Setting Oven Controls

Using the Meat Probe

Using and Setting the Meat Probe (cont'd)

To use the 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. 1 for location of probe receptacle).

4.CIosetheoven door.

5.The oven control will detect if the meat probe is correctly plugged in and will illuminate with fk icon in the display.

6. The actual meat probe temperature will appear in the display.

Fig.1

7.To set the targert temperature press _rr_ pad once then enter the desired target internal temperature using the

numeric key pads (default setting is 170°F!77°C)1 . Press _

to accept the meat probe target temperature.

8.Set the oven control for _RCo°_t__'),"), or B_j_ and the desired oven temperature. You may use the meat probe with some other baking features but cannot be set with Broil or Flex-Clean.

9.During the cooking process you may check the actual internal temperature by pressing the _pMr_tekey once. The actual temperature will display. After 8 seconds the display will return to the actual oven temperature.

10.If the target temperature needs to be changed during the cooking process, press the _pMr_-tejtwice and use the numeric

keypads to adjust the target temperature. Press the _

key to accept the change.

1-The U.S. Department of Agriculture states, "Rare fresh beef is popular, but you should know that cooking it to only 140°FI60°C means some food poisoning organisms may survive." (Source: Safe Food Book, Your Kitchen Guide, USDA Rev. June 1985.)

The lowest temperature recommended by the USDA is 145°FI63°C for medium rare fresh beef.

Setting the oven to automatically stop cooking after reaching meat probe target temperature:

The oven leaves the factory preset to alert you when the internal target temperature has been reached but to continue cooking at the oven set temperature. You may desire to change how your oven reacts when using the meat probe.

Note: Changing how the meat probe reacts must be done before starting the cooking process:

1.

To set the oven to

shut-off automatically after reaching the Meat Probe target temperature press @

and hold for 7

 

seconds then use

the _

key to toggle

to the message P CC (Probe, cancel

cooking)then

press (_

to accept.

2.

Use the _

key to toggle

back to PnCC

(Probe, no cancel cooking) and then

press _

to accept

if you wish for

the oven to continue cooking after the meat probe reaches the target temperature.

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