GE PT970DRWW - Manual (Page 26)

Using the lower oven probe.
For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The temperature
probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want.
CAUTION:
To prevent burns,
do not unplug the probe from the oven outlet
until the oven has cooled.
NOTE: The probe is for use in the lower oven only.
Use of probes other than the one provided
with this product may result in damage to the
probe.
Use the handles of the probe and plug when
inserting and removing them from the meat
and outlet.
„ To avoid damaging your probe, do not use tongs
to pull on the cable when removing it.
„ To avoid breaking the probe, make sure food is
completely defrosted before inserting.
„ Never leave your probe inside the oven during a
self-cleaning cycle.
„ Do not store the probe in the cooking center. The temperature probe has a
skewer-like probe at one end and
a plug at the other end that goes
into the outlet in the oven.
After preparing the meat and placing
it on a trivet or on a broiler pan grid, follow
these directions for proper probe placement.
Lay the probe on the outside of
the meat along the top or side and mark
with your finger where the edge of the
meat comes to on the probe. The point
should rest in the center of the thickest
meaty part of the roast.
Insert the probe completely into the meat.
It should not touch the bone,
fat or gristle.
For roasts with no bone, insert the probe into
the meatiest part of the roast. For bone-in ham
or lamb, insert the probe into the center of the
lowest large muscle or joint.
Insert the probe into the center of dishes such
as meat loaf or casseroles. When cooking fish,
insert the probe from just above the gill into the
meatiest area, parallel to the backbone.
Insert the probe into the meatiest part of the
inner thigh from below and parallel to the leg of
a whole turkey.
How to Set the Oven For Roasting When Using the Probe
Insert the probe into the meat.
Plug the probe into the outlet in the oven.
Make sure it’s pushed all the
way in. Close the oven door.
Press the Probe pad.
Press the number pads to set the desired
internal food or meat temperature. The
maximum internal temperature for the
food that you can set is 200°F.
Press the Bake pad.
Press the number pads to set the desired
oven temperature.
Press the Start pad.
The display will flash if the probe is inserted
into the outlet and you have not set a probe
temperature and pressed the Start pad.
When the oven starts to heat, the word LO will
be in the display.
After the internal temperature of the meat
reaches 100°F, the changing internal
temperature will be shown in the display.
When the internal temperature of the meat
reaches the temperature you have set, the
probe and the oven turn off and the oven
control signals. To stop the signal, press
the Clear/Off pad. Use hot pads to
remove the probe from the food. Do not
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damage it.
To change the oven temperature during the
Roast cycle, press the Bake pad and then the
number pads to set the new temperature.
„ If the probe is removed from the food before
the final temperature is reached, a tone will
sound and the display will flash until the
probe is removed from the oven.
„ You can use the timer even though
you cannot use timed oven operations.
Cable
Handles
Plug
Probe
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