USING YOUR RANGE
BAKING/ROASTING (CONT.)
4. When roasting, put the food in the oven.
You do not have to preheat the oven when roasting, unless your recipe recommends it.
Roasting meats and poultry
•For even cooking, place the meat on a rack in a shallow pan. This keeps the meat out of the drippings and allows the heat to circulate better.
•Use a meat thermometer for the most accurate doneness. Insert it so the tip is in the center of the largest muscle or thickest portion of the meat or poultry. Make sure the thermometer is not touch- ing bone, fat, or the bottom of the pan.
5.Press the start/enter pad.
A preheating time will count down on the display. The preheat, bake, and on indicator lights will light up. The oven control automatically sets preheating times based on the oven temperature you select:
•For 245°F and less, the preheating time is 3 minutes.
•For
•For 450°F and above, the preheating time is 10 minutes.
PRESS | YOU SEE | ON |
START
ENTER
5 SEC
(example for set temperature of 350°F)
The oven is preheated and ready to use when | YOU SEE | ON |
the preheat indicator light goes off and the |
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countdown is finished. |
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The preheat and set temperatures may be |
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different at the end of the countdown. This is |
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normal. |
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NOTES:
•There is no preheating time when the oven temperature is greater than 170°F.
•You can change the temperature setting any time after pressing the start/enter pad. You have to press the start/enter pad again.
•The preheating time will not change if you reset the temperature before the countdown time ends.
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