Dehydrating - KitchenAid KEMS308 Use And Care Manual

U
sing Your Electric Convection Oven

Dehydrating

CONVECTION
BAKE
You can use your convection oven to dehy-
drate a variety of foods.
NOTES:
• To learn detailed information about dehy-
dration, refer to a book written specifically
about dehydrating and/or preserving foods.
• If you do not turn off oven after dehy-
drating, the oven will keep running until
you press LOWER OVEN CANCEL.
1. Prepare food.
Prepare foods as recommended
in recipe.
2. Arrange food on drying racks.
Racks are not included with oven. See
following to order a dehydration kit †
which includes racks and a spacer or
contact a local store handling specialty
cookware.
3. Place drying racks in the oven
to allow maximum air circula-
tion around the racks.
NUMBER OF
RACKS
1 rack
2 racks
3 racks
26
A UTO S ENSOR
USE OVEN
RACK POSITION
3
2 and 4
1, 3, and 5
4. Position door.
Attach the dehydration spacer
specially designed to depress the oven
light plunger and maintain the operation
of the fan during dehydration.
The spacer provides a 1 inch (2.54)
gap between the oven frame and the
oven door allowing moisture to escape.
Dehydration spacer
* The dehydration spacer (Part No.
814166) or the dehydration kit which
includes racks and a spacer (Part No.
4395974) can be ordered from your
dealer, or by calling 1-800-422-1230
and following the instructions and tele-
phone prompts you hear.
5. PRESS
(Hold for 5 seconds)
6. Set temperature (optional).
PRESS
2
1
Do this step if you want to set a
temperature (from 100°F [38°C] to 200°F
[95°C]) other than 140°F (60°C).
* , which is
Oven light
plunger
5