Proof Bread; Humidity Controller - Kenmore 970- 6986 Use & Care Manual

Warmer Drawer

Proof Bread

The warmer drawer has a Proof Bread feature that may be
used to prepare bread dough. The recommended length of
time to keep the bread dough in the warmer drawer is
about 45-60 minutes. Be sure however to follow the recipe's
recommended times.
Since the bread dough will nearly double in volume be sure
to place the prepared dough in a large bowl. Arrange the
warmer drawer rack in the downward position (See Fig. 1)
and place the bowl with dough on the warmer drawer
rack.
To set Proof Bread using warmer drawer:
1. Arrange the warmer drawer rack in warmer drawer
(See Fig. 1) and place bread dough in a large bowl on
warmer drawer rack. Close warmer drawer.
2. Press keypad to turn ON warmer drawer.
3. Press Lo keypad once set warmer drawer to Lo power
setting.
4. Press Lo keypad again to activate Proof Bread feature.
The Proof Bread indicator light will glow when the Proof
Bread feature is active (See Fig. 2).
5. When the bread dough is ready, press the
to turn the warmer drawer off and remove bread dough
from warmer drawer.
Fig. 1
keypad
Fig. 2
Warmer drawer humidity controller
This feature may be used to control humidity levels in the
warmer drawer. The humidity control knob is located on
the inside front panel of the warmer drawer.
To help keep foods moist, move the handle to the right. This
closes the vents and helps keep the moisture inside the
warmer drawer. For crisp foods, move the handle to the
left. This opens the vents and allows more of the moisture
to escape.
For dry heat: Slide the humidity control knob in the
direction of (Less)
moist heat to escape and provides a dryer environment for
the food in the warmer drawer.
For moist heat: Slide the humidity control knob in the
direction of (More)
remain in the warmer drawer cavity. This will help keep the
food in the warmer drawer from drying out.
Important note:
For some types of servings you may want to store
previously prepared food in a "dry heat" environment.
For frequent controller adjustments, slightly loosen humidity
controller knob and slide to the desired position. To
maintain a setting, adjust controller knob into position and
tighten knob.
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(See Fig. 3). This allows more of the
(See Fig. 4). More moisture will
Fig. 3
Fig. 4