Owner's Manual Covering model ACM1580A Contents Important Safety Instructions ........................ 3 PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY ....................................................... 3 Combination Oven Keep instructions for future reference. Be sure manual stays with oven. Display & Features ...................................... 6 Cooking Methods ......................................... 8 Cookware Suggestions .................................
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ! Recognize this symbol as a SAFETY message ! WARNING When using electrical oven, basic safety precautions should be followed to reduce risk of burns, electric shock, fire, or injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy. 1. READ all instructions before using equipment. 2. READ AND FOLLOW the specific PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY in IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. 3. This equipment MUST BE GROUNDED.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ! WARNING ! WARNING Liquids such as water, coffee, or tea are able to be overheated beyond the boiling point without appearing to be boiling due to surface tension of the liquid. Visible bubbling or boiling when the container is removed from the microwave oven is not always present. THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY HOT LIQUIDS SUDDENLY BOILING OVER WHEN A SPOON OR OTHER UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO THE LIQUID.
Installation Unpacking Oven • • • • Inspect oven for damage such as dents in door or inside oven cavity. Report any dents or breakage to source of purchase immediately. Do not attempt to use oven if damaged. Remove all materials from oven interior. If oven has been stored in extremely cold area, wait a few hours before connecting power. Radio Interference Microwave operation may cause interference to radio, television, or a similar oven.
Display and Features ¸ User Option This oven is designed for individual preferences such as language and volume control. To change an option: 1. Press the CONTROL SET UP pad 2. Press the pad for the option you want to change. 3. Oven display scrolls selections for that option. 4. Press pad for the desired selection for that option. 5. Oven makes change and leaves option mode.
Display and Features (contd) REMINDER The reminder feature may be used as an alarm clock without starting the oven. The reminder time can be set to activate up to 12 hours after current time of day. To program a reminder: 1. Press CANCEL/STOP pad. 2. Press REMINDER pad. • ENTER REMIND TIME scrolls through display. 3. Enter desired time using the digit touchpads. • TOUCH REMINDER scrolls through display. 4. Touch REMINDER pad. • REMINDER SET scrolls through display once.
Cooking Methods Microwave Cooking Microwave cooking uses high frequency energy waves to heat the food. When cooking, microwave energy causes food molecules to move rapidly. This rapid movement between the food molecules creates heat, which cooks the food. Microwaves cook moist food and foods of varying fat content more quickly. Convection Cooking Convection cooking utilizes both a convection element and fan to evenly distribute heated air throughout the oven cavity.
Cookware Suggestions What Should You Consider in Cookware? Cooking method used determines the cookware that can be used. To simplify choices, use cookware that is approved for all three cooking methods: microwave, convection and combination. Select Avoid Heat resistant glass Non-heat resistant glass Ceramics or china Metal trimmed ceramics or china Pyrex Metal cookware Heat resistant Teflon utensils, such as spatulas. Metal cooking utensils.
Microwave Cooking Do not use the convection rack in any microwave cooking cycles. Recall This feature enables you to repeat the previous cooking cycle without having to reprogram the oven. To use simply press CANCEL/STOP and then RECALL. What is stage cooking? Stage cooking enables different cooking cycles, or stages, to be used consecutively without repeated input from the user. Stage cooking can be set to defrost food initially, then cook it, and then keep the food warm until serving time.
Microwave Cooking (contd) Defrosting Tips Auto Defrost Four different preset defrost settings are available depending on food being defrosted. For added convenience, a built-in tone reminds you to check, turn over, separate or rearrange food during the defrost cycle. 1. Press CANCEL/STOP 2. Press DEFROST AUTO/TIME once. • MEAT TOUCH 1 POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3 BREAD TOUCH 4 scrolls through display. 3. Press appropriate digit pad. • ENTER WEIGHT scrolls through display. 4.
Microwave Cooking (contd) ! WARNING To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not cook popcorn with the metal convection cooking rack. Do not use the convection cooking rack to pop popcorn The sensor pad is not working. If it appears Sensor Touch is not working, check the following: • • • • Oven door must remain closed. Glass turn table must be dry before cooking or using Sensor Touch. The oven will beep twice when steam is detected during the cooking cycle.
Microwave Cooking (contd) Sensor Cook A sensor detects steam from the food and automatically adjusts cook time for best cooking results for most foods. 1. Press CANCEL/STOP. 2. Press SENSOR COOK. • SELECT MENU 0 - 9 scrolls through display. • See table below for category options. 3. Enter desired category using digit touchpads. 4. Oven begins Sensor Cook cycle. • SENSING displays. • To end cycle, open door or press CANCEL/STOP. 5. At end of cooking cycle, tones sound and oven turns off..
Convection Cooking ! CAUTION To avoid risk of burns, handle utensils, racks, and door with care. Allow oven, utensils, and racks to cool before cleaning. Oven, utensils, and racks, become hot during operation. To operate the oven for convection cooking only, you can use only manual time entry. The following instructions are for convection cooking only. For combination cooking, see that section. Manual Programming with Preheat Can I use the rack? Yes.
Combination Cooking (microwave and convection) ! CAUTION To avoid risk of burns, handle utensils, racks, and door with care. Allow oven, utensils, and racks to cool before cleaning. Oven, utensils, and racks, become hot during operation. The following instructions are for combination cooking only. For convection only cooking, see that section. Combination Roast To program the amount of time and heat for a cooking cycle using both microwave energy and convection energy. 1.
Combination Cooking (contd) ! CAUTION To avoid risk of burns, handle utensils, racks, and door with care. Allow oven, utensils, and racks to cool before cleaning. Oven, utensils, and racks, become hot during operation. Only use the rack... ...for cooking frozen pizzas. Do not use any metal pizza pans or tin foil. Place convection rack securely on turntable and away from sides of combination oven. ! CAUTION To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not use oven without turntable in place.
Care and Cleaning Clean oven frequently to maximize oven life, performance, and efficiency. A dirty oven cooks inefficiently because moisture, spills, and grease absorb convection and microwave energy. ! WARNING To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe personal injury or death, unplug power cord or open circuit breaker to oven before cleaning oven. ! CAUTION To prevent burns, handle utensils, racks, and door with care. Allow oven, utensils, racks to cool before cleaning.
Cooking Meat Basics While cooking has always been a talent, it is now becoming a science, also. Amana provides this information as a guide to aid in preparation. For specific questions regarding meat preparation, handling, or storage contact USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Meat & Poultry Hotline at (800) 535-4555. Handling Hints Cooking Tips Storage Safety • • • • • • • • When shopping, put meat in its own separate plastic sack to keep drips off other foods.
Cooking (contd) Roasting Guidelines Tender cuts such as rib and loin cuts are best cooked by dry heat methods, such as roasting. To roast: 1. 2. 3. 4. Heat oven to desired temperature. Place roast directly from refrigerator fat side up in a shallow, non-metal pan. Place roast in combination oven. Remove roast and check internal temperature with a meat thermometer. DO NOT place roast inside combination oven with thermometer. 5.
Cooking Baking Guidelines Remember when baking with a new oven temperatures vary from oven to oven. Store-bought thermometers are generally not accurate and cannot be used to evaluate oven temperatures. Ingredients should be at ambient temperature prior to baking. Hints for Cookies, • • Shiny, flat cookie sheets should be used. Avoid cookie pans with high sides—this will cause uneven browning on the top. Cookie sheet should not touch the sides of the oven or door.
Cooking (contd) Common Baking Problems Adjusting to a new oven can be hard, especially making a change to a convection oven. If you begin to notice consistent problems refer to the chart below for possible solutions. If baking results are still poor, contact Amana Consumer Affairs at (800) 843-0304. Test your cakes for doneness Problem Cause Lopsided cakes (bake unevenly) Pans touching each other or oven walls. Batter spread unevenly in pan. Incorrect use of aluminum foil. Oven is not level.
Troubleshooting ! WARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock which can cause severe personal injury or death, do not remove outer case at any time. Only authorized servicer should remove outer case. Topic Possible Cause Solution Appliance not working Power outage Make sure appliance is plugged in. Verify that circuit breaker is not tripped. Replace household fuse but do not change fuse capacity. Arcing or sparking Cookware Verify cookware is safe for microwave use.
Amana Warranty Limited Warranty First Year Amana Appliances will repair or replace, including related labor, any part (f.o.b. Amana Iowa) which proves defective as to workmanship or materials when carried into an authorized Amana servicer. After one year from the date of original retail purchase, Amana will provide a free part, as listed below, to replace any part that fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship.
