Maytag MER6871AAW User Manual page 7

BAKEPAD
Use for baking and roasting,
1. Press BAKE pad.
2. Press again for 3500 F or press the
AUTO SET pad. Each additional press
of AUTO SET will raisethe temperature
25° F. Or, pressthe appropriatenumber
pads for the desired temperature be-
tween 100° F and 5500 F.
3. When the oven turns on, a red preheat
indicator will light.
LOWER
PREHEAT BAKE
OVEN ICON
BRACKET
4. A single beep will indicate the oven is
preheated to the set temperature. The
preheat indicator will turn off.
5. When cooking iscomplete, press CAN-
CEL pad. Remove food from oven.
CONVECTBAKEPAD
(LOWER OVEN
ONLY" SELECT MODELS)
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2.
Press CONVECT BAKE pad.
Press again for 325° F or press the
AUTO SET pad. Each additional press
of AUTOSET will raisethe temperature
25° F. Or, press the appropriatenumber
pads for the desired temperature be-
tween 100° F and 550o F.
3. When the oven turns on a red preheat
indicator will light and the
convect icon will be displayed.
.
.
A single beep will indicate the oven is
preheated to the set temperature. The
preheat indicator will turn off.
When cooking is complete, press
CANCELpad. Removefoodfrom oven.
BAKING
If the TOASTING function is operat-
ing in the upper oven when lower
oven BAKE pad and temperature are
entered,thecontrolwilldisplay HEAT-
ING DELAYED X MIN followed by
WAIT. At the end of the delay the
lower oven 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.
Bakingtimewill bethesame to a few
minutes less than directions.
To recall the set temperature during
preheat press the BAKE pad.
To change oven temperature during
cooking, press the BAKE pad and the
appropriate number pads.
Allow 4-8 minutes for the upper oven to
preheat. Allow 10-16 minutes for the
lower oven to preheat,
I Allow at least 1h-inch between the
baking pan or casserole and the top
element in the upper oven. Loaf,angel
foodor bundtpansare notrecommended
in the upper oven.
: I Do not use temperatures below I40 ° F
to keep food warm or below 200 ° F for
cooking. For food safety reasons, lower
temperatures are not recommended.
I
The back part of the loweroven bake
element wil! NOT glow red during
baking. This is normal.
When baking frozen, self-rise pizzas in
the upper oven, place the pizza on a
cookie sheet to avoid overbrowning.
When roasting meat using the con-
vection setting, roasting times may
be up to 30% less. (Maintainconven-
tional roasting temperatures.)
See roasting chart in "Cooking Made
Simple" booklet for recommended
roasting temperature and times, and
additional bakingand convection cook-
ing tips.
BROILING
if the TOASTINGfunction is operat-
ing in the upper oven when lower
oven BROILpad ispressed,a double
beepwillsound and display willread
TOASTING WAIT X MIN.
HI broil is used for most broiling. Use
LO broil when broiling longer cooking
foods toallow themto cookto welldone
stage without excessive browning.
i Never cover broiler pan insertwith alu-
minumfoil. This preventsfat fromdrain-
ing to the pan below.
II For additional baking and roasting tips, II Expect broil times to be longer and
refer to the "Cooking Made Simple" browning to be slightly lighter if appli-
booklet, ance is installed on a 208 volt circuit.
BROIL
PAD 3.
Use for top browning or broiling. For best
results, use the broiler pan provided with
your range.
1. Press the BROIL pad.
2. Press the AUTO SET pad for HI broil,
press again for LO broil, or press the
appropriatenumberpads to set desired
broil temperature between 300° and
550o F.
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5.
.
For optimal broiling, preheat three to
four rninutesor untilthe broil element is
red.
Place food in oven leaving the oven
dooropentothe firststop position(about
four inches).
Follow broiling recommendations in
"Cooking Made Simple" booklet.
When broiling is complete, press CAN-
CELpad. Removefood and broiler pan
from oven.