Using the oven – Hestan 30 Inch Freestanding Professional Gas Range Use and Care Manual User Manual
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USING THE OVEN
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APPROPRIATE BAKEWARE / PLACEMENT
APPROPRIATE BAKEWARE / PLACEMENT
Bakeware suitable for use in your Hestan oven are
metal, heat-proof glass (Pyrex®), glass-ceramic,
earthenware pottery, etc. Cookie sheets / jelly roll
pans with a small lip are also suitable. Thicker sheets
or double-sided sheets may increase baking times.
Stagger multiple cake pans as shown here. Leave
approximately 2” [5 cm] space between all pans and
oven walls to allow for hot air circulation inside the
oven.
COOKING WITH THE OVEN
COOKING WITH THE OVEN
The following pages will help you with the various oven controls. Your recipe will guide you on
which cooking modes are best. However, food safety (handling, cooking, storage) is very important
in preventing food-borne illness. The table below are recommendations to keep you and your family
safe.
FOOD ITEM
FOOD ITEM
SAFE MINIMUM INTERNAL TEMPERATURES
SAFE MINIMUM INTERNAL TEMPERATURES
GROUND MEATS (BEEF, VEAL, LAMB, PORK) 160°F [72°C]
BEEF, VEAL, LAMB ROAST, STEAKS, CHOPS
Medium Rare - 145°F [63°C]
Medium - 160°F [72°C]
Well Done - 170°F [77°C]
PORK ROAST, STEAKS, CHOPS
Medium - 160°F [72°C]
Well Done - 170°F [77°C]
HAM
Un-cooked - 145°F [63°C]
Reheat cooked hams packaged in USDA-
inspected plants to 140 °F [60°C]
and all others to 165 °F [74°C]
GROUND CHICKEN/TURKEY
165°F [74°C]
WHOLE CHICKEN/TURKEY
180°F [82°C]
POULTRY BREAST, ROASTS
165°F [74°C]
POULTRY THIGHS & WINGS
165°F [74°C]
STUFFING (cooked alone)
165°F [74°C]
EGG DISHES
160°F [72°C]
FISH & SHELLFISH
145°F [63°C]
LEFTOVERS
165°F [74°C]
CASSEROLES
165°F [74°C]
• Safe minimum internal temperatures per US Dept. of Agriculture Food Safety & Inspection
Services guidelines.