Baking; Cook & Hold - Maytag PRECISION TOUCH CONTROL 500 Use And Care Manual

Oven Cooking

Baking

To set Bake:
1. Press the Bake pad.
• BAKE will flash.
• 000 will light in the display.
2. Select the oven temperature. The oven tempera-
ture can be set from 170° to 550°. Press or press
and hold the More+ or Less- pad.
• 350° will light when either pad is first pressed.
• Press the More+ pad to increase the temperature.
• Press the Less- pad to decrease the temperature.
3. Press Bake pad again or wait four seconds.
• BAKE will stop flashing and light in the display.
• 100° or the actual oven temperature will display. The
temperature will rise in 5 degree increments until the
preset temperature is reached.
4. Allow the oven to preheat for 8-15 minutes.
• When the set oven temperature is reached, one long
beep will sound.
• To recall the set temperature during preheat, press the
Bake pad.
5. Place food in the oven.
6. Check cooking progress. Cook longer if needed.
7. When cooking is finished, press CANCEL.
8. Remove food from the oven.
Baking Notes:
• To change the oven temperature during cooking,
press the Bake pad and then the More+ or Less- pad
until the desired temperature is displayed.
• To change the oven temperature during preheat,
press the Bake pad twice, then press the More+ or
Less- pad until the desired temperature is displayed.
• If you forget to turn off the oven, it will automatically turn
off at the end of 12 hours. If you wish to deactivate this
feature, see page 13.
• For additional baking and roasting tips, see "Cooking
Made Simple" booklet.
Baking Differences Between Your Old
and New Oven
It is normal to notice some baking time differences between a
new oven and an old one. See "Adjusting the Oven Temperature"
on page 13.
Cook & Hold
Cook & Hold allows you to bake for a preset amount of time,
followed by a one-hour Keep Warm cycle.
To set Cook & Hold:
1. Press the Cook & Hold pad.
• BAKE and HOLD flash.
• 000 lights in the display.
2. Select the oven temperature. The oven tempera-
ture can be set from 170° to 550°. Press or press
and hold the More+ or Less- pad.
• Press the More+ pad to increase the temperature.
• Press the Less- pad to decrease the temperature.
3. Press Cook & Hold again OR wait four seconds.
• HOLD flashes.
• 00:00 flashes in the display.
4. Enter the amount of time you want to bake by pressing the
More+ or Less- pad. Bake time can be set from ten
minutes (00:10) to 11 hours, 59 minutes (11:59).
• BAKE and HOLD light in the display.
• The baking time will light in the display.
• The baking time will start counting down.
When the cooking time has elapsed:
• Four beeps will sound.
• BAKE will turn off.
• HOLD and WARM will light.
• 170° will display.
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