Amana 500 - Manual (Page 12)

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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.
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.
Oven Cooking
Control Panel
Using the Touchpads
• Press the desired pad.
• Press the ▲ or ▼ to enter time or temperature.
• A beep will sound when any pad is touched.
• A double beep will sound if a programming error occurs.
Broil Use for broiling and top browning.
Bake Use for baking and roasting.
More (
▲) or Enters or changes time, oven temperature.
Less (
▼)
Sets HI or LO broil.
Timer Sets Timer.
Cook & Hold Bakes for a preset time, then holds food warm
for 1 hour.
Clean Use to set self-clean cycle.
Delay Programs the oven to start baking at a later
time.
Clock Use to set time-of-day clock.
Keep Warm Use to keep cooked food warm in oven.
Cancel Cancels all operations except Timer and Clock.
Important: Four seconds after pressing the
▲ or ▼ pads,
the time or temperature will automatically be entered. If
more than 30 seconds elapse between touching a function
pad and the
▲ or ▼ pads, the function will be canceled and
the display will return to the previous display.
Clock
The clock can be set to display time in a 12-hour or 24-hour
format. The clock is set at the factory for the 12-hour format.
To change the clock to
24-hour format:
1. Press and hold the Cancel and Delay
pads for three seconds.
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select 12 or 24 hour.
3. Set the time of day following the
directions below.
To set the Clock:
1. Press the Clock pad.
• The colon flashes in the display.
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to set the time of day.
• Colon continues flashing.
3. Press the Clock pad again or wait four
seconds. The colon stops flashing.
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.