Maytag CRG7600AAL Operating instructions

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
For Future Reference .......................................................... Inside Front Cover
ImportantSafety Instructions .................................................................. 2M
Range Control Panel .................................................................................. 5
Electronic Clock .......................................................................................... 5-6
• Setting theClock and Timer .............................................................. 5-6
Surface Cooking .......................................................................................... 6-9
• SealedGas Burners ............................................................................. 6-8
•Cookware Considerations ................................................................... 9
Using Your Oven .......................................................................................... 10-17
• Baking .................................................................................................. 11-13
• Roasting ............................................................................................... 14
• Broiling ................................................................................................ 15
Care and Cleaning ...................................................................................... 16 19
• SealedGas Burners and Cooktop ...................................................... 16
•ContinuousClean Oven ..................................................................... 16-17
•Manual CleanOven ............................................................................ 17
• Range Cleaning Chart ........................................................................ 18-19
Maintenance ................................................................................................. 20-21
• Electrical Connection ......................................................................... 20
• Leveling Legs ...................................................................................... 20
• Light Replacement ............................................................................. 20
• Oven Door ........................................................................................... 20-21
• Proportional Valve Adjustment .......................................................... 21
• Removing t/ange for Cleaning and Servicing .................................... 21
• Broiler Drawer .................................................................................... 21
Before You Call for Service ....................................................................... 22
Consumer Publications .............................................................................. 23
Warranty ....................................................................................................... 24
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
For Future Referenee .......................................................... Inside Front Cover
Important SafetyInstructions .................................................................. 2-4
Range Control Panel.................................................................................. ,5
Eleetronie Clock .......................................................................................... 5-6
• Setting the Clock and Timer .............................................................. 5-6
Surface Cooking .......................................................................................... 6-9
• Sealed Gas Burners ............................................................................. 6-8
• Cookware Considerations ................................................................... 9
Using Your Oven .......................................................................................... 10-17
• Baking .................................................................................................. 11-13
• Roasting ............................................................................................... 14
• Broiling ................................................................................................ 15
Care and Cleaning ...................................................................................... 16-19
• Sealed Gas Burners and Cooktop ...................................................... 16
•Continuous Clean Oven ..................................................................... 16-17
• Manual Clean Oven ............................................................................ 17
• Range Cleaning Chart ........................................................................ 18-19
Maintenance ................................................................................................. 20-21
• Electrical Connection ......................................................................... 20
• Leveling Legs ...................................................................................... 20
• Light Replacement ............................................................................. 20
• Oven Door ........................................................................................... 20-21
• Proportional Valve Adjustment .......................................................... 21
• Removing Range for Cleaning and Servicing .................................... 21
• Broiler Drawer .................................................................................... 21
Before You Call for Service ....................................................................... 22
Consumer Publieatlons .............................................................................. 23
Warranty ....................................................................................................... 24
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
General In Case of Fire:
No coold_g appliance should be used as a space 1. Turn offthe range controls.
heater. This 2. Smother the fire or flame with baking soda,
instruction is dry chemical, or a foam-type extinguisher. Do
based on safety not use water on grease fires.
considerations to
prevent potential Child Safety
hazard tothe I¢'_
consumer as well Do not leave children
as damage to the alone or unsupervised near _,[_/
the appliance when it is in
appliance, use or is still hot. Children
If the range is installed near a window; proper should never be allowed to
precautions should be taken to prevent the sit or stand on any part of
curtains from blowing over the burners creating the appliance. Children
a FIRE HAZARD. must be taught that the
appliance and utensils in it
Keep the area around the appliance clear and can be hot. Children
free from combustible materials, gasoline, and should be taught that an
other flammable vapors and materials, appliance is not a toy: They
Have the installer show you the location of the should not be allowed to play with controls or
gas shut offvalve and how to shut it off in an other parts of the unit. Let hot utensils cool in a
emergency, safe place, out of reach of sinJ1 children.
CAUTION: Do not store items of interest to
Your appliance is vented through the base of the children in cabinets above an appliance or on the
backguard. Never block the oven vent or the air backguard of a range. Children climbing on the
intakes. Do not obstruct the flowof the appliance to reach items could be seriously
combustion and ventilation air. Restriction of the injured. Do not use an appliance as a step stool
air flow to the burner prevents proper to any cabinets above.
perfornmnee.
Avoid touching the oven vent area while oven is Anti-'lip Device
on and for several minutes after the oven is To rednce the risk of tipping of the appliance
turned off. Some parts of thevent and the from unusual usage or by excessive loading of
surrounding area can become hot enough to the oven door,the appliance must be secured by
cause bums. a properly installed anti-tip device. To cheek if
Do not use the cooktop or the oven as a storage device is installed properly, use a flashlight and
area for food or cooking utensils. This instruction look underneath the range to see that one of the
rear leveling legs is engaged in the bracket slot.
is based on safety considerations to prevent a When removing the appliance for cleaning, be
potential hazard to the user and to the appliance, sure the anti-tip device is engaged when the
Misuse of the range is replaced. The anti-tip device secures the
appliance door, rear leveling leg to the floor, when properly
such as stepping, engaged.
leaning or sitting
on the door, may Cleaning
result in possible Turn off all the controls and wait for the range
tipping of the parts to cool before touching or cleaning them.
appliance or Do not toucla the burner grates or surrounding
breakage of the door and serious injuries, areas until they have had sufficient time to cool,
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Touching a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth x.. J spillovers may
could cause the bulb to break. Should the bulb _ ignite.
break, disconnect the power to the range before I Be sure you know
trying to remove the bulb to avoid electrical which knob
shock, controls which
Clean the range with caution. If a wet spoilge or surface burner.
cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, Always make sure
be careful to avoid steam bums. Some cleaners the correct burner
can produce noxious fnmes if applied to a hot is turned on and that the burner has ignited.
surface. When cooking is completed, turn the burner off.
Grease Use caution when wearing garments made of
flammable material to
Use extreme caution when moving the grease avoid clothing fires. 1"_--.-_-.- Z
kettle or disposing of hot grease. Loose fitting or long
flammable. Avoid apparel should not be
letting grease deposits worn while cooking.
collect around the Clothing may ignite or
appliance, range hood, catch utensil handles.
or vent fire. Do oot Never heat an unopened container on the
leave a container of
grease around a cooking appliance. Always let surface burner or in the oven. Pressure build-up
quantities of hot fat used for deep fat frying cool may cause the container to burst resulting in
before attempting to move or handle. Iu the serious personal injury- or damage to the range.
event of a grease fire, DO NOT attempt to move Slide the oven rack oat to add or remove food,
the pan. Cover the pan with a lid to extinguish using dry, sturdy pot holders. Always avoid
the flame and tuna the surface burner off. Do reaching into the oven to place or remove food.
not douse the flame with water.Use a dry Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp pot holders
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher, if may eanse bums from steam. Dish towels or
available, or sprinkle heavily with baking soda. othersubstitutes should neverbe used as pot
Spills or boilovers whieh eontain grease should holdersbecause they can trail acrossthe hot
be cleaned up as soon as possible. If they are surfaee burners and ignite or get caught on
allowed to accumulate, they could ereate a FIRE range parts.
HAZARD. Use care when opening the oven door. Let any
Prepared Food Warning hot air or steam escape before removing or
replacing the food. Mways place the oven racks
Follow the food manufacturer's instructions, in the desired positions while tile oven is cool. If
If a plastic frozen food container and/or its film a rack must be moved while hot, be careful to
cover distorts,warps or is otherwise damaged avoid eontact of the pot holders with the oven
during cooking, immediately discard the food burner flame.
and its container. The food eould be
contaminated. Storage Above the Range
Cooking Safety To eliminate the hazard of reaching over hot
surface burners, cabinet storage should not be
Always adjust the surface burner's flame so that provided directly above a unit. If such storage is
is doesnot extend beyond tbe bottom of the provided, it should be limited to itemswhich are
utensil. This instruction is based on safety used infrequently and which are safely stored in
considerations, an area subjected to heat from an applianee.
Never leave a surface cooking operation Temperatures in the storage areas above the unit
unattended especially when using a high heat may be unsafe for some items, such as volatile
setting. Boilovers can cause smoking and greasy liquids, cleaners or aerosol sprays.
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Utensil Safety flammable. Avoid their use or storage near an
Use only pails that have flat bottoms and handles appliance.
that are easily grasped and stay cool. Avoid using Self-Clean Oven
unstable, warped, easily tipped or loose handled
pans. Do not use pans if their handles twist and (select models)
cannot be tightened. Pans that are heavy to Do not clean the door gasket. The door gasket is
move when filled with food may also be essential for a good seal. Care should be taken
hazardous, not to rub, damage, or move the gasket. Do not
Always place a pan of food on a surface burner use oven cleaners of any kind in or around any
before tnrning it on and turn it offbefore part of the self-dean oven. Clean only the parts
removing the pan. listed in this booklet. Before self-cleaning the
Always tuln oven, remove the broiler pan, oven racks, and
pan handlesto /_ l __; " other utensils,and wipe off excessive spillovers.
the side or back _ )_(mI_ " It is normal for the cooktop of the range to
of the
appliance, not _ _ become hot during a self-clean cycle. Therefore,
touching or lifting the cooktop during a clean
out into the _" cycle should be avoided.
room where
they are easily
hit or reached Important Safety Notice and
by small Warning
children. To minimize burns, ignition of
flammable materials and spillage due to The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
unintentional contact with the utensil, do not Enforcement Act of I986 (Proposition 65)
extend handles over the adjacent surface requires the Governor of California to publish a
burners, list of substances known to the State of
California to cause cancer or reproductive harm,
Be sure the utensil is large enough to properly and requires businesses to warn customers of the
contain food and avoid boilovers. The pan size is potential exposures to such substances.
particularly important in deep fat frying. Be sure
the pan will accommodate the volume of food Users of this appliance are hereby walned that
that is to be added as well as the bubble action of the burning of gas can result in low-level
the fat.Never leave a deep fat frying operation exposure to some of the listed substances
unattended, including benzene, formaldehyde and soot, due
Never let a pan boil dry as this could damage the primarily to the incomplete combustion of
utensil and the appliance, naturalgas or liquid petroleum (LP) fuels.
Properly adjusted burners will minimize
Aluminum Foil incomplete combustion. Exposure to these
substances can also be minimized by properly
Use aluminmn foil ONLY as instructed in this venting the burners to the outdoors.
book. Improper use of aluminum foil may cause
damage to the oven, affect the cooking results, Ventilating Hood
and can also result in shock and/or fire hazards. To reduce the hazard of storage above a range,
Plastics install a ventilating hood that projects at least
five inches beyond the bottom edge of the
Many plastics are vulnerable to heat. Keep cabinets. Clean the hood frequently to prevent
plastics away from the the parts of the appliance grease from accumulating on the hood or its
that may become warm or hot. filter. Should a boilover or spillover result in an
open flame, immediately turn off the hood_ fan
Aerosol Sprays to avoid spreading the flaine.After thoroughly
Many aerosol-type spray cans are EXPLOSIVE extinguishing the flame, the fan may"be turned
when exposed to heat and may be highly on to remove any unpleasant odor or smoke.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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RANGE CONTROL PANEL
Sty'ling may differ depending on the model you selected,
ELECTRONIC CLOCK
The electronic clock and timer on your Maytag Setting the Clock and Timer
range will flash 12:00 when power is first "
supplied to the range or if there is a power Clock
failure. To set the time-of-day clock:
The following _ads are found on your Maytag
electronic clocK: 1. Press the CLOCK pad.
Clock Pad 2.Press and hold the HOUR pad to set the
correct hours. To change the time by a single
This pad is used to set the time of day or to
display the currenttime when the timer is hour,give the pad a short tap.
functioning. 8. Press and hold the MINUTE pad to set the
Timer Padcorrect minutes. To change the time by a
The timer can be set from 1 minute to 1 hour single minute, give the pad a short tap.
and 59 miuutes (or two hours). It will count For example: to set the clock for 3:15, press
down by minutes, and hold the HOUR pad until 3 appears in
Hour Pad the hours display. Then press and hold the
This pad is used to set the hours for the clock MINUTE pad until 15 appears in the minutes
and timer, display.
MinutePad
This pad is used to set the minutes for the clock
and timer.
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Timer SURFACE COOKING
To setthe timer:
1. Press tile TIMER pad. 0:59 (or one hour)will Sealed Gas Burners
appear in the display: [NOTE:The cooktop and surface burners on
The timer will automatically begin counting ]your Maytag gas range are eonsiderably
down in increments of one minute. ] different from a conventional gas range. To
,2.To set timer for less time, press the TIMER insure proper andeffieient use of all its
pad then press and hold the MINUTE pad [ features, please take a few minutes to read
these instructions and become familiar with its
until the desired time appears in the displa)a ration.
3. To set timer for more than one hour (two ope
hours is tile maximum time that can be set),
press the TIMER pad then press the HOUR Cooktop
pad. 1:59 (or two hours) will appear in the The eooktop on gas ranges with sealed burners is
display, designed with twocontoured wells which
Press the MINUTE pad until the desired contain spills until they can be wiped up. Unlike
minutes appear in the display, a range with standard gas burners, this eooktop
doesnotlift-up nor is itremovable. To
When allthetime has elapsed, 0:00 willappearprevent &mage tothe range,do not attempt to
in the display andcontinuous beeps willsound lift the cooktop for any reason.
indicating the timer has counted down. Press the
CLOCK pad to cancel the beeps. The current i!_,
time of day will reappear in the display. •
To eaneel the timer: press the CLOCK pad
and the display will return to the current time of
day.
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Square Burner Grates
CAUTION: The burner grates must be
properlypositioned before cooking.Do not
o_erate the burners without a pan on the grate.
The grate's porcelain finish may chip without
a pan to absorb the intense heat from the
burner flame.
When reinstalling the
square grates, place
the indented sides
together so the
straight sides are at
the front and rear.
Although the burner
grates are durable,
they will gradually
lose their shine due _/7 _-----JJ
to high temperatures. WL23
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Sealed Burners Pilotless Ignition
The four sealed burners of your Maytag range Be sure all surface controls are set in the OFF
are secured to the cooktop and are not designed position prior to supplying gasto the range.
to be removed. Your range is equipped with a pilotless ignition
Since the four burners are sealed into the system which eliminates theneed for a constant
cooktop, boilovers or spills won't seep standing pilot light. The spark igniter is located
underneath the eooktop. Thus, there are noat the back-side of each burnen When cleaning
hidden spills in the burner box area to clean, around the surface burner,use care. Ira cleaning
cloth should catch the igniter, it could damage or
Your rm_ge features two special Power Burnersbreak it. This xx,illprevent the burner from
located in the left rear and right front positions, lighting.
These offer higher speed cooking that can be
used to quickly bring water to a boil and for
large-quaJ_tity cooking. (Power Burners are not
found on the CI/G8200 and CRG7400 models.)
POWER BURNER
Ignitor
REAR VIEW OF SEALED BURNER
Lighting the Surface Burners
To light the surface burners:
POWER BURNER 1. Place a pan on the burner grate.
2. Push in and turn the knob tothe START
A properly adjusted burner with clean ports will position. A sparking sound will be beard and
light within a few seconds. If using natural gas, the burner will light.
the flame will be blne with a deeper blue inner
core; there should be no trace of yellow in the
flame (this indicates an improper mixture of
air/gas whicb wastes fuel and should be adjusted
by a service technician), With LP gas, some
yellow tips on the flames are acceptable. This is
normal and adjustment isnot necessaD_
With some types of gas, you may hear a
"popping" sound when the surface burner is
turned off. This is a normal operating sound of
the burner.
NOTE: All four igniters will spark when any
surface burner knob is turned to the START
position,
3. Once the burner lights, turn the knob to the
desired flame size. The sparking will not stop
until the knob is turned from the START
position.
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Selecting the FlameSizeCAUTION: If the flame should go out during
Ifa knob is turned very quickly from HIGH to a cooking operation, turn the burner to the
WARM, the flame may go out, particularly if the OFF position. If gas has aeemnulated and a
burner is cold. If this occurs, tuna the knob to stronggasodor is detected, waitfive
the OFF position. Wait several seconds,then minutes for the gas odorto disappear
light the burner again, before relighUng theburner.
___ Operating During Power Failure
To operate one or more of the surface burners
during a power failure:
1. Hold a lighted match to the desired surface
burner head.
2. Turn the control knob to START. The burner
will then light.
3. Adjust the flame to the desired level.
The flame sho_dd be adjusted so it does not
extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil. CAUTION: When lighting the surface
This instruction is based on safety considera- burners, be sure all of the: Controls are in the
tions. Adjusting the flame size also improves OFF position. Strike the match first and hold it
your cooking efficiency,and prevents damage to in POSitionbefore turning the knob to START.
any cabinets above the rauge.
Use a HIGH flame setting to quickly-bring foods
to a boil or to begin a cooking operation. Then
reduce to a lower setting to continue eooking.
Never leave food unattended over a high
flame setting.
The MEDIUM flame setting isused tocontinue
acookingoperation. Food will notcook any"
fasterwhen a higher flame setting isused than
that needed to maintain a gentle boil.
Remember, water boils at the same temperature
whetherboiling gently or vigorously.
Use the WARM flame setting to simmer or keep
food at serving temperatures without furtber
cooking. Some cooking may take place if the
cooking utensil is covered. If food doesboil on
the WARM setting, it is possible to reduce the
heat by rotating the knob toward the OFF
position. The lowest flame size is located
adjacent to the OFF position.
Be sure to adjust the knob so there is an
adequate supply of gas to maintain a stable
flame onthe burner. Check to be sure burner
is lit and the flaine is stable.
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Cookware Considerations Canning
The cook-ware material, construction and size Aeeeptable water-bath or pressure canners
can play a large role in eooking performance, should not be oversized and must have a flat
Proper utensils will reduce cooking times, use bottom. The following are not recommended:
less energy and cook food more evenly, canners with ridged bottoms, oversized canners
or a very large canner that rests ontwo surface
Optimum cookingperformance can be
achieved whenheavy gauge, flat,smoothburner grates,
bottom,metal utensils with straight sidesWhen canning, use the High setting just until
and tight fitting lidsare used. When selecting the water comes toa boil or pressure is reached
eonkware, consider the following things, in the pressure canner, then reduce to the lowest
heat setting that maintains the boil or pressure.
Construction and Size Prolonged use of the Highsetting or the use of
For best heat conduction from the gas burner to incorrect canning utensils will produce excessive
the utensil,use flat bottom utensils, To heat. Excessive heat can cause permanent
determine the flatness of the bottom of a pan, damage to the range.
place the edge of a rnler across the bottom of the For more informationon canning procedures,
utensil. Hold it up to the light. Little or no light contact ),our local county extensionoffice or one
should be visible under the ruler, of the following companies who specialize in
home canning:
The flame size sbould be adjusted so it does not
extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil. •Ball Corporation
Consumer Affairs Department
Tbis is for personal safetyand to prevent damage 345 South High St.
to the range and any cabinets installed above it. Muncie,IN 47305-2326
Material • Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation
Consumer Products Division
The [_an material determines how evenly and 1840 Century Park East
quickly heat is transferred from the gas burner Los Angeles, CA90067
to the pan bottom. Some widely used pan
materials are:
Aluminum Excellent heat conductor. Some foodwill cm_seit to darken orpit. Anodizing improves stain
resistance. Often used as a bottmn coating to improve the heating of other pan materials.
CopperExcellent heat conductor. Discolorseasily;requires constant polishing. Often used as a bottom
coating to improve the heating ofother pan materials.
Stainless Steel Slowheat conductor. Develops hot spots and produces uneven cooking results. Durable, attractive,
easy'to clean and stain resistant. Will distribute heat better if other metals (aluminum or copper) are
combined or sandwiched together as a bonom coating.
CastIron Slowheat conductor. Cooks evenlyonce temperature is reached. Heavy. Needs seasoning to make
cleaning easier and to prevent sticking and rusting.
Glass,Ceramic Slowheat conductors. Easytoclean.Some types may onlybe used in the oven.
or Glass-Ceramle
Porcelain-Enamel Glass-likesubstance fused to metal. Heating characteristics dependon base material (usually
aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel or cast iron). Availablein colors and easy"to clean.
Note: Somebrands of metal, smooth bottom cookware that generallyperform wellon all types of ranges are Farberware,
Magnalite,Revere Ware,Wearever T-Fal,andsmooth bottom Club Aluminmn*.
*Brand names are the trademarks of respective mmm_aoturers.
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