FRIGIDAIRE FGEF3055MF - Manual (Page 25)

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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS
Probe (cont’d)
† The U.S. Department of Agriculture states, "Rare
fresh beef is popular, but you should know that
cooking it to only 140°F/60°C means some food
poisoning organisms may survive." (Source: Safe
Food Book, Your Kitchen Guide, USDA Rev. June 1985.)
USDA recommended minimum internal cooking
temperatures:
Food type
Internal temp.
Ground meat & meat mixtures
Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb 160°F (71°C)
Turkey, Chicken 165°F (74°C)
Fresh beef, veal, lamb
Medium rare† 145°F (63°C)
Medium 160°F (71°C)
Well done 170°F (77°C)
Poultry
Chicken & Turkey, whole 165°F (74°C)
Poultrey Breasts, Roasts 165°F (74°C)
Poultrey Thighs, Wings 165°F (74°C)
Duck & Goose 165°F (74°C)
Stuffing (cooked alone or in bird) 165°F (74°C)
Fresh pork 160°F (71°C)
Ham
Fresh (raw) 160°F (71°C)
Pre-cooked (to reheat) 140°F (60°C)
Eggs & egg dishes
Eggs Cook until yolk & white are firm.
Egg dishes 160°F (71°C)
Leftovers & Casseroles 165°F (74°C)
Information courtesy the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and
Inspection Service website at www. fsis.usda.gov
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
To set probe:
1. Insert the probe into the food.
2. Place prepared food on the desired oven rack position
and slide into the oven.
3. Plug the connector end of the probe all the way into
the probe receptacle while the oven is still cool. The
receptacle is located on the upper left front oven
cavity wall (Fig. 2).
4. When the probe is detected, an acceptance tone will
sound, the icon will illuminate and the current
actual probe temperature will appear in the display
(Fig. 3). Close the oven door.
receptacle
probe
connector
Fig. 3
5. Press keypad once.
6. Enter the desired target food temperature using the
numeric keypads and set temperature for food type
(Refer to Fig. 1). The minimum target setting is 140ºF/
60ºC; the maximum target setting is 210ºF/99ºC. The
default target is 170ºF/77ºC.
7. Press to accept the target temperature.
8. Set for quick preheat, bake, convect bake,
convect roast or convect convert and if necessary
adjust the oven temperature accordingly.
9. The control will provide 3 beeps when the internal
target temperature is reached. By default the oven will
automatically change to a keep warm setting (
" HLd "
and the actual probe temperature will alternate in the
display). keep warm will maintain the oven
temperature at 170° F (77°C) for 3 hours unless
otherwise cancelled.
To stop cooking at any time press cancel.
handle