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Use and Care Manual
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Distinctive Electric Range
Models: DR30ES, DR30EIS, DR30EFS and DR30EIFS
Style varies, model DR30ES shown
Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions ................................................ 1
Getting to Know Your Range ............................................... 4
Operating the Cooktop ....................................................... 7
Operating the Oven ......................................................... 10
Care and Cleaning ..................
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Important Safety Instructions Installer: Leave these instructions with the appliance. For service and warranty information, see page 29. Consumer: Read this use and care manual completely If you have any questions call: before using this appliance. Save it for future reference. Dacor Customer Service Phone: (800) 793-0093 (U.S.A. and Canada) About Safety Instructions Monday — Friday 6:00 a .m . to 5:00 p .m . Pacific Time The Important Safety Instructions and warnings in Web site: www.dacor.c
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Important Safety Instructions General Safety Precautions To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or death when using your range, follow basic safety precautions, including the following: danger warning IMPORTANT: To avoid the possibility of explosion • Do not store flammable items in the oven on the or fire, do not store or use combustible, flammable cooktop. or explosive vapors and liquids (such as gasoline) • Do not use towels or bulky cloth as pot holders. inside or
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Important Safety Instructions warning warning GREASE IS FLAMMABLE AND SHOULD BE HANDLED • Use only dry pot holders when removing food CAREFULLY. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY TO and cookware from the cooktop or oven. Wet pot holders can cause steam burns. Do not let PERSONS IN THE EVENT OF A RANGE TOP GREASE pot holders come into contact with hot heating FIRE: elements. a. SMOTHER FLAMES with a close-fitting lid, cookie • Do not heat eggs or unopened food containers such sheet or meta
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Getting to Know Your Range Parts of the Oven a j b c 7 k 6 L 5 4 d e F M 2 3 g n 1 (below oven floor) H (at bottom of door) j j A Control panel The control panel consists of keys and a display. Use the control panel to control all the oven’s features (sometimes called modes). Self clean latch The self clean latch automatically locks the oven door during the self clean B cycle. The door latches for your safety. There are very high temperatures inside the oven during the self clean cycle. B
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Getting to Know Your Range Control Panel Layout p r S t u V w X w y Z P START key When you use the various features (or modes) on your oven, select the cooking mode first, then press the START key. Also, use the START key to start the timers. See Operating the Oven. Cooking mode keypad Select the type of cooking you want to perform by pressing one of the cook- R ing mode keys. Also includes the SELF CLEAN and PROBE keys. CANCEL · SECURE key Use this key to turn off your oven. This key sets
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Getting to Know Your Range About the Cooktop Element Use the knobs to turn on and A e control knobs adjust the heat level for the cook- c top elements. Trim rings Located behind each knob. They B prevent liquids from getting into b the range’s internal parts. C Cooking The glass cooking surface has d surface circles that show the location of the heating elements. a Elements The elements that provide heat D for cooking are located below the glass cooking surface. Backguard Stand
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Operating the Cooktop Before Using the Cooktop Turning On An Element before using the cooktop for the first time: warning 1. Clean the glass cooking surface with Dacor Cooktop Cleaning Creme (see page 27) before using it for • Always check to make sure all control the first time. knobs are in the OFF position when you are finished cooking. 2. The cooktop is cleaned with solvents at the factory to o FF remove remaining oil and grease from the manufac- • The glass cooking surface is du
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Operating the Cooktop Canning Recommended Cooktop Settings These are the recommended settings without the ele- warning ment being preheated. A range of heat settings are listed because the actual setting depends on: • Safe canning requires that harmful micro organisms are destroyed and that the jars are sealed • Type and quality of pan completely. • Type, quantity and temperature of the food ▪ When canning foods in a water-bath canner, a • Element used and cook’s preferences gentle bu
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Operating the Oven Control Panel Settings Setting the Clock 1. Press the CLOCK key. The colon between the minutes and seconds on the time display will begin to flash. 2. Enter the current time on the number keypad before Turning the Control Panel “Beep” Off/On the colon stops flashing. For example: For 12:08, The control panel beeps any time you press any of the press 1-2-0-8 on the keypad. Press the # key to keys or when various error conditions exist. It also beeps change the AM-PM indic
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Operating the Oven 2. Begin to slide the rack in, lifting the front safety clips Installing the Oven Racks over the front of the oven rack supports. 3. Push the rack all the way in. warning 4. Grasp the rack in the center of the front and pull. The rack should come forward while the guides remain in To reduce the chance of burns, position the oven racks place. when the oven is cool. If you must reposition a rack when the oven is hot, do not allow pot holders to t o remove an oven rack: c
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Operating the Oven Starting Your Oven Changing the Temperature 1. Adjust the racks to the appropriate level. (after you press START) 2. Determine the best cooking mode for the type of food 1. Press the key for the current cooking mode. The cur- to be cooked. Select from the following: rent cooking mode appears on the display (for example BAKE). • CONVECTION BAKE - A combination of the convection fan and a bottom heat 2. Enter the temperature on the keypad (for example source. Good for singl
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Operating the Oven Bake 12 Hour Timer Feature Uses only a heat source from below the food. This mode The oven’s 12 hour timer feature automatically turns it is the stand-by, non-convection mode. All baked items will off after 12 hours of continuous use. The 12 hour timer turn out nicely in this mode. 1 2 resets if you change the cooking temperature or cooking mode. This feature does not apply to the cooktop. baking t ips The range ships from the factory with this feature • For best results
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Operating the Oven Multiple r ack baking in pure c onvection Mode Your range offers three convection cooking • Typically, when baking on two racks, use rack posi- modes: tions #1 and #3 or #2 and #4 (counting from the • Pure Convection bottom up) for best results. When cooking a full meal, use rack positions #1, #3 and #5 for best results. • Convection Bake • When adapting a single rack recipe to multiple rack • Convection Roast baking, it may be necessary to add to the baking time As
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Operating the Oven Convection Roast Your range offers two broil modes: Your range’s convection roast mode uses a combination of • Broil the convection fan and heat sources above and below the • Convection Broil food. It is best for rib roasts, turkeys, chickens, etc. 1 2 1 2 Broiling is a quick and flavorful way to prepare many r oasting t ips foods, including steaks, chicken, chops, hamburgers and fish. • All baking modes can be used to successfully roast in your oven. However, the conve
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Operating the Oven Timers Delay Timed Cooking Features If you want to set the oven to automatically turn itself on or off at a later time, you can use the delay timed fea- warning tures. The timers on your range do not turn the oven on or off. They are only for timing purposes. When you warning want to turn the oven off automatically, use the Delay Timed Cooking Features. Food safety is an important consideration when using the delay timed features. To avoid potential sickness and the
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Operating the Oven How to Use Delay Timed Cooking Other Things to Know About Delayed Timed Cooking note w hen the oven is in delay timed mode: Delay-timed cooking cannot be used in Sabbath mode. • Push the CLOCK key to view the clock (current time). 1. Adjust the racks to the appropriate level. • Push the START TIME key to view the current start time setting. 2. Put the food in the oven. • Push the STOP TIME key to view the current cook 3. Press the key for the desired cooking mode (exc
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Operating the Oven 4. Allow the oven to preheat. Excessive browning may Using the Meat Probe occur if the meat is placed in the oven during preheat mode (when “PRE-” appears on the display). When you cook foods like roasts and poultry, the internal temperature is the best way to tell when the food is prop- 5. Once the oven has preheated (“PRE-” disappears), erly cooked. Your oven’s meat probe is an easy way to put the meat in the oven using pot holders. Insert the take the guesswork out of
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Operating the Oven Important Details About Meat Probe Use Dehydrating/Defrosting • You must select the specific cooking mode (BAKE, Your range can be used to dehydrate or defrost foods at CONV BAKE, PURE CONV or CONV ROAST) before low heat settings in the Pure Convection mode. you press the PROBE key. • When you press the PROBE key the preheat cycle is warning disabled and the amount of time required to heat the oven is extended. For best results, select the cooking To avoid food poiso
