Care And Cleaning; Self-Clean Oven - Maytag MGR5710 User Manual

Care and Cleaning ...................................
Self-Clean Oven
A Toprevent damage, do not clean or rub the gasket around
Self-Clean CAUTIONS:
the oven door. The gasket is designed to seal in heat during
the clean cycle.
• It is normal for parts of the range to become hot during a
clean cycle. Wipe up excess grease or spillovers from the oven bottom to
prevent excessive smoking, flare-ups and flaming during the
• Avoid touching cooktop, door, window, or oven vent clean cycle.
area during a clean cycle. Wipe up sugary and acid spillovers such as sweet potatoes,
' To prevent damage to oven door, do not attempt to open tomato or milk-based sauces. Porcelain enamel is acid re-
the door when the LOCK indicator light is lit. sistant, not acid proof. The porcelain finish may discolor if
• Do not use commercial oven cleaners on the self-clean acid spills are not wiped up prior to a self-clean cycle.
oven finish or around any part of the oven as they will
damage the finish or parts.
During Clean Cycle
The self-cleancycleusesabovenormalcookingtemperatures When the LOCK indicator light is lit, the door cannot be
to automatically clean the entire oven interior, opened. To prevent damage to door, do not force door open
when the LOCK indicator light is lit.
Itis normal for flare-ups, smoking or flaming to occur during Some smoke andodor may be detected the first few times the
cleaning if the oven is heavily soiled. Itis better to clean the oven is cleaned. This is normal and will lessen in time. Smoke
oven regularly rather than to wait untilthere is a heavy build- may also occur if oven is heavily soiled or if broiler pan was
up of soil in the oven. left in oven.
During the cleaning process, the kitchen should be well As oven heats, you may hear sounds ofmetal parts expanding
ventilated to help eliminate normal odors associated with and contracting. This is normal and will not damage oven.
cleaning.
After Self-Cleaning
Before Self-Cleaning
About one hour after the end of the clean cycle, the LOCK
Turn off the oven light before cleaning as the light may burn indicator light will turn off At this point, the door can be
out during the clean cycle, opened.
Remove broiler pan, all pans and the oven racks from the Some soil may leave a light gray, powdery ash which can be
oven. The oven racks will discolor and may not slide easily removed with a damp cloth. If soil remains, it indicates that
after a self-clean cycle, the clean cycle was not long enough. The soil will be re-
Clean oven frame, door moved during the next clean cycle.
frame (area outside the If the oven racks were left in the oven and do not slide
door gasket) and around smoothly after a clean cycle, wipe racks and embossed rack
the opening in the door supports with a small amount of vegetable oil to restore ease
gasket with a nonabra- of movement.
sive cleaning agent such
as Bon Ami or detergent Fine lines may appear in the porcelain resulting from the
and water. These areas heating and cooling of the finish. This is normal and will
are not exposed to clean- not affect performance.
ing temperatures and should be cleaned to prevent soil from A white discoloration may appear after cleaning if acid or
baking on during the clean cycle, sugary foods were not wiped up before the clean cycle. This
discoloration is normal and will NOT affect performance.
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