Bake Pad; Convect Bake Pad; Broiling; Broil Pad - Maytag GEMINI MER6872BAQ User Manual

BAKEPAD
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Use for bakingand roasting.
1. Press BAKEpad.
2. Pressagainfor 350oF or presstheAUTO
SETpad. Eachadditional p ressof AUTO
SETwill raisethe temperature250F. Or,
presstheappropriatenumberpadsforthe
desiredtemperaturebetween100° F and
5500F.
3, When the oven turns on, a red preheat
indicatorwill light.
L O_/ER PREHEAT BAKE
OVEN /CON
BRACKET
4, A single beep will indicate the oven is
preheated to the set temperature. The
preheatindicatorwill turn off.
5. When cooking is complete,press CAN-
CEL pad. Removefoodfrom oven.
CONVECTBAKEPAD
(LowEROVENONLY- SELECT M ODELS)
1. Press CONVECTBAKEpad.
2. Pressagainfor 3250F or presstheAUTO
SETpad. Eachadditional p ress ofAUTO
SETwill raisethe temperature250F. Or,
presstheappropriatenumberpadsforthe
desiredtemperaturebetween100° F and
5500F.
BAKING
| If theTOASTINGfunction isoperating
in the upper oven when lower oven
BAKE pad and temperature are en-
tered, the control will display HEAT-
INGDELAYED X MINfollowed byWAIT.
At the end ofthe delaythe loweroven
will start automatically.
CONVECTBAKING
(SELECT MODELS)
As a general rule, when convection
baking, set the oven temperature
25° F lower than the conventional
recipe or prepared mix directions.
Bakingtime will bethe same to a few
minuteslessthan directions.
I To recallthe set temperatureduring pre-
heatpress the BAKE pad.
| Tochangeoventemperature duringcook-
ing,pressthe BAKE pad and the appro-
priatenumberpads.
I Allow 4-8 minutesfor the upper ovento
preheat. A llow10-16minutesforthe lower
oven to preheat.
I Allowat least %inch betweenthebak-
ing pan or casseroleand the top ele-
ment in the upper oven, Loaf, angel
foodor bundtpansare notrecommended
in the upper oven.
| Do not use temperaturesbelow 1400F
to keepfood warm or below 2000 F for
cooking. Forfood safety reasons,lower
temperaturesare not recommended.
I The back part of the lower oven bake
elementwill NOTglowred duringbaking.
This is normal.
I When bakingfrozen, self-rise pizzas in
the upper oven, place the pizza on a
cookie sheet to avoid overbrowning.
I For additionalbaking and roasting tips,
refer to the "Cooking Made Simple"
booklet.
When roasting meat using the con-
vection setting, roastingtimes may
be up to 30% less. (Maintainconven-
tional roastingtemperatures.)
See roasting chart in "Cooking Made
Simple"bookletforrecommended roast-
ing temperatureand times, and addi-
tional baking and convection cooking
tips.
BROILING
If theTOASTINGfunction is operating
in the upper oven when lower oven
BROILpad is pressed,a doublebeep
will sound and display will read
TOASTINGWAIT X MIN.
HI broilis usedfor mostbroiling.Use LO
broilwhen broilinglongercookingfoods
to allowthem to cook to well donestage
without excessivebrowning.
Nevercoverbroilerpaninsertwithalumi-
numfoil. This preventsfat from draining
to the pan below.
Expectbroiltimestobe longerandbrown-
ing to be slightly lighter if applianceis
installedon a 208 volt circuit.
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3. When the oven turns on a red preheat
indicator will light and the
convect iconwill be displayed.
4. A single beep will indicate the oven is
preheated to the set temperature. The
preheatindicatorwill turn off.
5. When cooking is complete,press CAN-
CEL pad. Removefood from oven.
BROILPAD
Use for top browningor broiling. For best
results,usethe broilerpanprovidedwith your
range.
1. Press the BROIL pad.
Press the AUTO SET pad for HI broil,
press again for LO broil, or press the
appropriatenumberpads to set desired
broil temperature between 3000 and
5500F.
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4.
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6.
Foroptimalbroiling,preheatthreetofour
minutesor until the broil elementis red.
Placefoodin oven leavingtheovendoor
open to thefirst stop position(aboutfour
inches).
Follow broiling recommendations in
"Cooking MadeSimple" booklet.
When broiling is complete, press CAN-
CEL pad. Removefood and broiler pan
from oven.