COOKING WITH MOISTURE

A key feature of the moisture+ is the ability to inject moisture into the oven cavity during operation.. Typically, this results in shorter cook times, greater yield and improved texture, flavor and appearance of food products..

The moisture+ system offers several methods for controlling moisture injection.. While these functions provide a great degree of flexibility, it is possible to program settings for a product or cook cycle that will produce excessive moisture.. This may result in accumulation of water in pans or in the bottom of the oven.. Appropriate levels of moisture injection should not produce puddles of water.. Because there is potential for food products and cooking methods to vary greatly among different operations, the moisture setting presets and any moisture injection guidelines set forth in these instructions are intended as suggested starting points only.. Some experimentation may be necessary to produce desirable results on a consistent basis..

Mechanical Control, (Standard Models)

Mechanical control-equipped models offer two methods of moisture injection control..

Manual Injection: Moisture can be injected manually at any time during a cooking cycle while the timer is operating using the Moisture Switch on the control panel.. The manual, (MAN), position of this switch is spring loaded.. Moisture will be injected into the oven cavity when the switch is pressed.. Use the switch in this way to occasionally add moisture during a cooking cycle.. Depending on the product, it may be beneficial to manually inject moisture at specific times during a cooking cycle.. For example, several short injections just after loading a batch of bread will help set a crust, whereas moisture injection throughout the entire baking cycle would not be desirable..

Automatic Injection: Moisture can be injected continuously throughout a cooking cycle by placing the moisture switch in the automatic, (AUTO), position.. Turn the moisture setting dial clockwise to increase the amount of moisture, (injection frequency).. Turn the moisture setting dial counterclockwise to decrease the moisture injection frequency..

Programmable Control, (Deluxe Models)

Manual Injection: With the deluxe model, moisture can be injected manually at any time during a cooking cycle by pressing the moisture key in the upper right corner of the keypad.. (Moisture cannot be injected manually when the fan is running in Pulse mode..)

Automatic Injection: The programmable control features

four pre-programmed moisture settings: Bread, Meat, Poultry and Fish.. When programming the oven settings, the user is prompted to choose a moisture setting.. Press the N/Scroll key to step through the list of choices.. (Choose ‘None’ if automatic moisture injection is not desired during the cooking cycle..)

Preset

Recommended

Recommended

Temperature Range

Fan Speed

 

Bread

300°-325ºF

High

Meat

250°-325ºF

Low

Poultry

325°-400ºF

High

Fish

300°-400ºF

High

Figure 6..

Recommended temperature and fan speed settings for use with

pre-programmed moisture settings..

If automatic moisture injection has been programmed during a Cook & Hold cycle, (as described on page 18), or a Core Probe cycle, (as described on page 19), moisture injection will continue during the Hold portion of these operations..

When programming a recipe key, (as described on page 20), each profile within the recipe can be programmed with a different moisture setting.. If a Hold cycle is included in the recipe programming, moisture will continue to be injected into the oven during the Hold cycle..

User Moisture Settings

This function is recommended only for advanced users that have experience cooking with moisture..

1.When programming moisture settings, (as described on page 18, step 4), select USER..

2.These user settings are available: High, Med/High, Medium, Med/Low, Low, and None.. These settings are intended to provide the user with additional flexibility when programming the moisture injection frequency and duration..

Press the N/Scroll key repeatedly to step through the available moisture setting choices until the desired setting is displayed.. Press the Y/Enter key.. (Choose None to exit USER mode and return to moisture presets..)

Note: There are no predetermined recommendations for using these settings. Some experimentation may be necessary to produce desirable results on a consistent basis. The importance of avoiding excessive moisture cannot be overstressed. Even a small amount of water puddling is not desirable. If puddling does occur, be sure to adjust the moisture settings accordingly.

Tips For Cooking With Moisture

As a general rule, convection ovens allow for lower temperatures and shorter cook times than typically used with conventional ovens.. The introduction of moisture accelerates cooking even more..

Use caution to avoid overloading the oven with moisture.. Experimentation with various products and settings may be necessary to find combinations that produce the best results..

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MP-GS, MP-GD-10-S specifications

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