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Some foods drip juices.
Use a solid catch pan under perforated pans when steaming food that may drip juices.
Failure to use a catch pan can cause clogged drain screens and drains.
C. OPERATING AND COOKING PROCEDURE
1. Inspect and clean the drain and the cooking compartment as required. See Chapter 3.
2. Preheat: If necessary, preheat the cooking compartment.
a. Turn ON the appliance by following the Startup instructions.
b. Close the cooking compartment door.
c. Steam for 5 minutes.
d. Cook as usual.
3. Cook:
a. Slide pans of food into the slide racks in the cooking compartment
b. Do not place pans or anything else on the bottom of the compartment.
c. See “Timed Mode” and “Manual Mode,” and the Control Panels (Figures 4-4, 4, 5) as
required.
4. After Cooking:
a. If the appliance will be used again in a few minutes, shut door to maintain cooking
compartment temperature.
b. If another use is not planned for more than half an hour, leave the cooking compartment door
open slightly.
c. If the appliance will not be used again during this shift, go to Chapter 5, “Cleaning.”
D.
TIMED MODE
– OPERATING AND COOKING PROCEDURE
1. Set the TIMED/MANUAL switch to TIMED.
2. Set the cooking time.
3. When the Timer reaches zero and the buzzer sounds, open the cooking compartment door, and
remove the pans from the slide racks.
E.
MANUAL MODE
– OPERATING AND COOKING PROCEDURE
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In Manual Mode, the Operator starts and stops steaming operations.
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Use Manual Mode for:
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Maintaining cooking compartment temperature between cooking batches.
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Continuous supply of steam.
1. Set the TIMED/MANUAL switch to MANUAL. Steaming starts at once.
2. To stop Manual Mode steaming:
a. Turn the timer OFF, or set it to ZERO
b. Press the TIMED end of the TIMED/MANUAL rocker switch.
3. When the food is ready, open the cooking compartment door, and remove the pans from the slide
racks.
