ROASTING
NOTE: The oven has controls for the upper oven 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 TIME, STOP TIME, INCREASE
and DECREASE pads can be used for either oven.
Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or
poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven.
Roasting temperatures, which should be
and
steady, keep spattering to a minimum.
Roasting is really a baking procedure used
meats.
Therefore, the 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.
Most meats continue to cook slightly while standing,
after being removed from the oven. The standing time
recommended for roasts is to
minutes. This
roasts to firm up and makes them easier to
carve. The internal temperature will rise about 5° to
to compensate for the temperature rise, if
desired, remove the roast from oven sooner (at 5° to
less than the temperature in the Roasting Guide).
Remember that food will continue to cook in the
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
2. Check the weight of
the meat. Place it
fat side up (or for
poultry
up) on a roasting
grid in a shallow
pan. The melting fat will baste the meat. Select
pan as close to the size of the meat as possible.
(The broiler pan with grid is a good pan for this.)
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.
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3. Press the BAKE pad.
BAKE
4. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE
pad until the desired temperature
is displayed.
The oven
start automatically.
The word “ON” and “100°” will be
displayed. As the oven heats up, the
display will show the changing
temperature. When the oven reaches
set temperature a tone will
5. Press the
pad when
CLEAR
roasting is finished
then remove
OFF
the food from the oven.
the
To change the oven temperature during
roasting, press the BAKE pad and then the
INCREASE or DECREASE pad get the new
temperature.
Use of Aluminum Foil
You can use aluminum foil to line the broiler pan.
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.
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