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ROASTING
Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or
poultry can be roasted 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 automatically.
Most meats continue to cook slightly while standing,
after being removed from the oven. The standing time
recommended for roasts is 10 to 20 minutes. This
allows roasts to firm up and makes them easier to
carve. The internal temperature will rise about 5° to
10°F.; to compensate for temperature rise, if desired,
remove the roast from the oven sooner (at 5° to 10°F.
less than the temperature in the 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.
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 for poultry,
breast-side-up) on a
roasting rack in a
shallow pan. The
melting fat will baste
the meat. Select a pan
as close to the size of
the meat as possible.
(The broiler pan with
rack is a good pan for this.)
3. Press the BAKE pad.
4. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE
pad. “350°” appears in the display.
Continue pressing 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.
5. Press the CLEAR/OFF pad when
roasting is finished, and then remove
the food from the oven.
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.
CLEAR
OFF
BAKE
A
B
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
cured meats or basting food during cooking. Press
the foil tightly around the inside of the pan.
