Dacor MRES30S Use & Care Manuals - Page 11

Oven Operation Helpful Hints When Using Your Oven GlideRack • This rack works particularly well with heavier items, although you can use it during any baking, broiling or roasting in your Dacor oven. • These racks will need to be spaced out when using more than one in the oven at a time. For instance, the racks should be used on rack positions 1, 3 and 5 or 2 and 4, counting up from the bottom, instead of using racks 2, 3 and 4. • When using the rack with Dacor's ABS20 baking stone, use rack position 1 for best results. • Heavier roasting pans and dishes will also cook better on rack position 1. • Do not leave the rack in during self-clean. It will become difficult to slide in and out. • To clean the rack, use hot, soapy water and the rough side of a sponge. Delay Timed Cooking This function allows the user to start and finish a cooking cycle automatically. It is especially useful for preparing meals in advance, cooking while you are at work or play. delay timed cooking can only be used with Standard Bake and both convection modes. lt will not function in Broil mode. warning Food safety is an important consideration when using delayed cooking modes. To avoid potential sickness and spoiling of food, take the following steps: • Avoid using foods that will spoil while waiting for the cooking cycle to begin. 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 more than one hour after completion of the cooking cycle. When the temperature drops below 140˚F, bacteria can develop. To use delay timed cooking, follow these steps: 1. Position the oven rack(s) at the proper height(s). 2. Place the food onto the center of the oven rack(s). 3. Select the desired cooking mode and temperature. 4. Press the COOK TIME pad and "TIME" will appear in the clock display. Press the TIME•TEMP + pad to set the length of time that the food will be cooked. The cook time can be set from 5 minutes to 11 hours, 50 minutes. 5. The oven can be set to start now or later in the day. To start cooking now, do not perform any more programming steps. After six seconds "PRE", "ON" and "TIMED" will appear in the clock display, and the oven will begin heating. 6. To start cooking at a later time and finish at the desired time, press the STOP TIME touch pad. "STOP" will appear in the clock display. Press the TIME•TEMP + pad to enter the time of day that you wish the oven to shut off. "DELAY" will be displayed. The oven will calculate the correct start time. 7. After the cook time has expired, the clock will beep three times and "Hold" will be displayed. If cooking in a convection mode, the convection fan will also turn off at this time. While in hold mode, the oven temperature will be maintained at 150˚F for a period of two hours. Hold mode can be cancelled by pressing the CANCEL•SECURE touch pad. The cooling fan will continue to run depending upon the length and temperature of the cooking process. DELAY TIMED COOKING TIPS: • Do not use foods containing baking powder or yeast in Time Delay Cooking mode. These foods will not rise properly. • Remember that cook time refers to the length of the cooking cycle. It does not refer to the start time! • The time required to preheat the oven must be included in the cook time. The cook time should be increased by about 8 to 12 minutes depending upon the temperature setting. In the Time Delay Cooking mode, the broil element does not come on to preheat the oven, so that you will not pre-maturely brown foods. Dehydrating/Defrosting The range can be used to dehydrate or defrost foods at low heat settings in Pure Convection mode. Follow these steps to dehydrate or defrost foods: Position the oven rack(s) at the proper height(s). Place the food onto the center of the oven rack. For dehydrating, prepare food as recommended then place food onto a drying rack. Press the PURE CONVECTION pad. Set the temperature to 135˚F. This is the minimum temperature that can be set. For dehydrating, a higher temperature setting may be required. Follow the recommended temperature for the type of food being prepared. 9