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Maytag Electric Smoothtop
Double Oven Range
®
Precision Touch 750 Series
Use and Care Guide
Table of Contents
Safety.......................................... 1-3
Care & Cleaning ...................18-21
Self-Clean Oven
Surface Cooking ...................... 4-7
Cleaning Procedures
Warming Center
Controls
Maintenance .........................22-23
Smoothtop Surface
Oven Doors and Windows
Oven Lights
Oven Cooking ......................... 8-17
Control Panel
Troubleshooting ...................24-2
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General Instructions Installer: Please leave this guide with this appliance. To ensure proper and safe operation: Appliance must Consumer: Please read and keep this guide for future refer- be properly installed and grounded by a qualified techni- ence. Keep sales receipt and/or canceled check as proof of cian. Do not attempt to adjust, repair, service, or replace purchase. any part of your appliance unless it is specifically recom- Model Number __________________________________ mended in this g
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Important Safety Instructions If appliance is installed near a window, precautions should be If pan is smaller than element, a portion of the element will taken to prevent curtains from blowing over surface ele- be exposed to direct contact and could ignite clothing or ments. potholder. NEVER use appliance to warm or heat the room. Failure to Only certain types of glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic, earthen- follow this instruction can lead to possible burns, injury, fire, ware, or other glazed utens
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Important Safety Instructions NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised in area where Deep Fat Fryers appliance is in use or is still hot. Use extreme caution when moving the grease pan or disposing of hot grease. Allow grease to cool before at- NEVER allow children to sit or stand on any part of the tempting to move pan. appliance as they could be injured or burned. Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils in or on it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out Ovens
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Surface Cooking Suggested Heat Settings Surface Controls The size, type of cookware and cooking operation will affect Use to turn on the surface elements. An infinite choice of the heat setting. For information on cookware and other heat settings is available from Low to High. The knobs can factors affecting heat settings, refer to Cookware Recommen- be set on or between any of the settings. dations on page 7 and “Cooking Made Simple” booklet. Setting the Controls Low (2): Use to keep foods H
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Surface Cooking Hot Surface Light Smoothtop Surface The Hot Surface indicator light is located on the control panel. The light will be illuminated Smoothtop Surface Notes: when any cooking area is hot. It will remain on, • For Canadian models, the smoothtop does NOT operate even after the control is turned off, until the area has cooled. during a clean cycle. • Cooktop may emit light smoke and odor the first few Warming Center (select models) OFF times the cooktop is used. This is normal. Use
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Surface Cooking To Prevent Stains Tips to Protect the • Never use a soiled dish cloth or sponge to clean the Smoothtop Surface cooktop surface. A film will remain which may cause stains on the cooking surface after the area is heated. Cleaning (see page 20 for more information) • Continuously cooking on a soiled surface may/will result in • Before first use, clean the cooktop. a permanent stain. • Clean your cooktop daily or after each use. This will keep your cooktop looking good and can preven
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Surface Cooking Cookware Recommendations Canning and Oversize Cookware Using the right cookware can prevent many problems, such All canners and large pots must have flat bottoms and as food taking longer to cook or achieving inconsistent must be made from heavy-gauge materials. This is critical results. Proper pans will reduce cooking times, use less on smoothtop surfaces. The base must not be more than energy, and cook food more evenly. 1 inch larger than the element. When canners and pots do n
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Oven Cooking Control Panel A B C D E F G H I J K L The control panel is designed for ease in programming. The display window on the control shows time of day, timer and oven functions. Control panel shown includes model specific features. (Styling may vary depending on model.) A Bake Use for baking and roasting. Clock B Keep Warm Use to keep cooked food warm in oven. The clock can be set to display time in a 12-h
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Oven Cooking To cancel the Clock display: To lock both doors: If you do not want the time of day to display: Press and hold the Upper Oven CANCEL and Cook & Hold pads for three seconds. Press and hold the Upper Oven CANCEL and Clock pads for several seconds. The • “Lock” flashes in the display while both time of day will disappear from the display. oven doors lock. Once complete, “Lock” stops flashing. When the clock display is canceled, press the Clock pad to briefly display the time of day. •
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Oven Cooking 4. If the More+ or Less- pad is not pressed within 30 sec- To change the oven temperature during preheat, press onds, the control will return to the existing settings. Bake once and reset temperature. 5. Place food in the oven. 6. Check cooking progress at minumum cooking time. Cook Return To Factory Default longer if needed. Settings 7. When cooking is finished, press The control can be reset to the factory default settings. To CANCEL pad. return to the default settings: 8. Remov
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Oven Cooking 2. Select the oven temperature. The oven To set a Delayed Baking cycle: temperature can be set from 170° to 550°. 1. Press the Delay pad once for upper oven or Press or press and hold the More+ or Less- pad. twice for lower oven. • Press the More+ pad to increase the • “dLY” and “0:00” flash in the display. temperature. 2. Press the More+ or Less- pad to set the • Press the Less- pad to decrease the temperature. amount of time you want to delay the Cook & Hold cycle. 3. Press Cook
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Oven Cooking Keep Warm Toasting (upper oven only) For safely keeping foods warm or for warming breads and For toasting bread and products that are toasted in a toaster or plates. toaster oven. Toast time can be set from 10 seconds up to six minutes. To set Keep Warm: 1. Press the Toast pad. 1. Press the Keep Warm pad for the appropriate oven. 2. Select the toasting time. Press the More+ pad to increase • “Warm” flashes. the time or press the Less- • “000°” flashes in the display. pad to decreas
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Oven Cooking 7. When food is cooked, press the CANCEL pad. Broiling Remove food and broiler pan from the oven. To set Broil: • The time of day will reappear in the display. 1. Press the Broil pad for desired oven. • “Broil” and “SEt” flash in the display. Broil Notes: 2. Press the More+ or Less- pad once to set HI broil. Press the More+ or Less- pad twice to set LO broil. • For best results when broiling, use a two-piece broiler pan. • HI or LO will be displayed. • HI broil is used for most broi
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Oven Cooking Automatic Shut-Off/Sabbath Sabbath Mode Notes: Mode • Sabbath Mode can be turned on only when the ovens The ovens will automatically turn off after 12 hours if you are on. accidentally leave them on. The oven MUST be set for a • Sabbath Mode cannot be turned on if the touchpads are bake operation before setting the Automatic Shut-off/ locked out or when the doors are locked. Sabbath Mode. • If the oven light is desired while in Sabbath Mode, it To cancel the 12-hour shut-off and ru
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Oven Cooking Adjusting the Oven Temperature Oven temperatures are carefully tested for accuracy at the factory. It is normal to notice some baking or browning differences between a new oven and an old one. As ranges get older, the oven temperature can shift. You may adjust the oven temperature if you think the oven is not baking or browning correctly. To decide how much to change the temperature, set the temperature 25° higher or lower than your recipe recommends, then bake. The results of t
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Oven Cooking Oven Vent Oven Racks When the oven is in use the area near the vent may become hot enough to cause burns. Never block the vent opening. CAUTION The oven vent is located below the backguard vent • Do not attempt to change the rack position when the oven shield on your range. is hot. When high moisture foods are cooked in the upper oven, • Do not use the oven for storing food or cookware. steam may be visible coming from the oven vent. This is normal. OVEN VENT All racks are designed
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Oven Cooking Baking Layer Cakes on Two Racks Rack Positions (lower oven) For best results when baking cakes and cookies on two racks, use racks 2 and 4. 5 Place the cakes on the rack as shown. 4 3 2 1 RACK 5: Use for toasting bread or broiling very thin foods and two-rack baking. RACK 4: Use for two-rack baking and for broiling. RACK 3: Use for most baked goods on a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan, layer cakes, fruit pies, or frozen convenience foods and for broiling. Half Rack Accessory RACK 2:
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Care & Cleaning is acid-resistant, not acid-proof. The porcelain finish may Self-Clean Oven discolor if acidic spills are not wiped up before a self- clean cycle. CAUTION Notes: • It is normal for parts of the range to become hot during a • Oven temperature must be below 400° F to program a self-clean cycle. clean cycle. • To prevent damage to oven door, do not attempt to open • Only one oven can be cleaned at a time. the door when “Lock” is displayed. • Both oven doors lock when either oven is
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Care & Cleaning 3. Press the apropriate Clean pad while During the Self-Clean Cycle “dLY” is flashing. When “Lock” shows in the display, both oven doors are locked. To prevent damage to the doors, do not force the • “Clean” and “Set” will flash. doors open when “Lock” is displayed. If the door is not closed within 25 seconds, the self- Smoke and Smells cleaning operation will be canceled and the display will return to the time of day. You may see some smoke and smell an odor the first few times
