Dacor RO230 Use & Care Manuals - Page 14

Operating Your Oven Understanding the Various Oven Modes The three basic styles of cooking in an oven are: ◊ Baking: The gentle cooking of dry goods such as cookies, cakes, soufflés, etc. ◊ Roasting: The cooking of meats or vegetables over a period of time. ◊ Broiling: Cooking with an intense heat for a short amount of time. Bake • Follow your recipe's original cooking time and temperature. Uses only a heat source from below the food. This mode • Do not open the oven door frequently during baking. is the stand-by, non-convection mode. All baked items will Look through the oven door window to check the turn out nicely in this m1 ode.2 progress of baking whenever possible. Baking Tips • For best results, use a single rack when using bake mode. See page 23 for suggested rack positions for various foods. For cooking on multiple racks, Dacor recommends using one of the convection modes. • Use the timers to determine baking time. • Wait until the shortest recommended baking time before checking the food. For most baked goods, a wooden toothpick placed in the center should come clean when the food is done. Common Problems When Using the Bake Mode Problem Cookies burn on the bottom. Cookies are too brown on top. Cakes burn on the sides or are not done in the center. Cakes crack on top. Cakes are not level. Pies burn around the edges or are not done in the center. May be caused by Oven door opened too often. Incorrect rack position used. Dark, heat absorbing cookie sheets used. Rack position being used is too high. Food placed in oven during preheat. Incorrect baking mode being used. Oven temperature too high. Dark, heat absorbing cake pans used. Oven temperature too high. Oven and/or oven rack not level. Oven temperature too high. Dark, heat absorbing pans used. Oven and/or rack over-crowded. What to do Set timer to shortest recommended cooking time and check food when timer beeps. Use door window to check food. Change rack position. Use shiny, reflective cookie sheets. Change rack position. Wait until oven is preheated. See Select from the Following on page 10 for guidelines. Reduce oven temperature. Use shiny, reflective cake pans. Reduce oven temperature. Level oven and rack as needed. Reduce oven temperature. Use shiny, reflective pans. Reduce number of pans. 12