Bosch HWD5051UC Owner's Guide

Warming Drawers

HWD57, HWD50

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About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

How This manual is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Warming Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

About the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Warming Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Sabbath Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Use of Your Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Preheating the Warming Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Warming Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Warming Plates and Bowls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Proofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Crisping Stale Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Getting the Most Out of Your Appliance . . . . . . . . . . 5

Temperature Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Cleaning and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Removing the Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Replacing the Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Data Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

STATEMENT OF LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY . . 8

About This Manual

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual contains several sections:

Safety Definitions

9 WARNING

This indicates that death or serious injuries may
occur as a result of non-observance of this warning.

•The Safety section describes important procedures
that can ensure your safety while using the appliance.

•The Getting Started section describes the features and
functionality of the appliance, including a description of
how to set it up and operate it.

•The Operation section describes how to operate and
get the best performance out of each component.

•The Cleaning and Maintenance section describes how
to clean and maintain the appliance.

•The Service section includes troubleshooting tips and
your warranty.

• Before using your appliance, be sure to read this
manual. Pay special attention to the Important Safety
Instructions located at the beginning of the manual.

9 CAUTION

This indicates that minor or moderate injuries may
occur as a result of non-observance of this warning.

NOTICE: This indicates that damage to the appliance or
property may occur as a result of non-compliance with this
advisory.

Note: This alerts you to important information and/or tips.

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9 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Safety

9 WARNING:

When properly cared for, your new appliance has been
designed to be safe and reliable. Read all instructions
carefully before use. These precautions will reduce the risk
of burns, electric shock, fire and injury to persons. When
using kitchen appliances, basic safety precautions must be
followed, including those in the following pages.

Proper Installation and Maintenance

Have the installer show you the location of the circuit
breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy reference.

This appliance must be properly installed and grounded by
a qualified technician. Connect only to a properly grounded
outlet. Refer to the Installation Instructions for details.

This appliance is intended for normal family household use
only. It is not approved for outdoor use. See the Warranty. If
you have any questions, contact the manufacturer.

Do not store or use corrosive chemicals, vapors,
flammables or nonfood products in or near this appliance. It
is specifically designed for use when heating or cooking
food. The use of corrosive chemicals in heating or cleaning
will damage the appliance and could result in injury.

Smother flames from food fires other than grease fires with
baking soda. Never use water on cooking fires.

Burn Prevention

Exercise caution when opening the appliance. Standing to
the side, open the door slowly and slightly to let hot air and/
or steam escape. Keep your face clear of the opening and
make sure there are no children or pets near the unit. After
the release of hot air and/or steam, proceed with your
cooking. Keep doors shut unless necessary for cooking or
cleaning purposes. Do not leave open doors unattended.

Do not heat or warm unopened food containers. Build-up of
pressure may cause the container to burst and cause
injury.

Always use dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders on
hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let
potholder touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel
or other bulky cloth.

Do not touch interior surface of the drawer while it is in use.
The interior of the drawer could become hot enough to
cause burns. Allow drawer and rack (if equipped) to cool
before handling.

Do not operate this appliance if it is not working properly, or
if it has been damaged. Contact an authorized servicer.

Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless
specifically recommended in this manual. Refer all
servicing to a factory authorized service center.

Fire Safety

If materials inside an oven should ignite, keep door closed.
Turn off the appliance, and disconnect the circuit at the
circuit breaker box.

Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as
described in this manual. For example, never use the
appliance for warming or heating the room. Never use the
appliance for storage.

Always have a working smoke detector near the kitchen.

In the event that personal clothing or hair catches fire, drop
and roll immediately to extinguish flames.

9 WARNING:

To prevent burns, do not remove drawer while hot. Be sure
drawer is empty before removing.

Secure all loose garments, etc. before beginning. Tie long
hair so that it does not hang loose, and do not wear loose
fitting clothing or hanging garments, such as ties, scarves,
jewelry, or dangling sleeves.

Child Safety

Do not allow anyone to climb, stand, lean, sit, or hang on
any part of an appliance, especially a door, warming drawer
or storage drawer. This can damage the appliance, and the
unit may tip over, potentially causing severe injury.

Do not allow children to use this appliance unless closely
supervised by an adult. Children and pets should not be left
alone or unattended in the area where the appliance is in
use. They should never be allowed to play in its vicinity,
whether or not the appliance is in use.

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9 WARNING:

Items of interest to children should not be stored in an
appliance, in cabinets above an appliance or on the
backsplash. Children climbing on an appliance to reach
items could be seriously injured.

Cookware Safety

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9 WARNING

State of California Proposition 65 Warnings:

This product contains chemicals known to the State
of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other
reproductive harm.

NOTICE:

Plastic containers or plastic wrap can melt if in direct
contact with the drawer or a hot utensil. If it melts onto the
drawer, it may not be removable.

Food Safety

9 CAUTION:

To maintain food safety, follow these guidelines:

1. DO NOT use the warming drawer to heat cold food
(exception: it is safe to use the drawer to crisp
crackers, chips, dry cereal or to warm breads or
biscuits, and to warm plates).

2. Be sure to maintain proper food temperature. The
USDA recommends holding hot food at 140°F or
warmer.

3. DO NOT warm food for longer than one hour.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE: The California Safe
Drinking and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the
Governor of California to publish a list of substances
known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or
other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to
warn customers of potential exposure to such
substances.

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Getting Started

Operation

Parts

Warming Drawer

1 Control Panel

2 Warming Drawer Housing

3Drawer

Control Panel

About the Appliance

The warming drawer will keep hot, cooked foods at serving
temperature. Always start with hot food. DO NOT use to
heat cold food other than proofing yeast dough, crisping
crackers, chips, dry cereal,warming breads and biscuits, or
warming dishes or plates.

The warming drawer has a push-to-open feature. Push in
on the front of the drawer to cause the drawer to open.

Features

Warming Timer

The warming timer can be set for any increment of 5
minutes. The minimum time is 5 minutes and the maximum
is 5 hours.

Note:

The warming timer default is 1 hour.

When the time is elapsed, the warming timer beeps and the
drawer automatically turns off.

The control panel has several touchpads that respond to
light pressure. Touch the center of a touchpad to activate
it.The temperature pads control the drawer bottom
temperature

The control panel emits a beep when an entry is made. The
warming timer beeps when the specified amount of time
has elapsed..

Display Displays the

1

current drawer
temperature

LOW 140° F

2

MED 165° F

3

HIGH 190° F

4

PROOF 100° F

5

- Press to

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decrease time

+ Press to

7

increase time

ON/OFF Switches

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warming drawer
on and off.

Signal

9

Light

Turns on when
the warming
drawer is in use.

Changing the Warming Timer:

Use the + and - pads to change the warming timer.

Sabbath Mode

The Sabbath Feature enables those of particular faiths to
use their warming drawers on the Sabbath.

• The warming drawer is set to run for 74 hours before
automatically turning off.

• While operating in Sabbath Mode, the display will show
SAb.

• The warming timer cannot be changed once the
Sabbath Mode is set.

• Press ON/OFF at any time during Sabbath mode to
end the mode and turn off the appliance.

Setting the Sabbath Feature

Press MED for five seconds.

Note:

Only the MED temperature can be use while in the Sabbath
mode. Once the Sabbath mode is set, all buttons are
disabled except the On/Off button, used to cancel the
mode.

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Use of Your Appliance

Crisping Stale Items

9 CAUTION

To maintain food safety, do not leave food in the
oven for more than one hour before or after cooking.

IMPORTANT:

Plastic containers or plastic wrap can melt if in direct
contact with the drawer or a hot utensil. If it melts onto the
drawer, it may not be removable.

Note:

Use heat-safe dishes only.

Preheating the Warming Drawer

Preheat the warming drawer when warming food. For best
results, preheat for the following times:

Setting Preheat Time

LOW 5 minutes
MED 10 minutes
HIGH 15 minutes
PROOF no preheating necessary

Warming Food

1. Press the pad for the desired temperature setting.

2. Preheat warming drawer.

3. Set the warming timer.

4. Place cooked, hot food in the drawer.

It is okay to leave food in the cookware it was prepared.
Alternatively, you can transfer food to a heat-safe serving
dish before placing it in the warming drawer.

Aluminum foil or lid may be used to cover food.

Warming Plates and Bowls

Use only heat-safe dishes. Place empty dishes or plates in
a cold warming drawer. No need to preheat.

1. Press LOW.

2. Set the warming timer.

Proofing

Place dough in desired dish in a cold warming drawer and
lightly oil top of dough. Loosely cover with cloth.

1. Press PROOF.

2. Set the warming timer.

3. Check dough height. Add time as needed.

Place food in low sided dishes or pans.

1. Press LOW.

2. Preheat for 5 minutes, then place dish in drawer.

3. Set the warming timer.

4. Check crispness after 45 minutes. Add time as needed.

Getting the Most Out of
Your Appliance

Temperature Recommendations

Food/Cookware Setting

Proofing yeast dough PROOF Yes
Bacon HIGH No
Beef, medium and well done MED No
Beef, medium rare LOW No
Bread, hard rolls MED No
Bread, soft rolls, coffe cakes MED Yes
Biscuits MED Yes
Casseroles MED Yes
Eggs MED Yes
Fish, seafood MED Yes
Fried foods HIGH No
Gravy, cream sauces MED Yes
Ham MED Yes
Pancakes HIGH Yes
Pies, one crust MED Yes
Pies, two crusts MED No
Pizza HIGH No
Pork MED Yes
Potatoes, baked HIGH Yes
Potatoes, mashed MED Yes
Poultry, roasted MED Yes
Vegetables MED Yes
Plates LOW No
Plate of food MED Yes

Cover

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Cleaning and Maintenance

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Cleaning Maintenance

Part Recommendations

Drawer interior
(polished stainless
steel)

Use dish detergent. Wash, rinse
well and dry. For hard water
spots or scale, use white vinegar.
Apply with a sponge or cloth,
rinse, and dry.

Painted surfaces Use hot soapy water or mild

cleaners such as Fantastik or
Formula 409Wash, rinse well
and dry. Avoid using abrasive
cleaning agents, steel wool pads
and oven cleaners.

Drawer exterior
frame (brushed
stainless steel)

Always wipe or rub in the
direction of the grain. Clean with
a soapy sponge, then rinse and
dry, or wipe with Fantastik® or
Formula 409® sprayed on a
paper towel. Protect and polish
with Stainless Steel Magic® and
a soft cloth. Remove water spots
with a cloth dampened with white
vinegar. Use Bar Keeper's
Friend® to remove heat
discoloration.

Warming Drawer
Control

Clean with hot soapy water or
apply Fantastik® or Formula
409® to a clean sponge or paper
towel and wipe clean. Avoid
using abrasive cleaners and
scrubbing pads.

Removing the Drawer

9 CAUTION

To prevent burns, do not remove drawer while hot.
Be sure drawer is empty before removing.

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1. Pull drawer to fully open position.

2. Press down right drawer clip.

3. Lift up left drawer clip.

4. Firmly pull the drawer straight out. Retract cabinet rails
while drawer is removed.

Replacing the Drawer

1. Be sure cabinet rails are pushed inside cabinet.

2. Align the drawer rails with the cabinet rails.

3. Firmly push the drawer straight into the cabinet until
drawer clicks into place.

4. Open and close drawer to test operation. Note: if the
drawer will not close, verify that the rail clips are
properly positioned.

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