GE JRS04GP Use And Care Manual page 14

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. When roasting,
it is not necessary to sear, baste, cover or add water to
your meat.
1. Place the shelf in A or B position. No preheating
is necessary.
2. Check the weight
of the meat. Place it,
fat-side-up (or poultry
breast-side -up) on a
trivet in a shallow pan
as close to the size of
the meat as possible.
(The broiler pan with
grid is a good pan for
this.) Line the broiler pan with aluminum foil
when using the pan for marinating, cooking with
fruits, cooking heavily cured meats, or basting food
during cooking. Avoid spilling these materials
inside the oven or inside the oven door.
OVEN TEMP
3. Turn the OVEN SET knob to BAKE and the
OVEN TEMP knob to 325°F. Small poultry may
be cooked at 375°F. for best browning.
Frozen Roasts
Frozen roasts of beef, pork,
lamb, etc., can be started without
thawing, but allow 10 to
25 minutes per pound additional
time (10 minutes per pound for
roasts under 5 pounds, more time
for larger roasts).
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OVEN SET
Thaw most frozen poultry before
roasting to ensure even doneness.
Some commercial frozen poultry
can be cooked successfully without
thawing. Follow directions given
on package label.
Roasting is really a baking procedure used for meats.
Therefore, oven controls are set to BAKE or TIME
BAKE. (You may hear a slight clicking sound,
indicating the oven is working properly.) Roasting is
easy; just follow these steps:
4. Most meats continue to cook slightly while
standing, after being removed from the oven.
Standing time recommended for roasts is 10 to
20 minutes. This allows roasts to firm up and
makes them easier to carve. Internal temperature
will rise about 5° to 10°F.; to compensate for
temperature rise, if desired, remove roast from
oven sooner (at 5° to 10°F. less than temperature
in the guide).
NOTE: You may wish to use TIME BA~
as described in the Baking section of this book,
to turn oven on and off automatically.
Remember that food will continue to cook in the
hot oven and therefore should be removed when the
desired internal temperature has been reached.