Frigidaire 318203873, Use & Care Manual

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Arranging Warm & Serve Drawer Rack Positions

The rack can be used in 2 ways:
•

In the 

upright position

 to allow low profile food items to be placed both under and on top

of the rack (for example, rolls or biscuits on top of the rack and a casserole dish
underneath).

•

In the 

downward position

 to allow you to place light weight food items and empty

dishware (for example, rolls or pastries and dinner plates) on the rack.

Set the Warm & Serve Drawer Rack in either position as shown below (Figure 1).

Operating the Warm & Serve Drawer

The purpose of the Warm & Serve Drawer is to keep hot cooked foods at serving temperature.
Always start with hot food. It is not recommended to heat cold food in the Warm & Serve
Drawer. All food placed in the Warm & Serve Drawer should be covered with a lid or aluminum
foil to maintain quality. 

Do not use plastic wrap to cover food. Plastic may melt onto the

drawer and be very difficult to clean. 

Use only utensils and cookware recommended for

oven use in the Warm & Serve Drawer.

 Always use potholders or oven mitts when removing food from the Warm &

Serve Drawer as cookware and plates will be hot and you can be burned.

Figure 1

Warm & Serve
Drawer Rack in
downward
position

Warm & Serve
Drawer Rack in
upward position

Setting Warm & Serve Drawer Control 

(If Equipped)

Warm & Serve Drawer

recommended Food Settings Table

Food Item

Setting

Bacon

HI

Hamburger Patties

HI

Poultry

HI

Pork Chops

HI

Fried Foods

HI

Pizza

HI

Gravies

MED

Casseroles

MED

Eggs

MED

Roasts (Beef, Pork, Lamb) MED
Vegetables

MED

Biscuits

MED

Rolls, hard

MED

Pastries

MED

Rolls (soft)

LO

Empty Dinner Plates

LO

Warm & Serve Drawer Temperature Selection

Recommended Warm & Serve Drawer settings table is shown in Figure 2. If a
particular food is not listed, start with the 

MED 

setting. If more crispness is desired,

remove the lid or aluminum foil from the food. Most foods can be kept at serving
temperatures on the 

MED

 setting. When a combination of foods are to be kept warm

(for instance, meat with 2 vegetables and rolls), use the

 HI

 setting. To avoid heat loss,

do not open the Warm & Serve Drawer while in use.

To Set the Warm & Serve Drawer Controls:

The control and indicator lights for the Warm & Serve Drawer features are located on
the control panel. The temperatures are approximate, and are designated by 

HI 

(high),

MED 

(medium) and 

LO 

(low).

1. Touch the 

(see Figure 6) pad at the Warm & Serve Drawer control position. The

Warm & Serve Drawer indicator light will flash. Note: If no further pads are touched
within 25 seconds the request to power the Warm & Serve Drawer ON will clear.

2. Set the desired power level. Touch  

 once to turn ON the power level for HI

(see Figure 3) or 

to turn ON the power level for LO (see Figure 5). The Warm

& Serve Drawer indicator light located beside the 

 pad will turn ON steady.

Figure 6

Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

Figure 2

The Warm & Serve Drawer indicator light will turn OFF.

Note: The Warm & Serve Drawer is inoperable during
the self-clean cycle.

Note: 

The Warm & Serve drawer is equipped with a latch

which may require extra force when opening and closing
the drawer.

3. Each touch of the 

 or 

 pads will decrease or increase through 5 power levels from 

HI

 (see

Figure 3) to 

MED

 (see Figure 4) to 

LO

 (see Figure 5). Note: For best results, preheat the Warm &

Serve Drawer before adding the food . An empty drawer will preheat in approximately 15 minutes.

4. When the food is ready for removal, touch the 

 pad once to turn the Warm & Serve Drawer  OFF.