Section Four: Using the Oven
SETTING THE OVEN
SUGGESTED TEMPERATURE CHART TO KEEP FOOD HOT
Food
Oven Temperature ˚F
Beef
Rare
140˚ - 155˚F
Medium
155˚ - 170˚F
Well done
170˚ - 180˚F
Bacon
200˚ - 225˚F
Biscuits and Muffins (covered)
170˚ - 185˚F
Casserole (covered)
170˚ - 200˚F
Fish and Seafood
170˚ - 200˚F
French Fried Foods
200˚ - 225˚F
Gravy or Cream Sauces (covered)
170˚ - 180˚F
Lamb and Veal Roasts
170˚ - 200˚F
Pancakes and Waffles (covered)
200˚ - 225˚F
Potatoes
Baked
200˚F
Mashed (covered)
170˚ - 185˚F
Pies and Pastries
170˚F
Pizza (covered)
225˚F
Pork
170˚ - 200˚F
Poultry (covered)
170˚ - 200˚F
Vegetables (covered)
170˚ - 175˚F
FOOD SAFETY
From the United States Department of Agriculture - DO NOT
hold foods at temperatures between 40˚F to 140˚F more than 2 hours.
In addition to providing perfect tem-
peratures for baking and roasting, the
oven can be used at low oven tempera-
tures to keep hot, cooked foods at
serving temperature, to cook foods
long and slow (as if using a crock pot),
to dehydrate food (check a Cookbook
for time and temperature), to warm
plates, and to defrost foods.
Hot cooked foods can be kept at
serving temperatures. Set the oven to
BAKE and use the temperature sug-
gested in the chart.
Foods needing to be kept moist must
be covered with a lid or aluminum foil.
Slow Cooking of one food or an oven
meal is possible by setting the oven to
BAKE and the thermostat to 225˚F,
for 6 to 8 hours.
Uncooked frozen foods can be
thawed with the oven selector set to
CONVECTION BAKE and 3
DASHES in the COOK MODE/
OVEN SELECTOR window (this
method uses room temperature air
circulating around the food) or with
the oven selector set to BAKE and the
thermostat to 150˚F. Keep food tightly
wrapped in foil and thaw just enough to
handle. Cook immediately. Do not
refreeze.
Frozen cooked foods can be thawed
with the oven selector set to BAKE
and the Thermostat set to 170˚F.
Loosen the wrapping.
SLOW COOKING AND LOW TEMPERATURE USES OF THE OVEN
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