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Use and Care Manual
®
Renaissance Electric Range
with induction cooktop
Models: RR30NS[-C], RR30NFS[-C], RR30NIS[-C] and RR30NIFS[-C]
Style varies, model RR30NFS shown
Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions ................................................ 1
Getting to Know Your Range ............................................... 4
Operating the Cooktop ....................................................... 7
Operating the Oven ........................................................
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Important Safety Instructions Installer: Leave these instructions with the appliance. warning Consumer: Read this use and care manual completely before using this appliance. Save it for future reference. If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property For service and warranty information, see page 27. damage, personal injury or death. If you have any questions call: Dacor Customer Service warning Phone: (800) 793-0093 (U.S.A. and
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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 hang flammable or heat sensitive objects or fire, do not store or use combustible, flammable over the range. If the range is near a window, do or explosive vapors and liquids (such as gasoline) not use long curtain
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Important Safety Instructions warning warning • Do not allow food to sit in the oven for more than • Use extreme caution if adding water to food on a one hour before or after cooking. Eating spoiled hot cooktop or in the oven. The steam can cause serious burns or scalds. food can result in food poisoning. • Do not cook on a broken cooktop. If the cooktop • Do not use the cooktop to heat aluminum foil, should break, cleaning solutions and spill-overs aluminum pots or items wrapped i
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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 r t u V w X y Z Cooking mode keypad Select the type of cooking you want to perform by pressing one of the cook- P ing mode keys. Also includes the SELF CLEAN and PROBE keys. TIMER keys Use the TIMER 1 and TIMER 2 keys to time an event. The two timers R operate separately from each other. You can use them even if the oven is not in use. They do not turn the oven on or off. See page 13. CLOCK key Use this key to set the clock. See page
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Getting to Know Your Range About the Cooktop • Your range is equipped with an induction type cook- Cooktop surface top. Induction cooking is totally different from tradi- tional types of cooking. A magnetic induction element Cooking zone below the cooking surface heats utensils (magnetic only) directly. Induction cooking is much more effi- cient because less energy is lost heating the cooktop itself. Also, food that spills on the cooktop does not burn since the cooktop is much cooler. • Th
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Operating the Cooktop Before Using the Cooktop Operating the Controls before using the cooktop for the first time: warning • Be sure all packing materials, labels or tape are removed from the cooktop surface. • Turn on the induction cooktop only after placing the cookware on the element. • Wipe the cooktop with a clean, damp sponge and dry. • Do not leave metallic utensils or lids on the cooking • Apply Dacor Cooktop Cleaning Crème, according to surface since they can become hot. the
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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 GlideRack™ Oven Racks Racks Your oven comes with Dacor’s deluxe GlideRack oven You may use either rack type on any level inside the oven. racks. You can pull them out further than other types of oven racks and still support heavy pots and pans full of food. They are great for heavier foods and the optional warning Dacor baking stone. To reduce the chance of burns, position the oven racks when the oven is cool. If you must reposition a t o install a g lider ack oven rac
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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 · CONTINUE) 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. Goo
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Operating the Oven Your range offers three convection cooking Understanding the Various Oven modes: Cooking Modes • Convection Bake • Convection Roast The three basic styles of cooking in an oven: • Pure Convection • BAKING - The gentle cooking of dry goods such as cookies, cakes, soufflés, etc. As a general rule, in the convection modes, the cook- ing time is about 25% shorter. Set the timer 15 minutes • ROASTING - The cooking of meats or vegetables before the shortest stated time and
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Operating the Oven Convection Roast Understanding the Various Oven Your range’s convection roast mode uses a combination of Cooking Modes (cont.) the convection fan and heat sources above and below the food. It is best for rib roasts, turkeys, chickens, etc. 1 2 1 2 Pure Convection r oasting t ips The uniform air circulation provided by Pure Convection • All baking modes can be used to successfully roast allows you to use more oven capacity at once. Use this in your oven. However, the con
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Operating the Oven Your range offers two broil modes: Timers • Broil • Convection Broil warning Broiling is a quick and flavorful way to prepare many The timers on your range do not turn the oven on foods, including steaks, chicken, chops, hamburgers and or off. They are only for timing purposes. When you fish. want to turn the oven off automatically, use the Delay Timed Cooking Features. warning • To avoid burns, keep the oven door completely shut iMportant when using the broil m
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Operating the Oven How to Use Delay Timed Cooking Delay Timed Cooking Features If you want to set the oven to automatically turn itself on note or off at a later time, you can use the delay timed fea- Delay-timed cooking cannot be used in Sabbath mode. tures. 1. Adjust the racks to the appropriate level. warning 2. Put the food in the oven. Food safety is an important consideration when using 3. Press the key for the desired cooking mode (except the delay timed features. To avoid potentia
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Operating the Oven Other Things to Know About Delayed Timed Things to Know About Sabbath Mode Cooking • The CANCEL · SECURE key on your oven remains active so that you can turn off the Sabbath feature or w hen the oven is in delay timed mode: turn off the oven. • Push the CLOCK key to view the clock (current time). • When the oven is cooking, pressing the 2 key on the • Push the START TIME key to view the current start number keypad, then START · CONTINUE, tells the time setting. oven to
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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 5. Once the oven has preheated (“PRE-” disappears), temperature is the best way to tell when the food is prop- put the meat in the oven using potholders. Insert the erly cooked. Your oven’s meat probe is an easy way to meat probe plug into the
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Operating the Oven Important Details About Meat Probe Use Dehydrating/Defrosting • You must select the specific cooking mode (BAKE, CONV BAKE, PURE CONV or CONV ROAST) before Your range can be used to dehydrate or defrost foods at you press the PROBE key. low heat settings in the Pure Convection mode. • When you press the PROBE key the preheat cycle is disabled and the amount of time required to heat the warning oven is extended. For best results, select the cooking To avoid food poison
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Operating the Oven • Thick, frozen casseroles such as lasagna will not Dehydrating/Defrosting (cont.) defrost well in your oven. Instead, defrost accord- ing to the food manufacturer’s suggestions. You may also defrost casseroles in the refrigerator overnight. Solving Discoloration Problems You should leave the food in its original container and To prevent darkening during dehydration and storage, you keep it covered. should steam blanch apples, apricots, peaches, nectar- • You can bake s
