Using Your Warming Drawer
Food should be at serving temperature (above 140° F)
before being placed in the warming drawer.
The warming drawer can be used with or without a rack.
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Preheat with rack in place if using that arrangement. It
fits side to side.
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Preheat empty serving dish while preheating drawer.
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Add cooked, hot food in cooking utensil or heat-safe
serving dishes.
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Food may be kept hot in its cooking container or transferred
to a heat-safe serving dish.
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Aluminum foil may be used to cover food.
Warming drawer settings are Low, Medium, and High.
Refer to the chart at right for recommended settings.To keep
several different foods hot, set the temperature to the food
needing the highest setting. Place item needing the highest
setting toward the side of the drawer and item needing less
heat on the rack or in the center of the drawer bottom.
Setting the Temperature
1. Touch COOKING MODE.
2. Turn knob to select WARMING DRAWER.
3. Push START.
Turning Off and/ or Cancelling
1. Press OFF.
2. Turn knob to CANCEL WARMING DRAWER.
3. Press OFF.
Warming Empty Serving Bowls and Plates
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Use only heat-safe dishes.
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May use reversible rack, in low position to raise utensil
from direct contact with bottom of drawer.
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Warm on setting appropriate for utensil.
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Check dish temperature during warming period.
Place empty plates or dishes in a cold warming drawer.
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Do not preheat.
Crisping Stale Items
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Place food in low sided dishes or pans.
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Preheat on Low.
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Check crispness after 45 minutes. Add time as needed.
Preheating
For best results, always preheat warming drawer when
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warming food.
Preheat times are as follows:
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Low: 10 minutes
Medium: 15 mintues
High: 20 minutes
DO NOT LINE DRAWER WITH ALUMINUM FOIL.
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