Cook & Hold - Amana AEW3530D Use And Care Manual

Oven Cooking
Cook & Hold
When using the Cook & Hold option, the oven begins to heat
immediately after the control has been set. Then, the oven
cooks for a specified length of time. When that time has
elapsed, the oven will keep the food warm for up to an hour
then automatically turn off.
To set Cook & Hold:
1. Press the Cook & Hold pad.
• HOLD will flash to indicate that you are in Cook &
Hold programming.
• 00:00 will flash in the display.
2. Select the amount of time you want to cook by using the
number pads.
• HOLD continues to flash.
• The time will light in the display.
• Time can be set from ten minutes (00:10) to 11 hours, 59
minutes (11:59).
3. Press Bake, Convect Bake or Convect Roast
(select models) and select the oven temperature.
Press the Autoset pad for 350° F or the appropri-
ate number pads.
• The desired cycle indicator will flash.
• The oven temperature can be set from 170° F to 550° F.
4. Press the desired cycle pad again OR wait four seconds.
• The desired cycle indicator will remain lit.
• The cooking time will show in the display.
• The actual oven temperature will be displayed
during preheat.
• The set temperature will display when the oven is
preheated.
When the cooking time has elapsed:
• Four beeps will sound.
• HOLD and WARM will light.
• 170° will display.
• Time of day will display.
After one hour in HOLD WARM:
• The oven turns off automatically.
• HOLD and WARM go off.
• Remove food from oven.
To cancel Cook & Hold at any time:
Press the Cancel pad. Remove food from oven.
Delay Cook & Hold
CAUTION
Do not use delayed baking for highly perishable foods such
as dairy products, pork, poultry, or seafood.
When using Delay, the oven begins to cook later in the day.
Set the amount of time that you want to delay before the oven
turns on and how long you want to cook. The oven begins to
heat at the selected time and cooks for the specified length of
time.
Delay time can be set from 10 minutes (00:10) to 11 hours, 59
minutes (11:59).
To set a Delayed Cook & Hold cycle:
1. Press the Delay or Delay 1 pad (select models).
In double wall oven models, press the Delay or
Delay 1 (select models) pad once to program the
upper oven or twice to program the lower oven.
• DELAY and 00:00 flash in the display.
2. Using the appropriate number pads, enter the amount of
time you want to delay the start of the Cook & Hold cycle.
3. Press the Cook & Hold pad.
• HOLD, DELAY and 00:00 flash in the
display.
4. Enter the amount of time you want to cook using the
number pads.
5. Press Bake, Convect Bake or Convect Roast (select models).
6. Set the oven temperature desired by pressing the Autoset
pad or the appropriate number pads.
• 350° (or 325° F if using Convect Roast)
will light when Autoset is pressed.
• After four seconds, the entered delay time will
appear in the display.
• HOLD turns off.
• BAKE and DELAY remain lit to remind you that a
delayed Cook & Hold cycle has been programmed.
Note:
• Do not use Delayed Cook & Hold for items that require a
preheated oven, such as cakes, cookies, and breads.
• Do not use Delayed Cook & Hold if oven is already hot.
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