Defrost; Dehydrate - Electrolux EW3LDF65GSK Use & Care Manual

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Setting Oven Controls
About defrost
Use the defrost feature to thaw small portions of
delicate items such as cream cakes, frozen cream
pies and cheesecake at room temperature. The
Defrost feature can only be used in the upper oven.
While in the defrost mode, the convection fan will
operate to circulate room temperature air around the
food slowly, accelerating the natural defrosting of
the food without using heat.
Defrost may be set with the following options:
* Cook time
o Cook time with end time
Setting defrost
See the example below to set defrost.
Step Press
About dehydrate
The dehydrate feature dries with heat from the
convection element. The heat is circulated
throughout the oven by the convection fan. Use
dehydrate to dry and/or preserve foods such as
fruits, vegetables, herbs and very thin slices of
meat. Dehydrate may be set in the upper oven
only. The Convection fan may operate while
dehydrating.
The following temperature settings apply to the
dehydrate feature:
° Auto-suggest (default) setting: 120°F/48°C
• Min. dehydrate setting: 100°F/38°C
• Max. dehydrate setting: 225°F/108°0
Setting dehydrate
See the example below to set dehydrate at the
default temperature of 120°F.
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Place food in oven and press
UPPER OVEN
2. Press DEFROST
3. Press START/enter
UPPER
e_N Step Press
1 Press UPPEROVEN u_,m
• OVEN
2. Press DEHYDRATE
NOTE
You may press CANCEL any time when
setting the control or during the cooking
process.
This feature is not meant for thawing frozen
meats, poultry, seafood or other foods that
need to be cooked before serving. Follow
USDA recommendations for thawing foods•
Only frozen foods that can be defrosted and
served without cooking should be used with
this feature.
3. Press START/enter <_
To add or change any cook settings after this
feature has started:
* Wake control panel from the sleep mode if
necessary.
o Select the UPPER or LOWER oven you wish to
change. Make temperature changes using the +
or - keys. Each press of + or - will adjust the
temperature by 5 ° F (or 2°C).
° If changing cooking times, select the cook time
or end time keys needed to make the changes.