Dacor Distinctive DR30D, Use And Care Manual

18

Using the Meat Probe

When you cook foods like roasts and poultry, the internal 

temperature is the best way to tell when the food is prop-

erly cooked. Your oven’s meat probe is an easy way to 

take the guesswork out of roasting. You can use it to cook 

food to the exact temperature you desire. The probe can 

be set from 100°F to 200°F.

 WARNING

•  To avoid the possibility of burns, use hot pads to 

handle, connect, and unplug the meat probe when 

the oven is hot. 

•  Use the handles to insert and remove the meat 

probe’s skewer and to connect it to the oven. 

Pushing or pulling on either end of the cable could 

damage the meat probe. To avoid breaking the 

meat probe, make sure the food is completely 

defrosted before inserting the skewer.

•  To prevent damage, never leave the meat probe 

inside the oven when it is not being used, especially 

when broiling or during the self clean cycle.

•  Using a meat probe other than the one provided 

with your oven may result in damage to the probe 

and/or the oven.

 NOTE

•  The meat probe does not work with broil or 

convection broil and Sabbath modes. Plug in the 

meat probe when using the above modes, the meat 

probe symbol will flash indicating an error.

•  If the meat probe is accidently disconnected after 

the 

PROBE

 key is touched, the meat probe symbol 

will flash and the error message “

OPn

” will appear 

on the display.

Meat Probe Instructions

1.  Prepare the meat for cooking prior to setting the 

oven. Insert the meat probe skewer into the center 

of the meat. Make sure that the skewer is not inside 

any fatty portions of the meat and does not touch any 

bones. The point should rest in the thickest part of 

the meat. When you are cooking fowl, the tip of the 

skewer should rest toward the center of the bird.

2.  Before placing the meat in the oven and with the door 

closed, touch the 

BAKE, CONV BAKE, PURE CONV

or 

CONV ROAST

 key. The preset temperature will 

appear on the display. If you want to cook using a 

different oven temperature, enter it on the number 

keypad.

3.  Touch 

START

.

Operating the Oven

4.  Allow the oven to preheat. Excessive browning may 

occur if the meat is placed in the oven during preheat 

mode (when 

“PRE-”

 appears on the display). 

5.  Once the oven has preheated (

“PRE-

” disappears), 

put the meat in the oven using pot holders. Insert the 

meat probe plug into the connector inside the oven.

6.  Touch the 

PROBE

 key. The preset probe tem-

perature (160°F), as well as the probe symbol, 

will appear on the display. If you want to cook 

using a different probe temperature, enter it 

on the keypad. Use the 

USDA Minimum Safe Cook-

ing Temperature Chart

 on the facing page as a 

guideline for the type of meat you are cooking.

7.  Touch 

START

. If you do not touch 

START

, the probe 

mode will not start.

When the meat probe is in use, the oven will automati-

cally control the cooking time. The temperature on the 

display during cooking is the temperature measured inside 

the meat. The oven will continue to cook until the meat 

temperature reaches the temperature you have entered. 

When the meat is done, the oven will go into hold mode. 

The temperature will reduce to 150°F for two hours to 

keep the meat warm and safe for serving. To prevent sick-

ness, do not allow foods to remain in the oven after it has 

turned off. Touch 

CANCEL

·

SECURE

 to cancel hold mode 

and turn the oven completely off.

To change the meat probe temperature during 

cooking:

1.  Touch 

PROBE

. The current probe temperature setting 

will appear on the display.

2.  Enter the new temperature. The oven will automati-

cally change to the new probe temperature. If you 

do not enter a temperature, the oven will continue to 

cook at the current setting.

To change the cooking mode during meat probe 

cooking:

1.  Touch the 

CANCEL

·

SECURE

 key.

2.  Touch the 

BAKE

, 

CONV BAKE

, 

PURE CONV

 or 

CONV 

ROAST

 key. If you want to cook using a temperature 

different than the oven’s preset temperature, enter it 

on the number keypad.

3.  Touch 

START

.

To cancel meat probe operation while the oven is 

cooking:

Touch the 

PROBE

 key twice. Disconnect the meat probe 

from the connector and remove it from the oven. The 

oven will return to any previous settings that were 

entered before the 

PROBE

 key was touched.

Skewer

Plug

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