Using Your Oven; Oven Characteristics; Oven Controls; Oven Indicator Light - Maytag 77FN-5EVWW Use And Care Manual

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USING YOUR OVEN
OVEN
and off as the oven elements cycle on
CHARACTERISTICS
and off.
OVEN RACKS
The two oven racks are designed with a
"lock-stop" position to keep racks from
accidentally coming completely out of
NEVER place pans directly on the oven
the oven.
bottom.
To remove: Be sure rack is cool. Pull
Do not cover entire rack with aluminum
OVEN CONTROLS
rack out to the "lock-stop" position. Tilt
foil or place foil directly under utensil. To
up and continue pulling until rack re-
catchspillovers, cut a piece of foil a little
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leases,
larger than the pan and place it on the
rack below the rack containing the uten-
To replace: Place rack on rack sup-
sil.
ports, tilt up and push toward rear of
oven. Pull rack out to "lock-stop" posi-
tion to be sure rack is correctly replaced.
THERMOSTAT
SELECTOR
RACK POSITIONS:
RACK 1 (top of oven) used for broiling
The THERMOSTAT knob is used to se-
thin foods.
lect and maintain the oven temperature.
RACK 2 used for one-rack baking or
Always turn this knob just TO the de-
broiling thicker cuts of meat.
sired temperature not to a higher tem-
RACK3 used for most one-rack baking
perature and then back. Turn this knob
and for roasting some meats.
to OFF if knob has an OFF setting,
RACK 4 used for roasting large meats,
whenever the oven is not in use.
cooking larger foods and for baking an-
PREHEATING
gel food cake or pie shells.
Preheating is necessary for baking. AI-
The SELECTOR knob determines the
lowoven to heat for 10to 15 minutesbe-
type of oven operation. Turn this knob to
fore adding food. Preheat broil element
desired setting. Each setting is identi-
for 5 to 10 minutes if darker browning is
fled by an indent (stop) and a "click"
desired or if broiling thin (3/4-inch)
sound,
meats. It is not necessary to preheat
oven for roasting.
To turn the oven on, both the Thermo-
stat and Selector knobs must be set.
Selecting temperature higher than de-
The oven will not operate if the Selector
sired will NOT preheat the oven any
knob is left in the OFF position. To turn
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faster. Preheating at a higher tempera-
the oven off, turn both knobs to the OFF
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ture may have a negative effect on bak-
position, if thermostat has an OFF set-
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ing results.
ting.
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DOUBLE WALL OVEN
OVEN INDICATOR LIGHT
HINTS:
The lower oven is equipped with only a
The OVEN indicator light,located on the
If cooking on two racks, stagger pans so
bake element. For best results, use the
control panel, turns on whenever the
one is not directly over the other. Use
upper oven for delicate cooking such as
oven is turned on. When the oven
rack positions l and 3, 2 and 4, orl and
cakes, cookies, biscuits, or pies. Use
reaches the preset temperature, the in-
4, depending on results, when cooking
eitheroven for non-critical type of cook-
dicator lightturns off and then cycles on
on two racks,
ing such as meats or casseroles.
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