SETTING OVEN CONTROLS
Probe (cont’d)
USDA recommended minimum internal cooking temperatures:
Food type |
| Internal temp. |
|
| |
Ground meat & meat mixtures |
| |
Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb |
| 160°F (71°C) |
Turkey, Chicken |
| 165°F (74°C) |
Fresh beef, veal, lamb |
| |
Medium rare† |
| 145°F (63°C) |
Medium |
| 160°F (71°C) |
Well done |
| 170°F (77°C) |
Poultry |
|
|
Chicken & Turkey, whole | 165°F (74°C) | |
Poultrey Breasts, Roasts |
| 165°F (74°C) |
Poultrey Thighs, Wings |
| 165°F (74°C) |
Duck & Goose |
| 165°F (74°C) |
Stuffing (cooked alone or in bird) | 165°F (74°C) | |
Fresh pork |
| 160°F (71°C) |
Ham |
|
|
Fresh (raw) |
| 160°F (71°C) |
| 140°F (60°C) | |
Eggs & egg dishes |
|
|
Eggs | Cook until yolk & white are firm. | |
Egg dishes |
| 160°F (71°C) |
Leftovers & Casseroles | 165°F (74°C) | |
Fig. 1
Information courtesy the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service.
†The U.S. Department of Agriculture states, "Rare fresh beef is popular, but you should know that cooking it to only 140°F/60°C means some food poisoning organisms may survive." (Source: Safe Food Book, Your Kitchen Guide, USDA Rev. June 1985.)
USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
(TTY:
receptacle probe
connector handle
Fig. 2 -
To set probe:
1.Insert the probe into the food.
2.Place prepared food on the desired oven rack position and slide into the oven.
3.Plug the connector end of the probe all the way into the probe receptacle while the oven is still cool. The receptacle is located on the upper left front oven cavity wall (Fig. 2).
4.When the probe is detected, an acceptance tone will
sound, the icon will illuminate and the current actual probe temperature will appear in the display (Fig. 3). Close the oven door.
Fig. 3
5.Press 
keypad once to set the target temperature.
6.Enter the desired target food temperature using the numeric keypads (Refer to Fig. 1 and set temperature for food type). The minimum target setting is 140ºF/ 60ºC; the maximum target setting is 210ºF/99ºC. The default target is 170ºF/77ºC.
7.Press 
to accept the target temperature.
8.Set for quick preheat, bake, convect bake, convect roast or convect convert and if necessary adjust the oven temperature accordingly.
9.The control will provide 3 beeps when the internal target temperature is reached. By default the oven will automatically change to a keep warm setting ("HLd" and the actual probe temperature will alternate in the display). keep warm will maintain the oven temperature at 170° F (77°C) for 3 hours unless otherwise cancelled.
To stop cooking at any time press cancel.
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