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Operating Your Oven
Starting Your Oven
1.
Adjust the racks to the appropriate level.
2. Determine the best cooking mode for the type of food
to be cooked.
Select from the following...
• CONVECTION BAKE - A combination of the
convection fan and a bottom heat source.
Good for single rack items in a deep pan.
• CONVECTION BROIL - A combination of
the convection fan and a top heat source.
Good for items that do not need to be flipped, such as
thinner cuts of meat, fish, and garlic bread.
• PURE CONVECTION™ - Uses convection cook-
ing only for even heat. Use for baked goods and
multiple rack cooking.
• CONVECTION ROAST - Combines top and
bottom heat sources with the convection
fan. Best for rib roasts, turkeys, chickens, etc.
• BAKE - Cooks with a bottom heat source only.
Commonly used for basic recipes.
• BROIL - Cooks using a top heat source alone.
Use for grilling smaller cuts of meat or toasting
bread.
IMPORTANT
• Do not leave the oven door open for long periods during
cooking or broiling.
• The oven door must remain closed while broiling in all broil
modes.
• The broil modes will not work when the meat probe is
connected.
See page 8 for detailed descriptions of the various
cooking modes.
3. Touch the key for the desired cooking mode. The
preset (jump-in) temperature will appear on the dis
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play along with the symbol(s) for the selected cook-
ing mode (see above). On double ovens, select the
desired oven by touching the cooking mode key under
UPPER OVEN or LOWER OVEN on the control panel.
4. To cook at the preset temperature, touch START. To
cook at a different temperature enter it (for example
4-2-5) on the number keypad, then touch START.
You can enter any temperature between 100°F (37°C)
and 555°F (291°C). The suggested broil temperature
is 555°F. Double ovens have only one START key, on
the left side of the control panel. Use it to start both
ovens.
5. If you are using Pure Convection or one of the bake
or roast modes, “PRE-” for preheating, along with the
current oven temperature will appear on the display
until the oven reaches the set temperature. Once the
oven reaches the set temperature (usually in 15 to 20
minutes), it will beep and “PRE-” will disappear. Care-
fully place your food in the oven. Excessive browning
will occur if you put the food in during preheat.
Turning Off Your Oven
To turn the oven off, touch the CANCEL · SECURE key.
On double ovens, touch the CANCEL · SECURE key under
UPPER OVEN or LOWER OVEN.
NOTE
After you turn off the oven, the cooling fans may continue to run
until the oven’s internal parts have cooled down.
Changing the Temperature
To change to a different temperature while the oven is on:
1. Touch the key for the current cooking mode. The
symbol for the current cooking mode appears on the
display (for example BAKE).
2. Enter the temperature on the keypad (for example
3-7-5) and touch CONTINUE.
IMPORTANT
If you increase the temperature by 50°F (28°C) or
more, the oven will go into preheat mode to raise the
temperature rapidly to the new setting. “PRE-” will
appear on the display. To prevent excessive browning
Dacor recommends that you remove the food from the
oven when “PRE-” appears on the display. If you lower
the temperature, it is best to wait until the display indi-
cates the new lower temperature before you insert the
food in the oven as well.
Changing the Oven Cooking Mode
To change to a different cooking mode while the oven is
on, for example to change from Convection Bake to Bake:
1. Touch the key for the new cooking mode, for example
BAKE.
2. Touch CONTINUE.
Preset (Jump-in) Temperature Settings
Your oven has a preset “jump-in” temperature setting for
each of the cooking modes to reduce the need to always
enter the temperature. See the table below. See Starting
Your Oven for directions on how to cook at the preset
temperature.
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