Maytag Gemini MER6875BA User manual

C
M
aytag Electric
S
moothtop
D
ouble
O
ven Range
P
recision Touch 850
S
eries
Use and Care Guide
S.A.

1
I
nsta
ll
er
:
P
l
ease
l
ea
v
e
t
h
i
s
g
ui
de
wit
h
t
h
is a
pp
liance.
C
onsumer:
Pl
ease rea
d
an
d
k
ee
p
th
i
s
g
ui
d
e
fo
r
fu
t
u
r
e
r
e
f
erence. Kee
p
sales recei
p
t and/or canceled check as
p
roo
f
o
f
p
urchase.
Model
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m
ber
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erial Numbe
r
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a
t
e
of
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r
chase
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:
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ustomer Assistance
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anada
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Inourcontinuingefforttoimprovethequalityandperformanc
e
of our cooking products, it may be necessary to make change
s
t
o the appliance without revising this guide.
For service information, see page 27
.
Warnin
g
and Important Safety Instructions appearin
g
in
this
g
uide are not meant to cover all possible condition
s
and situations that may occur. Common sense, caution
,
and care must be exercised when installin
g
, maintainin
g,
or operating t
h
e appliance
.
Always
contact your
d
ea
l
er,
d
istri
b
utor, service agent, o
r
s
manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not
u
n
de
r
s
t
a
n
d
.
R
eco
g
nize Safety Symbols, Words, Label
s
WARNIN
G
–
Hazards or unsafe
p
ractices whic
h
CO
ULD result in severe personal injury or death
.
C
AUTI
O
N
–
Hazards or unsafe
p
ractices whic
h
COULD result in minor personal in
j
ury
.
WARNING
CAUTION
• ALL RAN
G
ES
C
AN TIP AN
D
C
AUSE INJURIES T
O
PERS
O
NS
• INSTALL ANTI-TIP DEVI
C
E
PA
C
KED WITH RAN
G
E
•F
O
LL
O
W ALL INSTALLATI
O
N
INSTRU
C
TI
O
N
S
W
ARNIN
G
: To reduce risk o
f
t
ippin
g
o
f
the appliance
f
ro
m
ab
norma
l
usage or
b
y excessiv
e
loadin
g
o
f
the oven doors, the appliance must
b
e secure
d
by
a proper
ly
insta
ll
e
d
anti-ti
p
de
vi
ce.
R
ea
d
a
nd f
o
ll
o
w
a
ll in
s
tru
c
ti
o
n
s
before
using this
e
app
lianc
e
to
p
revent the
p
otential risk of fire, electri
c
shock, personal in
j
ury or dama
g
e to the appliance as
a
r
esult of improper usage of the appliance. Use applianc
e
o
nly for its intended purpose as described in this guide
.
To check if device is
p
ro
p
erly installed, look underneat
h
ran
g
e with a flashli
g
ht to make sure one of the rear
leveling legs is properly engaged in t
h
e bracket slot.
Th
e
a
nti-tip device secures the rear leveling leg to the
f
loo
r
w
h
en properly engaged. You s
h
ould c
h
eck t
h
is
a
nytime
t
he ran
g
e has been moved
.
WARNING
Important Safety
Instructions
To ensure
p
ro
p
er and safe o
p
eration
:
Appl
iance must
b
e properly installed and grounded by a qualified
t
ech
ni
c
i
a
n
.
Do no
t
attempt to ad
j
ust, repair, service, or
r
eplace any part o
f
your appliance unless it is speci
f
ically
r
ecommended in t
h
is
g
uide. All ot
h
er servicin
g
s
h
ould be
r
eferred to a
q
ualified servicer
.
Always
d
isconnect
p
ower to a
ppl
iance
s
before
servicing.
e
G
eneral Instructions
I
n
C
ase of Fire
T
urn off appliance and ventilatin
g
hood to avoid spreadin
g
the flame. Extinguish flame, then turn on hood to remove
s
mo
k
e an
d
o
d
or
.
•
C
ooktop
:
S
mother fire or flame in a pan with a lid o
r
coo
ki
e
s
h
ee
t
.
NEVER
pick up or move a flaming pan.
R
•
O
vens: Smother fire or flame by closin
g
the oven doors
.
Do
n
o
t use water on grease fires. Use baking soda, a dr
y
c
hemical or foam-type extinguisher to smother fire o
r
f
l
a
m
e
.
WARNING
NEVER
use an appliance as a step to reach cabinets
R
a
bove. Misuse of appliance doors, such as stepping
,
l
eaning or sitting on t
h
e door, may result in possible
tippin
g
o
f
the appliance, breaka
g
e o
f
door, and serious
i
n
j
ur
i
es
.

2
Important Safety Instructions
e
lement.
F
ittin
g
pan size to element will improve cookin
g
eff
iciency
.
If
p
an is smaller than element, a
p
ortion of the element wil
l
be exposed to direct contact and could i
g
nite clothin
g
or
pot
h
older
.
O
nly certain types of glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic,
e
arthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for
cooktop or oven service without breakin
g
due to the sudden
chan
g
e in temperature. Follow utensil manu
f
acturer’
s
instructions when usin
g
g
lass
.
This appliance has been tested for safe performance usin
g
conventiona
l
coo
k
ware.
Do
n
o
t
u
se an
y
d
evices o
r
a
ccessories that are not s
p
ecifically recommended in this
m
a
n
ua
l
.
Do no
t
use stove top grills or add-on oven
convection systems. The use o
f
devices or accessories that
a
re not expressly recommended in t
h
is manual can create
s
erious safety hazards, result in
p
erformance
p
roblems, an
d
reduce the li
f
e o
f
the com
p
onents o
f
this a
pp
liance
.
Turn
p
an handle toward center of cookto
p
, not out into th
e
r
oo
m
o
r
o
v
e
r
a
n
o
th
e
r
su
rf
ace
e
l
e
m
e
nt. Thi
s
r
educes
th
e
ri
s
k
of burns, ignition of flammable materials, or spillage if pan i
s
a
ccidently bumped or reac
h
ed by small c
h
ildren.
If a
pp
liance is installed near a window,
p
recautions should
be taken to prevent curtains from blowin
g
over surface
e
l
e
m
e
nt
s.
NEVE
R
use appliance to warm or heat the room. Failure to
R
f
ollow this instruction can lead to possible burns, in
j
ury,
f
ire,
or dama
g
e to the appliance.
NEVER
wear loose-fitting or hanging garments while using
R
t
he appliance.
C
lothing could catch utensil handles or ignit
e
a
nd cause burns if garment comes in contact with hot
h
eating elements
.
To ensure proper operation and to avoid dama
g
e to th
e
a
ppliance or possible in
j
ury,
d
o no
t
adjust, service, repair or
t
replace any part o
f
the appliance unless speci
f
ically
recommended in this
g
uide. Refer all other servicin
g
to
a
q
ualified technician.
NEVER
s
tore or use gasoline or other combustible o
r
f
lammable materials in the ovens, near sur
f
ace units or in th
e
vicinity o
f
this appliance as
f
umes could create a
f
ire hazard
or an explosion.
To prevent
g
rease
f
ires,
do
n
o
t let cookin
g
g
rease or other
f
lammable materials accumulate in or near the a
pp
liance.
U
se only dry
p
ot
h
olders. Moist or dam
p
p
ot
h
olders on
h
o
t
s
urfaces ma
y
result in a steam burn.
D
o not let
p
ot
h
older
s
t
ouc
h
h
ot
h
eating elements.
Do not
use a towel or other
t
bulky cloth which could easily touch hot heatin
g
elements
a
nd i
g
nite.
Always
turn off all controls when cooking is completed.
s
NEVER
heat unopened containers on the surface unit or in
R
t
he ovens. Pressure build-u
p
in the container may cause
container to burst resulting in burns, injury or damage to the
a
pp
l
iance
.
NEVE
R
use aluminum foil to line drip bowls or cover oven
R
r
ac
k
s
o
r
o
v
e
n
bo
tt
o
m
s
. Thi
s
cou
l
d
r
esu
lt in ri
s
k
of
e
l
ec
tri
c
s
hock, fire, or dama
g
e to the appliance. Use foil only as
directed in this
g
uide.
Aerosol-ty
p
e cans are EXPL
O
SIVE when ex
p
osed to heat
a
nd may be highly flammable.
Do not
use or store near
t
a
pp
l
iance
.
C
ookto
p
NEVER
leave surface units unattended, especially when
R
usin
g
hi
g
h heat. An unattended boilover could caus
e
s
mokin
g
and a
g
reasy spillover can cause a fire
.
This appliance is equipped with different sized surfac
e
e
lements. Select pans with flat bottoms large enough to cover
Glass-Ceramic Cookto
p
NEVE
R
cook on broken cooktop. If cooktop should break,
R
cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate t
h
e broken
cookto
p
and create a risk of electric shock. Contact
a
q
ualified technician immediately
.
C
lean cookto
p
with caution. Some cleaners can
p
roduce
noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface. If a wet sponge
,
clot
h
, or paper towel is used on a
h
ot cooking area, be
ca
r
efu
l t
o
a
v
o
i
d
s
t
ea
m
bu
rn.
Heatin
g
Elements
NEVE
R
touch surface or oven heating elements, areas near
R
e
lements
,
or interior surfaces of ovens
.
H
eatin
g
elements may be hot even thou
g
h they are dark in
color. Areas near surface elements and interior surfaces o
f
th
e ovens may become
h
ot enoug
h
to cause burns. Durin
g
a
nd after use
,
d
o not touc
h
or let clot
h
ing or ot
h
er
f
lammable materials contact heatin
g
elements, areas nea
r
e
lements, or interior sur
f
aces o
f
ovens until they have had
suff
i
c
i
e
nt tim
e
t
o
coo
l.
Other potentiall
y
hot surfaces include:
C
ookto
p
, areas
facing the cooktop, oven vent, and surfaces near the vent
opening, oven doors, areas around the doors and ove
n
win
do
w
s
.

3
Important Safety Instructions
S
ave These Instructions fo
r
Futur
e
R
e
f
e
r
e
n
ce
CAUTION
B
e
f
ore self-cleaning the oven, remove the oven
r
acks, broiler pan,
f
ood and any other utensils. Wip
e
spillovers to prevent excessive smoke and
f
lare-ups.
CAUTION
NEVE
R
store items of interest to children in cabinets above
R
a
n appliance. Children climbing on the appliance or on the
a
ppliance doors to reach items could be seriously in
j
ured
.
Deep Fat Fr
y
ers
U
se extreme caution w
h
en movin
g
t
h
e
g
rease pan or
disposing o
f
hot grease. Allow grease to cool
b
efor
e
a
ttempt
i
n
g
to move pan
.
O
ven
s
U
se care w
h
en opening doors.
L
et
h
ot air or steam escap
e
before
removing or replacing food.
e
For
p
ro
p
er oven o
p
eration and
p
er
f
ormance,
do not
block
t
or obstruct oven vent duct. When ovens are in use
,
the vent
a
nd surrounding area near t
h
e vent may become
h
ot
e
noug
h
to cause burns.
Always
place oven racks in desired locations while ovens
s
a
re cool. I
f
rack must be moved while an oven is hot,
do
n
ot
let potholder contact hot element in oven.
t
Self-Cleanin
g
Oven
s
NEVER
l
eave c
h
ildren alone or unsupervised in area w
h
er
e
a
ppliance is in use or is still
h
ot.
NEVER
allow children to sit or stand on any part of the
R
a
ppliance as they could be in
j
ured or burned
.
C
hildren must be taught that the appliance and utensils i
n
or on it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, ou
t
of reach of small children.
C
hildren should be taught that a
n
app
liance is not a toy. Children
should not
be allowed to
t
play with controls or other parts o
f
the unit.
V
enti
l
ating
H
oo
d
s
C
lean range hood and filters frequently to prevent grease o
r
other
f
lammable materials
f
rom accumulating on hood or
f
ilter and to avoid grease
f
ires
.
Turn the fan on when flambéin
g
foods (such as Cherries
J
ubilee) under the hood.
Important Safet
y
Notice
and Warnin
g
The
C
alifornia Safe Drinking Water and Toxi
c
En
f
orcement Act o
f
1986 (Pro
p
osition 65) re
q
uires the
Governor of California to
p
ublish a list of substance
s
known to the State of
C
alifornia to cause cancer o
r
reproductive
h
arm, and requires businesses to warn
customers of potential exposures to such substances.
U
sers of this appliance are hereby warned that when the
oven is en
g
a
g
ed in the sel
f
-clean cycle, there may be
s
ome low-level exposure to some o
f
the listed
s
ubstances, includin
g
carbon monoxide. Exposure to
t
hese substances can be minimized by properly ventin
g
t
he oven to the outdoors by opening the windows and/o
r
door in the room where the appliance is located durin
g
t
he sel
f
-clean c
y
cle.
IMP
O
RTANT N
O
TI
C
E RE
G
ARDIN
G
PET BIRDS: Never
keep pet birds in t
h
e kitc
h
en or in rooms w
h
ere t
h
e
f
umes
f
rom the kitchen could reach. Birds have a ver
y
s
ensitive respiratory system. Fumes released durin
g
an
oven sel
f
-cleanin
g
cycle may be harm
f
ul or
f
atal to birds.
Fumes released due to overheated cooking oil, fat
,
margarine and over
h
eated non-stick cookware may b
e
e
qually harmful.
C
lean only parts listed in this
g
uide.
Do not
clean door
t
g
asket. The
g
asket is essential
f
or a
g
ood seal. Do no
t
rub,
t
dama
g
e, or move the
g
asket
.
Do
n
ot
use oven c
l
eaners.
N
o commercia
l
oven c
l
eaner or
oven liner protective coatin
g
of any kind should be used in or
a
round any part o
f
the ovens.
W
ipe up excessive spi
ll
overs, especia
ll
y greasy spi
ll
s,
b
e
f
ore
t
he clean cycle to prevent smoking,
f
lare-ups or
f
laming.
It is normal
f
or the cooktop to become hot durin
g
a clea
n
cycle. Therefore, avoid touchin
g
the cooktop, door, window o
r
oven vent durin
g
a clean cycle.
Child Safety

4
Surface Cooking
S
urface
C
ontrols
U
se to turn on the sur
f
ace elements. An in
f
inite choice o
f
h
eat settin
g
s is available
f
rom Low to Hi
g
h. The knobs can
b
e set on or between any of the settings
.
S
ettin
g
the
C
ontrol
s
1. Place pan on surface element
.
2. P
us
h in
a
n
d
t
u
rn th
e
kn
ob
in
e
ith
e
r
d
ir
ec
ti
o
n t
o
th
e
des
ir
ed
heat setting.
• The control panel is marked to identi
f
y whic
h
element the knob controls. For example, the
g
raphic at right indicates left front element.
3. There is an element “
O
N” indicator light on the contro
l
p
anel. When any sur
f
ace control knob is turned on, th
e
light will turn on. The light will turn off when all the
su
r
face
e
l
e
m
e
nt
s
a
r
e
t
u
rn
ed
off.
4. A
f
ter cookin
g
, turn knob to
O
F
F
.
R
emove
p
an
.
D
u
al
Ele
m
e
nt
s
(
select models
)
T
he cookin
g
sur
f
ace has two dual elements
l
ocated in the ri
g
ht
f
ront and le
f
t
f
ront o
f
t
he smoothtop. This allows you to chang
e
t
h
e
s
iz
e
o
f th
ese
e
l
e
m
e
nt
s
. T
u
rn
co
ntr
o
l
k
n
ob
t
o
O
FF before switching elemen
t
si
z
e.
Pr
ess
th
e
s
wit
c
h t
o
th
e
left
to use the
t
l
arge element or to the
right
to use the
t
s
mall element
.
BEF
O
RE
COO
KIN
G
• Always place a pan on the surface unit
before
you turn it
e
o
n. To prevent damage to range,
ne
v
er
operate surface
r
u
nit without a pan in place.
•
NEVER
use the cooktop as a stora
g
e area for food o
r
cook
w
a
r
e
.
DURIN
G
COO
KIN
G
• Be sure you know which knob controls which surface
u
nit. Make sure
y
ou turned on the correct surface unit
.
• Begin cooking on a higher heat setting then reduce to a
lower setting to complete the operation.
Ne
v
e
ru
se
a
high heat setting for extended cooking
.
•
N
EVE
R
allow a pan to boil dry. This could damage the
pan and the appliance.
•
NEVER
touc
h
cookto
p
until it
h
as cooled. Ex
p
ect som
e
p
arts o
f
the cookto
p
, es
p
ecially around the sur
f
ace units
,
to become warm or
h
ot durin
g
cookin
g
. Use pot
h
older
s
to
p
rotect
h
ands.
CAUTION
Su
gg
ested Heat Settin
gs
The size, type of cookware and cooking operation will affec
t
the heat setting. For information on cookware and othe
r
factors affecting heat settings, refer to
C
ookware
Recommendations
on page 7.
s
Wa
r
m
(
right or left rear element
)
:
Food maintains a tempera-
t
u
r
e
abo
v
e
14
0
°
F without continuing to cook. Food is heate
d
o
n a higher setting until it reaches this temperature.
Ne
v
e
r
u
se a hold or warm setting to reheat cold food. Be sure knob
is adjusted to produce a consistant temperature.
S
immer: Food
f
orms bubbles that barel
y
break the sur
f
ace.
F
oods are between 185
°
F and 200
°
F. A simmer setting ca
n
a
lso be used to steam or poach
f
oods or continue cookin
g
c
overed
f
oods. (Ad
j
ust the knob between Hi
g
h and Low t
o
o
btain t
h
e desired simmer action.
)
AFTER
COO
KIN
G
•
M
a
k
e
su
r
e
su
r
face
u
nit i
s
t
u
rn
ed
off.
•
Clean u
p
messy s
p
ills as soon as
p
ossible
.
O
THER TIPS
•
I
f
cabinet stora
g
e is provided directly above cookin
g
s
urface, limit it to items that are infrequently used and can
b
e safely stored in an area sub
j
ected to heat
.
T
emperatures may be unsafe for items such as volatile
l
iqui
d
s, c
l
eaners or aeroso
l
sprays.
•
NEVER
leave any items, especially plastic items, on the
R
cooktop. The hot air from the vent may ignite flammabl
e
i
tems, melt or soften plastics, or increase pressure in
closed containers causing them to burst.
•
N
EVE
R
allow aluminum foil, meat probes or any other
R
m
etal object, other than a pan on a sur
f
ace element, to
contact heating elements.
•
N
EVE
R
store heavy items above the cooktop that could fall
R
an
d
d
ama
g
e it.
T
ri
pl
e
El
ement
(
select models
)
The cooking surface has one tripl
e
e
lement located in the right front position.
This element can be used for large
r
c
ooking utensils when the triple element
is chosen, or for smaller pans when the
s
ingle or dual settings are chosen. T
o
o
perate the single element, push in the
c
ontrol knob and rotate to the
left
. To
t
t
o
perate the dual or triple elements, mak
e
the selection with the rocker switch and rotat
e
the control knob to the
r
ight.
S
low Boil
:
Food
f
orms bubbles at a moderate pace. A slo
w
boil setting can also be used for most frying and fo
r
maintaining the cooking o
f
large amounts o
f
liquids. (Adjus
t

5
S
moothtop
S
urface
C
ookin
g
Area
s
The cooking areas on your range are identified by permanen
t
c
ircles on the smoothtop surface. For most efficient cooking
,
fit the pan size to the element size
.
P
ans should not extend more tha
n
1
/
1
2
/
/
to 1-inch beyond
2
t
h
e coo
k
ing area
.
When a control is turned on, a glow can be seen through the
smoothtop surface. The element will c
y
cle on and o
ff
to
maintain t
h
e preset
h
eat settin
g
, even on
H
i
gh.
F
or more information on cookware
,
refer to
C
ookware
Recommendations
on page 7.
s
Hot Surface Indicator Li
g
h
t
The Hot Surface indicator li
g
ht is located on th
e
c
ontrol panel. The light will be illuminated whe
n
any cookin
g
area is
h
ot. It will remain on, eve
n
after the control is turned off
,
until the area has cooled.
Surface Cooking
*
F
lex-
C
hoic
e
T
M
:
T
his setting uses a very low hea
t
s
etting to keep delicate foods or foods in a covered pan
warm wit
h
out cooking.
No
t
es:
•
For
C
anadian models, the smoothtop does N
O
T operate
d
urin
g
a c
l
ean cyc
l
e
.
•
C
ooktop may emit light smoke and odo
r
th
e
fir
s
t f
ew
times the cooktop is used. This is normal
.
•
S
moothtop cooktops retain heat for a period of tim
e
a
fter the element is turned off. T
u
rn th
e
e
l
e
m
e
nt
s
off
a
f
e
w min
u
t
es
before
food is completely cooked and use
e
the retained heat to complete cooking. When the Ho
t
S
urface indicator li
g
ht turns off, the cookin
g
area will b
e
c
ool enou
g
h to touch. Because o
f
the way they retain
h
eat, t
h
e smoot
h
to
p
elements will not res
p
ond t
o
c
hanges in settings as quickly as coil elements
.
•
In the event o
f
a
p
otential boilover, remove the
p
an
f
rom
the cookin
g
surface.
•
N
ever attempt to li
f
t the cooktop
.
•
The smoothtop surface may appear discolored when it is
hot. This is normal and will disa
pp
ear when the sur
f
ac
e
cools
.
Flex-
C
hoice
TM
Ele
m
e
nt
(
select models
)
The Flex-
C
hoiceT
M
element is a fully
functioning element that provides an
u
ltra low Melt heat settin
g
f
or meltin
g
choco
l
a
t
e
a
n
d
bu
tt
e
r. It i
s
l
oca
t
ed
i
n
t
he left rear positio
n
The Melt setting is located betwee
n
2
and OFF. Heat settin
g
s outside of thi
s
area function as a normal element
,
wit
h
2
(Low) to High settings.
N
ote: When usin
g
the normal settin
g
s
f
or preparin
g
f
oods
,
i
t may take a
f
ew minutes
f
or the cookin
g
area to cool t
o
t
he Melt heat setting
.
t
he knob between High and Low to obtain the desired boi
l
action.
)
B
o
il: Liquid
f
orms bubbles at a rapid pace. A
f
ast boil setting
c
an be used to brin
g
liquid to a boil, brown meat, stir
f
ry
,
saute, and heat oil
f
or
f
ryin
g
be
f
ore turnin
g
to a lower settin
g
.
Th
e Hi
gh
settin
g
is always used to brin
g
liquids to a boil
.
Once the li
q
uid boils, always turn the control to the lowes
t
settin
g
t
h
at will maintain t
h
e boil action
.
WARMING CENTER
(SELECT MODELS)
DUAL ELEMENT
(SELECT MODELS)
T
SINGLE ELEMENT
(WITH FLEX-CHOICE
TM
OPTION)
SINGLE ELEMENT
(WITH FLEX-CHOICE
TM
OPTION)
TRIPLE ELEMENT
(SELECT MODELS)

6
To Prevent Marks &
S
cratches
•
D
o not use
g
lass pans. They may scratch the sur
f
ace
.
•
Ne
v
e
rplace a trivet or wok ring between the surface an
d
p
an. These items can mark or etch the top
.
•
D
o not slide aluminum
p
ans across a hot sur
f
ace. The
p
ans
may leave marks which need to be removed
p
rom
p
tly. (
S
e
e
Cleanin
g
, page 20.
)
• Make sure the surface and the pan bottom are clean
b
efor
e
t
urnin
g
on to prevent scratc
h
es
.
•
T
o prevent scratc
h
in
g
or dama
g
e to t
h
e
g
lass-ceramic top,
do
n
ot
leave sugar, salt or fats on the cooking area. Wip
e
t
he cooktop sur
f
ace with a clean cloth or paper towe
l
before
using.
e
•
Ne
v
er
slide heavy metal pans across the surface since
r
t
hese may scratch.
To Prevent
S
tains
•N
eve
r
use a soiled dish cloth or sponge to clean the
r
c
ooktop surface. A film will remain which may cause stains
o
n the cooking sur
f
ace a
f
ter the area is heated.
•
C
ontinuously cooking on a soiled surface may/will result in
a
p
ermanent stain.
To Prevent
O
ther Dama
g
e
•D
o
n
o
tallow plastic, sugar or
f
oods with high suga
r
c
ontent to melt onto the hot cookto
p
.
S
hould this ha
pp
en,
c
lean immediately. (See Cleanin
g
, pa
g
e 20.)
•
Ne
v
e
rlet a pan boil dry as this will damage the surface and
pan.
•
N
ever
u
se cooktop as a work sur
f
ace or cuttin
g
board.
•
N
ever
c
ook
f
ood directl
y
on the sur
f
ace
.
•
Do
n
ot
use a sma
ll
pan on a
l
arge e
l
ement.
N
ot on
l
y
d
oe
s
t
his waste energy, but it can also result in spillovers burning
o
nto t
h
e cookin
g
area w
h
ic
h
requires extra cleanin
g
.
•
D
o no
t
use non-
f
lat s
p
ecialty items that are oversized or
u
neven such as round bottom woks, rippled bottom and/or
o
versized canners and griddles.
•
D
o no
t
use
f
oil or
f
oil-ty
p
e containers. Foil may melt ont
o
t
he
g
lass. If metal melts on the cooktop,
do
n
o
tuse.
C
all an
authorized Maytag Servicer.
Surface Cooking
Ti
p
s to Protect th
e
Smoothto
p
Surfac
e
C
leanin
g
(see page 20 for more information)
•
Before
first use, clean the cooktop.
e
• Clean your cooktop daily or after each use. This will keep
your cooktop looking good and can prevent damage.
•I
f
a spillover occurs while cookin
g
, immediately clean th
e
spill from the cooking area while it is hot to prevent a tough
c
leaning chore later. Using extreme care, wipe spill with
a
c
lean dr
y
towel.
•
D
o not allow spills to remain on t
h
e cookin
g
area or t
he
c
ooktop trim for a long period of time
.
•N
e
v
e
r
u
se abrasive cleansing powders or scouring pad
s
which will scratch the cooktop
.
•
N
ever
u
se c
h
lorine bleac
h
, ammonia or ot
h
er cleansers not
specifically recommended for use on glass-ceramic.
(st
y
le ma
y
var
y
b
y
model)
Use the Warming
C
enter to keep hot cooked foods warm, such
a
s vegetables, gravies and oven-safe dinner plates
.
Setting the Control
:
T
ouc
h th
e
S
urface Warming
C
enter pa
d
an
d
th
e
n th
e
A
ut
ose
tpa
d
.
P
ress
A
ut
ose
tpa
d
agai
n
t
o
t
u
rn
o
ff
.
No
t
es:
•
Ne
v
e
rwarm
f
ood
f
or longer than one hour (eggs
f
or 3
0
m
inutes), as
f
ood
q
uality may deteriorate.
•
Do
n
o
theat cold food on the Warming Center.
•
Warming temperatures of the food will vary depending o
n
t
y
p
e and amount o
f
f
ood. Always hold
f
ood at
p
ro
p
er
f
ood
t
em
p
eratures. U
S
DA recommends food tem
p
eratures
be
tw
ee
n 140
°
-1
70
°
F.
•
Use only cookware and dishes recommended as safe for
oven and cooktop use
.
•
Always
use oven mitts when removing food from the
s
W
arming
C
enter as cookware and plates will be hot
.
•
All foods should be covered with a lid or aluminum foil t
o
m
aintain
f
ood
q
uality.
•
W
h
en warmin
g
pastries and breads t
h
e cover s
h
ould
h
ave
an openin
g
to a
ll
ow moisture to escape.
•
Do
n
ot
use plastic wrap to cover
f
oods. Plastic may mel
t
on to the sur
f
ace and be ver
y
di
ff
icult to clean
.

7
Surface Cooking
Cannin
g
and Oversiz
e
C
ookware
A
ll canners and lar
g
e pots must have flat bottoms an
d
must be made
f
rom heavy-gauge materials.
T
hi
s
i
s
c
riti
cal
o
n smoothtop surfaces. The base must not be more tha
n
1
inch larger than the element.
When canners and pots do not meet these standards, cookin
g
t
imes may
b
e
l
on
g
er, an
d
coo
k
tops may
b
e
d
ama
g
e
d.
S
ome canners are designed with smaller bases for use on
smoothtop surfaces
.
W
hen canning, use the High heat setting only until the
w
a
t
e
r
co
m
es
t
o
a
b
o
i
l
or pressure is reached in the canner.
R
educe to t
h
e lowest
h
eat settin
g
t
h
at maintains t
h
e boil o
r
p
ressure. I
f
the heat is not turned down, the cookto
p
may b
e
d
ama
g
e
d
.
C
ookware Recommendation
s
Select Avoid
Flat, smooth-bottom Pans with grooved or warped bottoms.
pans. Pans with uneven bottoms do not cook
e
ff
icientl
y
and sometimes ma
y
not
boil liquid
.
Heavy-gauge pans. Very thin-gauge metal or glass pans.
Pans that are the Pans
s
m
alle
r
or
larger than the
same size as the element by 1 inch.
ele
m
e
nt
.
Secure handles. Cookware with loose or broken handles.
Heavy
h
andles t
h
at tilt t
h
e
p
an.
Tight-fitting lids. Loose-fitting lids.
Flat bottom woks. Woks with a ring-stand bottom.
U
sing the right cookware can prevent many problems, such
as
f
ood takin
g
lon
g
er to cook or achievin
g
inconsistent
resu
l
ts.
P
roper pans wi
ll
re
d
uce coo
k
ing times, use
l
ess
energy, and cook food more evenly.
Fla
t
Pa
n
Tes
t
s
See if your pans are flat
.
T
he Ruler Test:
1
. Place a ruler across the bottom of the pan.
2
. Hold it up to t
h
e li
gh
t.
3. Little or no light should be visible under the ruler.
T
he Bubble Test:
1
. Put 1 inch o
f
water in the
p
an. Place on cookto
p
and turn
co
ntr
ol
t
o
H
ig
h
.
2
.W
a
t
c
h th
e
f
o
rm
a
ti
o
n
o
f th
e
bubb
l
es
as
th
e
w
a
t
e
r h
ea
t
s
.
U
ni
f
orm bubbles mean good per
f
ormance, and uneve
n
b
ubbles indicate
h
ot spots and uneven cookin
g
.

8
Oven Cooking
C
ontrol Panel
The control panel is desi
g
ned
f
or ease in pro
g
rammin
g
. The display window on the control shows time o
f
day, timer and oven
f
un
c
ti
o
n
s.
Control panel shown includes model specific features. (Stylin
g
may vary dependin
g
on model.)
U
sing t
h
e
T
ouc
h
pa
ds
• Press the desired pad.
• Press the number pads to enter time or temperature
.
• Or, press the
A
ut
ose
tpa
d
to enter temperature.
• A beep will sound when any pad is touched.
• A double beep will sound if a programming error occurs
.
A
Bake Use for baking and roasting.
B
Broil Use for broiling and top browning.
C
Clean Use to set self-clean cycle.
D
Keep Warm Use to keep cooked food warm in oven.
E
Toast Use for toasting bread and products
toasted in toaster or toaster oven
.
F
Number Pads Use to set time and temperature.
G
CANCEL Cancels all operations except timer,
c
lock and Surface Warmin
g
Center.
H
Convect Bake Use for convection baking.
I
Convect Roast Use for convection roasting.
J
Timer 1 or 2 Sets the timer.
K
Clock Use to set time-of-day clock.
L
Cook & Hold Bakes for a preset time, then keeps
f
ood
w
a
rm f
o
r 1 h
ou
r
.
M
Delay Programs the oven to start baking or
cl
eanin
g
at a
l
ater time
.
N
Oven Light Use to turn the oven lights on or off.
O
Favorite Use to set and save a specific Cook &
H
old procedure.
P
Autoset Use to quickly set temperatures.
Q
Surface Use to keep foods warm on the cooktop
Warming Center for serving.
A B C D E F
G
H I J K L M N
O
P
Q
I
m
p
ortant
:
Four seconds a
f
ter enterin
g
the time or
tem
p
erature it will automatically be entered. I
f
more than 3
0
s
econds elapse between touchin
g
a
f
unction pad and the
number
p
ads, the
f
unction will be canceled and the dis
p
lay
will return to t
h
e
p
revious dis
p
lay
.
C
lock
The clock can be set to display time in a 12-hour or 24-hour
f
ormat. The clock is set at the
f
actor
y
f
or the 12-hour
f
ormat.
T
o chan
g
e the clock to 24-hour format
:
1
. Press and
h
old t
h
e u
pp
er
C
AN
C
EL
p
a
d
an
d
F
avorite
p
ad
f
o
r
three
seconds.
e
•
12 Hr
f
lashes in the dis
p
lay
.
2
.Pr
ess
t
he
A
utoset
p
a
d
to se
l
ect 24
H
r;
p
res
s
ag
ain to se
l
ect 12
H
r
.
3.
S
et the time of day followin
g
the directions i
n
t
he
To set the Clock
sec
ti
o
n.
k
T
o set the Clock
:
1
. Press the
C
lock pad.
•
The time o
f
day
f
lashes in the display.
•C
olon flashes in the display.
2
. Press the appropriate number pads to set the time of day.
3. Press the
C
lock pad again or wait fou
r
s
econds
.
•
The colon will remain on.
When electrical power is supplied or after a powe
r
interru
p
tion, the last clock time be
f
ore
p
ower was interru
p
te
d
will
f
l
as
h
.
To recall the time o
f
da
y
when another time
f
unction is
s
h
owin
g
, press t
h
e
Clock
pad.
k

9
Oven Cooking
If
an oven is currently in use, the touch
p
ads and doors cannot
be
locked
.
The current time o
f
day will remain in the dis
p
lay when the
t
ouchpads and doors are locked
.
To
l
oc
k b
o
th d
oo
r
s
:
1
.
P
r
ess
a
n
d
r
elease
C
AN
C
EL pa
d.
2
. Press and hold the upper oven
C
AN
C
EL
a
n
d
C
ook & Hol
d
pads for
three
seconds.
e
•
OFF appears in the displa
y
•
LOCK flashes while the doors are locking.
B
oth oven doors lock. L
OC
K remains in the display
.
T
o unlock both doors:
P
ress and hold the upper oven
C
AN
C
EL and
C
ook & Hold
p
ads fo
r
t
hre
e
seconds. OFF disappears from the display and
e
LOC
K flashes while the doors are unlocking
.
I
f you do not want the time of day to display
:
P
ress and hold the upper oven
C
AN
C
E
L
a
n
d
Clock
pads for
k
t
hre
e
s
econds. The time of day
will disappear from the display
.
When the clock display is canceled, press th
e
Clock
pad to briefly display the time of day.
k
T
o restore the Clock display:
P
ress and hold the upper oven
C
AN
C
EL and
Clock
pads for
k
t
hre
e
seconds. The time of day will reappear in the display.
e
T
imer
E
ach timer can be set from one minute (00:01) up to 99 hour
s
and 59 seconds
(
99:59
).
The timers can be used independently of any other oven
activit
y
. The
y
can also be set while another oven function is
o
peratin
g
.
The
T
im
e
r
s
do
n
o
t
co
ntr
o
l t
he
o
v
e
n.
To
se
t t
he
T
im
e
r 1
o
r 2:
1
.Pr
ess
t
he
T
imer
1
o
r
2
p
a
d
.
•
00:00 and TIMER 1 or 2
f
lash in the dis
p
lay.
2
. Press t
h
e a
pp
ro
p
riate number
p
ads until t
h
e correct time
a
pp
ears in t
h
e dis
p
lay.
•
Th
e
co
l
o
n
a
n
d
TIMER 1
o
r 2 will
co
ntin
ue
t
o
fl
as
h
.
•
TIMER 1 or TIMER 2 will be displayed. If both timers ar
e
active, TIMER 1 and TIMER 2 will be displayed.
3.
P
r
ess
T
im
er
pad again or wait
r
four
seconds.
r
•
The colon stops flashing and the time begins countin
g
do
wn
.
•
The last minute of the timer countdown will be displaye
d
i
n
seco
n
ds
.
4
. At the end of the set time, one long beep will sound an
d
“
End” will be displayed.
5
. Press the
T
im
er
pad to clear the display
.
T
o cancel the Timer:
1
. Press and hold the corresponding
T
im
er
pad
r
f
or three seconds
.
OR
2
. Press the Timer pad and press ‘0’ usin
g
th
e number
p
ads.
Lockin
g
the Contro
l
and
O
ven Door
s
The touch
p
ad and oven doors can be locked
f
or sa
f
ety
,
c
leanin
g
, or to prevent unwanted use.
Th
e touc
h
pads will no
t
fu
n
c
ti
o
n wh
e
n l
oc
k
ed
.
I
mportant
:
The touchpads and oven doors cannot be locked
if the oven temperature is 40
0
°
F
o
r
abo
v
e.
Fault
C
ode
s
B
AKE or LOCK may flash rapidly in the display to alert you i
f
t
here is an error or a problem. If BAKE or L
OC
K flash in the
d
isp
l
ay, press
C
AN
C
EL pad. If BAKE or LOCK continue t
o
f
lash, disconnect power to the appliance. Wait a
f
ew minutes
,
and then reconnect power. I
f
the
f
lashing still continues
,
d
isconnect power to the appliance and call an authorized
servicer.
Adjustin
g
Sound Leve
l
The
f
actory de
f
ault settin
g
f
or sound is medium (MEd), but it
c
an be chan
g
ed to low (LO) or hi
g
h (HI). To chan
g
e th
e
sett
i
ng
:
1
.Pr
ess
a
n
d
h
o
l
d
D
e
l
a
y
an
d
upper oven
C
AN
C
EL pads fo
r
thre
e
seconds. A beep will sound. “bEEP” and the current
e
s
ound level (“LO”, “MEd” or “HI”) will appear in the
d
isp
l
ay.
2
.Pr
ess
th
e
A
ut
ose
tpad to increase or decrease the soun
d
level.
3. Wait
four
seconds and the new setting will be accepted.
r
4
. If the Autoset pad is not pressed within 30 seconds, th
e
c
ontrol will return to the existing setting.
C
hanging Temp
°
F/
°
C
The factory default setting for temperature is Fahrenheit. T
o
ch
an
g
e t
h
e settin
g:
1
. Press and
h
old t
h
e u
pp
er oven
B
a
k
e
a
n
d
C
AN
C
EL
p
a
ds
for
th
r
ee
seconds. A beep will sound and the current
e
s
ettin
g
(
°
F
o
r
°
C) will a
pp
ear in the dis
p
lay.