Alto-Shaam 300-HW/D6 C Au Tio N, Operating, I Nst Ructions, whenever this appliance is in use

OPERATING I NST RUCTIONS

1. DO NOT ADD WATER TO HOT WELL
Halo Hea t® hot wells maintain a constant and
gen tle tempe ratu re. Add ing water is not
recom mended since water wil l accelerate the
det erior ation of the product and may damage the
unit voiding the warran ty.
2. PLACE PAN DIVIDE RS AND EMPTY			PANS
IN THE WELLS
NOTE : No matter wha t type of pan configu ration
chosen, pan sepa rat or bars or divider bars must
be used to close all gap s bet wee n pans, and all
gap s betwee n the pans and the edges of the wells .
If these gaps are not clo sed, heat will escape, heat
distr ibut ion will be unev en, and uni form
tem per atu re will be diffi cult to maintai n.
This is a VERY important requireme nt to follow
whenever this appliance is in use.
3. PREHEAT AT THE NUMBER “10 ” SET TIN G
FOR A MINIM UM OF 30 MINUTES
An indi cator light wil l illum inate whe n the
thermostat (s) is (are) turn ed “ON .”
The indica tor(s) wil l remai n lit as				10
long as the unit is preh eating or	1			9
calling for heat . The uni t should	3				7
be prehe ate d at the 10 setting for a	2	4	5		8
minimum of 30 minutes befo re				6
loadi ng the unit wit h hot foo d. When preheating
is complet ed, or whene ver the uni t reache s any						,
tempe rature set by the opera tor betwe en			1 and 10
the indi cat or light (s) wil l go “OUT ”.

4. LOAD HOT FOODS INTO THE APPLIAN CE After preheatin g, place hot foods into the prehea ted pan s located in the appliance or exchange the pans with pre-f ill ed prod uct pans . This applian ce is designe d for the purpose of hot food hold ing. Only hot foo ds should be place d into the unit. All pan div ider bars require d must be util ized at all time s with the pan configu ration chosen. Before loa ding food into the unit, use a

pocket -ty pe the rmometer to make certain all product s have reached an internal tem perat ure of 140° to 180° F (60° to 82°C). If any food product is not at proper serving tempera ture, use a Halo Heat cooking and holding oven , set at 250° to 275 °F (121° to 135°C), or a Combither m oven to bring the produc t within the correct temper ature rang e.

5. RESET THE RMOSTAT(S) AS NEEDED
After all produ cts are loaded into the unit, it is
nec essa ry to rese t the thermosta t(s). Since proper
tem pera ture range dep ends on	1			9
the typ e of produ cts and the
				1
quanti ties bei ng held, it is				0
		2		8
nec essa ry to periodically use a		3 4		6 7
pocket thermometer to check each			5

item to make certa in the correct tem peratu res are bei ng maintained. Proper temperatu re rang e is betw een a minimum of 140° and 180° F (60° and 82° C). Normally, this will require a thermostat setting of between number “8” and “10.”

6. TO MAINTAIN PROP ER FOOD

TEM PERATUR E, OVE RHE AD HEATING IS REQUIR ED.

C AU TIO N

METAL PARTS OF THIS EQUIPMENT

BECOME EXTREMELYHOT WHEN IN

OPERATION. TO AVOID BURNS,

ALWAYS USE HAND PROTECTION

WHEN OPERATINGTHIS APPLIANCE.

6.SERV E FRE SH HOT FOOD

Keep hot foods looki ng fresh . Occasion ally stir or rotate food as nee ded. Wipe spills immedi ately to assu re maximum eye appeal and to ease end of the day cleanup.

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