Automatic Mix Cooking - Dacor DCM24 Use And Care Manual

Manual Convection and automatic Mix Cooking
This section gives you specific cooking instructions
and procedures. Please consult your Dacor Convection
Microwave Cookbook for helpful hints for convection and
combination cooking.
The oven should not be used without the turntable in
place, and it should never be restricted so that it cannot
rotate. You may remove the turntable when preheating
the oven and when preparing food to be cooked directly
on the turntable.
The oven cabinet, cavity, door, turntable,
cAuTIoN
turntable support, racks and dishes will become hot. To
PREVENT BURNS, use thick oven gloves when removing
the food or turntable from the oven.
Convection Cooking
During convection heating, hot air is circulated through-
out the oven cavity to brown and crisp foods quickly and
evenly. This oven can be programmed for ten different
convection cooking temperatures for up to 99 minutes,
99 seconds.
To CooK wITH ConVECTIon
For example, to cook at 350˚F for 20 minutes:
1. Touch the CONVECTION pad.
2. Select the temperature by touching the number pad
3. Enter the cooking time by touching the number pads
2000.
4. Touch the START/INSTANT ON pad.
NOTE: If you wish to know the programmed oven tem-
perature, simply touch the CONVECTION pad. As long
as your finger is touching the CONVECTION pad, the
programmed oven temperature will be displayed.
To prEHEaT anD CooK wITH
ConVECTIon
Your oven can be programmed to combine preheating
and convection cooking operations. You can preheat to
the same temperature as the convection temperature or
change to a higher or lower temperature.
For example, to preheat to 350˚F and then cook 25 min-
utes at 375˚F convection:
1. Touch the PREHEAT pad.
2. Select the temperature by touching the number pad
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350˚F
3. Touch the CONVECTION pad.
4. Select the temperature by touching the number pad
5. Select the cooking time by touching the number pads
2500.
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6. Touch the START/INSTANT ON pad.
When the oven reaches the programmed temperature, a
signal will sound 4 times*. The oven will stop, and direc-
tions will be displayed. Follow the indicated message.
7. Open the door. Place the food in the oven. Close the
door. Touch the START/INSTANT ON pad.
* If the oven door is not opened, the oven will automat-
ically hold at the preheat temperature for 30 minutes.
After this time has elapsed, an audible signal will
sound and the oven will turn off.
NOTE:
1. To program only preheat, touch the START/
INSTANT ON pad after step 2. Preheating will start.
When the oven reaches the programmed temperature,
follow the indicated message.
2. To preheat and cook with the same temperature,
enter same temperature in steps 2 and 4.
broIl
Preheating is automatic when the Broil setting is used.
Only actual cooking time is entered; the oven signals
when it is preheated to 450˚F. Oven temperature cannot
be changed. Use Broil setting for steaks, chops, chicken
pieces and many other foods. See the Convection Broiling
Chart in the cookbook.
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For example, to broil a steak for 15 minutes:
.
350˚F
1. Touch the BROIL pad.
2. Enter the cooking time by touching the number pads
1500.
3. With no food in the oven, touch the START/
INSTANT ON pad.
When the oven reaches the programmed temperature, a
signal will sound 4 times*.
4. Open the door, place the food in the oven and close
the door. Touch the START/INSTANT ON pad.
* If the oven door is not opened, the oven will automat-
ically hold at the preheat temperature for 30 minutes.
After this time has elapsed, an audible signal will
sound and the oven will turn off.
NOTE:
1. Preheating for broil may take from 7 to 10 minutes
depending on temperature of room and available
power.
2. Although time is usually set for the maximum
broiling time, always check food at the minimum
time recommended in the chart of cookbook. This will
eliminate the need to completely reprogram the oven if
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additional cooking time is needed. Simply close the oven
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375˚F
door and touch START/INSTANT ON to continue.
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