Maytag SMOOTHTOP 500 - Manual (Page 18)

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Important:
• DO NOT use delayed baking for items that require a
preheated oven, such as cakes, cookies, and breads.
• Do not use delayed baking if oven is already hot.
2. Press the
▲ or ▼ pad to set the delay time.
• After four seconds, DELAY will
stay lit to remind you that a delayed
cooking cycle has been set.
When the Delay time has expired
and the oven starts:
• The baking time will be displayed.
• DELAY will turn off.
• BAKE and HOLD will remain lit.
To cancel:
Press the CANCEL pad.
• All timed and untimed cooking functions
will be canceled.
• The time of day will reappear in the display.
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
▲ 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 ▲ 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.
Keep Warm
For safely keeping foods warm or for warming breads
and plates.
To set Keep Warm:
1. Press the KEEP WARM pad.
• WARM flashes.
• 000 appears 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
▲ or ▼ pads.
• 170° will light when either pad is first pressed.
• Press the
▲ pad to increase the temperature.
• Press the ▼ 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.
Changing Temp ° F/ ° C
1. The factory default setting for temperature is Fahrenheit.
2. To change the setting, press and hold the CANCEL and
BAKE pads at the same time for three seconds.
3. A single beep will sound and the current setting will be
displayed (°F or °C). (If no change is made, the range will
return to the existing setting after 30 seconds.)
4. To change the setting, press the
▲ or ▼ pad. Press again to
return to existing setting. Wait five seconds and the setting
will be complete.
Oven Cooking