Maytag MEW5527DDW Owners Manual - Page 9

Oven Cooking Cook & Hold When using the Cook & Hold option, the oven begins to heat immediately after the control has been set. Then, the oven cooks for a specified length of time. When that time has elapsed, the oven will keep the food warm for up to an hour then automatically turn off. To set Cook & Hold: 1. Press the Cook & Hold pad. • The HOLD icon will flash to indicate that you are in Cook & Hold programming. • 00:00 will flash in the display. 2. Select the amount of time you want to cook by using the number pads. • The HOLD icon continues to flash. • The time will light in the display. • Time can be set from 00:10 to 11:59. 3. Press Bake, Convect Bake or Convect Roast (select models) and select the oven temperature. Press the Autoset pad for 350° F or the appropriate number pads. • The desired cycle icon will flash. • The oven temperature can be set from 170° F to 550° F. 4. Press the desired cycle pad again OR wait four seconds. • The desired cycle icon will remain lit. • The cooking time will show in the display. • The PREHEAT icon will show in the display. • The actual oven temperature will be displayed during preheat. • The set temperature will display when the oven is preheated. When the cooking time has elapsed: • Four beeps will sound. • The HOLD and WARM icons will light. • 170° will display. • Time of day will display. After one hour in HOLD WARM: • The oven turns off automatically. • HOLD and WARM icons go off. • Remove food from oven. To cancel Cook & Hold at any time: Press the CANCEL pad. Remove food from oven. 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 or Delay 1 pad (select models). In double wall oven models, press the Delay or Delay 1 (select models) pad once to program the upper oven or twice to program the lower oven. • The DELAY icon 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. • The HOLD icon flashes. • The DELAY icon flashes in the display. • 00:00 flashes. 4. Enter the amount of time you want to cook using the number pads. 5. Press Bake, Convect Bake or Convect Roast (select models). 6. Set the oven temperature desired by pressing the Autoset pad or the appropriate number pads. • 350° will light when Autoset is pressed. • After four seconds, the entered delay time will appear in the display. • The HOLD icon turns off. • The BAKE and DELAY icons 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.