Dacor ER30DSR Use & Care Manuals - Page 19

Operating the Oven Your range offers two broil modes: • Broil • Convection broil Broiling is a quick and flavorful way to prepare many foods, including steaks, chicken, chops, hamburgers and fish. In the interest of safety, keep the oven door completely shut when using the broil modes. caution To avoid damage to the meat probe, remove it from the oven when using either of the broil modes. It can be damaged by temperatures above 450°F. Broil Uses a top heat source. It is best for broiling smaller amounts of food. Convection Broil This mode uses a combination of the convection fan and a top heat source. It is best for items that do not need to be flipped such as, thinner cuts of meat, fish and garlic bread. Broiling Tips If the meat probe is plugged into the oven, disconnect and remove it before selecting one of the broil modes. The broil modes do not function with the meat probe connected. It is normal and necessary for some smoke to be present to give the food a broiled flavor. Setting the timer is recommended to time the broiling process. Always use a broiler pan and grill to provide drainage for excess fat and grease. Doing so will reduce spatter, smoke and flare-ups. Start with a room temperature broiler pan for even cooking. Use tongs or a spatula to turn and remove meats. Never pierce meat with a fork because the natural juices will escape. Broil food on the first side for a little more than half of the recommended time, then season and turn. Season the second side just before removing the food from the oven. To prevent sticking, lightly grease the broiler grill. Excess grease will result in heavy smoke. For easier cleaning, remove the broiler pan and grill when the food is removed. Timers warning The timers on your range do not turn the oven on or off. They are only for timing purposes. When you want to turn the oven off automatically, use the Delay Timed Cooking Features (see page 18). IMPORTANT: Pressing the CANCEL/SECURE key does NOT turn off the timers. Your range is equipped with 2 built-in timers: • You can use both of them at the same time. • You can time from 1 minute up to 11 hours and 59 minutes. To use the timers on your range: 1. Press the TIMER 1 or TIMER 2 key. 2. Enter the hours and minutes to be timed on the keypad and press START. To enter 11 hours, 30 minutes, press 1-1-3-0. To time 25 minutes, press 2-5. When you press START, the time will appear on the display and will begin to count down. The alarm (a beeping sound) will go off when the timer is done counting down. Timer 1 and Timer 2 have different beeping patterns so you can easily tell which one has gone off. There is also a special beeping pattern when both alarms go off at the same time. Timer Alarm Pattern 1 1 second on, 1 second off, repeat 2 1 second on, 1 second off, 2 seconds on, 1 second off, repeat 1 and 2 2 seconds on, 1 second off, repeat Press the TIMER 1 (or TIMER 2) key to stop the alarm. While a timer is running you can: • Press CLOCK to view the current time. • Press TIMER 1 to view the time left on (or set) TIMER 1. • Press TIMER 2 to view the time left on (or set) TIMER 2. To change the amount of time on a timer: 1. Press the TIMER 1 or TIMER 2 key. 2. Enter the new time on the keypad and press START. To stop a timer before time runs out: 1. Press the TIMER 1 or TIMER 2 key twice. 2. The timer will stop and the display will read 0:00. 17