helpful cooking information

ROASTING

Roasting is dry heat cooking (as opposed to boiling, for example) It is suggested for poultry and tender cuts of beef, lamb, pork and veal Always place the meat with the fat side up for self.basting

OVEN ROASTING TIPS

RACK ARRANGEMENT _ Before fixing your meat, ar- range the oven racks

ROASTING PAN w Use a shallow, open pan with the meat on a rack that fits the size of the roast. A pan that's too small will allow your roast to drip over the edge. Too large a pan results in more oven spatter. You can cut down spatter by lining the bottom of the roasting pan with lightly crushed aluminum foil ROASTING WITH FOIL --A foil "tent" can be used to stow surface browning. This is good on a large turkey

Place tent-shaped foil loosely over the meat This

FOIL ROASTING TENT

alIows oven air to move around under foil Sealing the foit will tend to steam the meat

OVEN TEMPERATURE --For the best flavor and

tenderness, see the chart for suggested oven temper. tures

MEAT THERMOMETER --An accurate meat ther- mometer tells when your meat is roasted the way you like it Put thermometer into the center of the largest muscle of meat or in the inner thigh or breast of poultry For a correct temperature reading, the tip of the ther. mometer should not touch fat layers, bone or gristle

MEAT THERMOMETER

JUDGING DONENESS _ To get a correct reading when using a meat thermometer move it up and down t/2'"or so (see illust.). Roasts will be easier to carve if you let them set for 10 to 20 minutes after removing from oven For standing roasts, remove from the oven when the thermometer registers 5 ° to 10 ° tower that the preferred aloneness as meat wilt continue to cook afte_ removal

ROASTING CHART

Kind of Meat

Approx.

Weight

 

(Jbs_)

BEEF

Oven

Temperature

(degrees F,_)

 

Suggested

 

Cooking

Internal

Time Per Lb.

Temperature

(minutes)

(degrees F.)

(rare to well)

standing

rib

6-8

325

140

(rare).

160

(reed).

170 (weil)

23-35

rolted

rump

4-6

325

140

(rare).

160

(reed),

170 (well)

25-30

sirloin

tip

3,/_-. 4

325

140 (rareL

160 (reed)

170 (well)

35-40

VEAL

 

 

 

5-8

325

 

 

170

 

25-35

leg

 

 

 

 

 

 

roiled

shoulder

4-6

325

 

 

170

 

40-45

PORK,

FRESH

5-8

350

 

 

 

 

 

30-35

picnic

shoulder

 

 

170

 

leg

 

 

 

7-10

350

 

 

170

 

25-30

PORK, SMOKED

10- 14

325

 

 

160

 

18- 20

Ham,

to cook before

 

 

 

eating

*

whole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fully

cooked

5-7

325

 

 

140

 

18-24

Canadian

bacon

2-4

325

 

 

t60

 

35-40

LAMB

leg

 

5-8

325

 

 

175-

180

 

35-40

POULTRY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-35

chicken

 

2Y2- 3Y2

350_375

 

 

180-t85

 

Cornish

hen

1

350

 

 

180-185

 

45-60

duck

 

 

5-6

350

 

 

180-185

 

20-25

turkey

 

 

6-8

325

 

 

t80-185

 

20-25

t6

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Kenmore Kitchen Grill manual Roasting Chart, Oven Roasting Tips