Cooking Tips; Available Accessories - Dacor Distinctive DCT365S Use And Care Manual

NOTE: The center burner, with it's SimmerSear
feature, allows a higher precision of flame control.
Turning the knob further counterclockwise reduces
the flame to the simmer setting. Once in simmer
mode, only the small inner portion of the burner
operates.
Knob position ---_ _F'
indicator
ON
LOW
position
HIGH
position
Area of
operation
SimmerSear
Burner Knob
IMPORTANT:
•
When the cooktop is cool, the igniters may con-
tinue to spark if the control knob is set to the
LOW position. The sparking will stop when the
burner is warm. The tendency to spark when
cold can be reduced by operating the burner at a
higher flame setting for about 60 seconds. After
60 seconds, lower the flame to the desired level
for cooking. The burner will also warm up faster
if a utensil is placed on the grate. The ignit-
ers will also spark automatically if the flame is
distorted by a draft or by the household ventila-
tion system. Eliminate any drafts or reduce the
ventilation blower speed to reduce this type of
problem.
• To keep the burners operating properly, keep the
burner igniters, burner rings and burner caps
clean and dry. See Care and Cleaning starting
on page 8. Dirty or wet igniters will result in con-
stant sparking, even if there is a flame present.
• The flame should burn evenly around the perim-
eter of the burner, except underneath each grate
support finger, where the flame height is reduced
by Dacor's Smart-Flame feature. A normal flame
is steady and blue in color. Foreign material in
the gas line, especially in new construction, may
cause an orange flame during initial operation.
The orange color will disappear with further use.
Small yellow tips on the ends of the flames are
normal when using LP gas.
Cooking Tips
For superior cooking performance and to save
energy:
• Reduce the flame height to the minimum level
necessary to perform the desired cooking pro-
cess. Food cooks just as quickly at a gentle boil
as it does at a vigorous, rolling boil. A higher boil
than is necessary wastes energy, cooks away
moisture and causes a loss in food flavor and
nutrients.
• Use low or medium flame heights when cooking
in utensils that are poor conductors of heat, such
as glass, ceramic and cast iron cooking vessels.
Reduce the flame height until it covers approxi-
mately 1/3 of the utensil diameter to ensure
even heating and reduce scorching.
• Minimize the amount of liquid or fat to reduce
cooking times.
• Use a timer rather than repeatedly removing the
lid to check food. Doing so will decrease cooking
time and save energy.
• Thaw foods first to reduce cooking time.
Available Accessories
CAUTION
• Follow the heat setting instructions below.
Wok Ring (Dacor Model# AWR4): The wok ring
is a safe, convenient way to stir fry. Place it on top
of the center grate, aligning the wok ring feet with
the grate fingers. It will hold most standard sized
woks.
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