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Use and Care - MER6555A**
10
Oven Cooking
Keep Warm 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 More+ 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 More+ 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 or breakage.
Keep Warm
For safely keeping foods warm or for warming breads and
plates.
To set Keep Warm:
1. Press the Keep Warm pad for the appropriate
oven.
• “Warm” flashes.
• “000°” flashes 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 More+ or
Less- pad.
• 170° will light when either pad is first pressed.
• Press the More+ pad to increase the temperature.
• Press the Less- 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.
Toasting (upper oven only)
For toasting bread and products that are toasted in a toaster or
toaster oven. Toast time can be set from 10 seconds up to six
minutes.
1. Press the Toast pad.
2. Select the toasting time. Press
the More+ pad to increase
the time or press the Less-
pad to decrease the time.
• “Toast” and the toasting
time will be displayed. The toasting time will begin to
count down.
Browning time may vary, watch toasting carefully to avoid
over-browning. Close oven door during toasting.
3. At the end of the set toasting time, the oven will beep.
Toasting Notes:
• Lower oven may not be operated while upper oven
is toasting. If the lower oven is operating when the
Toast pad is pressed, a beep will sound.
• Toasting is based on time not temperature.
• For more even browning results, preheat the oven 3-4
minutes.
• Toasting times will be shorter when the oven is hot or
when repeated toasting functions are done.
• For optimal results when toasting 4-5 pieces of bread or
other similar items, follow illustration above.
FOOD TOAST TIME*/COLD START
Sliced White Bread 3
1
/
2
- 4
1
/
2
min.
Waffles (frozen) 4 - 4
1
/
2
min.
Toaster Pastry (unfrozen) 3
1
/
2
- 4 min.
Toaster Pastry (frozen) 4
1
/
2
- 4
3
/
4
min
Tortillas (flour) 2
1
/
2
- 3 min.
Toaster Breaks** or 4 - 5 min.
Hot Pockets**
Bagels 4
1
/
2
- 5 min.
English Muffins 3
1
/
2
- 4 min.
Cheese Sandwich 3
1
/
2
- 4
1
/
2
min
Toasting Chart
* Toasting times are approximate and should be used as a
guide only.
** Brand names are registered trademarks of the respective
manufacturers.