GE 164D2966P087 Use And Care Manual page 23

and the lower oven. Be sure to set the correct
control. Pads on the left side of the panel are for the
upper oven. Pads on the right side of the panel are
for the lower oven. The TIMER ON/OFF, COOK
and DECREASE pads can be used for either oven.
Roasting is cooking by dry beat. Tender meat or
poultry can be rousted uncovered in your oven.
Roasting temperatures, which should be low and
steady, keep spattering to a minimum.
Roasting is really a baking procedure used for meats.
Therefore, oven controls are set for Baking or Timed
Baking. (You may hear a slight clicking sound,
indicating the oven is working properly. ) Timed
Baking will turn the oven on and off automatically.
1. Place the shelf in A or B position. No preheating
is necessary.
2. Check the weight of the meat. Place it, fat-side-up
(or poultry breast-side-up) on a trivet in a shallow
pan. The melting fat will baste the meat. Select a
pan as close to ~e size of the meat as possible.
(The broiler pan with grid is a good pan for this.'
Press the BAKE pad.
3.
BAKE
4. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE
pad. The last oven set temperature
appears in the display. Continue
pressing the pad until the desired
temperature is displayed.
The oven will start automatically.
The word "ON" and "100°" will
be displayed. As the oven heats up,
the display will show the changing
temperatures. When the oven reaches
the temperature you set, a tone
will sound.
Use of Aluminum Foil
You can use aluminum foil to line the broiler pan.
This makes clean-up easier when using the pan for
marinating, cooking with fruits, cooking heavily
Most meats continue to cook slightly while standing,
after being removed from the oven. Standing time
recommended for roasts is 10 to 20 minutes. This
allows roasts to firm up and makes them easier to
carve. Internal temperature will rise about 5° to
F
100 .; to compensate for temperature increase, if
desired, remove the roast from the oven sooner
(at 5° to 100F. less than the temperature in the
Regular Roasting Guide).
Remember that food will continue to cook in the hot
oven and therefore should be removed when the
desired internal temperature has been reached.
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5. Press the CLEAWOFF pad when
roasting is finished.
CLEAR
OFF
NOTE: A fan may automatically turn on and off to
cool internal parts. This is normal and the fan may
continue to run even after the oven is turned off.
To change the oven temperature during
roasting, press the BAKE pad and then the
INCREASE or DECREASE pad to get the
new temperature.
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