Use & Care Guide

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Operating Your Oven
Lock-Out Feature
If you want to disable the keys on the control
panel when the oven is not in use:
• Push and hold the CANCEL · SECURE key for about
three seconds. The control panel keys will stop work-
ing and “OFF“ will appear on the display. Only the
CANCEL · SECURE and the oven light keys remain
functional. On double ovens, touching either CANCEL
· SECURE key locks the control panel for both ovens.
• To reactivate the control panel, touch and hold the
CANCEL · SECURE key for three seconds.
NOTE
Using the lock-out feature turns off the timers if they are in use.
12 Hour Timer Feature
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.
The oven ships from the factory with the 12 hour timer
enabled.
NOTE
The 12 hour timer is disabled when the Sabbath feature is in
use.
To disable or enable the 12 hour timer
feature...
• With the oven off, push and hold the TIMER 1 key for
about ten seconds, until the control panel beeps and
“12Hr” appears on the display. “ON” will appear on
the display if the 12 hour timer is enabled.
• Push the # key to disable (or enable) the 12 hour
timer.
• Push CANCEL · SECURE to save the changes and
return to the clock display.
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, soufés, 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
Uses only a heat source from below the food. This mode
is the stand-by, non-convection mode. All baked items will
turn out nicely in this mode.
Baking Tips
• For best results, use a single rack when using bake
mode. For cooking on multiple racks, Dacor recom-
mends using one of the convection modes.
• Follow your recipe’s original cooking time and tem-
perature.
• Do not open the oven door frequently during baking.
Look through the oven door window to check the
progress of baking whenever possible.
• Use the timers to determine baking time.
• Wait until the shortest recommended baking time
before checking the food. For most baked goods, a
wooden toothpick placed in the center should come
clean when the food is done.
Your oven offers three convection cooking
modes...
• Pure Convection
• Convection Bake
• Convection Roast
As a general rule, in the convection modes time is about
25% shorter. Set the timer 15 minutes before the shortest
stated time and add more time if necessary.
For Pure Convection and Convection Bake
modes...
Some recipes, especially those that are homemade, may
require adjustment and testing when converting from
standard to convection baking. If you are unsure how to
convert a recipe, begin by preparing the recipe using the
standard bake settings.
If the food is not cooked to your satisfaction during this
rst convection trial, adjust one recipe variable at a time
(such as cooking time, rack position, or temperature) and
repeat the convection test. If necessary, continue adjust-
ing one recipe variable at a time until you get satisfactory
results.
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