Sharp R-8320E, Service Manual

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MIX COOKING
With the exception of those foods that cook best by convection heating alone, most foods are well
suited to mix cooking using either the LOW MIX or HIGH MIX setting.
The marriage of convection and microwave cooking produces juicy roasts, moist and tender cakes
and fine textured breads, all with just the right amount of browning and crispness.
MIX ROASTING
Mix roasting in the Sharp Convection Microwave Oven is a simple task when you follow the instruc-
tions given below. The results are juicy, crisp browned meats done to your liking.
Basic Roasting Procedure
1. Place meat directly on the turntable or on the metal broiling trivet, or in a shallow roasting pan on
the turntable, as you prefer.
2. Season, as desired.
3. Consult chart in your Sharp Carousel Convection Microwave Cookbook for roasting temperature
and timing.
4. Program oven for appropriate cooking time and mix setting. Change temperature if recipe requires.
5. Check for desired doneness using a meat thermometer.
If desired, a dual safe microwave/conven-
tional thermometer may be inserted in the meat at the of
6. Let meat stand tented with to 15-10 minutes before slicing.
A dual safe thermometer is specially designed to withstand high temperature and can safely be used
with heat or microwaves. Do not use conventional meat thermometers for mix cooking and do not
use microwave only thermometers for mix cooking.
Helpful Hints
1. If roasting frozen meat, insert dual safe meat thermometer halfway through cooking time.
2. Thin sections of meat, and wingtips and legs of poultry that may overcook, can be shielded with
small pieces of aluminum foil.
3. Less tender cuts of beef can be roasted and tenderized using oven cooking bags.
4. For true roasting, and fewer calories, use metal broiling trivet to hold meat out of its juices.
5. If gravy is desired, roast in glass utility dish, remove meat to carving board, then microwave gravy.
Recommended Roasting Utensils
Sharp Carousel metal turntable
Broiling trivet
Shallow metal roasting pans
Aluminum foil containers
Heat resistant glass
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