Sears 72671 - Manual (Page 20)

Roasting
Do not lock the oven door with the latch dming
roasting. The latch is used for self-cleaning only.
Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or
poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven.
Roasting temperatures, which should be low and
steady, keep spattering to a minimum.
The oven has a special
low shelf position (R)
just above the oven
bottom. Use it when
extra cooking space is
needed, for example,
when roasting a large
turkey. The shelf is not
designed to slide out at
this position.
Roasting is really a baking procedure used for meats.
Therefore, the oven controls arc set for Baldng. (You
may hear a slight clicldng sound indicating the oven is
working properly)
Most meats condnue to cook slighdy while standing
after being removed from the oven. Recommended
standins time for roasts is 10 to 20 minutes. This
allows the roasts to firm up and makes them easier to
carve. The internal temperature will rise about 5® to
10“E (3® to 6°C.). If you wish to compensate for the
temperature rise, remove the roast from the oven when
its internal temperature is 5“ to 10“R (3° to 6“C.) less
than the temperature shown in the Roasting Guide.
Remember that food will continue to cook in the hot
oven and therefore should be removed when the
desired internal temperature has been reached.
1. Posirion oven shelf at
position B for small size
roast [3 to 5 lbs.(1.3 to
2.3 kg)] and at position
R for larger roasts.
2. Check the weight of the meat. Place the meat
fat-side-up or the poultry breast-side-up on roasting
grid in a shallow pan. The melting fat will baste the
meat. Select a pan as close to the ske of the meat as
possible. {The broiler pan with grid is a good pan
for this.)
3. Turn the OVEN SET knob to the desired
temperature. See the Roasting Guide for
temperatures and approximate cooking times.
4. When roasting is finished, turn the OVEN SET
knob to OFF and then remove the food from
the oven.
Dual Shelf Cooking
This allows more than one food to be cooked at the
same time- For example: While roasting a 20-lb.
(10 leg) turkey on shetf posirion R, a second shelf
(if so equipped) may be added on position D so that
scalloped potatoes can be cooked at the same rime.
Calculate the total cooMng time to enable both dishes
to complete cooking at the same time. Allow 15-20
minutes of additional cooking time for the potatoes.
Use of Aluminum Foil
You can use aluminum
foil to line the broiler
pan. This makes dean
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.
Frozen Roasts
Frozen roasts of beef, pork, lamb, etc., can be started
without thawing, but allow 15 to 25 minutes per
pound (450 grams) additional time [15 minutes per
pound for roasts under 5 pounds (2.3 kg), more rime
for larger toasts].
Make sure poultry is thawed before roasting. Unthawed
poultry often does not cook evenly. Some commercial
froffin poultry can be cooked successfully without
thawing. FoUow the directions given on the package label.
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