Oven Operation; Baking, Roasting And Convection Cooking; Oven Vent And Oven Fans - Maytag MEW6627 User Manual

Oven Operation

Baking, Roasting and
Convection Cooking
Every oven has its own characteristics. You may find that the
cooking times and temperatures vary slightly from your old
oven. This is normal.
Oven Vent
When the oven is in use, the area near the oven vent may feel
warm to the touch. Do not block the vent opening for best
baking results.
The oven vent is located below the control panel on your wall
oven.
Oven Fans
A cooling fan will automatically turn on during cleaning,
broiling and some baking operations. It is used to help keep
internal parts on the control panel cool. The fan will automati-
cally turn off when parts have cooled. The fan may continue to
operate after the oven has been turned off. This is normal.
A convection fan is used to circulate hot air in the oven when the
convection feature is selected. It automatically turns on when-
ever the CONVECT pad is pressed and will turn off when
CONVECT is canceled.
NOTE: The convection fan will automatically stop whenever
the oven door is opened.
Setting the Controls for Baking,
Roasting and Convection Baking
1. Place oven racks on proper rack positions (see page 8).
2. Press BAKE or CONVECT pad.
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The indicator words BAKE or CONV BAKE will flash
and three dashes will appear.
3. Press the appropriate number pads for the desired oven
temperature.
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The temperature can be set from 100 to 550 F in
5 increments.
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After five seconds the oven will begin to preheat. The
indicator words ON and PREHEAT will appear in the
display and 100 or the actual oven temperature, which-
ever is higher.
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The temperature in the display will increase in 5
increments until the oven reaches the preset
temperature.
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When the oven is preheated, the oven will chime and
the ON and PREHEAT indicator words will go off.
Allow 7-11 minutes for the oven to preheat.
4. At the end of cooking, turn the oven off by pressing the
CANCEL pad. Remove food from oven. The oven
will continue operating until the CANCEL pad is
pressed.
Notes . . .
• If more than five seconds elapse between press-
ing a pad and pressing a number pad, the display
will return to the previous display.
• Whenever the ON indicator word appears in the
display, the oven is heating.
• To recall the set temperature during preheat,
press the appropriate BAKE or CONVECT pad.
The set temperature will be displayed briefly and
then return to the on-going program.
• To change the oven temperature during cooking,
press the appropriate BAKE or CONVECT pad
and the appropriate number pads for the desired
oven temperature. If you are lowering the tem-
perature below the current oven temperature, the
indicator words PREHEAT and ON will appear
briefly and the preheat chime will sound.
• As a general rule when convection baking, set
the oven temperature 25 F lower than the con-
ventional recipe or prepared mix directions.
Times will be similar to a few minutes less than
directions.
• When convection is used to roast meats, roasting
times are generally 25-30% less. (Maintain con-
ventional roasting temperature.)
• For additional baking, roasting and convection
cooking tips plus a roasting chart with recom-
mended roasting temperatures and times, see
"Cooking Made Simple" booklet.
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