Maytag MER5551BA Use and Care Manual - Page 8

Oven Cooking Baking, Roasting and Broiling Setting the Controls For Baking or Roasting: 1. Press Bake pad. • "SEt" will light and the Broil indicator light will flash in the display. 3. Press the More+ pad to select Hi (high) broil or the Less- pad to set Lo (low) broil. • 000 will light and the Bake indicator will flash in the display. • Select Hi broil for normal broiling. • If you press the Bake pad and do not set an oven temperature within 30 seconds, the program will automatically cancel and the time of day will reappear in the display. 2. Press the More+ or Less- pad until the desired oven temperature is displayed. • The oven temperature can be set from 170° to 550° F. • 350° will appear in the display when either More+ or Lesspad is pressed once. • Press and tap the More+ or Less- pad to change the oven temperature by 5° increments or press and hold the More+ or Less- pad to change the oven temperature by 10° increments. • 100° or the actual oven temperature, whichever is higher, will appear in the display when the oven turns on. • The temperature in the display will increase in 5° increments until preset temperature is reached. A single beep will sound when the oven is preheated. • Allow 10 to 15 minutes for the oven to preheat. • To recall preset temperature during preheat, press the Bake pad. The temperature will be displayed for three seconds. • Select Lo broil for low temperature broiling to avoid excessive browning of longer cooking foods like poultry. • If you do not select Hi or Lo Broil within 30 seconds, the program will automatically cancel and the time of day will reappear in the display. 4. Preheat broil element for three minutes. Broil with the oven door open to the first stop position (about 4 inches). 5. After broiling, press Cancel to turn the oven off and remove the broiler pan from the oven. The current time of day will reappear in the display. Manual Clean Oven Knob Control (select models) Oven Temp Knob The Oven Temp Knob is used to select and maintain the oven temperature. Always turn this knob just to the desired temperature. Do not turn to a higher temperature and then back. • To change oven temperature during cooking, press the Bake pad, then press the More+ or Less- pad until the desired temperature is displayed. • To change oven temperature during preheat, press the Bake pad twice, then press the More+ or Less- pad until the desired temperature is displayed. 3. Place food in the oven. Check food for doneness at the minimum cooking time. 4. At the end of cooking, press the Cancel pad to turn the oven off and remove the food from the oven. • The oven features an automatic shut-off. If the oven is left on for 12 hours it will automatically turn off and 000 will appear in the display. Press the Cancel pad and the time of day will reappear in the display. Setting the Controls For Broiling: For best results, use pan designed for broiling. Setting the Control for Baking and Roasting: 1. Push in and turn Oven Temp knob to desired temperature. Allow 10-15 minutes for preheating. 2. Place food in the center of oven. Check food for doneness at minimum time in recipe. Cook longer if necessary. 3. Remove food from oven and turn Oven Temp knob to OFF. Setting the Control for Broiling: 1. For best results, use a broiling pan. Place the broiler pan on recommended rack position (see chart on page 8). 2. Turn Oven Temp knob to BROIL or, for lower temperature broiling, to 450° F. • Lower temperature broiling avoids excessive browning of longer cooking foods such as poultry. 3. Follow the suggested times in the broil chart on page 8. Meat should be turned once about halfway through cooking time. 1. Place broiler pan on recommended rack position. (See chart 4. Check the doneness by cutting a slit in the meat near the on page 13.) center to check the color. 2. Press the Broil pad. 5. After broiling, turn the Oven Temp knob to OFF. Remove the broiler pan from the oven. 7