Maytag Performa PER4510 User Manual page 7

Baking, Roasting and Broiling
Oven Operation CAUTIONS:
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Be sure all packing material is removed from oven before
turning on.
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Do not use oven for storing food or cookware.
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Many aerosol-type spray cans are EXPLOSIVE when
exposed to heat and may be highly flammable. Avoid
their use or storage near the oven.
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Prepared Food Warning: Follow food manufacturer's
instructions. If a plastic frozen food container and/or its
For additional baking, roasting and broiling times and tips, see "Cooking Made Simple" booklet.
Setting the Controls
For Baking or Roasting
1. Press Bake pad.
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000 will light and the Bake indica-
tor light will flash in the display.
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If you press the Bake pad and do
not set an oven temperature within
30 seconds, the program will auto-
matically cancel and the time of
day will reappear in the display.
2. Press the or pad until the desired
oven temperature is displayed.
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The oven temperature can be set
from 170° to 550° F.
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350° will appear in the display when
either or pad is pressed once.
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Press and tap the
change the oven temperature by 5°
increments or press and hold the
or pad to change the oven
temperature by 10° increments.
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75° or the actual oven temperature,
whichever is higher, will appear in
the display when the oven turns
on.
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The temperature in the display will
increase in 1° increments until the
preset temperature is reached. A
single beep will sound when the
oven is preheated.
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Allow 10 to 15 minutes for the oven
to preheat.
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To recall the preset temperature
during preheat, press the Bake pad.
The temperature will be displayed
for three seconds.
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To change the oven temperature
during cooking, press the Bake pad,
then press the
desired temperature is displayed.
3. Place the food in the oven. Check food
for doneness at the minimum cooking
time.
4. At the end of cooking, press the
or pad to
Cancel pad to turn the oven off and
remove the food from the oven.
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The oven features an automatic
shut-off. If the oven is left on for 12
hours it will automatically turn off
and 000 will appear in the display.
Press the Cancel pad and the time
of day will reappear in the display.
cover distorts, warps, or is otherwise damaged during
cooking, immediately discard the food and its con-
tainer. The food could be contaminated.
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Follow the manufacturer's directions when using oven
cooking bags.
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When oven is in use, the area near the oven vent may
feel hot to the touch.
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Allow steam and hot air to escape before reaching into
the oven to check, add or remove food.
Setting the Controls
For Broiling
For best results, use a pan designed for
broiling.
1. Place the broiler pan on the recom-
mended rack position. (See "Cooking
Made Simple" booklet.)
2. Press the Broil pad.
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3. Press the
or pad until the
broil or the
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4. Preheat broil element for three min-
utes.
5. Broil with the oven door open to the
first stop position (about 4 inches).
6. After broiling, press the Cancel pad to
turn the oven off and remove the
broiler pan from the oven. The current
time of day will reappear in the dis-
play.
000 will light and the Broil indica-
tor light will flash in the display.
pad to select Hi (high)
pad to set Lo (low) broil.
Select Hi broil for normal broiling.
Select Lo broil for low temperature
broiling to avoid excessive brown-
ing of longer cooking foods such as
poultry.
If you do not select Hi or Lo Broil
within 30 seconds, the program will
automatically cancel and the time
of day will reappear in the display.
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