Oven Modes
Bake
Baking is cooking with dry, heated air. Both the upper
and lower elements cycle to maintain the oven tem-
perature:
Warm
Warming
uses the lower element to maintain a low
oven temperature to keep cooked food at serving tem-
perature:
Figure 14: Bake
Figure 15: Warm
The bake mode can be used to prepare a variety of
food items, from pastries to casseroles. It can also be
used to roast meats.
For Best Results:
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When baking on two or more racks, use convection
bake instead.
Use the warm mode to keep cooked foods hot until you
are ready to serve them.
The temperature
range for
this mode is 100 ° F - 210 ° F.
For Best Results:
•
Cover foods that need to be kept moist with a lid
or aluminum foil.
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Caution
To maintain food safety, follow these guidelines:
•
DO NOT use the warm mode to heat cold food
(exception: it is safe to use this mode to crisp
crackers, chips or dry cereal and to warm cold
plates).
•
Be sure to maintain the proper food temperature.
The USDA recommends holding hot food at 140 ° F
or warmer.
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DO NOT warm food for longer than one hour.
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