Baking Tips - Dacor DR30G Use And Care Manual

To Convection Bake:
1. Pre-heat the oven according to the Bake
instructions on the facing page.
2. When pre-heated, place the food in the oven.
3. Close the oven door and push the convection
fan button to turn it on. NOTE: Push the button
again to turn the fan off when you are done
cooking.
To Broil:
1. Adjust the rack position based on the food thick-
ness. Dacor recommends rack levels 4 or 5.
2. Turn the oven control (center) knob on the con-
trol panel to the BROIL setting. The oven ON
indicator light will illuminate to indicate the oven
is on. Within 60 seconds, the burner (on the ceil-
ing) will ignite. While the broil burner is on, the
bake burner is off.

Baking Tips

Tips for All Baking Modes
• Do not open the oven door frequently during
baking. Look through the door window to check
the progress of baking whenever possible.
• Use a timer to time baking functions.
COMMON PROBLEMS WHEN USING STANDARD BAKE MODE
Problem
Cookies burn on the
bottom.
Cookies are too brown on
top.
Cakes burn on the sides or
are not done in the center.
Cakes crack on top.
Cakes are not level.
Pies burn around the edges
or are not done in the
center.
Operating Your Range
May Be Caused By
Oven door opened too often.
Incorrect rack position used.
Dark, heat absorbing cookie
sheets used.
Rack position being used is too
high.
Food placed in oven during
preheat.
Oven temperature too high.
Dark, heat absorbing cake pans
used.
Oven temperature too high.
Oven and/or oven rack not
level.
Oven temperature too high.
Dark, heat absorbing pans
used.
Oven and/or rack over-
crowded.
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3. Immediately place the food inside the oven and
shut the door completely.
IMPORTANT:
• Always use a broiler pan and grill to provide
drainage for excess fat and grease. Doing so will
reduce spatter, smoke and flare-ups.
• The igniter for the broil burner on the ceiling
of the oven will glow orange periodically during
normal broil operation.
To Convection Broil:
1. Set the oven to broil according to the Broil
instructions at the left.
2. Immediately place the food inside the oven and
shut the door completely.
3. Push in on the CONVECTION FAN button on
the right side of the control panel to turn on the
convection fan (push in again to turn off).
• Wait until the shortest recommended baking
time before checking food. For cakes, a wooden
pick placed in the center should come clean
when the food is done.
• Measure ingredients carefully and follow tested
recipes for best baking results.
Set timer to shortest recommended
cooking time and check food when timer
beeps. Use door window to check food.
Change rack position.
Use shiny, reflective cookie sheets.
Change rack position.
Wait until oven is preheated.
Reduce oven temperature.
Use shiny, reflective cake pans.
Reduce oven temperature.
Level oven and rack as needed.
Reduce oven temperature.
Use shiny, reflective pans.
Reduce number of pans.
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