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PRESSING DOUGH

PRESSING DOUGH

Your pizza press is designed for easy use and operation to reliably press 

dough balls. Thickness, shape, and size are directly related to your dough 

ball, its shape, the temperature of the dough, the recipe of your dough, type 

of lubricating food oil, as well as the settings of your machine. You should 

experiment with the following for the results you want.
1.  Move on/off switch to “on”. Power light should come on.

*Up is “ON” and down is “OFF”

2.  Set the desired temperature on the time/temperature control panel as 

instructed in this manual. Generally 110°-130°F for room temperature 

dough and 140°-150°F when using refrigerated dough. A temperature 

indicating alarm will sound once the set temperature has been 

reached.

WARNING: 

Never attempt to press frozen dough. Personal injury and 

damage to your machine could result!

NOTE

:  This symbol represents “Hot Surfaces”

3.  With the press in the open position, adjust the press to the desired 

thickness by turning the thickness control knob located at the top/rear 

of the machine. Thickness is reduced by turning knob 

clockwise

 and 

increased by turning it 

counterclockwise 

as indicated below.

Thickness setting should be set so that the heat head will lock down 

firmly with your product in place.

NOTE:

  Adjustments may be required from one product to another and 

will vary to achieve the desired result. 

Thickness 

knob

THINNER

THICKER

ON

OFF

Summary of Contents for DM-18

Page 1: ...R S MANUAL Receiving Setup 2 Operation 3 Setting Temperature Time 4 Preference Settings 5 Machine Presets 6 7 Cycle Count 8 Temperature Time Modes 9 Pressing Dough 10 11 Dough Weights Shrinkage 12 FAQ...

Page 2: ...s may be obtained from your supplier for a nominal cost INSTALLATION 1 Lift press from box and place on cart or counter top 2 Remove plywood shipping base from press CAUTION Heavy lifting can cause in...

Page 3: ...e screen is displayed showing the current heat platen temperature and set cycle time The heat indicating lamp is represented by the snowflake in the upper left corner of the display The heat indicatin...

Page 4: ...conds and it will lock in the new value automatically ADJUST CYCLE TIME 1 Touch the time readout on the display UP and DOWN arrows will appear on the right side of the display and the cycle time value...

Page 5: ...he Down button until Disable is displayed will deactivate this setting 3 Press Save to save the setting 4 Press Back to return to the previous screen NOTE After the shutdown time has elapsed with the...

Page 6: ...press the Preset Quantity sub menu title 2 Press the number of presets to be displayed on the home screen either Two Presets or Four Presets 3 Press Save to save the setting 4 Press Back to return to...

Page 7: ...ng the preset is stored in memory RECALLING PRESETS 1 Press and release for approximately 1 2 second the preset button to recall The controller will beep and the preset location button will display in...

Page 8: ...r is activated by closing the press NOTE The cycle count will maintain the total count even if the power has been turned off TO RESET THE COUNTER 1 From the settings menu press the Cycle Count sub men...

Page 9: ...e time is displayed on the home screen There are three Time Scale display options available in the Time Scale menu MIN SEC Factory Default SEC Seconds 1 10 SEC 1 10 Second Resolution TO CHANGE THE SCA...

Page 10: ...ature dough and 140 150 F when using refrigerated dough A temperature indicating alarm will sound once the set temperature has been reached WARNING Never attempt to press frozen dough Personal injury...

Page 11: ...top of the dough ball Do not add flour or dust with flour 6 Pull down the handle all the way applying pressure until it stops 7 After the designated time has elapsed generally 3 10 seconds for room t...

Page 12: ...following 1 Recipe What is the percentage of water content in the dough What is the percentage of oil content in the dough 2 Mixing Mixing procedure such as water temperature and mixing speed 3 Dough...

Page 13: ...0 F to 170 F Warm dough or room temperature dough 100 110 F Q How long should I be pressing the dough Warm dough 2 7 seconds Cold dough 5 10 seconds Q Will the heat kill the yeast N0 yeast dies at 180...

Page 14: ...d in the owners manual With no dough in the machine adjust the thickness adjustment so that with the handle closed the platens are just touching each other Does the alignment between he upper and lowe...

Page 15: ...ater applied with a soft cloth or sponge Do not use steel wool scrub sponges kitchen or oven cleaners or any other kind of abrasive ma terial This will damage the coating 4 Wipe clean with a dry cloth...

Page 16: ...responsible for repairs or alterations made by any person without the prior written authorization by HIX This warranty is the sole and exclusive warranty of HIX and no person agent distributor or deal...

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