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GENERAL FEATURES
Thewarmingdraweristtedwithanheatingelement(500W)placedonthetop.
Theheatingcanberegulatedfrom86°F(30°C)[LOminposition]to203°F(95°C)[HI
maxposition].
USING THE WARMING DRAWER FOR THE FIRST TIME
• Switchontheemptywarmingdraweratmaximumpowerforabout2hoursto
removetracesofgreaseandsmellsfromthecomponents.
• Whenthewarmingdrawerhascooleddownandtherangehasbeenunplugged,
cleantheinsideofthedrawerwithaclothsoakedinwaterandneutraldetergent
anddryitperfectly.
WARNING:Thedrawerishotduringoperation,usethehandle.
TO USE THE WARMING DRAWER
• Pushandturnthecontrolknobtoatemperaturesetting:LO(min),HI(max)or
betweenminandmaxposition.
• Allowtimeforthedrawertobepreheated.
• Preheatwithrackinplaceifusingthatarrangement.
• Preheatemptyservingdishwhilepreheatingthedrawer.
• Addcooked,hotfoodinacookingutensilorinaheat-safeservingdishes.
• Foodmaybekepthotinitscookingcontainerortransferredtoaheat-safeser-
vingdish.
• Aluminumfoilmaybeusedtocoverfood.
CORRECT USE OF THE WARMING DRAWER
• Thewarmingdrawerwillkeephotcookedfoodsatservingtemperature.
• Alwaysstartwithhotfood.
• Donotusetoheatcoldfoodotherthanproongyeastdough,crispingcrackers,
chips,anddrycerea.Donotusetoheatwarmingdishesorplates.
• Usecarewhenopeningthedrawer.Opendooracrackandlethotairorsteam
escapebeforeremovingorreplacingfood.
• Donotplacefoodinunopenedcontainersinthedrawer.Pressurecouldbuildup
andcausecontainertoburst.
• Donottouchtheinteriorsurfaceofthedrawerwhileitisinuse.Theinteriorof
thedrawercouldbecomehotenoughtocauseburns.
• Useonlydrypotholders.Moistordamppotholdersonhotsurfacesmaycause
burnsfromsteam.Donotuseatowelorotherbulkyclothinplaceofpotholders.
Donotletpotholderstouchhotheatingelementlocatedupperthedrawer.
• Donotusealuminumfoiltolinethedrawer.Foilisanexcellentheatinsulator
andwilltrapheatbeneathit.Thiswillupsettheperformanceofthedrawerandit
coulddamagetheinteriornish.
• Donotstoreammablematerialsinthedrawer.
• Donotuseplasticcontainers.Donotusenoheatresistantcontainers.
• Donotusethewarmingdrawerasastoragedrawer.
howtousethewarmingdrawer
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WARNING:
Thewarmingdrawerisforke-
epinghotfoodhot.Neveruse
it to warm or heat a room or
to warm plates.
CAUTION: Plastic containers
or plastic wrap can melt if in
direct contact with the dra-
wer or a hot utensil. If it melts
ontothedrawer,itmaynotbe
removed.
IMPORTANT:
Don’t operate the warming
drawer during the self-clea-
ningcycle.
If during self-cleaning cycle
the warming drawer control
knobhasbeenturnedONre-
turn the knob to the
OFF
(off)
position. Otherwise at the
endoftheself-cleaningcycle
and after having turned the
ovenselectorcontrolknobto
the
OFF
(off)position,thewar-
mingdrawerwilloperate.
Fig. 3.1