Roastingis cookingby dry heat.Tendermeator poultrycan be roasteduncoveredin your oven. Roastingtemperatures,whichshouldbe low and steady,keep spatteringto a minimum.Whenroasting, it is not necessaryto sear,baste,coveror add water to yourmeat.
Step 1: Checkweightof meat, and place,fat sideup, on roastingrack in a shallowpan. (Broilerpan with rack is a goodpan for this.)Linebroilerpan with aluminumfoil whenusingpan for marinating, cookingwith fruits,cookingheavilycuredmeats,or bastingfood duringcooking,Avoidspillingthese materialson oven lineror door.
Step 2: Placein ovenon shelfin A or B position. No preheatingis necessary.
Step 3: Press BAKEpad.
Step 4: Press INCREASEpad. The oven set temperatureappearsin the display.
For’FrozenRoa$ts
~Frozenroasts of beef, pork, lamb,etc., canbe.started withoutthawing,but allow 10to 25 minutesper poundadditionaltime (10 minutesper poundfor roastsunder 5 pounds,moretimefor largerroasts).
~Thawmost frozen poultrybeforeroastingto ensure even doneness.Somecommercialfrozenpoultrycan be cookedsuccessfullywithoutthawing.Follow directionsgiven on packagelabel.
Roastingis really a bakingprocedureused for meats. Therefore,ovencontrolsare set for BAKEor TIME BAKE.(Youmay hear a slightclickingsound, indicatingthe ovenis workingproperly.)Roastingis easy;just followthese steps:
Step 5: Press INCREASEor DECREASEpad until desiredtemperatureis displayed.
The word “ON”and the changingoventemperature will be displayedas the ovenheatsup. Whenthe oven reachesthe set temperatureatone will sound.
To changeoventemperatureduringBAKEcycle, pressBAKEpad and then INCREASEor DECREASEpad to get new temperature.
Step6:Press the CLEAR/OFFpad whenbakingis finishedand then
CLEAR removefood from oven.
Step 7: Mostmeatscontinueto cook slightlywhile standing,after beingremovedfrom the oven. Standingtime recommendedfor roasts is 10to 20 minutes.This allowsroasts to firm up and makes themeasierto carve. Internaltemperaturewill rise about5° to 10°F.;to compensatefor temperature increase,if desired,removethe roast from oven sooner(at 5° to 10°F.less than temperaturein the RoastingGuide).
NOTE: Youmay wish to TIME BAKE,as described in the Bakingsectionof this book,to turn oven on and off automatically.
Rememberthat food will continueto cookin the hot oven and thereforeshouldbe removedwhen the desiredinternaltemperaturehas been reached.
