Roastingiscookingbydryheat.
Tendermeatorpoultrycanbe
roasteduncoveredinyouroven.
Roastingtemperatures,which
shouldbelowandsteady,keep
spatteringtoaminimum.When
roasting,itisnotnecessaryto
sear,baste,coveroraddwater
toyourmeat.
Roastingisreallyabaking
procedureusedformeats.Therefore,
ovencontrolsaresettoBAKE.(You
mayhearaslightclickingnoiseto
indicatetheovenisworking
properly.)Roastingiseasy;just
followthesesteps:
Step1:Checkweightofmeat,and
place,fatsideup,onroastingrack
inashallowpan.(Broilerpanwith
rackisagoodpanforthis.)Line
broilerpanwithaluminumfoilwhen
usingpanformarinating,cooking
withfruits,cookingheavilycured
meats,orforbastingfoodduring
cooking.Avoidspillingthese
materialsonovenlinerordoor.
Step2:Placeinovenonshelfin
“A’or “B”position.Nopreheating
isnecessary.
Step3: TurnOVENSETtoBAKE
andOVENT’E.MPto325”F.Small
poultrymaybecookedat375°F.
forbestbrowning.
Step4:Mostmeatscontinueto
cookslightlywhilestandingafter
beingre~ovedfromtheoven.For
rareormediuminternaldoneness,
ifmeatistostand10to20minutes
whilemakinggravy,orforeasier
carving,youmaywishtoremove
meatfromovenwheninternal
temperatureis5to 10”F.below
temperaturesuggestedonguide.
Ifnostandingisplanned,cook
meattosuggestedtemperatureon
guideonpage18.
N~E: YoumaywishtouseTIME
BAKE,asdescribedonprecedingpage
toturnovenonandoffautomatically.
Also,ifyourovenisequippedwith
specialmeatthermometer,seepage17
forusage.
Por Rozen
Roasts
@
Frozenroastsofbeef,pork,
lamb,etc.,canbestartedwithout
thawing,butallow10to25minutes
perpoundadditionaltime(10
minutesperpoundforroastsunder
5pounds,moretimeforlarger
roasts).
@Thawmostfrozenpoultrybefore
roastingtoensureevendoneness.
Somecommercialfrozenpoultry
canbecookedsuccessfullywithout
thawing.Followdirectionsgiven
onpacker’slabel.
QuestiomandAmwers ‘-+--
Q.k itnecessarytocheckfor
donenesswithameatthermometer?
A. Checkingthefinishedinternal
temperatureatthecompletionof
cookingtimeisrecommended.
TemperaturesareshowninRoasting
Guideonpage18.Forroastsover8
lbs., cookedat 300”F.withreduced
time,checkwiththermometerat
half-hourintervalsafierhalfthe
timehaspassed.
Q.Whyismyroastcrumbling
when1trytocarveit?
A. Roastsareeasiertosliceif ,
allowedtocool10to20minutes
afierremovingfromoven.Besure
tocutacrossthegrainofthemeat.
Q.DoI needtopreheatmyoven
eachtirrieIcookaromtorwtitrv?
e
A. It israrelynecessaryto~rehe”
youroven,onlyforverysmall
roasts,whichcooka sh-ortlength —
oftime.
Q.Whenbuyinga roast,are
thereanyspecialtipsthatwould
helpmecookitmoreevenly?
A. Yes.Buya roastasevenin
thicknessaspossible,or buyrolled
roasts.
Q.CanI sealthesidesofrnyfoil
“tent”whenroastingaturkey?
A. Sealingthe foilwillsteamthe
meat.Leavingitunsealedallowsthe
air tocirculateandbrownthemeat.
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