Warming Drawer - GE Quick Set V Owner's Manual

Using the warming drawer, some m ode/s
I_ I FOOD POISON HAZARD:Bacteria may grow in food at temperatures below 140°F.
WARNING , •AIwaus start w ith h ot f ood Do not u se warm settings toheat c old f ood
• Do not warm food for more than 2 hours.
Failure to follow these instructions may result in foodbome illness.
The warming drawer will keep hot, cooked foods at serving temperature. Always start with hot food.
Do not use to heat cold food other than crisping crackers, chips or dry cereal.
WARMING DRAWER
MED
To Use the Warming Drawer
Push and turn the control knob to any
desired setting.
Thewarming drawerwillkeephot, cooked
foodsat servingtemperature. A lwaysstart with
hot food.
Touchthe WARMING DRAWER pad."WARMER
ON"and 'T' are lit on the displayand "Set"
beginsto blink.Onthe numberpads,touch I
for Low,2 for Mediumor 3 for High.Thedisplay
":]_" changescorresponding to the numberpad
selected. T hewarming drawerstarts
automaticallyafter youtouch I, 2 or &
"WARHER ON"and the number remainlit. "Set"
stopsblinking. O n somemodelspressSTART.
Onsomemodels- togglebetweensettingsby
touchingthe WARMING DRAWER pad.
Tocancel,touch the WARMING DRAWER pad.
NOTE: Touchingthe CLEAR/OFF p ad doesnot
turn off the warming drawee
When Using the Warming Drawer
Thewarming drawerwill keephot, cooked
foodswarm.Alwaysstartwith hot food. Donot
useto heat coldfood otherthan crisping
crackers,chipsor dry cereal.
Do not linethe warming drawer orpan
withaluminum foil Foilisan excellent h eat
insulator and willtrap heat beneath it. This
will upset theperformance of the drawer
and could damage the interior finish.
Allow approximately 25 minutes for the
warming drawer to preheat.
, Donot put liquidor water in the warming
drawer.
, All foods placedin the warming drawer
shouldbe coveredwith a lid or aluminumfoil.
Whenwarming pastriesor breads, t he cover
shouldbe ventedto allowmoistureto
escape.
, Foodshouldbe kept hot in its cooking
containeror transferredto a heat-safe
servingdish.
NOTE: P lastic containersor plasticwrap will
melt if in directcontactwith the drawer, p an or a
hot utensil.Melted plasticmay not be removable
and isnot coveredunder_tourwarrant_t.
, Remove servingspoons,etc.,beforeplacing
containersin warming drawer.
Temperature Selection Chart
Tokeepseveral d ifferentfoodshot, setthe
controlto the foodneeding the highest s etting.
Thetemperature,type and amount of food,
and the time held will affect the quality of
the food.
, Repeatedopening of the drawerallows
the hot air to escape and the food to cool.
With large loadsit may be necessary
to usea higher warming drawersetting
and coversome of the cooked food items.
Donot use plastic containers or plastic wrap.
FoodType ControlSetting
Casserole MEDi2
Chili HI/3
Pizza MEDi2
Potatoes, baked HI/3
Tortilla Chips LOi1
Waffles LOi1
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To Crisp Stale Items
Placefood in low-sideddishesor pans.
, Preheaton LOll setting.
, Checkcrispnessafter 45 minutes.Add time
as needed.
To Warm Serving Bowls and Plates
I-4, CAUTION I
Disheswill be hot. Usepot holdersor mitts
when removinghot dishes.
Towarm serving bowls and plates,set the
control on LOll.
Useonly heat-safe dishes.
If you want to heat fine china, pleasecheck
with the manufacturer of the dishesfor
their maximum heat tolerance.
, Youmay warm empty serving dishes
while preheatingthe drawer.