Maytag 500 User Manual
Electric Smoothtop and Electric
Coil Double Oven Range
®
Precision Touch 500 Series
Use and Care Guide
Table of Contents
Important Safety
Instructions ............................... 1-4
Surface Cooking ...................... 5-7
Controls
Coil Elements
Smoothtop Surface
Oven Cooking ......................... 8-15
Upper Oven Control (Manual Clean)
Lower Oven Control (Self-Clean)
Baking
Cook & Hold
Delay Bake
Keep Warm
Broiling (Lower Oven Only)
Oven Racks
Form No. A/01/06 Part No. 8113P609-60 ©2006 Maytag Appliances Sales Co. Litho U.S.A .
Care & Cleaning ...................16-19
Self-Clean Oven (Lower Oven Only)
Cleaning Procedures
Maintenance ............................... 20
Oven Doors and Windows
Oven Lights
Troubleshooting ...................21-22
Warranty & Service ..... Back Page
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In our continuing effort to improve the quality and performance
of our cooking products, it may be necessary to make changes
to the appliance without revising this guide.
For service information, see back page.
Important Safety
General Instructions
To ensure proper and safe operation: Appliance
must be properly installed and grounded by a qualified
technician. Do not attempt to adjust, repair, service, or
replace any part of your appliance unless it is specifically
recommended in this guide. All other servicing should be
referred to a qualified servicer.
Always disconnect power to appliance before servicing.
WARNING
• ALL RANGES CAN TIP AND
CAUSE INJURIES TO PERSONS
• INSTALL ANTI-TIP DEVICE
PACKED WITH RANGE
• FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: To reduce risk of
tipping of the appliance from
abnormal usage or by excessive
loading of the oven doors, the appliance must
be secured by a properly installed anti-tip
device.
Instructions
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in
this guide are not meant to cover all possible conditions
and situations that may occur. Common sense, caution,
and care must be exercised when installing, maintaining,
or operating the appliance.
Always contact your manufacturer about problems or
conditions you do not understand.
Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels
WARNING
WARNING – Hazards or unsafe practices which
COULD result in severe personal injury or death.
CAUTION
CAUTION – Hazards or unsafe practices which
COULD result in minor personal injury.
To check if device is properly installed, look underneath
range with a flashlight to make sure one of the rear
leveling legs is properly engaged in the bracket slot. The
anti-tip device secures the rear leveling leg to the floor
when properly engaged. You should check this anytime
the range has been moved.
In Case of Fire
Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to avoid spreading
the flame. Extinguish flame then turn on hood to remove
smoke and odor.
• Cooktop: Smother fire or flame in a pan with a lid or
cookie sheet.
NEVER pick up or move a flaming pan.
• Ovens: Smother fire or flame by closing the oven doors.
Do not use water on grease fires. Use baking soda, a dry
chemical or foam-type extinguisher to smother fire or
flame.
WARNING
Read and follow all instructions before using this
appliance to prevent the potential risk of fire, electric
shock, personal injury or damage to the appliance as a
result of improper usage of the appliance. Use appliance
only for its intended purpose as described in this guide.
NEVER use an appliance as a step to reach cabinets
above. Misuse of appliance doors, such as stepping,
leaning or sitting on the door, may result in possible
tipping of the appliance, breakage of door, and serious
injuries.
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Important Safety Instructions
If appliance is installed near a window, precautions should
be taken to prevent curtains from blowing over surface
elements.
NEVER use appliance to warm or heat the room. Failure to
follow this instruction can lead to possible burns, injury, fire,
or damage to the appliance.
NEVER wear loose-fitting or hanging garments while using
the appliance. Clothing could catch utensil handles or ignite
and cause burns if garment comes in contact with hot
heating elements.
To ensure proper operation and to avoid damage to the
appliance or possible injury, do not adjust, service, repair
or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically
recommended in this guide. Refer all other servicing to a
qualified technician.
NEVER store or use gasoline or other combustible or
flammable materials in the ovens, near surface units or in the
vicinity of this appliance as fumes could create a fire hazard
or an explosion.
To prevent grease fires, do not let cooking grease or other
flammable materials accumulate in or near the appliance.
Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders on hot
surfaces may result in a steam burn. Do not let potholders
touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth which could easily touch hot heating elements
and ignite.
Always turn off all controls when cooking is completed.
NEVER heat unopened containers on the surface unit or in
the ovens. Pressure build-up in the container may cause
container to burst resulting in burns, injury or damage to the
appliance.
NEVER use aluminum foil to line drip bowls or cover oven
racks or oven bottoms. This could result in risk of electric
shock, fire, or damage to the appliance. Use foil only as
directed in this guide.
Aerosol-type cans are EXPLOSIVE when exposed to heat
and may be highly flammable. Do not use or store near
appliance.
Cooktop
NEVER leave surface units unattended, especially when
using high heat. An unattended boilover could cause
smoking and a greasy spillover can cause a fire.
This appliance is equipped with different size surface
elements. Select pans with flat bottoms large enough to
cover element. Fitting pan size to element will improve
cooking efficiency.
If pan is smaller than element, a portion of the element will
be exposed to direct contact and could ignite clothing or
potholder.
Only certain types of glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic,
earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for
cooktop or oven service without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature. Follow utensil manufacturer’s
instructions when using glass.
This appliance has been tested for safe performance using
conventional cookware. Do not use any devices or
accessories that are not specifically recommended in this
guide. Do not use element covers, stove top grills or
add-on oven convection systems. The use of devices or
accessories that are not expressly recommended in this
guide can create serious safety hazards, result in
performance problems, and reduce the life of the
components of this appliance.
Turn pan handle toward center of cooktop, not out into the
room or over another surface element. This reduces the risk
of burns, ignition of flammable materials, or spillage if pan is
accidently bumped or reached by small children.
Glass-Ceramic Cooktop
NEVER cook on broken cooktop. If cooktop should break,
cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken
cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a
qualified technician immediately.
Clean cooktop with caution. Some cleaners can produce
noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface. If a wet sponge,
cloth, or paper towel is used on a hot cooking area, be
careful to avoid steam burn.
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Important Safety Instructions
Coil Elements
To prevent damage to removable surface heating
elements, do not immerse, soak or clean in a dishwasher
or self-clean oven. A damaged element could short,
resulting in a fire or shock hazard.
Make sure drip bowls are in place as absence of these
bowls during cooking could damage wiring.
Protective Liners: Do not use aluminum foil to line
surface unit drip bowls or oven bottoms, except as
suggested in the guide. Improper installation of these
liners may result in a risk of electric shock or fire.
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 are dark in
color. Areas near surface elements and interior surfaces of
the ovens may become hot enough to cause burns. During
and after use, do not touch or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact heating elements, areas near
elements, or interior surfaces of ovens until they have had
sufficient time to cool.
Other potentially hot surfaces include: cooktop, areas facing
the cooktop, oven vent, surfaces near the vent opening,
oven doors, areas around the doors and oven windows.
Deep Fat Fryers
Use extreme caution when moving the grease pan or
disposing of hot grease. Allow grease to cool before
attempting to move pan.
Ovens
Use care when opening doors. Let hot air or steam escape
before removing or replacing food.
For proper oven operation and performance, do not block or
obstruct oven vent duct. When ovens are in use, the vent
and surrounding area near the vent may become hot
enough to cause burns.
Always place oven racks in desired locations while ovens
are cool. If rack must be moved while an oven is hot, do
not let potholder contact hot element in oven.
Self-Cleaning Ovens
CAUTION
Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the oven
racks, broiler pan, food and any other utensils. Wipe
spillovers to prevent excessive smoke and flare-ups.
Clean only parts listed in this guide. Do not clean door
gasket. The gasket is essential for a good seal. Do not rub,
damage, or move the gasket.
Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven cleaner or
oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in
or around any part of the ovens.
Wipe up excessive spillovers, especially greasy spills, before
the clean cycle to prevent smoking, flare-ups or flaming.
It is normal for the cooktop to become hot during a clean
cycle. Therefore, avoid touching the cooktop, door, window
or oven vent during a clean cycle.
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Important Safety Instructions
Child Safety Important Safety Notice
CAUTION
NEVER store items of interest to children in cabinets above
an appliance. Children climbing on the appliance or on the
appliance doors to reach items could be seriously injured.
NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised in area where
appliance is in use or is still hot.
NEVER allow children to sit or stand on any part of the
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
of reach of small children. Children should be taught that an
appliance is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to
play with controls or other parts of the unit.
Ventilating Hoods
Clean range hood and filters frequently to prevent grease or
other flammable materials from accumulating on hood or
filter and to avoid grease fires.
Turn the fan on when flambéing foods (such as Cherries
Jubilee) under the hood.
and Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the
Governor of California to publish a list of substances
known to the State of California to cause cancer or
reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn
customers of potential exposures to such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that when
the oven is engaged in the self-clean cycle, there may
be some low-level exposure to some of the listed
substances, including carbon monoxide. Exposure to
these substances can be minimized by properly venting
the oven to the outdoors by opening the windows and/or
door in the room where the appliance is located during
the self-clean cycle.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PET BIRDS: Never
keep pet birds in the kitchen or in rooms where the
fumes from the kitchen could reach. Birds have a very
sensitive respiratory system. Fumes released during an
oven self-cleaning cycle may be harmful or fatal to birds.
Fumes released due to overheated cooking oil, fat,
margarine and overheated non-stick cookware may be
equally harmful.
Save These Instructions for Future Reference
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Surface Cooking
Surface Controls
Use to turn on the surface elements. An infinite choice of
heat settings is available from Low to High. The knobs can
be set on or between any of the settings.
Setting the Controls
1. Place pan on surface element.
2. Push the knob in and turn in either direction to the
desired heat setting.
• The control panel is marked to identify which
element the knob controls. For example, the
graphic at right indicates left front element.
3. There is an element “ON” indicator light on the control
panel. When any surface control knob is turned on, the
light will turn on. The light will turn off when all the
surface elements are turned off.
4. After cooking, turn knob to OFF. Remove pan.
Suggested Heat Settings
The size, type of cookware and cooking operation will affect the
heat setting.
Low (2): Use to keep foods
warm and melt chocolate
and butter.
Med. Low (3-4):
Use to continue
cooking covered
foods or steam
foods.
High (10): Use to bring
liquid to a boil. Always
reduce setting to a lower
heat when liquids begin to
boil or foods begin to cook.
CAUTION
BEFORE COOKING
• Always place a pan on the surface unit before you turn it
on. To prevent damage to range, never operate surface
unit without a pan in place.
• NEVER use the cooktop to store for food or cookware.
DURING COOKING
• Be sure you know which knob controls which surface
unit. Make sure you turned on the correct surface unit.
• Begin cooking on a higher heat setting then reduce to a
lower setting to complete the operation. Never use a high
heat setting for extended cooking.
• NEVER allow a pan to boil dry. This could damage the
pan and the appliance.
• NEVER touch cooktop until it has cooled. Expect some
parts of the cooktop, especially around the surface units, to
become warm or hot during cooking. Use potholders to
protect hands.
AFTER COOKING
• Make sure surface unit is turned off.
• Clean up messy spills as soon as possible.
OTHER TIPS
• If cabinet storage is provided directly above cooking
surface, limit it to items that are infrequently used and can
be safely stored in an area subjected to heat. Temperatures
may be unsafe for items such as volatile liquids, cleaners or
aerosol sprays.
• NEVER leave any items, especially plastic items, on the
cooktop. The hot air from the vent may ignite flammable
items, melt or soften plastics, or increase pressure in
closed containers, causing them to burst.
• NEVER allow aluminum foil, meat probes or any other
metal object, other than a pan on a surface element, to
contact heating elements.
Medium (5-7): Use to
maintain slow boil for
large amounts of liquids
and for most frying
operations.
Med. High (8-9): Use
to brown meat, heat oil
for deep fat frying or
sauteing. Maintain fast
boil for large amounts
of liquids.
Coil Element Surface
Notes:
• Clean cooktop after each use.
• Wipe acidic or sugary spills as soon as the cooktop has
cooled as these spills may discolor or etch the porcelain.
To protect drip bowl finish:
• To lessen discoloration and crazing, avoid using high heat
for long periods.
• Do not use oversized cookware. Pans should not extend
more than 1-2 inches beyond the element.
• When home canning or cooking with big pots, use the
Canning Element (Model CE1). Contact your Maytag dealer
for details or call 1-877-232-6771 USA or 1-800-688-8408
Canada to order.
• Clean frequently. (See page 19.)
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Surface Cooking
Coil Elements
• When an element is on, it will cycle on and off to maintain
the heat setting.
• Coil elements are self-cleaning. Do not immerse in water.
To remove: When cool, raise element.
Carefully pull out and away from
receptacle.
To replace: Insert element
terminals into receptacle. Guide
the element into place. Press down on the
outer edge of element until it sits level on
drip bowl.
TERMINALS
Drip Bowls
The drip bowls under each surface element catch boilovers
and must always be used. Absence of drip bowls during
cooking may damage wiring.
To prevent the risk of electric shock or fire, never line drip
bowls with aluminum foil.
Drip bowls will discolor (blue/gold stains) or craze over time if
overheated. This discoloration or crazing is permanent. This
will not affect cooking performance.
Cooking Areas
The cooking areas on your range are identified by permanent
circles on the smoothtop surface. For most efficient cooking,
fit the pan size to the element size.
Pans should not extend more than 1/2 to 1-inch beyond
the cooking area.
When a control is turned on, a glow can 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 cookware, refer to Cookware
Recommendations on page 7.
SINGLE
ELEMENT
DUAL ELEMENT
(SELECT MODELS)
DUAL ELEMENT
(SELECT MODELS)
SINGLE
ELEMENT
Hot Surface Light
The Hot Surface indicator light is located on the control panel.
The light will be illuminated when any cooking area is hot. It
will remain on, even after the control is turned
off, until the area has cooled.
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 elements off
a few minutes before food is completely cooked and use
the retained heat to complete cooking. When the hot
surface light turns off, the cooking area will be cool
enough to touch. Because of the way they retain heat, the
smoothtop elements will not respond to changes in
settings as quickly as coil elements.
• In the event of a potential boilover, remove the pan from
the cooking surface.
• Never attempt to lift the cooktop.
• The smoothtop surface may appear discolored when it is
hot. This is normal and will disappear when the surface
cools.
Tips to Protect the
Smoothtop Surface
Cleaning (see page 18 for more information)
• Before first use, clean the cooktop.
• Clean your cooktop daily or after each use. This will keep
your cooktop looking good and can prevent damage.
• If a spillover occurs while cooking, immediately clean the
spill from the cooking area while it is hot to prevent a tough
cleaning chore later. Using extreme care, wipe spill with a
clean dry towel.
• Do not allow spills to remain on the cooking area or the
cooktop trim for a long period of time.
• Never use abrasive cleansing powders or scouring pads
which will scratch the cooktop.
• Never use chlorine bleach, ammonia or other cleansers not
specifically recommended for use on glass-ceramic.
To Prevent Marks and Scratches
• Do not use glass pans. They may scratch the surface.
• Never place a trivet or wok ring between the surface and
pan. These items can mark or etch the top.
Cont.
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Surface Cooking
• Do not slide aluminum pans across a hot surface. The pans
may leave marks which need to be removed promptly. (See
Cleaning, page 18.)
• Make sure the surface and the pan bottom are clean before
turning on to prevent scratches.
• To prevent scratching or damage to the glass-ceramic top,
do not leave sugar, salt or fats on the cooking area. Wipe
the cooktop surface with a clean cloth or paper towel
before using.
• Never slide heavy metal pans across the surface since
these may scratch.
To Prevent Stains
• Never use a soiled dish cloth or sponge to clean the
cooktop surface. A film will remain which may cause stains
on the cooking surface after the area is heated.
• Continuously cooking on a soiled surface may/will result in
a permanent stain.
To Prevent Other Damage
• Do not allow plastic, sugar or foods with high sugar
content to melt onto the hot cooktop. Should this happen,
clean immediately. (See Cleaning, page 18.)
• Never let a pan boil dry. This will damage the surface and
pan.
• Never use cooktop as a work surface or cutting board.
• Never cook food directly on the surface.
• Do not use a small pan on a large element. Not only does
this waste energy, but it can also result in spillovers burning
onto the cooking area, which requires extra cleaning.
• Do not use non-flat specialty items that are oversized or
uneven such as round-bottom woks, rippled-bottom and/or
oversized canners and griddles.
• Do not use foil or foil-type containers. Foil may melt onto
the glass. If metal melts on the cooktop, do not use. Call an
authorized servicer.
Cookware Recommendations
Using the right cookware can prevent many problems, such
as food taking longer to cook or achieving inconsistent
results. Proper pans will reduce cooking times, use less
energy, and cook food more evenly.
Flat Pan Tests
See if your pans are flat.
The Ruler Test:
1. Place a ruler across the bottom of the pan.
2. Hold it up to the light.
3. Little or no light should be visible under the ruler.
The Bubble Test:
1. Put 1 inch of water in the pan. Place on cooktop and turn
control to High.
2. Watch the formation of the bubbles as the water heats.
Uniform bubbles mean good performance, and uneven
bubbles indicate hot spots and uneven cooking.
Select Avoid
Flat, smooth-bottom Pans with grooved or warped bottoms.
pans. Pans with uneven bottoms do not cook
efficiently and sometimes may not
boil liquid.
Heavy-gauge pans. Very thin-gauge metal or glass pans.
Pans that are the Pans smaller or larger than the
same size as the element by 1 inch.
element.
Secure handles. Cookware with loose or broken handles.
Heavy handles that tilt the pan.
Tight-fitting lids. Loose-fitting lids.
Flat-bottom woks. Woks with a ring-stand bottom.
Canning and Oversize
Cookware
All canners and large pots must have flat bottoms and
must be made from heavy-gauge materials. This is critical
on smoothtop surfaces. The base must not be more than
1 inch larger than the element.
When canners and pots do not meet these standards, cooking
times may be longer, and cooktops may be damaged.
Some canners are designed with smaller bases for use on
smoothtop surfaces.
When canning, use the High heat setting only until the
water comes to a boil or pressure is reached in the canner.
Reduce to the lowest heat setting that maintains the boil or
pressure. If the heat is not turned down, the cooktop may be
damaged.
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