Dacor DO230 - Manual (Page 12)

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Operating Your Oven
Starting Your Oven
adjust the racks to the appropriate level. 1.
Determine the best cooking mode for the type of food 2.
to be cooked.
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™
• - uses convection cook-
ing only for even heat. use for baked goods and
multiple rack cooking.
BaKe
• - cooks with a bottom heat source only.
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
bottom heat sources with the convection
fan. best for rib roasts, turkeys, chickens, etc.
important
the broil modes will not work when the meat probe is
connected.
see pages 12 to 14 for detailed descriptions of the various
cooking modes.
press the key for the desired cooking mode. the 1.
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.
to cook at the preset temperature, press
2. 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.
if you are using pure convection or one of the bake
3.
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. care-
fully place your food in the oven. excessive browning
will occur if you put the food in too soon.
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.
note
after you turn off the oven, the cooling fans may continue
to run until the oven’s internal parts have cooled down.
Changing the Temperature
press the key for the current cooking mode. the cur- 1.
rent cooking mode appears on the display (for
example BaKe).
enter the temperature on the keypad (for example
2.
3-7-5) and press start.
important
if you increase the temperature by 50°f or more, the oven
will go into preheat mode to raise the temperature rapidly
to the new setting. “Pre-” will appear on the display. to
prevent excessive browning Dacor recommends that you
remove the food from the oven when “Pre-” appears on
the display.
Changing the Oven Cooking Mode
to change to a different cooking mode while the oven is
on, for example to change from convection bake mode to
bake mode:
press the key for the new cooking mode, for example 1.
BaKe.
press
2. 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.
Cooking Mode Preset Temperature
bake 350°f
convection bake 325°f
pure convection 325°f
convection roast 375°f
broil 555°f
convection broil 555°f
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2