Use and Care Manual Renaissance Wall Oven For use with RO series models Style varies, model RO230S shown T a 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 .............24...
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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 • Do not wear loose or hanging apparel while using the oven.
Getting to Know Your Oven Model Identification the oven is available in single and double oven models. control panel control panel single oven Double oven style varies style varies Control Panel - single oven Control Panel - Double oven...
Getting to Know Your Oven Parts of the Oven Control panel your oven’s control panel consists of touch keys and a display. use the control panel to control all the oven’s features (sometimes called modes). 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.
Getting to Know Your Oven Control Panel Layout start/ContInue key when you use the various features (or modes) on your oven, select the cook- ing mode first, then touch the start key. also, use the start key to start the timers.
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Getting to Know Your Oven Control Panel - single oven Control Panel - Double oven...
Before You Cook... 24/12 Hour Clock (Military Time) • Dacor recommends turning the oven on for one hour at 500°f to burn off any residual oils used during the the oven is set to 12-hour (non-military) time at the fac- manufacturing process.
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Operating Your Oven To insert your GlideRack oven rack... Racks your oven comes with a Dacor gliderack oven rack. you you may use either rack type on any level inside the oven. can pull the gliderack oven rack out further than the...
BaKe - cooks with a bottom heat source only. rapidly to the new setting. “Pre-” will appear on the commonly used for basic recipes. display. to prevent excessive browning Dacor recom- • BroIl - cooks using a top heat source alone.
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Operating Your Oven Lock-Out Feature 12 Hour Timer Feature If you want to disable the keys on the control your oven is equipped with a feature that automatically panel when the oven is not in use: turns it off after 12 hours of continuous use. the 12 hour timer resets if you change the cooking temperature or •...
23 for suggested rack positions for wooden toothpick placed in the center should come various foods. for cooking on multiple racks, Dacor clean when the food is done. recommends using one of the convection modes.
Operating Your Oven Your oven offers three convection cooking For multiple rack baking... modes... • typically, when baking on two racks with your oven, use rack positions #3 and #5 (counting from the • Pure Convection bottom up). when baking on three racks, use rack •...
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 • Convection broil the convection fan and heat sources above and below the food.
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Operating Your Oven Timers Delay Timed Cooking Features warning if you want to set the oven to automatically turn itself on or off at a later time, you can use the delay timed fea- The timers on your oven do not turn the oven on or off. They tures.
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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, touch either the stoP tIme or CooK tIme key the delay timed cooking keys are: (otherwise skip to step 9.) using the CooK tIme key allows you to determine when the oven will stop cook- •...
Operating Your Oven 4. allow the oven to preheat. excessive browning may Using the Meat Probe occur if the meat is placed in the oven during preheat mode (when “Pre-” appears on the display). when you cook foods like roasts and poultry, the internal temperature is the best way to tell when the food is prop- 5.
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165°f vegetables 125°f Fresh Beef, Veal and Lamb meat 150°f medium rare 145°f Dacor recommends that you use one of the timers to time medium 165°f the process. well done 170°f Dehydrating Tips Poultry equipment recommended: chicken and turkey, whole 185°f...
Operating Your Oven When you dehydrate... Preventing Tough Skins when Dehydrating 1. wash and remove excess moisture from all fruits and you should water blanch items with tough skins such as vegetables before dehydrating. grapes, prunes, dark plums, cherries, figs and some types of berries.
Operating Your Oven Setting Up the Sabbath Feature Proofing 1. touch the # key. you can use your oven to proof yeasted doughs at a low 2. touch the BaKe or Pure ConV key. on double and draft-free temperature using the bake mode. ovens, be sure to touch the BaKe or Pure ConV key for the oven you want to use.
Operating Your Oven Adjusting the Oven Temperature Even though your oven is adjusted at the factory to cook at the temperature shown on the display, it may cook faster or slower than your old oven. warning Do not adjust the probe or self clean offset temperatures. The offset for the PROBE and SELF CLEAN offsets must remain at 0 for proper and/or safe operation.
Dacor cookie sheets, with their low profiles, will give use the Dacor gliderack oven rack. you can pull it out you the best results. further than a conventional rack, making it easier to check the food, stir or add ingredients.
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Cooking Tips Time and Temperature Suggestions Food Rack Position* Cooking Mode Temperature Setting Cooking Time Comments angel food cake pure conv 325°f (163°c) 37 min. use rack 3 for one pie, apple pie 3 and 5 baKe 350°f (177°c) 30-45 min. 3 and 5 when cooking (double crusted) turn pan sideways on...
Cooking Tips Time and Temperature Suggestions (cont.) Food Rack Position* Cooking Mode Temperature Setting Cooking Time Comments 6 min. on each side for pork loin chops conv broiL 555°f (291°c) 12 min. 1 inch thick chops potatoes conv baKe 375°f (191°c) 35 min.
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. • On double ovens, the control panel will only allow one oven • To avoid dangerous fumes or damage to your oven’s surfaces chamber to be self cleaned at a time due to the amount of and accessories, use only the types of cleaning solutions...
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Care and Cleaning Self Clean (Cont.) to cancel the time delayed self clean cycle... • touch CanCel/seCure. if you want to stop the self clean cycle, touch the CanCel · seCure key. Keep in mind that the oven door • if the self clean process has not started, allow about will remain locked until it is safe enough to open.
Use a mild glass cleaner to remove finger prints on glass Installing your oven’s convection filter... surfaces. you can also clean glass surfaces with Dacor Carefully hook the metal clips on the back of the filter cooktop cleaning creme. use it according to the direc- over the metal bar across the fan hole.
Care and Cleaning Optional Roast/Broil Pan with “V” Shaped Cleaning the Interior (cont.) Rack Door Gasket (Seal) Your roast/broil pan has a porcelain enamel finish. When you clean it, use a solution of detergent and hot water. if warning your roast/broil pan is heavily soiled, use a scouring pad and plenty of water.
Replacing the Light Bulbs To replace the light bulbs... warning 1. replace the light bulb only with Dacor part number • To prevent electrical shock and/or personal injury, make 100429. see the page 31 for ordering information. certain that the oven and light bulb(s) are cool and that power 2.
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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 May Be Caused By What to Do nothing works. oven not connected to electrical have a licensed electrician connect oven to power.
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LimiteD first year warranty You Call for Service section starting on page 30. if if your Dacor product fails to function within one year of you have performed the checks in the Problem Solution the original date of purchase, due to a defect in material Guide and the problem has not been remedied, please or workmanship, Dacor will furnish a new part, f.o.b.
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