Amana AOCD2770 Delayed Slo-Cook, Defrost, Dehydration Tips, Food Drying Time Results

Delayed Slo-Cook™

Set oven to begin and end cooking at later time using crock pot temperature. Oven control calculates back from end time to determine starting time. See “Slo-Cook Recipes” and “Slo-Cook Menu Meals” sections for recipes.

!CAUTION

To reduce risk of food poisoning due to bacterial growth and production of toxins, never hold meat, milk, fish or eggs for more than 2 hours before cooking.

1.Place food in oven.

2.Press STOP TIME pad.

• Current time of day appears in display.

3. Press + or - pad until desired stop time displays.

•Stop time can be set 11 hours 50 minutes ahead of current time of day.

4.Press COOK TIME pad.

5.Press + or - pad until desired cooking time displays.

•10 minutes minimum cooking time.

6.Press BAKE pad.

7.Press - pad until 170°, then HLD, and then SLO is displayed.

•Electronic oven control calculates start time.

•When start time is reached “DELAY” no longer displays and “ON” displays.

•To view cook time, press and hold COOK TIME pad.

•To view stop time, press and hold STOP TIME pad.

•When cooking time has elapsed, end of cycle signal sounds, oven automatically turns off and display returns to time of day. Oven signal sounds 3 times, then once every 3 seconds for 5 minutes or until OVEN CANCEL pad is pressed.

To Cancel Remaining Cooking Time

Press OVEN CANCEL pad.

Defrost

The defrost feature is an excellent way to thaw large food items like a turkey or ham. Oven does not heat during defrost.

1.Place food on dish or cookie sheet in middle of oven.

2.Open door to first stop position.

3.Press CONV BAKE pad.

4. Press - until 170°, then dEF appears in display.

•Oven is equipped with a 12 hour automatic cancel feature. If defrost time is longer than 12 hours, control will need to be reset.

5.When finished press OVEN CANCEL pad.

Dehydration

Dehydration is an excellent way to preserve fresh foods. The best way to become familiar with dehydration is using fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices.

1.Place food on dehydration rack or cookie sheet in middle of oven.

2.Open door to first stop position.

3.Press CONV BAKE pad.

4.Press - until 170°, then dEF and dEH appears in display.

•Oven is equipped with a 12 hour automatic cancel feature. If dehydration time is longer than 12 hours, control will need to be reset.

5.When finished press OVEN CANCEL pad.

Dehydration Tips

Fruits

•Always start with fresh fruit.

•Cut fruit in equal pieces approximately 1/8” thick. Thinner pieces will dry quicker.

•Fruits need to be dipped into an antioxidant, a color- keeping preservative, or two parts water and one part lemon juice. Treating fruit with an antioxidant will help it retain vitamins, color and flavor.

Vegetables

Most vegetables require blanching to inactivate enzymes.

Herbs and Spices

•Herbs and spices dry quickly.

•Check every 30 minutes to avoid over drying.

•When drying herbs, leaf clusters should be separated from stems.

Food	Drying Time	Results
Fruits
Apples	4–6 hours	Leathery, Soft
Bananas	16–20 hours	Leathery
Vegetables
Mushrooms	3–4 hours	Leathery, Soft
(No blanching)
Carrots	3–7 hours	Dry, Brittle
Herbs and Spices
Parsley	45–90 minutes	Dry, Crumbly
Orange/	3–7 hours	Hard, Tough
Lemon Peel

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