Oven Cooking

Baking

To set bake:

1. Press the Bake pad.

BAKE will flash.

000 will light in the display.

2.Select the oven temperature. The oven tempera- ture can be set from 170° to 550°. Press or press

and hold the More+ or Less- pad.

350° will light when either pad is first pressed.

Press the More+ pad to increase the temperature.

Press the Less- pad to decrease the temperature.

3.Press Bake pad again or wait four seconds.

BAKE will stop flashing and light in the display.

100° or the actual oven temperature will display. The temperature will rise in 5° increments until the preset temperature is reached.

4.Allow the oven to preheat for 8-15 minutes.

When the set oven temperature is reached, one long beep will sound.

To recall the set temperature during preheat, press the Bake pad.

5.Place food in the oven.

6.Check cooking progress at minumum cooking time. Cook longer if needed.

7. When cooking is finished, press CANCEL pad.

8. Remove food from the oven.

Baking Notes:

To change the oven temperature during cooking, press the Bake pad and then the More+ or Less- pad until you reach the desired temperature.

To change the oven temperature during preheat, press the Bake pad twice and then the More+ or Less- pad until you reach the desired temperature.

If you forget to turn off the oven, it will automatically turn off at the end of 12 hours. If you wish to deactivate this feature, see page 14.

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 15.

Cook & Hold

Cook & Hold allows you to bake for a preset amount of time, followed by a one-hour Keep Warm cycle.

To set Cook & Hold:

1. Press the Cook & Hold pad.

• BAKE and HOLD flash.

• 000 lights in the display.

2. Select the oven temperature. The oven temperature can be set from 170° to 550°. Press or press and hold the More+ or Less- pad.

Press the More+ pad to increase the temperature.

Press the Less- pad to decrease the temperature.

3.Press Cook & Hold pad again OR wait four seconds.

HOLD flashes.

00:00 flashes in the display

4.Enter the amount of time you want to bake by pressing the More+ or Less- pad. Bake time can be set from 10 minutes (00:10) to 11 hours, 59 minutes (11:59).

BAKE and HOLD light in the display.

The baking time will light in the display.

The baking time will start counting down.

When the cooking time has elapsed:

Four beeps will sound.

BAKE will turn off.

HOLD and WARM will light.

170° will display.

After one hour in HOLD WARM:

“End” will display.

The time of day will reappear in the display.

To cancel Cook & Hold at any time:

Press the CANCEL pad. Remove food from oven.

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Maytag Range important safety instructions Cook & Hold, Baking Notes, Baking Differences Between Your Old and New Oven

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