KitchenAid KERS308X manual To set meat probe

Setting Oven Controls

To set meat probe:

1.Prepare the food and properly insert the temperature probe into the food. DO NOT PREHEAT or start cooking before 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.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 START 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 Self Clean.

7.While cooking, 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

return to 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 START key to accept any change.

8.The oven control will beep three times and turn off when the internal target temperature is reached. Instructions for changing how the oven reacts after reaching the internal target temperature may be found later in this section.

Press OFF to cancel cooking at any time.

Important notes:

•Use ONLY the meat probe supplied with appliance. Using any other probe or device may damage the 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 or to insert or remove 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.

•Changing how the oven reacts after reaching the target temperature must be done before starting the cooking process.

Fig. 1

To set the oven to continue cooking after reaching the probe target temperature:

1.Press Meat Probe keypad and hold for 6 seconds.

2.Press Self Clean keypad and toggle until the “Continu” message appears (Fig. 2) then press START to accept.

To set the oven to cancel cooking after reaching the probe target temperature:

1.Press Meat Probe keypad and hold for 6 seconds.

2.Press Self Clean keypad and toggle until “CAnCEL” message appears (Fig. 3) then press START to accept.

Fig. 2 Fig. 3

†The U.S. Department of Agriculture states, “Rare fresh beef is popular, but you should know that cooking it to only 140°F/60°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°F/63°C for medium rare fresh beef.

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