Manual

Setting Oven Controls 23
Setting Defrost
Only frozen foods that can be defrosted and served without
cooking should be used with this feature. Use the defrost
feature to thaw small portions of delicate items such as cream
cakes, frozen cream pies and cheesecake at room temperature.
While in the defrost mode, the convection fan will operate to
circulate room temperature air around the food, accelerating the
natural defrosting of the food without using heat.
Defrost may be set with the following options:
• Cook time
• Cook time with end time
To set defrost:
You may press CANCEL any time when setting the control or
during the cooking process.
This feature is not meant for thawing frozen meats, poultry,
seafood or other foods that need to be cooked before serving.
Follow USDA recommendations for thawing foods.
Setting Dehydrate
The dehydrate feature dries with heat from the elements. The
heat is circulated throughout the oven by the convection fan.
Use dehydrate to dry and/or preserve foods such as fruits,
vegetables, herbs and very thin slices of meat.
The following temperature settings apply to the dehydrate
feature:
• Auto-suggest (default) setting: 120°F(48°C)
• Minimum dehydrate setting: 100°F(38°C)
• Maximum dehydrate setting: 225°F(108°C)
Dehydrate may be set with the following options:
• Cook time
• Cook duration with end time
To set dehydrate at the default temperature of 120°F:
To turn off dehydrate at any time press
CANCEL.
To add or change any cook settings after this feature has
started:
• To change temperature settings, use the
hi + or lo- keys
on either side of the zero (0) on the numeric keypad to
increase or decrease the oven temperature. The oven
temperature will change by 5°(F) with each press of
hi + or
lo - key.
• If changing cooking times, select the cook duration or end
time keys needed to make the changes.
For best results when using the dehydrate function:
• Dry most fruits and vegetables at 140°F. Dry herbs at
100°F. Drying times vary depending on the moisture and
sugar content of the food, the size of the pieces, the
amount being dried and the humidity in the air.
• Treat fruits with antioxidants to avoid discoloration.
• Tightly woven cooling racks can be used to allow the air to
circulate around the food; or use drying racks to allow the
air to circulate around the food (this type of oven rack is not
supplied with this appliance).Consult a food preservation
book or your local library for information.
• The convection fan will turn off when the door is opened. be
sure to not open the oven door too often during the dehy-
drating process. The fan will resume operating when the
door is closed.
1. Place food in oven.
2. Press defrost.
3. Press START.
1. Place food in oven.
2. Press dehydrate.
3. Press START.