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Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or Roasting is really abaking procedure used for
poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. meats. Therefore, oven controls are set to BA~
Roasting temperatures, which should be low and or TMED BA~. (Youmay hear aslight clicking
steady,keep spattering to aminimum. sound, indicating the oven is working properly.)
Roasting is easy;just follow these directions:

How to Roastin the Right Oven

1. Place the shelf in position 1or 2. No preheating
is necessary.
2. Check the weight of the meat. Place the meat fat-
side-up, or poultry breast-side-up, on roasting rack
in ashallow pan. The melting fat will baste the
meat. Select apan as close to the size of the meat as
possible. (The broiler pan with grid is agood pan
for this.) Line the broiler pan with aluminum foil
when using the pan for marinating, cooking with
fruits, cooking heavily cured meats or basting food
during cooking. Avoid spilling these materials
inside the oven or inside the oven door.
3. Turn the OVEN SET knob to BA~ and the
OVEN TEMP knob to 325°F. Small poultry may
be cooked at 375°F. for best browning.
4. After roasting is complete, turn the OVEN SET and
the OVEN TEMP knobs to OFF.
Most meats continue to cook slightly while standing,
after being removed from the oven. Standing time
recommended for roasts is 10to 20 minutes. This
allows roasts to firm up and makes them easier to
carve. ktemal temperature will rise about 5° to 10°F.
during standing. To compensate for this temperature
increase, remove the roast from the oven before it
reaches the temperature you want.
NOTE:
●You may wish to use Timed Baking to turn the oven
on and off automatically.
●Remember that food will continue to cook in the
hot oven and therefore should be removed when
the desired internal temperature has been reached.

FrozenRoasts How to Roast in the Left Oven ModelJCP67

Frozen roasts of beef, pork, lamb, etc., can be started Follow Steps 1and 2as outlined above.
without thawing, but allow 10 to 25 minutes per Then turn the LE~ OVEN knob to the desired
pound additional time (1Ominutes per pound for temperature.
roasts under 5pounds, more time for larger roasts).
Thaw most frozen poultry before roasting to insure NOTE: If you use the broiler pan, be sure to use the
even doneness. Some commercial frozen poultry can pan designated for use in the left oven.
be cooked successfully without thawing. Follow the
directions given on the package label.
Questionsand Answers
Q. Is it necessary to check for doneness with
ameat thermometer?
A. It is agood idea to check the finished intemd
temperature at the completion of cooking time.
Use abasic cookbook to find food temperatures.
Q. When buying aroast, are there any special tips
that would help me cook it more evenly?
A. Yes. Buy aroast as even in thickness as possible,
or buy rolled roasts.
Q. Do Ineed to preheat my oven each time
Icook aroast or poultry?
A. It is not necessary to preheat your oven.
Q. Can Iseal the sides of my foil ‘tent” when
roasting aturkey?
A. Sealing the foil will steam the meat. Leaving it
unsealed allows the air to circulate and brown
the meat.