Usingthe probe. (on
some models)
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For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The
temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want.
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The temperature probe has a
skewer-like probe at one end and a
plug at the other end that goes into
the outlet in the oven.
Use of probes
other
dlan tile one
provided
widl tllis product
may result in
damage
to the probe
or oven control.
Use tile handles
of tile probe
and plug
when
inserting
and removing
them flom
the food and outlet.
Toavoiddamaging yourpmbe,donot use
tongstopull on thecablewhenremoving it.
Toavoidbreaking theprobe,make surefood
is completely d efrosted beforeinserting.
To prevent p ossib/e bums,do notunplugthe
probefromtheoutletuntiltheovenhas
cooled.
Never leaveyourprobeinsidetheovenduring
a self-cleaning c ycle.
Do notstore theprobe in the oven.
At_er preparing
file meat and placing
it on a trivet or on a broiler pan gnid,
follow these direc6ons for proper probe
placement.
Insert
the probe
completely
into the
meat.
It should
not touch bone,
fat
or gristle.
For roasts wifll no bone, insert die probe
into the meatiest part of the ro_tst. For
bone-in ham or lamb, insert the probe
into the cenmr of the lowest large muscle.
Insert
tile probe
into tile center
of dishes
such as meat loaf or casseroles.
Insert the probe into the meatiest part of
tlle inner dfigh flom below and pa_vdlel
to the leg of a whole turkey:
How to Set the Oven For Roasting When Using the Probe
Insert
the probe
into the food.
Plug the probe
into tile outlet in tile
oven. Make sure it's pushed
all tile
way in. Close tlle oven dooL Make
sure the probe
cable is not touching
tile broil element.
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Touch tile PROBE pad.
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Touch
the numl)er
pads to set
the desired
internal
food or meat
temperature.
The maxinmm
internal
temperature
for the food
ttlat you can set is 200°F (93°(;).
Touch tile BAKEpad.
Touch the number pads to set the
desired oven temperature.
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Touch tile START pad.
Thedisplay will flashif theprobeisinserted
into theoutletandyouhavenotset a probe
temperature a ndtouched theSTART pad.
After die inmrnM mmperamre
of
file food reaches 100°F (38°C), the
changing internal tempe_mre
will be
shown in the displw:
X_qlen the internal temperature
of
tile food reaches tlle number you
have set, the probe and the oven
turn off"and the oven control
signals. To stop the sigmal, touch tile
CLEAR/0FFpad. Use hot pads m
remove the probe fiom tile food.
Do not use rungs m pull on it--they
might dmnage it.
To change tile oven mmpe_m_re during
the Roast cycle, touch tile BAKE pad and
then the number pads to set the new
temperature.
If theprobeisremoved from thefoodbefore
thefinal temperature i sreached, a tonewill
soundandthedisplay will flashuntiltheprobe
is removed fromtheoven.
You can usethe timer eventhoughyou
cannotusetimed ovenoperationswhile
usingtheprobe.
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