~ see Gum?anpageE?.
- Formanyfoods,especiaHy
roastsandpoultry,internalfood
temperatureisthebesttestfor
doneness.Themeatthermometer
takestheguessworkoutofroasting
bycookingfoodstotheexact
donenessyouwant.
Themeatthermometerthatcame
withyourovenwillresembleone
oftheillustrationsbelow.Seethe
cleaninginstructionsonpage21for
thetypeofthermometeryouhave.
Thermometer with l-prong plug
Thermometer with 2-prong plug
=== Themeatthermometerhasa
skewer-likeprobeatoneendofthe
~ cableanda oneor two-pronged
plugattheother.Usehandleof
plugandprobe,ratherthancable,
wheninsertingaridremovingthese
partsfromm;at and/orovenwall
receptacle.Afterpreparingmeat
and~lacinginroastingpanonrack,
fcd16wthestepsbelowforproper
useofmeatthermometer.
Step 1:Togaugeplacementof
probe,layprobeon outsideofmeat
alongtopor sideandmark with
fingerwhereedgeofmeatcomes
onprobe.Probeshouldbeplaced
‘--- sopointrestsin centerofthe
—- thickestpart ofroast.
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Step~: Insertprobeintomeatup
topointmarkedoffwithfingers.
Pointshouldnottouchbone,fator
gristle.Notmorethan2“ofprobe,
notcountinghandle,shouldbeleft
exposedoutsideofmeat. ~
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!&p ~:RefertoguidenearMeat
ThermometerDialtodetermineat
whatinternaltemperaturemeatwill
bedone.Thenturnknobnexttodial
tomovepointertocorrectnumber
(internaltemperature)ondial.
StepI&Wheninternaltemperature
ofroastreachesnumberyouhave
set,abuzzersounds.Tostop
buzzer,turnpointertoSIGNAL
OFF.Internaltemperatureofmeat
canbedeterminedatanytime
duringcookingbyturningpointer
downuntilbuzzersounds.
Step3: Plugcableintoreceptacle
onovenwall.Theprongsare
especiallydesignedtoonlyplugin
oneway.Becertaintoinsertplug
intoreceptaclealltheway.Close
ovendoor.
Step 7:Whenroastis done,
usecareinremovingplugfrom
receptacle.DONCYI’USECABLE.
Removemeatfromoven.Since
mostmeatcontinuescooking,you
maywishtoremove5°to 10°sooner.
Step4: TurnOVENSETknobto
BAKEandOVENTEMPknobto
recommendedoventemperature,
forexample350°F.SeeRoasting
Guideonpage12foroven
temperature.
Step 8: Removeprobefrommeat,
usinghandleofprobenotcable.Most
meatscarveeasierif letstand5 to 10
minutes.Letthermometercooland
cleanm directedinCleaningGuide
onpage21.Donotleaveinoven.
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