Maytag MER5765RAB Use and Care Guide - Page 6

Smoothtop Surface Smoothtop Surface Notes: , Cooktop may emit light smoke and odor the first few times the cooktop is used. This is normal Smoothtop cooktops retain heat for a period of time after the element is turned off. Turn the dements off a few minutes before food is compHeteHycooked and use the retained heat to compHete cooking. When the hot surface Hightturns off, the cooking area wiHHbe cooH enough to touch. Because of the way they retain heat, the smoothtop dements wiHHnot respond to changes in settings as quickHyas coiHdements. In the event of a potentiaHboiHover,remove the pan from the cooking surface. Never attempt to lift the cooktopo The smoothtop surface may appear discoHoredwhen it is hot. This is normaHand wiHHdisappear when the surface cooHs. Cooking Areas The cooking areas on your range are identified by permanent circHeson the smoothtop surface. For most efficient cooking, fit the pan size to the dement size. Pans should not extend more than _/2to 7-inch beyond the cooking area. When a controHis turned on, a gHowcan be seen through the smoothtop surface. The element will cycle on and off to maintain the preset heat setting, even on Hi. For more information on cooPw, are, refer to Cookware Recommendations on page 6 and "Cooking Made SimpHe" bookHetincHudedwith your range. SINGLE ELEMENT WARMING CENTER SINGLE DUAL PLEMEN7 (SELECT MODELS) FLEXCHOICEr_ _ ELEMENT (SELECT MODEL_ Hot Surface Light The Hot Surface indicator Hightis Hocatedon the controHpanel The HightwiHHbe iHHuminatedwhen any cooking area is hot= It wiHHremain on, even after the controHis turned off, untiHthe area has cooHed. No×Choice TM Element (select models} The FiexChoice dement is a fully OFF functioning element that provides an M_,_,, Heh uHtraHow(WarmDheat setting for hoHdingdeHicatesauces and keeping cooked foods warm. It is Hocatedin the Simmer right rear position The Warm setting is Hocatedbetween LOWand OFF. Heat settings outside of this area function as a normaH dement, with Low to High settings. ....M.. e ControHstyHe varies by modeL) Note: When using the normal settings for preparing foods, it may take a few minutes for the cooking area to cool to the Warm heat setting. Warming Center Use the Warming Center to keep hot cooked foods warm, such as vegetabHes,gravies and oven-safe dinner pHates. Setting the Control: OFF 1. Push in and turn the knob. Warming _'_, . _ Max temperatures are approxumate and // tl'u are indicated on tile centre[ as Min, M!,,{{ t/ // // 2-8 and Max. However, tile centre j/ ::,,: can be set to any position between 2 \_, I\ lt // Min and Max. 2. When done, turn the contro[ to OFF and .........5.... remove food. The Hot Surface indicator Hightwill[ go off when the Warming Center surface has cooHed. Notes: ° Never warm food for longer than one hour (eggs for 30 minutes_],as food quaHitymay deteriorate. ° Do not heat coHdfood on the Warming Center. ° Heat settings will[ vary depending on type and amount of food. AHwayshoHdfood at proper food temperatures. USDA recommends food temperatures between 140°-170° F. conto 5