ROASTING

Roasting is cooking by dry heat.Tendermeator poultrycan be roasteduncoveredin youroven. Roastingtemperatures,whichshouldbe low and steady,keep spatteringto a minimum.

Roastingis reallya bakingprocedureusedfor meats. Therefore,ovencontrolsare set for Bakingor Timed Baking.{Youmay heara slightclickingsound, indicatingthe oven is workingproperly.)Timed Bakingwill turn the ovenon and off automatically,

OvensControlledwith TouchPads

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Mostmeatscontinueto cook slightlywhilestanding, after beingremovedfromthe oven,The standingtime recommendedfor roastsis 10to 20 minutes.This allowsroaststo firm up and makesthemeasierto carve.The internaltemperaturewillrise about5° to 10°F.;to compensatefor the temperaturerise, if desired,removethe roastfrom ovensooner(at 5° to 10“F.less than temperaturein the RoastingGuide),

Rememberthat food will continueto cook in the hot oven and thereforeshouldbe removedwhenthe desiredinternaltemperaturehas beenreached.

1.Placethe shelfin A or B position.No preheatingis necessary.

2.Checkthe weightof the meat.Placeit fat side up (or for poultry breast-side-up)on roastingrack in a

shallowpan. The meltingfat will baste

the meat. Selecta panI as closeto the size”of the meatas possible.

(The broilerpan withrack is a goodpan for this.) 3. Pressthe BAKEpad.

The oven will startautomaticallyThe. word “ON” and 6’100°”will be displayed.As the oven heatsUp,

the displaywill showthe changingtemperature. Whenthe ovenreachesthe temperatureyou set, a tonewill sound.

5.Pressthe CLEAWOFFpad when

@CLEAR roasting is finished and then remove

F the food from the oven.

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NOTE: A fan may automaticallyturn on and off to cool internalparts.This is normal,and the fan may continueto run after the oven is turnedoff.

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4.Pressthe INCREASEor DECREASE

pad untilthe desiredtemperatureis

A o displayed.

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To changethe oventemperatureduringthe

roastingcycle,pressthe BAKEpad and then the INCREASEor DECREASEpad to get the new temperature.

Useof AluminumFoil

Youcan use aluminumfoil to linethe broilerpan. This makesclean-upeasierwhenusingthe pan for marinating,cookingwith fruits,cookingheavily cured meatsor bastingfoodduringcooking.Press the foil tightlyaroundthe insideof the pan.

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