Electrolux Wall Oven Use And Care Manual page 27

Setting Oven Controls
Setting Defrost
Only frozen foods that can be defrosted and served without
cooking should be used with this feature.Use defrost to thaw
small portions of delicate items such as cream cakes, frozen
cream pies, and cheesecake at room temperature. 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 cook time and cook time with end time.
To set defrost:
Always use pot holders or oven mitts when working with a hot
oven. When baking, the oven interior and oven racks will
become hot enough to cause burns.
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.
Food Poisoning Hazard. Do not let food sit for more than one
hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result in food
poisoning or sickness. Foods that can easily spoil such as milk,
eggs, fish, meat, or poultry should be chilled in the refrigerator
first. Even when chilled, they should not stand in the oven for
more than 1 hour before cooking begins and should be removed
promptly when finished cooking. Eating spoiled food can result
in sickness from food poisoning.
1. Place the food on the desired oven rack position and
slide into the oven.
2. Select an oven by pressing
either UPPER OVEN or
LOWER OVEN to light up the
available cooking modes
keys.
3. Press defrost.
4. Press START enter.
5. Press CANCEL off to stop
cooking at any time.
Setting Dehydrate
The dehydrate feature dries with heat from the elements. 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 with cook time and cook time with end time. The
following temperature settings apply to the dehydrate feature:
• Auto-suggest (default) setting:120°F (48°C)
• Minimum dehydrate setting:100°F (38°C)
• Maximum dehydrate setting:225°F (108°C)
To set dehydrate at the default temperature of 120°F (48°C):
1. Place the food on the desired oven rack position and
slide into the oven.
2. Select an oven by pressing
either UPPER OVEN or LOWER
OVEN to light up the available
cooking modes keys.
3. Press dehydrate.
4. Press START enter.
5. Press CANCEL off to turn off
dehydrate at any time.
To add or change any cook settings after this feature has
started:
• To change temperature settings, use the +hi or –lo keys to
increase or decrease the oven temperature by ±5°F (±2°C).
• If changing cooking times, use cook time or end time to
make the changes. Refer to
Time with End Time" on
use these features.
For best results:
• Dry most fruits and vegetables at 140°F (60°C). Dry herbs
at 100°F (38°C).
• Drying times vary depending on the moisture and sugar
content of the food, the size of the pieces, the amount
being dried, and the humidity in the air.
• Treat fruits with antioxidants to avoid discoloration.
• Tightly woven cooling racks can be used to allow the air to
circulate around the food; or use drying racks to allow the
air to circulate around the food (this type of oven rack is not
supplied with this appliance).
• Consult a food preservation book or library for information.
• The convection fan will turn off when the door is opened.
Be sure to not open the oven door too often during the
dehydrating process. The fan will resume operating when
the door is closed.
"Cook Time" and "Setting Cook
page 16 for instructions on how to
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