Temperature Probe cooking tips:
l Stir foods during cooking when recom- mended.
l Stir soups, casseroles, and drinks before serving.
l Cover roasts wifh foil after cooking and let stand a few minutes. Remove foil if you decide to cook it longer.
l Remove the probe from the oven when not cooking by temperature.
l For casseroles, the tip of the probe should be in the center of the food. Stir foods when recommended. Replace the
Probe.
l For liquids, balance the probe on a wooden spoon or spatula so the tip of the probe is in the center of the liquid.
l For roasts, the tip of the probe should be in the center of the largest muscle, but not touching fat or bone.
l Casseroles cooked using the Temperature Probe should be made from precooked foods. Do not use raw meats, raw veg- etables, and cream sauces in casseroles.
lDry casseroles do not work well.
l Thaw frozen casseroles and meats in the microwave oven before inserting the probe.
l If you are cooking more than one indi- vidual serving at the same time, such as mugs of soup, check the probe setting in several of the items - all the mugs may not heat at the same rate.
l Dry meat loaf mixtures do not work well.
l Check pork and poultry with thermometer in
l Roasts may vary in size, shape, and composition. Use the Temperature Probe as a guide.
Don’t:
l let probe or probe cable touch any part of the oven interiir.
l let probe touch foil (ii used). You can keep foil away from probe with wooden tcoth- picks. Remove foil if arcing occurs.
l use paper, plastic wrap, or plastic contain- ers. They will be in the oven too long and might distort.
l force probe info frozen food.
l use probe for food that needs to simmer. l plug the pointed end of the Temperature
Probe info the socket.
Removing and cleaning the
Temperature Probe:
1.After oven has shut off, unplug the Temperature Probe using an oven mitt or hot pad.
2.Wipe probe with a hot, sudsy cloth and dry thoroughly. Use a plastic scouring pad to remove
3.You can place probe in the silverware basket of a dishwasher.
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