Dacor ER36D Use & Care Manual
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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 properly 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.
NOTE: The meat probe does not work with the BROIL or CON-
NOTE: The meat probe does not work with the BROIL or CON-
VECTION BROIL modes.
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.
• Never store the meat probe inside the oven, especially
during the self clean cycle.
• Use of meat probes other than the one provided with your
range may result in damage to the meat probe and/or the
oven.
To use the meat probe:
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 putting the meat in the oven, close the door and push
the BAKE, CONVECTION BAKE, PURE CONVECTION or
CONVECTION ROAST key. The preset temperature will
appear on the display. If you want to cook using a different
oven temperature, enter it on the keypad.
3. Press START.
4. Allow the oven to preheat.
5. Once the oven has preheated, put the meat in the oven using
4. Allow the oven to preheat.
5. Once the oven has preheated, put the meat in the oven using
potholders. Plug the meat probe into the connector inside the
oven.
6. Push the PROBE key. The preset temperature (160°F) will
appear on the display.
Operating the Oven
7. 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.
8. Press START. If you do not press START, the probe mode
will start automatically after six seconds.
When the meat probe is in use, the oven will automatically control
the cooking time. The temperature on the display during cooking
is the temperature measured inside the meat. The oven will con-
tinue 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
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 sickness, do not allow
foods to remain in the oven after it has turned off. Press CANCEL-
SECURE to cancel hold mode and turn the oven completely off.
To change the meat probe temperature during cooking:
1. Press PROBE. The current probe temperature will appear on
the display.
2. Enter the new temperature. The oven will automatically
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. Press the key for the new desired cooking mode (BAKE,
CONVECTION BAKE, PURE CONVECTION or CONVEC-
TION ROAST).
2. You may enter a new temperature on the keypad or use the
default temperature.
3. Push START. The oven will cook until the meat’s internal
temperature reaches the previously selected meat probe
temperature.
To cancel meat probe operation while the oven is
cooking:
•
Press the PROBE key twice. Disconnect the meat probe
from the connector. If you do not disconnect the meat probe,
an error tone will sound. The oven will return to any previ-
ous settings that were entered before the PROBE key was
pressed.
Meat Probe
Skewer
Plug