Dacor EO127 Use & Care Manuals - Page 25

Deluxe Features • Thick, frozen casseroles such as lasagna will not defrost well in your oven. Instead, defrost according to the food manufacturer's suggestions. You may also defrost casseroles in the refrigerator overnight. You should leave the food in its original container and keep it covered. • You can bake some foods from frozen. Some examples are: pizza, frozen pastries, croissants, cookies, etc. Before baking frozen food, allow the oven to finish preheating. How to Use the Defrost Feature • Before you turn on the oven, position the racks. • Place the food you want to defrost in an appropriate size bowl or roasting pan to catch juices and water. You can also place food on an aluminum surface such as a Dacor griddle to speed the process. This mode can also be used for defrosting breads. • Place the food in the oven on rack #3 (counting from the bottom). • If you have a double oven, touch the UPPER ON/OFF or LOWER ON/OFF key to select the oven you want to use. • From the main menu, touch MORE. ▲ UPPER 12:25 PM BAKE ROASTING ADDITIONAL SAVED BROILNG SETTINGS GUIDE MORE Self-Clean See Care and Cleaning on page 28. Delay/Timed Cooking If you want to set the oven to automatically turn itself on or off at a later time or day, you can use the delay options feature. The delay options work for all of the various cook modes (except broil) and special features, including Dacor Guide and self-clean. You can set the oven to turn on up to a week later. You can set the delay/timed cooking options to: • Start the oven immediately and turn it off at a certain time of day (stop time). • Start the oven immediately and turn it off after a set amount of time (duration time). • Start the oven at a later time (delay start) and turn it off at a certain time of day (stop time). • Start the oven at a later time (delay start) and turn it off after a set amount of time (duration time). • Start the oven at a later time (delay start) with no turn off time. For the self-clean feature only: You may only use the delay options feature to set the start time and day for the self-clean feature. You cannot change the stop time or duration of the self-clean cycle. The duration time for selfcleaning is set automatically when you pick light, medium or heavy cleaning. • Touch DEFROST. ▲ UPPER 12:25 PM SABBATH DEHYDRATE PROOF DEFROST SELF CLEAN MORE • You will see the preset (jump-in) temperature of 110°F appear on the display. To defrost at the preset temperature, simply touch START. To defrost at a different temperature, enter the temperature on the number keypad (for example: to defrost at 120°F, touch 1, then 2, then 0), then touch START. • Periodically check the food to see how well it is defrosting. warning Food safety is an important consideration when using the delay options feature. To avoid potential sickness and the spoiling of food, take the following steps: • Avoid using foods that will spoil while waiting for the oven to start. Typical foods to avoid include: those containing eggs and dairy products, cream soups and cooked or uncooked meats, poultry and fish. • If cooking will not begin immediately, place only very cold or frozen food into the oven. Most unfrozen foods should never stand in the oven for more than two hours before cooking begins. • Do not allow foods to remain in the oven after completion of the hold cycle. The hold cycle automatically starts at the conclusion of timed cooking and keeps food at 150°F for two hours ("HOLD" appears on the screen). When the temperature drops below 140˚F, bacteria can develop. 23