Amana Electric Smoothtop Range important safety instructions Keep Warm, Broiling

Oven Cooking

To set a Delay when Cook & Hold has already been programmed:

1. Press the Delay pad.

•DELAY flashes.

•00:00 appears in the display.

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.

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.

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.

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 or breakage.

Broiling

To set Broil:

1.Press the Broil pad.

•BROIL flashes.

•SET is displayed.

2.Press the ▲ pad to set HI broil or press the ▼ pad to set LO broil.

•HI or LO will be displayed.

•Select HI Broil (550° F) for normal broiling. Select

LO Broil (450° F) for low-temperature broiling of longer cooking foods such as poultry.

3.After four seconds, the oven will start.

•BROIL will remain lit.

4.For optimum browning, preheat broil element for 3-4 minutes before adding food.

5.Place food in the oven. Leave oven door open about four inches (the first stop).

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