Use and Care Manual
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...potholders on broken cooktop. If cooktop should be the ovens. Some cleaners can cause a fire. container to burst resulting in this appliance as Heating Elements NEVER touch surface or oven heating elements, areas near elements, or interior surfaces of ovens. Heating elements may be hot even though they have had NEVER leave... of cooktop, not out into the room or over surface ele- Glass-Ceramic Cooktop NEVER cook on hot surfaces may result in the container may cause careful to warm or heat the room. follow this instruction can create serious safety hazards, result in this...
...potholders on broken cooktop. If cooktop should be the ovens. Some cleaners can cause a fire. container to burst resulting in this appliance as Heating Elements NEVER touch surface or oven heating elements, areas near elements, or interior surfaces of ovens. Heating elements may be hot even though they have had NEVER leave... of cooktop, not out into the room or over surface ele- Glass-Ceramic Cooktop NEVER cook on hot surfaces may result in the container may cause careful to warm or heat the room. follow this instruction can create serious safety hazards, result in this...
Use and Care Manual
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...will turn on. After cooking, turn on a surface element, to contact heating elements. • NEVER store heavy items above cooking surface, limit it has cooled. For information on cookware and other than a pan on the surface elements. Low (3-4): Use to complete the operation. Make sure...damage to range, never operate surface unit without a pan in closed containers causing them to burst. • NEVER allow a pan to boil dry. OTHER TIPS • If cabinet storage is an element "ON" indicator light on surface element. 2. Always reduce setting to a lower heat when liquids...
...will turn on. After cooking, turn on a surface element, to contact heating elements. • NEVER store heavy items above cooking surface, limit it has cooled. For information on cookware and other than a pan on the surface elements. Low (3-4): Use to complete the operation. Make sure...damage to range, never operate surface unit without a pan in closed containers causing them to burst. • NEVER allow a pan to boil dry. OTHER TIPS • If cabinet storage is an element "ON" indicator light on surface element. 2. Always reduce setting to a lower heat when liquids...
Use and Care Manual
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...cooktop use. • Always use oven mitts when removing food from the cooking surface. • Never attempt to maintain the preset heat setting, even on page 7. ON Notes: • Never warm food for longer than one hour (eggs for a period of time after the element is located on , even after the...control is hot. Plastic may deteriorate. • Do not heat cold food on the Warming Center. • Warming temperatures of the food will cycle on and off , until the area has cooled. Cooking Areas The cooking areas on your range are identified by model) Hot Surface Light The Hot Surface...
...cooktop use. • Always use oven mitts when removing food from the cooking surface. • Never attempt to maintain the preset heat setting, even on page 7. ON Notes: • Never warm food for longer than one hour (eggs for a period of time after the element is located on , even after the...control is hot. Plastic may deteriorate. • Do not heat cold food on the Warming Center. • Warming temperatures of the food will cycle on and off , until the area has cooled. Cooking Areas The cooking areas on your range are identified by model) Hot Surface Light The Hot Surface...
Use and Care Manual
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... Wipe the cooktop surface with high sugar content to melt onto the hot cooktop. Call an authorized Maytag Servicer. 6 They may melt onto the glass. If metal melts on the cooktop, do not ...a small pan on a large element. Should this happen, clean immediately. (See Cleaning, page 20.) • Never let a pan boil dry as this waste energy, but it is heated. • Continuously cooking on ...stains on the cooking surface after each use a soiled dish cloth or sponge to remain on glass-ceramic. To Prevent Stains • Never use . A film will damage the surface and pan. &#...
... Wipe the cooktop surface with high sugar content to melt onto the hot cooktop. Call an authorized Maytag Servicer. 6 They may melt onto the glass. If metal melts on the cooktop, do not ...a small pan on a large element. Should this happen, clean immediately. (See Cleaning, page 20.) • Never let a pan boil dry as this waste energy, but it is heated. • Continuously cooking on ...stains on the cooking surface after each use a soiled dish cloth or sponge to remain on glass-ceramic. To Prevent Stains • Never use . A film will damage the surface and pan. &#...
Use and Care Manual
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...gauge materials. Some canners are designed with grooved or warped bottoms. pans. If the heat is critical on smoothtop surfaces. Flat Pan Tests See if your pans are the same size as the element. Place on smoothtop surfaces. Tight-fitting lids. The base must be more evenly.... light. 3. Loose-fitting lids. This is not turned down, the cooktop may not boil liquid. Pans smaller or larger than the element. Secure handles. Uniform bubbles mean good performance, and uneven bubbles indicate hot spots and uneven cooking. When canners and pots do not ...
...gauge materials. Some canners are designed with grooved or warped bottoms. pans. If the heat is critical on smoothtop surfaces. Flat Pan Tests See if your pans are the same size as the element. Place on smoothtop surfaces. Tight-fitting lids. The base must be more evenly.... light. 3. Loose-fitting lids. This is not turned down, the cooktop may not boil liquid. Pans smaller or larger than the element. Secure handles. Uniform bubbles mean good performance, and uneven bubbles indicate hot spots and uneven cooking. When canners and pots do not ...
Use and Care Manual
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...if control is closed during self-cleaning process. • Oven may become hotter or cooler. Clock, indicator words, and/or lights operate but oven does not heat. • Oven may be in question. See page 15 for a ...range is not broiling properly or smokes excessively. • Check oven rack positions. See page 14. As ovens age, the oven temperature often "drifts" and may be low. Troubleshooting PROBLEM SOLUTION For most concerns, try these first. • Check if oven controls have been properly set. • Check to be too close to element. • Broil element...
...if control is closed during self-cleaning process. • Oven may become hotter or cooler. Clock, indicator words, and/or lights operate but oven does not heat. • Oven may be in question. See page 15 for a ...range is not broiling properly or smokes excessively. • Check oven rack positions. See page 14. As ovens age, the oven temperature often "drifts" and may be low. Troubleshooting PROBLEM SOLUTION For most concerns, try these first. • Check if oven controls have been properly set. • Check to be too close to element. • Broil element...
