Dacor PCOR30S Use & Care Manual

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|MICROWAVE FEATURESMANUAL DEFROSTIf the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on theAuto Defrost Chart or is above or below the limits in the'Amount" column on the chart, you need to defrostmanually,You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previ-ously cooked, by using power level 3. Follow the exact3-step procedure found under To Set Power Level onpage 13. Estimate defrosting time and press 3 for 30%when you select the power level.For either raw or previously cooked frozen food, therule of thumb is approximately 5 minutes per pound.For example, defrost 5 minutes for 2-3 cups of casse-role or 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce.Always stop the oven periodically to remove orseparate the portions that are defrosted. If food is notdefrosted at the end of the estimated defrosting time,program the oven in 1 minute increments on powerlevel 3 until totally defrosted.When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrostonly long enough to remove from the plastic in order toplace food in a microwave-safe dish.SENSOR COOKINGDacor's Sensor is a semi=conductor device thatdetects the vapor (moisture and humidity) emitted fromthe food as it heats. The Sensor adjusts the cookingtimes and power level for various foods and quantities.It takes the guesswork out of microwave cooking.Using Sensor Settings:1. Room temperature should not exceed 95R2. Be sure the exterior of the cooking container6.7.cycle. The measurement of vapor will be interrupted.If this occurs, _ will appear and sensorcooking will be interrupted. To continue cooking,touch the STOP/CLEAR pad and select cookingtime and power. When sensor detects the vaporemitted from the food, remainder of cooking timewill appear. Door may be opened when remainingcooking time appears on display, At this time, youmay stir or season food, as desired.Check food for doneness after cooking with sensorsettings. If additional time is needed, continue tocook with variable power and time.If the sensor does not detect vapor, _ willappear and the oven will shut off.At the end of any cycle, open oven door or touchSTOP/CLEAR pad. The time of day will reappearon the display,Any sensor setting can be programmed with Moreor Less Time Adjustment. See page 25.Selecting Foods:1. The sensor works with foods at normal storagetemperature. For example, foods for reheating wouldbe at refrigerator temperature and potatoes forbaking would be room temperature.2. More or less food than the quantity listed in the chartsshould be cooked by time and variable power.Covering Foods:Some foods work best when covered. Use the coverrecommended in the Sensor Cooking chart for thesefoods.1. Casserole lid.and the interior of the oven are dry. Wipe off anymoisture with a dry cloth or paper towel.3. Sensor cooking can only be entered within 1 minuteafter cooking, opening and closing the door ortouching the STOP/CLEAR pad.4. During the first part of sensor cooking,will appear on display. Do not open oven door ortouch STOP/CLEAR during this part of the cooking2. Plastic wrap: Use plastic wrap recommended formicrowave cooking. Cover dish loosely; allowapproximately 1/2 inch to remain uncovered toallow steam to escape. Plastic wrap should nottouch food.3. Paper towel: Use paper towels to absorb excessfat and moisture when cooking bacon and potatoes.Line the turntable when baking potatoes.4. Wax paper: Cover dish completely; fold excess wrapunder dish to secure. If dish is wider than paper,overlap two pieces at least one inch to cover.15