Bosch Appliances HGS7282UC manual Getting the Most Out of Your Warming Drawer, General Tips, Food

Getting the Most Out of Your Appliance

Table 7: Dehydrate Chart

			Approx. Drying
Food	Item	Preparation	Time* (hours)	Test for Doneness
Fruit	Apples	Dipped in 1/4 cup lemon juice and 2 cups	11-15	Slightly pliable
	Bananas	water; 1/4” slices
		Dipped in 1/4 cup lemon juice and 2 cups	10-15	Soft, pliable
	Cherries	water; 1/4” slices
		Wash, towel dry. Fresh cherries, remove pits.	10-15	Pliable, leathery, chewable
	Orange peels/	1/4” slices of orange; orange part of skin thinly	Peels: 2-4	Orange peel: dry and brittle.
	slices	peeled from oranges	Slices: 12-16	Orange slices: skins are dry,
	Pineapple rings	Towel dried.	Canned: 9-13	brittle, fruit is slightly moist
				Soft and pliable
	Strawberries	Wash and towel dry. Sliced 1/2” thick, skin	Fresh: 8-12
			12-17	Dry and brittle
		(outside) down on rack
Vegetables	Peppers	Wash and towel dry. Remove membrane of	16-20	Leathery with no moisture
		peppers, coarsely chopped about 1” pieces		inside
	Mushrooms	Wash and towel dry. Cut stem end off. Cut	7-12	Tough and leathery, dry
		into 1/8” slices.
	Tomatoes	Wash and towel dry. Cut thin slices, 1/8” thick,	16-23	Dry, brick red color
		drain well.
Herbs	Oregano, sage,	Rinse and dry with paper towel	Dry at 100°F for	Crisp and brittle
	parsley, thyme,		3-5 hours
	fennel
	Basil	Use basil leaves 3 to 4 inches from top. Spray	Dry at 100°F for	Crisp and brittle
		with water, shake off moisture and pat dry.	3-5 hours

Getting the Most Out

of Your Warming Drawer

General Tips

Refer to the Warming Drawer Chart for recommended settings.

•To keep several different foods hot, set the temperature for the food needing the highest setting.

•Place items needing the highest setting toward the side of the drawer and items needing less heat in the center of the drawer.

•Food should be at serving temperature (above 140° F) before being placed in the warming drawer. DO NOT use to heat cold food other than crisping crack- ers, chips, and dry cereal, or warming dishes or plates.

•Preheat empty serving dish while preheating drawer if desired.

•Place cooked, hot food in warming drawer in its original cooking container or in a heat-safe serving dish.

•Aluminum foil may be used to cover food; However, DO NOT line the warming drawer with aluminum foil.

•Do not use the warming drawer for storage.

Table 8: Warming Drawer Chart

Food		Temperature	Covered /
			Uncovered
Bacon	Hi		Uncovered
Beef, Medium and well done	Med		Covered
Beef, rare	Med		Covered
Bread, hard rolls	Med		Uncovered

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