Temperature Probe cooking tips:
l Stir foods during cooking when recom- mended.
l Stir soups, casseroles and drinks before serving.
l Cover roasts with foil after cooking and let stand a few minutes. Remove foil if you decide to cook roasts longer.
l Remove the probe from the oven when not cooking by temperature.
l For casseroles, the tip of the probe should be in the center of the food. Stir foods when recommended. Replace the probe.
l For liquids, balance the Drobe on a wooden spoon or spatula ‘so the tip of the probe is in the center of the liquid.
l For roasts, the tip of the probe should be in the center of the largest muscle, but not touching fat or bone.
l Casseroles cooked using the Temperature Probe should be made from precooked foods. Do not use raw meats, raw veg- etables and cream sauces in casseroles.
l Dry casseroles do not work well.
l Thaw frozen casseroles and meats in the microwave oven before inserting the probe.
l If you are cooking more than one indi- vidual serving at the same time, such as mugs of soup, check the probe setting in several of the
l Dry meat loaf mixtures do not work well. l Check poultry with thermometer in
places to ensure adequate doneness. l Roasts may vary in size, shape and
composition. Use the Temperature Probe as a guide, along with the timings for minutes per pound found in the “Microwave cooking chart” on page 63.
Don’t:
l let probe or probe cable touch any part of the oven interior (including the turntable).
l let probe touch foil (ii used). You can keep foil away from probe with wooden tooth- picks. Remove foil if arcing occurs.
l use paper, plastic wrap or plastic contain- ers. They will be in the oven too long and might distort.
l force probe into frozen food.
l use probe for food that needs to simmer. l plug the pointed end of the Temperature
Probe into the socket.
Removing and cleaning the
Temperature Probe:
1.After oven has shut off, unplug the Temperature Probe using an oven mitt or hot pad.
2.Wipe probe with a hot, sudsy cloth and dry thoroughly. Use a plastic scouring pad to remove
3.You can place probe in the silverware basket of a dishwasher.
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