Kenmore 790 manual Meat Probe, To set meat probe, Proper meat probe placement

Setting Oven Controls

Meat Probe

When cooking meat such as roasts, hams or poultry, use the meat probe function to check the internal temperature without any guesswork. For some foods, especially poultry and roasts, testing the internal temperature is the best method to insure properly cooked meats.

Important notes:

•Use ONLY the meat probe supplied with appliance. Using any other probe or device may result in damage to appliance and the meat probe receptacle.

•Never leave or store meat probe inside oven.

•Handle the meat probe carefully when inserting and removing from food or probe receptacle. Do not use tongs to pull on meat probe cable when inserting or removing from food or receptacle.

•Defrost food completely before inserting meat probe to avoid damaging probe.

•To avoid possibility of burns, after cooking carefully unplug meat probe using a pot holder to protect hands.

To set meat probe:

1.Prepare the food and properly insert the temperature probe into the food. DO NOT preheat or start cooking before properly inserting the meat probe. The probe should be inserted into the food and receptacle while the oven is still cool.

2.Place the prepared food on the desired oven rack position and slide into the oven.

3.Plug the meat probe into the probe receptacle located on the left front oven cavity side (See Fig. 3).

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probe cable

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Fig. 3	sensor

Proper meat probe placement:

•Always insert meat probe so that the probe tip rests in the center of the thickest part of meat. Do not allow meat probe to touch bone, fat, gristle or cookware.

•For whole poultry or turkey, insert meat probe into the thickest part of inner thigh, below the leg (See Fig. 1).

•For bone-in ham or lamb, insert meat probe into the center of lowest large muscle or joint. For dishes such as meat loaf or casseroles, insert meat probe into center of food. To find center of the food visually measure using probe as a guide (See Fig. 2). When cooking fish, insert meat probe just above the gill.

Fig. 1

Insert probe tip to center of food

Fig. 2

4.The oven control detects if the meat probe is correctly plugged in to receptacle and when recognized will illuminate the icon in the oven control display.

5.To set the target temperature press Meat Probe keypad once then enter the desired target internal temperature using the numeric key pads (default setting is 170ºF/

77ºC)†. Press to accept the meat probe target temperature. Close the oven door.

6.Set the oven control for Bake, Conv Bake or Conv Roast and the desired oven temperature. You may use the meat probe with some other baking features, but the meat probe cannot be set with Broil or Flex-Clean.

7.During the cooking process the actual meat probe temperature will display by default. To view the target temperature press the Meat Probe keypad once. After 6 seconds the display will show the actual meat probe temperature. If the target temperature needs to be changed during the cooking process, press the Meat Probe keypad once and use the numeric keypads to

adjust the target temperature. Press the key to accept any change.

8.The oven control will provide 3 beeps when the internal target temperature is reached. By default the oven will automatically change to a Warm & Hold setting. The Warm & Hold function will maintain the oven temperature at 170° F (77°C). Instructions for changing how the oven reacts after reaching the internal target temperature may be found later in this section.

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