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Temperature Probe cooking tips:
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Stir foods during cooking when recom-
mended.
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Stir soups, casseroles, and drinks before
serving.
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Cover roasts with foil after cooking and let
stand a few minutes. Remove foil if you
decide to cook it longer.
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Remove the probe from the oven when
not cooking by temperature.
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For casseroles, the tip of the probe
should be in the center of the food. Stir
foods when recommended. Replace the
probe.
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For liquids, balance the probe on a
wooden spoon or spatula so the tip of
the probe is in the center of the liquid.
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For roasts, the tip of the probe should be
in the center of the largest muscle, but not
touching fat or bone.
M
icrowave Cooking
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Casseroles cooked using the Tempera-
ture Probe should be made from
precooked foods. Do not use raw meats,
raw vegetables, and cream sauces in
casseroles.
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Dry casseroles do not work well.
•
Thaw frozen casseroles and meats in
the microwave oven before inserting the
probe.
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If you are cooking more than one indi-
vidual serving at the same time, such as
mugs of soup, check the probe setting in
several of the items – all the mugs may not
heat at the same rate.
•
Dry meat loaf mixtures do not work well.
•
Check pork and poultry with thermom-
eter in two to three places to ensure
adequate doneness.
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Roasts may vary in size, shape, and
composition. Use the Temperature Probe
as a guide.
Don’t:
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let probe or probe cable touch any part
of the oven interior.
•
let probe touch foil (if used). You can
keep foil away from probe with wooden
toothpicks. Remove foil if arcing occurs.
•
use paper, plastic wrap, or plastic contain-
ers. They will be in the oven too long and
might distort.
•
force probe into frozen food.
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plug the pointed end of the Temperature
Probe into the socket.
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