Maytag PER5710BAW Owner’s Manual
M VrAG USER'S GUIDE
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Serial Number
Date of Purchase
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For service information, see page 19.
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.
Table of Contents
Safety Instructions ........... 1-2
Surface Cooking ............. 3-5
Oven Cooking .............. 6-11
Care & Cleaning ............ 12-15
Maintenance ............. 16
Before You Call .............. 17
Warranty .................. 19
Guide de L'utilisateur ........ 20-39
Guia del Usuario .......... 40-59
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Important Safety Instructions
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Read and follow all instructions before us-
ing this appliance to prevent the potential
risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury or
damage to the appliance as a result of im-
proper usage of the appliance. Use appliance
only for its intended purpose as described in
this guide.
Toensure proper and safe operation: Appli-
ancemust beproperly installed and grounded
by a qualified technician.
WARNING:
ALLRANGES CAN
TIP AND CAUSE
INJURIES TO PER-
SONS
INSTALL ANTI- TIP
DEVICE PACKED
WITH RANGE
e FOLLOW ALL IN-
STALLA TiON INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: To reduce risk of
tipping of the appliance from ab-
normal usage or byexcessive load-
ing of the oven door, the appliance
must be secured by a properly in-
stalled anti-tip device,
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 de-
vice 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: Sn_other fire or flame in a pan
with a lid or cookie sheet.
• NEVER pick up or move a flaming pan.
• Oven: Smother fire or flame by closing the
oven door,
Do not use water on grease fires. Use baking
soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extin-
guisher to smother fire or flame.
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General
Instructions
WARNING: NEVER use appliance door, or
drawer, if equipped, as a step stool or seat as
this may result in possible tipping of the
appliance, damage to the appliance, and
serious injuries.
If appliance is installed near a window,
proper precautions should be taken to pre-
vent curtains from blowing over surface
elements.
NEVER use appliance to warm or heat the
room. Failure to follow this instruction can
lead to possible bums, injury, fire, or dam-
age to the appliance.
NEVER wear loose-fitting or hanging gar-
ments while using the appliance. Clothing
could catch utensil handles or ignite and
cause bums if garment comes in contact
with hot heating elements.
To ensure proper operation and to avoid
damage to the appliance or injury, do not
adjust, service, repair or replace any part of
the appliance unless specifically recom-
mended in this guide. Refer all other servic-
ing to a qualified technician.
NEVER store or use gasoline or other com-
bustible or flammable materials in the oven,
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 accu-
mulate 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 oven. 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 cover an oven
rack or oven bottom. Misuse 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 ex-
posed to heat and may be highly flammable.
Avoid their use or storage near appliance.
This appliance has been tested for safeperfor-
mance using conventional cookware. Do not
use any devices or accessories that are not
specifically recommended in this manual. Do
not use eyelid covers, stove top grills or add-
on oven convection systems. The use of de-
vices or accessories that are not expressly
recommended in this manual can create seri-
ous safety hazards, result in performance
problems, and reduce the life of the compo-
nents of this appliance.
Cooktop
NEVER leave surface units unattended espe-
cially when using high heat settings. An un-
attended boilover could cause smoking and a
greasy spillover can cause a fire.
This appliance has different size surface ele-
ments. Select pans having flat bottoms large
enough to cover element. Proper relationship
of pan to dement wilt improve cooking effi-
ciency.
Ifpan issmaller than element, a portion of the
element will be exposed and could ignite
clothing or potholder.
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed uten-
siis are suitable for cooktop or oven service
without breaking due to the sudden change
intemperature. Follow utensil manufacturer's
instructions when using glass.
Turn pan handle toward center of cooktop,
not out into the room or over another surface
element. This reduces the risk of burns, igni-
tion of flammable materials, or spillage ifpan
is accidently bumped or reached by small
children.
Coil Elements
To prevent damage to removable 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.
Makesuredripbowlsareinplaceasabsence
ofthesebowlsduringcookingcoulddamage
wiring.
ProtectiveLiners:Donotusealuminumfoil
tolinesurfaceunitdripbowlsorovenbot-
toms,exceptassuggestedinthemanual.Im-
properinstallationoftheselinersmayresult
inariskofelectricshockorfire.
Glass-Ceramic
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 oven.
Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler
pan, oven racks and other utensils to prevent
excessive smoking, discoloration of the oven
racks or possible damage to utensils.
NEVER allow children to sit or stand on any
part of appliance.
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
children. Children should be taught that an
appliance is not a toy and not to play with
controls or other parts of the unit.
Ventilating Hoods
Cool(top
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 toa hot
surface. If a wet sponge, cloth or paper towel
is used on a hot cooking area, be careful to
avoid steam burn.
Deep Fat Fryers
Use extreme caution when moving the grease
pan or disposing ofhot grease. Allow grease
to cool before attempting to move pan.
Oven
Use care when opening oven door. Let hot air
or steam escape before removing or replac-
ing food.
Forproper oven operation and performance,
do not block or obstruct oven vent duct.
When oven is in use, the area near the vent
may become hot enough to cause burns.
Always place oven racks in desired locations
while oven is cool. If rack must be moved
while oven is hot, do not let potholder touch
hot heating element.
Self-Cleaning
Oven
Clean only parts listed in this guide. Do not
clean door gasket. The gasket is essential for
Wipe up excessive spillovers, especially greasy
spills, before the clean cycle to prevent smok-
ing, flare-ups or flaming.
It is normal for the cooktop to become hot
during a clean cycle. Therefore, avoid touch-
ing the cooktop, door, window or oven vent
during a clean cycle.
Heating Elements
NEVER touch surface or oven heating ele-
ments, areas near elements, or interior sur-
faces of oven.
Heating elements may be hot even though
they are dark in color. Areas near surface
elements and interior surfaces ofan oven may
become hot enough to cause bums. During
and after use, do not touch or let clothing or
other flammable materials contact heating el-
ements, areas near elements, or interior sur-
faces of oven until they have had sufficient
time to cool.
Other potentially hot surfaces include:
Cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven vent,
and surfacesnear the vent opening, ovendoor,
areas around the door and oven window.
Child Safety
NEVERleave children alone or unsupervised
where appliance is in use or is hot.
CAUTION: NEVER store items ofinterest to
chiMren in cabinets above an appliance oron
backguard of a range. Children climbing on
appliance, door ordrawer to reach items could
damage the appliance or be burned or seri-
ously injured.
Clean range hood and filters frequently to
prevent grease or other flammable materials
from accumulating to avoid fires.
Turn the fan on when flamb_ing foods (such
as Cherries Jubilee) under the hood.
Important Safety
Notice and
Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) re-
quires 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 cus-
tomers of potential exposures to such sub-
stances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned
that when it is engaged in the self-clean cycle,
there may be low level exposure to some of
the listed substances, including carbon mon-
oxide. Exposure can be minimized by prop-
erly venting the oven to the outdoors during
the self-clean cycle by opening a window
and/or door in the room where the appliance
is located.
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 respi-
rato D'system. Fumes released during an oven
self-cleaning cycle may be harmful or fatal to
birds. Fumes released due tooverheated cook-
ing oil, fat, margarine and overheated non-
stick cookware may be equally harmful.
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Surface Controls
Use to turn on the surface elements. An
infinite choice of heat settings is available
from LOW to HIGH, The knobs canbe set
on or between any of the settings.
Setting the Controls
1. Place pan on surface element.
2. Push in and turn the knob in either
direction to the desired heat setting.
• The backguard is marked to iden-
tify which element the knob con-
trols. For example,
indicates right
front element.
3. There is an indicator light located on
the control panel, When any of the
surface control knobs are turned on,
the light will turn on, The light will
turn off when the surface elements are
turned off.
4. After cooking, turn knob to OFF. Re-
move pan.
Suggested Heat Settings
The size, type of cookware and cooking
operation witl affect the heat setting. For
information on cookware and other fac-
tors affecting heat settings, refer to "Cook-
ing Made Simple" booklet.
High: Use to bring liquid to a boil. Al-
ways reduce setting to a lower heat when
liquids begin to boil or foods begin to
cook.
Medium: Use tomain- off
tain slow boil for lJo_r-._,.,,_gh
large amounts of .// I I "-,e
liquids and for // H '_
most frying opera- * 1 [ [ } •
rions, .\ I I /
Low: Use to keep
foods warm and melt •
chocolate and butter. Me&urn
Coil Element
Surface (selectmodels)
Lift-up Porcelain
Cooktop
To prevent the cooktop from
discoloring or staining:
• Clean cooktop after each use.
• Wipe acidic or sugary spills as soon
as cooktop hascooled asthese spills
may discolor or etch the porcelain,
Your range features an upswept porcelain
cooktop that can be lifted up for convenient
access to the area under the cooktop.
To lift cooktop: When cool, grasp the front
edge of the cooktop. Gently lift up until the
two support rods at the front of the cooktop
snap into place.
CAUTION:
Before Cooking
• Always place a pan on the surface
unit before you turn it on. Toprevent
damage to range, never operate sur-
face unit without a pan in place.
• NEVER use the cooktop asa storage
area for food or cookware.
During Cooking
• Know which knob controls which
surface unit. Make sure you turned
on the correct surface unit.
• Begin cooking on a higher heat set-
ting then reduce toa Iower setting to
complete cooking. Never use a high
setting for extended cooking.
• NEVER allow a pan to boil dry. This
could damage the pan and the appli-
ance.
• NEVER touch cooktop until it has
cooled. Expect some parts of the
cooktop, especially around the sur-
face units, to become warm or hot
during cooking. Use potholders to
protect hands.
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After Cooking
• Makesuresurfaceunitisturnedoff.
• Clean up messy spills as soon as
possible.
Other Tips
• If cabinet storage is provided di-
rectly above cooking surface, limit
itto items that areinfrequently used
and that can be subjected to heat.
Temperatures may be unsafe for
items such as volatile liquids, clean-
ers 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 ele-
ment, to contact heating elements.
To lower cooktop: Hold the front edge of
the cooktop and carefully push back on
each support rod to release. Then gently
lower the top into place. The support rods
will slide into the range frame.
Coil Elements
• When an element is turned 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. Care-
fully pull out and away from receptacle.
To replace: Insert terminals on the element
into receptacle. Guide the element into
place. Gently press down
on the outer edge of the
element until itsits level
on the drip bowl. TERMINALS
Drip Bowls
The drip bowls, located under each surface
element, are designed to catch boilovers and
must always be used. Absence of these bowls
during cooking may damage wiring or other
parts underneath the cooktop.
To prevent the risk of electric shock or fire,
never line drip bowls with aluminum foil.
Drip bowls will discolor (blue/gold stains)
over time, ifoverheated. This discoloration is
permanent. However, it will not affect cook-
ing performance.
To protect drip bowl finish:
• Avoid using high heat settings for
long periods of time.
• Donot useoversizedcookware. Pans
should not extend more than 1.2
inchesbeyond the elemenL
• When home canningor cooking with
oversizedpans, usethe Canning Ele-
ment (Model CE1). Contact your
Maytag dealerfor details orcarl1.800-
688-8408.
• Clean frequently. (See cleaning sac.
Glass-Ceramic
Surface (selectmodels)
NOTES:
• Cooktop may emit light smoke and
odor the first few times the cooktop
is used. Thisis normal.
• When a control is turned on, a red
glow can be seen through the glass-
ceramic surface. The element will
cycleon and off to maintain the pre-
set heat setting.
• Glass-ceramic cooktops retain heat
for a period of time after the unit is
turnedoffo WhentheHOTSURFACE
light turnsoff (seeright), the cooking
area will be cool enough to touch.
• NOTE: Do not attempt to lift the
cooktop.
Cooking Areas
The cooking areas on your range are identi-
fied by permanent patterns on the giass<e-
ramic surface. For most efficient cooking, fit
the pan size to the element size.
Pans should not extend more than _hto 1-inch
beyond the cooking area.
For more information on cookware, refer to
"Cooking Made Simple" booklet.
Hot Surface Light
The Hot Surface Indicator Light is lo-
cated at the front center of the cooktop.
'I_e 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.
Cookware
To achieve optimum cooking perfor-
mance, use heavy-gauge, flat, smooth
bottom pans that conform to the diameter
ofthe cooking area. (See "Cooking Made
Simple" for cookware characteristics and
recommendations.)
NOTES:
• Glassceramicsurfacesretainheat.
Turn the elements off a few min-
utes before food is completely
cookedand use the retained heat
to complete the cooking.
Becauseof theheat retentionchar-
acteristics, the elements will not
respondto changesin settings as
quickly as coil elements. In the
event__qf_ boilover, re-
move th_the cooking
area,
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Surface Cooking. co.t.
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Tips to Protect the
Glass-Ceramic
Surface
" Before first use, dean the cooktop. (See
Cleaning, page 14.)
• Do not use glass paris. They may scratch
the surface.
• Do not allow plastic, sugar or foods with
high sugar content to melt onto the hot
cooktop. Should this happen, clean im-
mediately. (See Cleaning, page 14.)
• Never let a pan boil dry as this will dam-
age the surface and pan.
• Never use cooktop as a work surface or
cutting board. Never cook food directly
on the surface.
• Never place a trivet or wok ring between
the surface and pan. These items can
mark or etch the top.
• Do not slide aluminum pans across a hot
surface. The pans may leave marks which
need to beremoved promptly. (SeeClean-
ing, page 14.)
• Make sure the surface and the panbottom
are clean before turning on to prevent
scratches.
• To prevent scratching or damage, 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 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.
• Do not use a small pan on a large element.
Not only does this waste energy, but itcan
also result in spillovers burning onto the
cooking area which requires extra clean-
ing
• 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 slide hea D' metal pans across the
surface since these may scratch.
• Do not use foil or foil-type containers. Foil
may mett onto the glass. If metal melts on
the cooktop, do not use. Call an autho-
rized servicer.
• if aspillover occurs while cookZng,imme-
diately 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 cook-
ing area or the cooktop trim for a long
period of time.
• Do not use abrasive cleansing powders or
scouring pads which will scratch the
cooktop.
• Do not ttse chlorine bleach, ammonia or
other cleansers not specifically recom-
mended for use on glass-ceramic.
• To retain the appearance of the glass-
ceramic cooktop, clean after each use.
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