Starting Your Oven - Dacor Renaissance EOR Series Use And Care Manual

Starting Your Oven
1. Adjust the racks to the appropriate level.
2. Determine the best cooking mode for the type of food
to be cooked.
Turning Off Your Oven
• To turn the oven off, press the CANCEL • SECURE
key. On double ovens, press the CANCEL • SECURE
key under UPPER OVEN or LOWER OVEN.
Select from the following"
• CONVECTION BAKE - A combination of the
convection fan and a bottom heat source.
Good for single rack items in a deep pan.
CONVECTION BROIL - A combination of _
the convection fan and a top heat source.
Good for items that do not need to be flipped, such as
thinner cuts of meat, fish, and garlic bread.
• PURE CONVECTION
TM
- Uses convection cook-
ing only for even heat. Use for baked goods and
multiple rack cooking.
• BAKE - Cooks with a bottom heat source only. S_I_
Commonly used for basic recipes.
• BROIL - Cooks using a top heat source alone. _
Use for grilling smaller cuts of meat or toasting
bread.
CONVECTION ROAST - Combines top and _
I
bottom heat sources with the convection
fan. Best for rib roasts, turkeys, chickens, etc.
See pages 12 to 14 for detailed descriptions of the various
cooking modes.
1. Press the key for the desired cooking mode. The
preset (jump-in) temperature will appear on the dis-
play along with the symbol(s) for the selected cook-
ing mode (see above). On double ovens, select the
desired oven by pressing the cooking mode key under
UPPER OVEN or LOWER OVEN on the control panel.
2. To cook at the preset temperature, press START. To
cook at a different temperature enter it (for example
4-2-5) on the number keypad, then press START. You
can enter any temperature between 100°F and 555°F.
The suggested broil temperature is 555°F. Double
ovens have only one START key, on the left side of
the control panel. Use it to start both ovens.
3. If you are using Pure Convection or one of the bake
or roast modes, "PRE-" for preheating, along with the
current oven temperature will appear on the display
until the oven reaches the set temperature. Once the
oven reaches the set temperature (usually in 15 to 20
minutes), it will beep and "PRE-" will disappear from
the display. Carefully place your food in the oven.
Excessive browning will occur if you put the food in
tOO soon.
Changing the Temperature
To change to a different temperature while the oven is on:
1. Press the key for the current cooking mode. The cur-
rent cooking mode appears on the display (for exam-
ple BAKE).
2. Enter the temperature on the keypad (for example
3-7-5) and press START.
Changing the Oven Cooking Mode
To change to a different cooking mode while the oven is
on, for example to change from Convection Bake to Bake:
1. Press the key for the new cooking mode, for example
BAKE.
2. Press START.
Preset (Jump-in) Temperature Settings
Your oven has a preset "jump-in" temperature setting for
each of the cooking modes to reduce the need to always
enter the temperature. See the table below. See Starting
Your Oven for directions on how to cook at the preset
temperature.
Bake
Convection Bake
Pure Convection
Convection Roast
Broil
Convection Broil
350°F
325°F
325°F
375°F
555°F
555°F
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