Oven Cooking

Delay Cook & Hold

CAUTION

Do not use delayed baking for highly perishable foods such as dairy products, pork, poultry, or seafood.

When using Delay, the oven begins to cook later in the day. Set the amount of time that you want to delay before the oven turns on and how long you want to cook. The oven begins to heat at the selected time and cooks for the specified length of time.

Delay time can be set from 10 minutes (00:10) to 11 hours, 59 minutes (11:59).

To set a Delayed Cook & Hold cycle:

1. Press the Delay 1 pad.

• DELAY flashes in the display.

• 00:00 flashes in the display.

2.Using the appropriate number pads, enter the amount of time you want to delay the start of the Cook & Hold cycle.

3.Press the Cook & Hold pad.

• HOLD and DELAY flash in the display.

00:00 flashes in the display.

4.Enter the amount of time you want to cook using the number pads.

5.Press Bake or Convect.

6.Set the oven temperature desired by pressing the Autoset 0 pad or the appropriate number pads.

350° will light when Autoset 0 pad is

pressed.

After four seconds, the entered delay time will appear in the display.

HOLD turns off.

BAKE and DELAY remain lit to remind you that a delayed Cook & Hold cycle has been programmed.

Note:

Do not use Delayed Cook & Hold for items that require a preheated oven, such as cakes, cookies, and breads.

Do not use Delayed Cook & Hold if oven is already hot.

Keep Warm

For safely keeping hot foods warm in the oven or for warming breads and plates.

To set Keep Warm:

1.Press the Keep Warm pad.

• WARM flashes.

• 000 flashes in the display.

2.Select the Keep Warm temperature by pressing the Autoset 0 pad or the appropriate number pads.

170° will light when the Autoset 0 pad is pressed.

Each press of the Autoset 0 pad will increase the temperature by 5°.

The Keep Warm temperature can be set from 145° to 190°.

WARM and the temperature will be displayed while the function is active.

To cancel Keep Warm:

1.Press the Cancel pad.

2.Remove food from the oven.

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 Autoset 0 pads.

-warm for 12-15 minutes.

To warm plates:

-place 2 stacks of up to four plates each in the oven.

-press Keep Warm and Autoset 0 pads.

-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.

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Amana AGR5835QDW important safety instructions Delay Cook & Hold, Keep Warm Notes

AGR5835QDW specifications

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