Nu-Vois QB-5/10 User manual

QB-5/10
OPERATIONS GUIDE

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PROOFER:
Begin to pre-heat the Proofer section of the QB-5/10 about 20 to 30 minutes before its scheduled use.
A. Set out the desired product for thawing. Be sure to allow sufficient time in your schedule for both
the product and your equipment to reach the correct conditions.
B. Prepare the proofer:
1. Press the Proofer rocker switch to the ON position.
2. Make sure water is being supplied to the proofer. An AUTOFILL unit heats water directly
inside the proofer, raising the internal humidity level almost immediately.
3. Set the Proofer heat dial and the Proofer humidity dial to your desired settings. A light to
moderate fogging will appear on the Proofer door.
C. Load the product. The pans should be pushed all the way back and centered from side to side as
much as possible on each proofer shelf to allow for proper air circulation over and around your
product. If you are loading a single pan, center it on the Shelf from side to side and front to back.
D. Set your Timer dial to your desired number of minutes to begin the countdown timer.
F. Monitor the proofing process. Your proofer is functioning properly if there is a light to moderate
fogging on the Proofer door. No fogging means your Proofer may be running too hot, too dry, or
both. excessive fogging (with water running down the glass) means your Proofer may be running
too cold, too wet, or both. Check the product and adjust the Proofer temperature and humidity
controls as necessary.
G. Load the oven when your product is fully proofed. Yeast products should be 65% to 75% of the
desired finished size at the end of the proof cycle. Generally speaking, properly proofed bread
should have a soft, silky smooth feel to it when touched. It should never be anything more than
slightly tacky. If the dough sticks to your finger and does not pull off cleanly, the dough is too wet.

OVEN:
Since your Oven requires time to reach the proper temperature, you must plan ahead so your oven and product
are ready at the same time.
To operate the oven section:
A. Prepare the oven:
1. Ensure the Oven rocker switch is in the ON position.
2. Set the Oven temperature dial to your desired preheat temperature.
3. Preheating the oven may take 15 to twenty minutes. (Be sure to allow for this in your proofing
process)
B. When the Oven has reached the preheat temperature (if it is different than the baking temperature),
it will be ready to bake your product. Load the oven from the top down, placing a single full size
pan on each shelf. Push the pans all the way to the rear. A single pan should be centered from side
to side and front to back. If the top shelf is too high to be reached safely and easily, empty pans
should be placed on the shelf to guide the air flow over and around your product for the best possible
results.
C. Close the oven door securely. It is important to keep the oven door closed unless loading or
removing product to maintain oven temperature, reduce baking time, and minimize energy usage.
D. Set your Oven temperature dial to your desired baking temperature (if it is different that your
preheat temperature) and set the Oven timer dial to your desired bake time to start the count-down
timer. The alarm will sound when the timer has reached zero.
E. As soon as the product is finished baking, open the Oven door and remove the product quickly. You
can load more product into the oven immediately, or close the oven door and allow the oven to
recover to the set baking temperature. Allowing the oven a few minutes of recovery time between
bakes results in a quicker and better bake.
F. When all baking is done for the day, turn the oven side of the control off and complete the daily
DRY-OUT PROCEDURE outlined in the MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING GUIDE.
WARNING: WE TRY TO “BURN OFF” ANY MANUFACTURING OILS INSIDE OF YOUR
OVEN BEFORE SHIPMENT. HOWEVER, SOME OILS MAY REMAIN, CAUSING YOUR
OVEN TO SMOKE DURING INITIAL OPERATION. SIMPLY ALLOW THE OVEN TO RUN AT
350°F FOR AN HOUR OR TWO TO COMPLETE THE BURN-OFF AND THE SMOKING
SHOULD STOP. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE.
CAUTION: STAND AWAY FROM THE FRONT OF THE OVEN WHEN OPENING THE OVEN
DOOR AFTER A BAKING CYCLE TO AVOID EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND STEAM!