ROASTING
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oasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or
Roasting is really a baking procedure used for meats.
poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven.
Therefore the oven controls are set for Baking.
Roasting temperatures, which should be low and
(You may hear a slight clicking sound indicating the
steady, k~ep spattering to a minimum.
oven is working properly.)
The oven has a special
Most meats continue to cook slightly while standing
low shelf (R) position
after being removed horn the oven. Recommended
just above the oven
standing time for roasts is 10 to 20 minutes. This
bottom. Use it when
allows roasts to firm up and makes them easier to
extra cooking space is
cane. Internal temperature will rise about 5° to 10°F.
needed, for example,
If you wish to compensate for temperature rise,
when roasting a large
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remove the roast from the oven when its internal
turkey. The shelf is not .
temperature is 5° to 10°F. less than temperature
designed to slide out at
shown in the Roasting Guide.
this position.
Remember that food will continue to cook in the hot
oven and therefore should be removed when the
desired internal temperature has been reached.
1.Position oven shelf
3. Turn the OVEN CONTROL knob to the desired
at (B) position for
temperature. See the Roasting Guide for
small size roast
temperatures and approximate cooking times.
(3 to 5 lbs.) and at
(R) position for
4. When Roasting is finished, turn the OVEN
larger roasts.
CONTROL knob to OFF and then remove the food
from the oven.
9 . Check the weight of the roast. Place the meat
fat-side-up or the poultry breast-side-upon the
roasting grid in a shallow pan. The melting fat will
baste the meat Sel~t a pan as close to the size of
meat as possible. (Broiler pan with grid is a good
pan for this.)
Dual Shelf Cooking
This allows more than one fd to be cooked at the same time. For example:
While roasting a 20-lb, turkey on shelf position R, a second shelf (if so
q~pped) maybeaddedon positionD so that scalloped potatoes can be
cooked at the same ~. Calculate the total cooking time to enable both
dishes to complete cooking at the same time. Allow 15-20 minutes of
additional cooking time for the potatoes.
Use of Aluminm Foil
Youcan use aluminunI foil to line the broiler pan.
This makes clean-up emier when using the pan for
marinating, cooking with fruits, cooking heavily
- meats or basting food during cooking. Press
w
e foil tightly around the inside of the pan.
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