Use and Care Manual Renaissance Wall Oven For use with models: EOR, MOR Style varies Model MORD230 shown Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Important Safety Instructions............................................1 Getting to Know Your Oven.............................................3 Operating Your Oven.....................................................8 Cooking Tips...............................................................21 Care and Cleaning......................................................
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Important Safety Instructions Important Information About Safety Instructions Installer: Leave these instructions with the appliance. Customer: Read this use and care manual completely before using this appliance. Save it for future reference. It contains important use and care information. Keep your sales receipt or canceled check in a safe place. Proof of original purchase date is required for warranty service.
Important Safety Instructions General Safety Precautions To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or death when using your oven, follow basic safety precautions, including the following: warning • • • • • • • • • • • • • • warning If you receive a damaged product, immediately contact your dealer or builder. Do not install or use a damaged appliance.
Getting to Know Your Oven Model Identification • Some double oven models are available with convection cooking in both the upper and lower oven chambers. Other double ovens are equipped for convection cooking in only the upper oven chamber. • The oven comes in three widths, 27 inches, 30 inches and 36 inches wide. • The oven also available in single and double oven models.
Getting to Know Your Oven Parts of the Oven A Control Panel Your oven’s control panel consists of keys and a display. Use the control panel to control all the oven’s features (sometimes called modes.) B Air Intake/Exhaust Slots The oven draws air in through the intake slots to cool its internal parts. The air comes out through the exhaust slot at the bottom of the oven. Do not block or cover the air intake or exhaust slots.
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Getting to Know Your Oven Control Panel Layout A START Key When you use the various features (or modes) on your oven, select the cooking mode first, then press the START key. Also, use the START key to start the timers. B Cooking Mode Keypad Select the type of cooking you want to perform by pressing one of the cooking mode keys. Also includes the SELF-CLEAN and PROBE keys, and on double ovens, the PROOF key. Double ovens have two cooking mode keypads, one for the upper oven and one for the lower.
Getting to Know Your Oven A B C F D G H E G J K Control Panel - Single Oven Control Panel - Double Oven with Convection Upper Oven Only Control Panel - Double Oven with Upper and Lower Convection Oven 7
Operating Your Oven Setting the Temperature Scale Control Panel Settings The control panel allows you to select the temperature scale (Fahrenheit or Celsius) it uses to display the cooking temperature. The oven is preset at the factory to Fahrenheit. Setting the Time To set the time: 1. Press the CLOCK key. The colon between the minutes and seconds on the time display will begin to flash. To change the temperature scale: 1.
Operating Your Oven To Insert Your GlideRack Oven Rack: Racks Your oven comes with a Dacor GlideRack oven rack. You can pull the GlideRack oven rack out further than the standard racks and still support heavy pots and pans full of food. It is great for heavier foods and the optional Dacor baking stone. You may use either rack type on any level inside the oven. warning To reduce the chance of burns, position the oven racks when the oven is cool.
Operating Your Oven Starting Your Oven Turning Off Your Oven • To turn the oven off, press the CANCEL · SECURE key. On double ovens, press the CANCEL · SECURE key under UPPER OVEN or LOWER OVEN. 1. Adjust the racks to the appropriate level. 2. Determine the best cooking mode for the type of food to be cooked. note Select from the following: After you turn off the oven, the cooling fans may continue to run until the oven’s internal parts have cooled down.
Operating Your Oven Lock-Out Feature 12 Hour Timer Feature If you want to disable the keys on the control panel when the oven is not in use: Your oven is equipped with a feature that automatically turns it off after 12 hours of continuous use. The 12 hour timer resets if you change the cooking temperature or cooking mode. • Push and hold the CANCEL · SECURE key for about three seconds. The control panel keys will stop working and “OFF“ will appear on the display.
Operating Your Oven Understanding the Various Oven Modes The three basic styles of cooking in an oven are: ◊ Baking: The gentle cooking of dry goods such as cookies, cakes, soufflés, etc. ◊ Roasting: The cooking of meats or vegetables over a period of time. ◊ Broiling: Cooking with an intense heat for a short amount of time. Bake progress of baking whenever possible. • Use the timers to determine baking time. Uses only a heat source from below the food.
Operating Your Oven For Multiple Rack Baking Your oven offers three convection cooking modes: • Typically, when baking on two racks, use rack positions #1 and #3 or #2 and #4 (counting from the bottom up). • Pure Convection • Convection Bake • When adapting a single rack recipe to multiple rack baking, it may be necessary to add to the baking time due to the extra bulk of the food in the oven. • Convection Roast As a general rule, in the convection modes time is about 25% shorter.
Operating Your Oven Understanding the Various Oven Modes (Continued) Your oven offers two broil modes: Convection Roast • Broil Your oven’s Convection Roast mode uses a combination of the convection fan and heat sources above and below the 1 2 1 2 food. It is best for rib roasts, turkeys, chickens, etc. • Convection Broil warning Roasting Tips • All baking modes can be used to successfully roast in your oven.
Operating Your Oven Timers Delay Timed Cooking Features If you want to set the oven to automatically turn itself on or off at a later time, you can use the delay timed features. warning The timers on your oven do not turn the oven on or off. They are only for timing purposes. When you want to turn the oven off automatically, use the Delay Timed Cooking Features. Things to Know About Delay Timed Cooking: • The delay timed options work for all of the various cook modes, except Broil and Convection Broil.
Operating Your Oven Delay Timed Cooking (Continued) About the 3 Delay Timed Settings 8. If you want to set the stop time or cooking duration, press either the STOP TIME or DURATION key (otherwise skip to step 9.) Using the DURATION key allows you to determine when the oven will stop cooking by entering the amount of time the oven is on. Using the STOP TIME key allows you to determine when the oven will stop cooking by entering the clock time. Using either key achieves the same result.
Operating Your Oven Using the Meat Probe 4. Allow the oven to preheat. 5. Once the oven has preheated, put the meat in the oven using pot holders. Plug the meat probe into the connector inside the oven. When you cook foods like roasts and poultry, the internal temperature is the best way to tell when the food is properly cooked. Your oven’s meat probe is an easy way to take the guesswork out of roasting. You can use it to cook food to the exact temperature you desire.
Operating Your Oven Using the Meat Probe (Cont.) USDA Minimum Safe Internal Cooking Temperatures for Various Foods To cancel meat probe operation while the oven is cooking: GROUND MEAT AND MEAT MIXTURES • Press the PROBE key twice. Disconnect the meat probe from the connector. The oven will return to any previous settings that were entered before the PROBE key was pressed.
Operating Your Oven Dehydrating/Defrosting When you dehydrate: 1. Wash and remove excess moisture from all fruits and vegetables before dehydrating. Your oven can be used to dehydrate or defrost foods at low heat settings in the Pure Convection mode. 2. Cut fruits and vegetables into uniform pieces. warning 3. You can add honey, spices, lime juice, or orange juice to give the fruit a different flavor. To avoid food poisoning, cook meats immediately after defrosting them. 4.
Operating Your Oven Dehydrating/Defrosting (Cont.) Proofing Preventing Tough Skins when Dehydrating You can use your oven to proof yeasted doughs at a low a and draft-free temperature using the Bake mode. You should water blanch items with tough skins such as grapes, prunes, dark plums, cherries, figs and some types of berries. Water blanching these types of fruit will crack the skins so that moisture can escape and dehydration can be done more effectively. 1. Press the BAKE key*. 2.
Operating Your Oven Adjusting the Oven Temperature Things to Know about the Sabbath Mode • The CANCEL · SECURE key on your oven remains active so that you can turn off the Sabbath feature or turn off the oven. On double ovens, both CANCEL · SECURE keys remain active so you can turn off one oven and leave the other oven running. Your oven is equipped with a feature that allows you to calibrate the temperature inside the oven to match the display value without the help of a service technician.
Cooking Tips The Best Use of Bake Ware High Altitude Cooking • You should bake cakes, quick breads, muffins, and cookies in shiny, reflective pans for light, golden crusts. Avoid old, darkened, warped, dented, stainless steel and tin-coated pans. Due to the lower atmospheric pressure at higher altitudes, foods tend to take longer to cook. Therefore, recipe adjustments should be made in some cases.
Care and Cleaning How to Use the Self-Clean Feature warning • • • • • • important Clean only the parts of the oven listed in this manual. Clean them only in the manner specified. To avoid dangerous fumes or damage to your oven’s surfaces and accessories, use only the types of cleaning solutions specified in this manual. To avoid burns, turn off the oven(s) and make sure that all parts are cool before cleaning.
Care and Cleaning Self Clean (Cont.) 7. Press START. 8. When you press START, “DELAY” will appear on the display and the oven door will lock. The oven will start to self-clean at the time you have selected. NOTE • • The oven lights do not operate while the oven is in self-clean mode to protect them from damage. Self-clean will not work with the meat probe connected (the meat probe symbol will flash.) When the Oven is Set to Clean at a Later Time...
Care and Cleaning Stainless Steel Surfaces To clean the filter: Soak it in hot, soapy water. Rinse well. You may also place it in a dishwasher on the top rack. Dry the filter before re-installing it. caution Always wipe stainless steel (silver colored) surfaces with the grain. To prevent scratching, do not use abrasive cleaners or scrubbers on stainless steel surfaces.
Care and Cleaning Meat Probe Optional Baking Stone Wash the optional baking stone with hot water and scrub it clean before you use it for the first time. Do not use any soap or detergents to wash the stone. The stone is porous and soap will get trapped inside. The trapped soap will affect the flavor of the food cooked on it. Don’t be alarmed if the stone gets stains on it after it is used for a while. Stains do not affect the stone’s ability to bake properly.
Care and Cleaning Replacing the Light Bulbs warning • • • • important To prevent electrical shock and/or personal injury, make certain that the oven and light bulb(s) are cool and that power to the oven has been turned off at the main power supply before replacing the light bulb(s). Always make sure the lens covers are in place when using the oven(s). The lens covers protect the light bulbs from breakage caused by high oven temperatures or mechanical shock. Use the pry stick with caution.
Part and Accessories Description Dacor Part Number Halogen Light Bulb (12 Volt, 20 Watt) 100429 Lens Pry Stick 62974 Meat Probe 72723 Standard Broil Pan 82107 Grill for Standard Broil Pan 82108 27 Inch Standard Type Oven Rack, Convection Oven 62137 30 Inch Standard Type Oven Rack, Convection Oven 62139 36 Inch Standard Type Oven Rack, Convection Oven Contact Dacor 27 Inch Standard Type Oven Rack, Non-Convection Oven 82247 30 Inch Standard Type Oven Rack, Non-Convection Oven 62140 36 In
Before You Call for Service Problem Solution Guide NOTE: See Common Problems When Using the Bake Mode on page 12 for problems with cooking food. Problem Nothing works. May Be Caused By What to Do Oven not connected to electrical power. Have a licensed electrician connect oven to properly wired electrical connection. Power to oven is off. Turn on power at circuit breaker or fuse box. Check for tripped breaker or blown fuse. Control panel locked.
Before You Call for Service Problem Solution Guide - (Continued) Problem May Be Caused By What to Do Cannot set clock. Oven in use. Clock cannot be set while oven is in use. Turn off oven to set clock. Error code appears and stays on display, for example “U55”. An error code having a letter with a number following it that appears and stays on the display indicates a problem that cannot be resolved by the customer. Call for service. Sabbath mode does not work. Meat probe connected.
Warranty and Service Product Maintenance OUTSIDE THE FIFTY STATES OF THE U.S.A., THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND CANADA: Do not perform any maintenance other than that instructed in the Cleaning and Maintenance section of this manual. A qualified service technician should perform all other service. LIMITED FIRST YEAR WARRANTY If your DACOR product fails to function within one year of the original date of purchase, due to a defect in material or workmanship, DACOR will furnish a new part, F.O.B.
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