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LOWER OVEN
How to Roast
in
Your Lower
Oven
(continued)
Correct Placement of the
Temperature Probe for
Conventional Roasting
The temperature probe serves both
the Lower oven and Microwave
oven. It has a skewer-like probe at
one end and a plug at the other end
that goes into a receptacle on the
oven wall. Use handles of the
probe and plug when inserting and
removing these parts from meat
and wall receptacle. Do not use
tongs to
pull
on cable when
removing probe at end of
cooking—they might damage it.
After preparing meat and placing it
on the roasting pan rack, follow
tep
3: Plug the other end of the
cable into the receptacle,
making
sure that it is
secu~ely
seated,
ali
the way in. Close the oven door.
these steps for proper probe
placement.
Poultry
Step 1: Lay the probe on the
outside of the meat along the top
or side and mark with your finger
where the edge of the meat comes
to on the probe. Point should rest
in the center of the thickest meaty
part of the roast.
Step 2: Insert the probe into the
meat up to the point marked off
with your finger. It should not
touch bone, fat or gristle.
No
more
than two inches of the probe, not
counting the handle, should be left
exposed outside the meat.
Insert probe into meatiest part of
inner thigh from below and parallel
to the leg of a whole turkey.
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Casseroles or Fish
Insert probe into center of dishes
such as meat loaf or casseroles.
When cooking fish, insert probe
from just above gill into meatiest
area, parallel to backbone.
Ham or Lamb
Insert
urobe
into cut end, meatiest
part
o~ham or lamb without a
bone. For bone-in ham or lamb,
insert probe into center of lowest
large muscle or joint.
Questions and Answers
Q. When buying a roast, are
there any special tips that would
help me cook it more evenly?
A. Yes. Buy a roast as even in
thickness as possible or buy a
rolled roast.
Q. Can I seal the sides of my foil
“tent” when roasting a turkey?
A.
You shouldn’t. Sealing it will
steam the meat. Leaving the “tent”
unsealed lets air circulate and
brown the meat.
Q. Why does my roast crumble
when I try to carve it?
A. It’s probably too warm. Roasts
are easier to slice if you let them
cool for 10 to 20 minutes after you
take them out of the oven. Be sure
to cut across the grain of the meat.
Q. Can the temperature probe
stay in the oven when it’s not
inserted in food?
A. It shouldn’t. Remove it from the
receptacle when it’s not in use.
You could damage the probe by
leaving it in the oven during
cooking operations that do not
require its use.
Q. May I insert the probe into
frozen foods?
A. No. It could break. Foods must
be completely defrosted first.
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