Maytag MER6555AAB/Q/W Double Oven User Manual


 
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Use and Care - MER6875A**
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Oven Cooking
Baking Notes:
If the lower oven is NOT in use, the upper oven will
preheat more quickly.
Allow at least
1
/
2
-inch between the baking pan or
casserole and the top element in the upper oven.
Loaf, angel food or bundt pans are not recommended in
the upper oven.
Do not use temperatures below 140° F to keep food warm
or below 200° F for cooking. For food safety reasons, lower
temperatures are not recommended.
The back part of the lower oven bake element will not
glow red during baking. This is normal.
When baking frozen, self-rise pizza in the upper oven,
place the pizza on a cookie sheet to avoid overbrowning.
When preheating with a baking/pizza stone inside the
upper oven, do not set oven above 400° F. To use baking/
pizza stones at temperatures above 400° in the upper
oven, put stone in after the preheat beep.
To change the oven temperature during cooking, press
Bake pad, then press the Autoset pad or appropriate
number pads until the desired temperature is displayed.
To change the oven temperature during preheat,
press the Bake pad twice, then press the Autoset pad
or appropriate number pads until the desired tem-
perature 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 the
Automatic Shut Off/Sabbath Mode feature, see page 16.
For additional baking and roasting tips, see “Cooking Made
Simple” booklet.
Setting Oven Functions
Auto Set Pad
Use with function pads to automatically set:
350° F bake temperature
HI or LO broil
three hours of cleaning time
four minutes of toasting time
170° F keep warm temperature
Baking
To set Bake:
1. Press the Bake pad for desired oven.
BAKE and 000 will flash in the display.
2. Select the oven temperature. Press the Autoset
pad for 350° F or the appropriate number pads.
Each additional press of the Autoset pad will increase
the temperature by 25°.
The oven temperature can be set from 170° to 550°.
3. Press Bake pad again or wait four seconds.
BAKE will stop flashing and light in the display.
PREHEAT will light in the display.
100° or the actual oven temperature if over 100° F will
display. It will rise in 5° increments until the preset
temperature is reached.
4. Allow 4-10 minutes for the upper oven to preheat and 7-12
minutes for the lower oven to preheat.
When the set oven temperature is reached, one long
beep will sound.
The set temperature will display.
PREHEAT will turn off.
To recall set temperature during preheat, press Bake pad.
5. Place food in the oven.
6. Check cooking progress at the minimum cooking time.
Cook longer if needed.
7. When cooking is finished, press CANCEL pad.
8. Remove food from the oven.
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 16.
2. Press the Autoset pad to change the setting between °F
and °C.
3. Wait 4 seconds and the new setting will be accepted.
4. If the Autoset pad is not pressed within 30 seconds, the
control will return to the existing setting.
Return To Factory Default
Settings
The control can be reset to the factory default settings. To
return to the default settings:
1. Press and hold upper oven Keep Warm and CANCEL pads
for 3 seconds. A single beep will sound and 12:00 will
appear in the display.
2. Reset the clock to the current time of day.