INFRARED CHEESE MELTER | OPERATION |
Figure 3
Cheese Melter Operation
Keep the bottom drip pan in place when in use. Without it in place, excessive air is
pulled past the burners, reducing temperature and cooking efficiency.
OPERATION OF INFRARED CHEESE MELTER
Southbend infrared cheese melters cook in half the time of ordinary cheese melters. The burners reach operating temperature in just 90 seconds, and their intense infrared energy quickly heats the food, not the surrounding air. The rack adjusts to five heights on rack guides.
The cooking area has a removable rack and a drip pan for cleaning. As food cooks, drippings drain into a collection tray on the bottom of the cheese melter cavity. To operate the cheese melter, do the following:
1.Light the
2.If necessary, pull out and empty the bottom drip pan. (Always keep the drip pan in place while cooking. Without it in place, excessive air will be pulled past the burners, reducing the cooking temperature and efficiency.)
3.Turn the burner control to HIGH and visually check that the burners have ignited. When the burners ignite, a blue
4.Turn the burner control to HIGH or LOW (as appropriate for the food to be cooked).
5.Raise or lower the cheese melter rack to the height appropriate for the food to be cooked.
6.Cook the food for the appropriate time. Periodically check the cheese melter drip pan and empty it when necessary.
7.When done cooking, turn the burner control to OFF.
LIGHTING CHEESE MELTER PILOTS
The pilots should burn continuously unless the cheese melter is to be completely shut down. The cheese melter cavity has two or three pilots, each near the front of a pair of burners. If the pilots are extinguished, the pilot gas supply is NOT automatically interrupted (unless the
To light the pilots on a cheese melter WITHOUT the flame failure option, do the following:
1. Turn the control valves on the front of the cheese melter to OFF.
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