12 Information You Need To Know
ABOUT SPEED COOKING AND CONVECTION COOKING
• The oven cabinet, cavity, door, accessories and
dishes will become hot. To PREVENT BURNS,
use thick oven gloves when removing the food
or turntable from the oven.
• When preheating, the turntable can be left in
or removed. When using the high rack for 2
shelf baking i n a preheated oven, it is easier
to remove the turntable for preheat. Place high
rack on turntab le a long with foods . Wh en
preheat is over, open oven door and quickly
place turntable, high rack and foods to be baked
inside.
• Do not cover turntable, low rack or high rack
with aluminum foil. It interferes with air flow that
cooks food.
• Round pizza pans are excellent cooking utensils
for many items. Choose pans that do not have
extended handles.
• Using a preheated low rack can give a grilled
appearance to steaks and hot dogs.
ABOUT SAFETY
• Check foods to see that they are cooked to
the United States Department of Agriculture’s
recommended temperatures.
TEMP FOOD
160˚F For fresh pork, ground meat, boneless
white poultry, fish, seafood, egg dishes
and frozen prepared food.
165˚F For leftover, ready-to-rehe at refriger-
ated, an d deli and carry-out “fres h”
food.
170˚F White meat of poultr y.
180˚F Dark meat of poultry.
To test for doneness, insert a meat thermometer in
a thick or dense area away from fat or bone. NEVER
leave the thermometer in the food during cooking,
unless it is approved for microwave use.
• ALWAYS use potholders to prevent burns when
handling utensils that are in contact with hot
food. Enough heat from the food can transfer
through utensils to cause skin burns.
• Avoid steam burns by directing steam away
from the face and hands. Slowly lift the farthest
edge of a dish’s covering a nd carefully o pen
popcorn and oven cooking bags away from
the face.
• Stay near the oven while it’s in use and check
cooking progress frequently so that there is no
chance of overcooking food.
• NEVER use the cavity for storing cookbooks or
other items.
• Select, store and handle food carefully to pre-
serve its high quality and minimize the spread
of foodborne bacteria.
• Keep waveguide cover clean. Food residue can
cause arcing and/or fires.
• Use c are when removing items from the oven
so that the utensil, your clothes or accessories
do not touch the safety door latches.
• Keep aluminu m foil used for shielding at least
1 inch away from walls, ceiling and door.