Keep Warm - Maytag SMOOTHTOP 500 Use And Care Manual

Oven Cooking
2. Press the ▲ or ▼ pad to set the delay time.
• After four seconds, DELAY will
stay lit to remind you that a delayed
cooking cycle has been set.
When the Delay time has expired
and the oven starts:
• The baking time will be displayed.
• DELAY will turn off.
• BAKE and HOLD will remain lit.
To cancel:
Press the CANCEL pad.
• All timed and untimed cooking functions
will be canceled.
• The time of day will reappear in the display.
Important:
• DO NOT use delayed baking for items that require a
preheated oven, such as cakes, cookies, and breads.
• Do not use delayed baking if oven is already hot.

Keep Warm

For safely keeping foods warm or for warming breads
and plates.
To set Keep Warm:
1. Press the KEEP WARM pad.
• WARM flashes.
• 000 appears in the display.
2. Select the Keep Warm temperature. The Keep
Warm temperature can be set from 145° to 190°.
Press or press and hold the
• 170° will light when either pad is first pressed.
• Press the ▲ pad to increase the temperature.
• Press the ▼ pad to decrease the temperature.
WARM and the temperature will be displayed while Keep
Warm is active.
To cancel Keep Warm:
1. Press the CANCEL pad.
2. Remove food from the oven.
▲ or ▼ pads.
Notes:
• For optimal food quality, oven cooked foods should be kept
warm for no longer than 1 to 2 hours.
• To keep foods from drying, cover loosely with foil or a lid.
• To warm dinner rolls:
- cover rolls loosely with foil and place in oven.
- press KEEP WARM and ▲ pads to set 170° F.
- warm for 12-15 minutes.
• To warm plates:
- place 2 stacks of up to four plates each in the oven.
- press KEEP WARM and ▲ pads to set 170° F.
- warm for five minutes, turn off the oven and leave plates
in the oven for 15 minutes more.
- use only oven-safe plates, check with the manufacturer.
- do not set warm dishes on a cold surface as rapid
temperature changes could cause crazing.
Changing Temp
1. The factory default setting for temperature is Fahrenheit.
2. To change the setting, press and hold the CANCEL and
BAKE pads at the same time for three seconds.
3. A single beep will sound and the current setting will be
displayed (°F or °C). (If no change is made, the range will
return to the existing setting after 30 seconds.)
4. To change the setting, press the ▲ or ▼ pad. Press again to
return to existing setting. Wait five seconds and the setting
will be complete.
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