Electrolux EW30ES65GS Owner's Manual

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Setting Oven Controls
About 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 Convection 
fan may operate while dehydrating.
The following temperature settings apply to the 
dehydrate feature:
•  Auto-suggest (default) setting:
 120°F / 48°C
•  Min. dehydrate setting:
100°F / 38°C
•  Max. dehydrate setting:
225°F / 108°C
Dehydrate may be set with the following options:
•  Cook time
•  Cook time with end time
See the example below to set dehydrate at the 
default temperature of 120°F.
To add or change any cook settings after this 
feature has started: 
•  Select the
UPPER oven. Make temperature
changes using the 
+ or - keys. Each press of + 
or 
- will adjust the temperature by 5°F ( or 2°C).
•  If changing cooking times, select the
cook time 
or 
end time keys needed to make the changes.
About defrost
Setting defrost
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 
slowly, 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
See the example below to set defrost.
Setting dehydrate
Example
Step
  
Press
1.  Place food in oven and press
  
UPPER OvEN
 
UPPER
OVEN
2.  Press
 DEFROST
 
3.  Press
 START
 
Example
Step
  
Press
1.  Press
 UPPER OvEN
 
UPPER
OVEN
2.  Press
 DEHYDRATE
 
3.  Press
 START
 
 
NOTE
•  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.
Only frozen foods that can be defrosted and 
served without cooking should be used with 
this feature.