User Manual

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Broiling
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
control panel to the BROIL setting. The oven
ON indicator light will illuminate to indicate the
oven is on. Within 60 seconds, the broil burner
will ignite. While the broil burner is on, the bake
burner is off.
3. Immediately place the food inside the oven and
close the door completely.
IMPORTANT
• Always use a broiler pan and grill to reduce spat-
ter, smoke, and flare-ups.
• The igniter for the IR broil burner on the oven
ceiling glows orange periodically during broiling.
Convection Broiling
1. Turn the oven to BROIL. The oven ON indicator
illuminates, indicating the oven is on. Within 1
minute, the broil burner ignite. (While the broil
burner is on, the bake burner is inactive).
2. Immediately place the food in the oven, and
close the door completely.
3. Push the Convection fan button (control panel,
left side).
4. When finished cooking, turn the oven and Con-
vection fan off.
Operating the Range
Baking Tips
All Baking Modes
• Do not open the oven door frequently when baking.
Check progress via the door window when possible.
• Use a timer to time baking functions.
• Wait until the shortest suggested cook time before
checking food. For cakes, a toothpick into the
center should emerge clean when food is done.
• Measure ingredients carefully, and follow tested
recipes for best results.
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IR broil burner igniter
Convection Baking Tips
Convection baking blows heated air evenly around
the oven chamber, eliminating hotter and cooler
spots for uniform results.
• Typically, this mode cooks foods at lower temper-
atures for shorter periods, with better results.
Standard temp’s can be reduced 25˚F and cook
times 10%. Baked goods have golden-brown
crusts with flaky textures; meats have crispy
exteriors with juicy, tender interiors.
• Some standard dishes may need adjustment/
testing when converting to convection mode. To
convert a recipe, first prepare it in Bake mode.
Having achieved good results, follow the listed
convection guidelines. If the food is still not satis-
factory after the first trial, adjust only one recipe
variable (e.g., cook time, rack level, temp), and
repeat the retest. If needed, keep adjusting one
variable at a time until results are satisfactory.
BROIL500 °400 °300 °200°WARM CLEAN
Knob Settings
Oven ON
indicator
OFF
COMMON ISSUES: STANDARD BAKE MODE
Issue Possible Cause Solution
Cookies burnt
on bottom
Oven door opened too
often
Set timer to shortest suggested
cook time; check food when
timer beeps; use door window to
check food
Incorrect rack position Change rack position
Dark, heat-absorbing
sheet pans used
Use bright, reflective sheet pans
Cookies too
brown on top
Rack too high Change rack position
Food put in oven too soon Wait until oven is preheated
Cake sides
burnt; center
raw
Oven temp too high Reduce oven temperature
Dark, heat-absorbing
pans used
Use shiny, reflective cake pans
Cakes cracked
on top
Oven temp too high Reduce oven temperature
Cakes not level Oven/oven rack not level Level oven and rack as needed
Pies edges
burnt; center
raw
Oven temp too high Reduce oven temperature
Dark, heat-absorbing
pans used
Use shiny, reflective pans
Oven or rack overcrowded Reduce number of pans