Baking Tips - Dacor Wall Ovens Manual

Baking Tips

1. In all ovens, oven rack positions count up from the bottom and rack 1 is the bottom; rack 6 is the top. Adjust rack posi
tions before you preheat the oven.
2 Oven temperatures range from 100˚ to 555˚, and can be set in 5-degree increments.
3. Always let the oven preheat fully before adding food. For delicate baked items or multiple rack-baked items, it is
best to allow for a longer preheat to help stabilize the oven temperatures.
4. Read recipes carefully and have ingredients and equipment ready to go before starting.
5. Set oven to preheat while preparing the food. Some baked items that are high in butter, such as cookies, need to
be refrigerated (instead of room temperature) for best results.
6. Keep in mind that although the Dacor Guide suggests the recommended cook time for food, but the time should be adjust
ed according to personal tastes.
7. The Dacor Guide suggests the best timing for the recipe, but always use the timer. Please read the Dacor Guide instruc-
tions carefully, as it may suggest cooking at a higher temperature for a short period of time and then manually lowering
the temperature. For instance, Single-Crusted Custard Pie and Popovers will require a higher temperature initially, then a
lower temperature to finish the cooking process.
8. If using a recipe that requires a "cold oven start," use the Delay Timed Feature. Using the Delay Timed feature will bypass
using multiple elements for preheat. For further instructions, see Delay Timed information in the Use and Care Manual.
9. When converting original single-rack recipes to convection recipes, always reduce the oven temperature by 25 degrees.
When using the Dacor Guide, the conversion has been made for you. Keep in mind that hot air is circulating around the
food in addition to its normal radiant heat. Foods will brown a lot faster than in conventional ovens, therefore the
temperature would need to be reduced.
10. In most cases, baking time will also decrease when using single rack convection. The larger and denser a food is, the
more time savings you will see.
11. When baking more than one rack of food at a time, however, there is colder mass going into the oven at once. Since the
oven will take longer to recover temperature, there will be an increase in baking times for multiple rack cooking.
12. Develop a habit of looking through the oven door window instead of opening the door to check food. This will prevent
heat from escaping. In more delicate foods or in multiracked food cooking, this could make a huge difference in the
evenness of the baked goods. When the oven is completely full and every rack position is used, it has more mass.
When heat is lost by opening the door, the element will come on to compensate for the loss. It will then take longer for
the temperature to come back up to continue cooking the food.
13. Be familiar with your oven timers. These will help you keep an eye on your foods.
14. For best results, measure ingredients carefully and follow tested recipes. This is especially important for baked goods,
which can be more temperamental than other foods.
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