Using The Meat Probe - Dacor Renaissance EOR Series Use And Care Manual

Using the Meat Probe
When you cook foods like roasts and poultry, the internal
temperature is the best way to tell when the food is prop-
erly cooked. Your oven's meat probe is an easy way to
take the guesswork out of roasting. You can use it to cook
food to the exact temperature you desire. The probe can
be set from 100°F to 200°F.
4. Allow the oven to preheat.
5. Once the oven has preheated, put the meat in the
oven using pot holders. Plug the meat probe into the
connector inside the oven.
6. Push the PROBE key. The preset probe temperature
(160°F), as well at the probe symbol, will
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on the display. If you want to cook "_'_ appear
using a different probe temperature, enter
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it on the keypad. Use the USDA Minimum
Safe Cooking Temperature Chart on page 18 as a
guideline for the type of meat you are cooking.
7. Press START. If you do not press START, the probe
mode will not start.
WARNING
connectl and unplug the meat pr0be when the oven is hoL
Use the handles t0 insert and remove the meat probe s
skewer and to connect it to the oven. Pushing or pu!ling
on either end Ofthe cable could damage the meat probel
To avoid breaking the meat pr0be, make sure the food is
completely defrosted beforeinserting the skewer.
i' To prevent damage never leave the meat probe inside
the oven When it is not being used, especially during the
self-clean cycle.
• Usinga meat probe other thanthe one provided with your
NOTE
and Sabbathmodes. Plug in the meat probe when using the
above modes' the meat pr0be sYmbo!will flash indicating an
error.
If the meat pi0be is accidently disC0nnectedafter the
PROBE key is pressed, the meat probe symbol wil! flash
and the error message "OPn!' will appear on the display.
To use the meat probe:
1. Prepare the meat for cooking prior to setting the
oven. Insert the meat probe skewer into the center
of the meat. Make sure that the skewer is not inside
any fatty portions of the meat and does not touch any
bones. The point should rest in the thickest part of
the meat. When you are cooking fowl, the tip of the
skewer should rest toward the center of the bird.
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Before placing the meat in the oven and with the door
closed, push the BAKE, CONV BAKE, PURE CONV
or CONV ROAST key. The preset temperature will
appear on the display. If you want to cook using a
different oven temperature, enter it on the number
keypad.
3. Press START.
When the meat probe is in use, the oven will automati-
cally control the cooking time, The temperature on the
display during cooking is the temperature measured inside
the meat. The oven will continue to cook until the meat
temperature reaches the temperature you have entered.
When the meat is done, the oven will go into hold mode,
The temperature will reduce to 150°F for two hours to
keep the meat warm and safe for serving, To prevent sick-
ness, do not allow foods to remain in the oven after it has
turned off, Press CANCEL • SECURE to cancel hold mode
and turn the oven completely off,
To change the meat probe temperature
during cooking:
1. Press PROBE. The current probe temperature will
appear on the display.
2. Enter the new temperature. The oven will automati-
cally change to the new probe temperature. If you
do not enter a temperature, the oven will continue to
cook at the current setting.
To change the cooking mode during meat
probe cooking"
1. Press the CANCEL • SECURE key.
2. Press the BAKE, CONV BAKE, PURE CONV or CONV
ROAST key. If you want to cook using temperature
different that the oven preset temperature, enter it on
the number keypad.
3. Press START.
To cancel meat probe operation while the
oven is cooking:
• Press the PROBE key twice. Disconnect the meat
probe from the connector. The oven will return to
any previous settings that were entered before the
PROBE key was pressed.
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