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20Setting the Warmer Oven
Warmer oven operation
To Operate the Warmer Oven
The purpose of the warmer oven is to keep hot cooked foods at serving temperature. Always start with hot food. It is not recommended to heat cold food in the warmer drawer.
All food placed in the warmer oven should be covered with a lid or aluminum foil to maintain moisture and softness. Do not cover crisp foods. Do not use plastic wrap to cover food.
Plastic may melt onto the drawer and be very difficult to clean.
Use only dishware, utensils and cookware recommended for oven use in the warmer drawer.
Arranging Warmer Oven Rack Positions
Set the warmer oven rack in the vertical position as shown below.
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| The rack can be used in 2 ways: |
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| • In the upright position to allow |
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| low profile food items to be placed |
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| both under and on top of the rack |
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| (for example, rolls or biscuits on top |
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| of the rack and a casserole dish |
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| under). |
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| • In the downward position to allow |
| Downward Position | you to place light weight food items |
Upright Position | and empty dishware (for example, | |
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| rolls or pastries and dinner plates). |
Use the warmer drawer to keep hot foods hot such as: vegetables, gravies, meats, casseroles, biscuits and rolls, pastries and heated dinner plates.
To set a Keep Warm Temperature of 170°F:
1.Arrange interior warmer oven rack.
2.Select oven by pressing WARMER OVEN .
3.Press KEEP WARM
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4.Press START .
5.The Cook Time, Timer and End Time features can be set to control your warming time
(read their sections for directions).
6.Remove food. Always use oven mitts when removing hot pans from the oven.
7.Press CANCEL to stop or cancel the Keep Warm feature at any time.
NOTE: The lower oven will not operate when the upper oven is set for
Keep children away from the WARMER oven when hot. Failure to do so can result in burns.
Always use oven mitts when removing food from the lower oven. The lower oven rack, compartment, cookware/plates may be hot.