Preheating The Steamcraft 3.1 - Cleveland steamcraft 21-CET-8 Service Manual

Preheating the SteamCraft 3.1

Before every steaming operation, inspect the cooking compartment and
remove any food scraps or debris from the racks, walls, and floor of the
compartment. Pay particular attention to the drain and drain screen-
1. DO NOT USE the steamer if water stands in the drain opening. Refer to
Chapter 4, drain cleaning instructions immediately.
2. Remove any food or debris that is blocking the drain or screen.
3. Be sure the screen covers the drain. The screen prevents large pieces
of food from entering and blocking the drain.
To preheat the SteamCraft 3.1, run a brief cooking cycle with no food in the
cooking compartment. This heats the compartment to cooking temperature,
and brings all steaming functions to full capacity before cooking begins. The
temperature compensation circuit built into the key pad timer is an automatic
preheat feature. As a result, preheating is not usually required with the key
pad control panel; however, preheating can be used:
• At the beginning of a shift to prepare the steamer for operation.
• Before cooking in manual mode, to bring the cooking compartment up to
cooking temperature.
• Before cooking in timed mode, to reduce the automatic temperature
compensation time.
• Between cooking batches to maintain cooking temperature in the
compartment
Preheat the SteamCraft 3.1 by the following procedure.
1. BEFORE PREHEATING, inspect and clean the compartment. After
preheating, the compartment will be too hot to inspect and clean safely.
Refer to Inspect the Cooking Compartment on page 34.
2. Check the control panel settings.
• The ON/OFF switch is in the ON (top) position.
• The TIMED/MANUAL switch is in the TIMED position-
• The timer is set to 00:00.
3. If the timer is not zeroed (00:00), press and hold the CLEAR key on the
key pad control panel.
4. Set the timer for one minute by pressing the number key sequence: 1 0 0.
The timer display reads 01:00, one minute and zero seconds. If
necessary, refer to step 7 in Operating Procedure - Timed Mode on page
37 for an explanation and examples of setting the time.
5. Press the START/STOP key to start the timer, and steaming cycle.
• The timer display reads pause (PAUS) until the cooking compartment
reaches proper cooking temperature.
• When the cooking compartment reaches proper cooking temperature,
the timer display shows the count down.
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