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TO WARM SERVING
BOWLS AND PLATES
• To warm serving bowls and plates set the
control on LOW.
• Use only heat-safe dishes.
• Place the empty dishes on the rack to
raise them off the bottom of the drawer.
If you want hotter dishes or want to heat
fine china, please check with the manu-
facturer of the dishes for their maximum
heat tolerance.
• Preheat empty serving dishes while pre-
heating the drawer.
• When holding hot, cooked foods and
warming empty serving dishes at the
same time, place the serving dishes on
the high rack position and the food on the
bottom of the drawer.
TO PROOF YEAST
BREAD DOUGH
• Yeast dough can be proofed in the warm-
ing drawer.
• Place the dish on the warming drawer
pan bottom.
• Always turn the control knob to
LOW, then immediately back to
PROOF.
• Close the vent.
• Preheating is not re-
quired for proofing.
TO CRISP STALE ITEMS
• Place food in low sided dishes or pans.
• Preheat on LOW setting and open the
vent.
• Check crispness after
45 minutes. Add time
as needed.
CAUTION
WHEN USING THE
WARMING DRAWER:
• DO NOT line the warming drawer
with aluminum foil.
• Allow time for the drawer to be
preheated:
– LOW ........................... 8 minutes
– MED .......................... 15 minutes
– HIGH......................... 20 minutes
• It is not necessary to preheat the drawer
for proofing.
• Repeated opening of the drawer
allows the hot air to escape and the
food to cool. Allow extra time for
the temperature inside the drawer
to stabilize after adding items.
• Food should be kept hot in its cook-
ing container or transferred to a
heat-safe serving dish.
• Aluminum foil may be used to cover
food to prevent it from drying out.
NO TES:
• Dishes may be hot. Use pot holders
or mitts when removing hot dishes.
• Plastic containers or plastic wrap will
melt if in direct contact with the
drawer.
• Remove serving spoons, etc., before
placing containers in warming drawer.
TEMPERATURE SELECTION
FOR
CRISP FOODS
To keep several different foods hot, set the
temperature for the food needing the high-
est setting.
Place the items needing the highest setting
on the bottom of the drawer and items
needing less heat on the rack.
TEMPERATURE SELECTION
CHART FOR CRISP FOODS
Food Control Moisture
Type Setting Selector
Bacon HIGH CRISP
Bread, hard rolls MED CRISP
Fried Foods HIGH CRISP
Pies, two crusts MED CRISP
Pizza HIGH CRISP
Potatoes, baked HIGH CRISP
Tortilla Chips LOW CRISP
TIPS:
• Leave food uncovered.
• Do not use plastic containers or plastic
wrap.
• Preheat prior to use according to recom-
mended times.