Using Your Warming Drawer
Using Your Warming Drawer
Food should be a serving temperature (above 140° F) before being placed in the warming drawer.
The warming drawer can be used with or without a rack.
•Preheat with rack in place if using that arrangement. It fits side to side.
•Preheat empty serving dish while preheating drawer.
•Add cooked, hot food in cooking utensil or to
•Food may be kept hot in its cooking container or transferred to a
•Aluminum foil may be used to cover food.
Setting the Temperature
Set Temp with Oven Control
Warming drawer settings are Low, Medium, and High. The temperatures range from
181 to 200°F on High
To keep several different foods hot, set the temperature to the food needing the highest setting. Place item needing the highest setting toward the side of the drawer and item needing less heat on the rack or in the center of the drawer bottom.
Warming Empty Serving Bowls and Plates
•Use only
•May use reversible rack, in low position to raise utensil from direct contact with bottom of drawer.
•Warm on setting appropriate for utensil.
•Check dish temperature during warming period.
•Place empty plates or dishes in a cold warming drawer. Do not preheat.
Crisping Stale Items
•Place food in low sided dishes or pans.
•Preheat on Low.
•Check crispness after 45 minutes. Add time as needed.
Preheating
•For best results, always preheat warming drawer when warming food.
•Preheat times are as follows: Low: 10 minutes Medium: 15 mintues High: 20 minutes
DO NOT LINE DRAWER WITH ALUMINUM FOIL.
CAUTION:
Plastic containers or plastic wrap can melt if in direct contact with the drawer or a hot utensil. If it melts onto the drawer, it may not be removable.
Warming Drawer Guide
Food | Temperature | Covered/ | |
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Bacon | Hi | Uncovered | |
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Beef, medium and well | Med | Covered | |
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Beef, rare | Low | Covered | |
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Bread, Hard Rolls | Med | Uncovered | |
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Bread, Soft Rolls, Coffee | Med | Covered | |
Cakes | |||
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Buscuits | Med | Covered | |
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Casseroles | Med | Covered | |
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Eggs | Med | Covered | |
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Fish, Seafood | Med | Covered | |
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Fried Foods | Hi | Uncovered | |
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Gravy, Cream Sauces | Med | Covered | |
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Ham | Med | Covered | |
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Pancakes | Hi | Covered | |
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Pies, One Crust | Med | Covered | |
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Pies, Two Crusts | Med | Uncovered | |
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Pizza | Hi | Covered | |
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Pork | Med | Covered | |
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Potatoes, Baked | Hi | Covered | |
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Potatoes, Mashed | Med | Covered | |
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Poultry, Roasted | Med | Covered | |
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Vegetables | Med | Covered | |
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Plates | Low | Uncovered | |
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Plate of Food | Med | Covered | |
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