Dacor Distinctive DR30D, Use And Care Manual

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Starting Your Oven

1.  Adjust the racks to the appropriate level.
2.  Determine the best cooking mode for the type of food 

to be cooked. Select from the following:
• 

CONVECTION BAKE

 - A combination 

of the convection fan and a bottom heat 

source. Good for single rack items in a 

deep pan.

• 

CONVECTION BROIL

 - A combina-

tion of the convection fan and a top 

heat source. Good for items that do not need to 

be flipped, such as thinner cuts of meat, fish and 

garlic bread.

• 

PURE CONVECTION™

 - Uses convection 

cooking only for even heat. Use for baked 

goods and multiple rack cooking.

• 

BAKE

 - Cooks with a bottom heat source 

only. Commonly used for basic recipes.

• 

BROIL

 - Cooks using a top heat source 

alone. Use for grilling smaller cuts of meat or 

toasting bread.

• 

CONVECTION ROAST

 - Combines top 

and bottom heat sources with the con-

vection fan. Best for rib roasts, turkeys, 

chickens, etc.

See pages 13 to 15 for detailed descriptions of 

the various cooking modes.

 IMPORTANT

The broil modes will not work when the meat probe 

is connected.

3.  Touch the key for the desired cooking mode. The 

preset (jump-in) temperature for that mode will 

appear on the display along with the symbol(s) for the 

selected cooking mode (see above).

4.  To cook at the preset temperature, touch 

START

. To 

cook at a different temperature enter it (for example 

4-2-5

) on the number keypad, then touch 

START

. 

You can enter any temperature between 100°F and 

555°F. The suggested broil temperature is 555°F.

5.  If you are using Pure Convection or one of the bake or 

roast modes, 

“PRE-”

 for preheating, along with the 

current oven temperature will appear on the display 

until the oven reaches the set temperature. Once the 

oven reaches the set temperature (usually in 10  

minutes), it will beep and 

“PRE-”

 will disappear. 

Carefully place your food in the oven. Excessive 

browning will occur if you put the food in too soon.

Turning Off Your Oven

To turn the oven off, touch the 

CANCEL

·

SECURE

 key.

 NOTE

After you turn off the oven, the cooling fans may  

continue to run until the range’s internal parts have 

cooled down.

Operating the Oven

Changing the Temperature

(after you touch 

START

)

1.  Touch the key for the current cooking mode. The cur-

rent cooking mode appears on the display (for  

example 

BAKE

).

2.  Enter the temperature on the keypad (for example 

3-7-5

) and touch 

START

.

Changing the Oven Cooking Mode

(after you touch 

START

)

To change to a different cooking mode while the oven is 

on, for example to change from convection bake to bake:
1.  Touch the key for the new cooking mode, for example 

BAKE

.

2.  Touch 

START

.

Preset (Jump-in) Temperature Settings

Below is a list of the jump-in temperatures for the various 

cooking modes (see step 3 of the 

Starting Your Oven

section on this page). This feature reduces the need to 

always enter the temperature when starting you oven. 

Cooking Mode

Preset Temperature

Bake

350°F

Convection bake

325°F

Pure Convection

325°F

Convection roast

375°F

Broil

555°F

Convection broil

555°F

Lock-Out Feature

If you want to disable the keys on the control panel 

when the oven is not in use:

•  Touch and hold the 

CANCEL

·

SECURE

 key for about 

four seconds. The control panel keys will stop work-

ing and “

OFF

” will appear on the display. Only the 

CANCEL

·

SECURE

 and the oven light keys remain 

functional.

•  To reactivate the control panel, touch and hold the 

CANCEL

·

SECURE

 key for four seconds.

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