Kenmore 790.7755 - Manual (Page 26)

Fig.1
Setting Oven Controls
• Using the Meat Probe
Using and Setting the Meat Probe (cont’d)
To use the Meat Probe:
1. Prepare the food and properly insert the temperature probe into the food. DO NOT PREHEAT or
start cooking before properly inserting the meat probe. The probe should be inserted into the food
and receptacle while the oven is still cool.
2. Place the prepared food on the desired oven rack position and slide into the oven.
3. Plug the meat probe into the probe receptacle located on the left front oven cavity side (See Fig. 1
for location of probe receptacle).
4. Close the oven door.
5. The oven control will detect if the meat probe is correctly plugged in and will illuminate ^ icon in
the display.
6 . The actual meat probe temperature will appear in the display.
7. To set the target temperature press pad once then enter the desired target internal temperature using the
numeric key pads (default setting is 170°F/77°C)t. Press to accept the meat probe target temperature.
8 . Set the oven control for , or (^Ba^ and the desired oven temperature. You may use the meat probe
with some other baking features but cannot be set with Broil or Flex-Clean.
9. During the cooking process you may check the actual internal temperature by pressing the key once. The
actual temperature will display. After 8 seconds the display will return to the actual oven temperature.
10. If the target temperature needs to be changed during the cooking process, press the twice and use the numeric
keypads to adjust the target temperature. Press the key to accept the change.
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Setting the oven to automatically stop cooking after reaching meat probe target temperature:
The oven leaves the factory preset to alert you when the internal target temperature has been reached but to continue
cooking at the oven set temperature. You may desire to change how your oven reacts when using the meat probe.
Note: Changing how the meat probe reacts must be done before starting the cooking process:
1. To set the oven to shut-off automatically after reaching the Meat Probe target temperature press and hold for 6
seconds then use the key to toggle to the message P CC (Probe, cancel cooking) then press to accept.
2. Use the key to toggle back to PnCC (Probe, no cancel cooking) and then press to accept if you wish for
the oven to continue cooking after the meat probe reaches the target temperature.
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