoke to another room.
• Oven should be cleaned before it gets too dirty.
Wipe up large spills before self-cleaning.
• Do not use cleaning cycle if oven light cover is not
properly in place.
1. Prepare oven for self-cleaning.
• Remove oven racks and all cooking utensils from
oven.
• Clean excess spills from oven interior.
• Remove items from rangetop and backguard. These
areas can become hot during self-cleaning cycle.
2. Move oven door lever located above oven door to right
to lock oven door.
3. Turn oven thermostat knob to CLEAN position.
4. Press CLEAN START pad.
• Self-clean and oven indicator light glow. If oven
indicator does not glow check oven door lever.
• Self-clean cycle lasts for approximately 3½ hours.
After 3½ hours oven turns off and an end-of-cycle
signal sounds.
5. Turn oven thermostat knob to OFF position when
finished.
• After oven has cooled, door can be unlocked and
opened.
Interrupt Self-Clean Cycle
1. Push CLEAN CANCEL pad and turn oven thermostat
knob to OFF position.
2. When oven has cooled to a safe temperature, unlock
and open oven door.
• Do not door lever open. If door lever is forced, lock
can be damaged.

Utensils

Utensil Material Charateristics
Type
Aluminum Heats and cools
quickly
Cast Iron Heats and cools
slowly
Copper Heats and cools
Tin Lined quickly
Enamelware Depends on base
metal
Ceramic (Glass) Heats and cools
slowly
Stainless Steel Heats and cools at
moderate rate
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Temperature
Response
Frying,
Braising,
Roasting
Low heat
cooking,
Frying
Gourmet
cooking, Wine
sauces, Egg
dishes
Low heat
cooking
Low eat
cooking
Soups,
Sauces,
Vegetables,
General
cooking
Uses