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MEAT TIPS FOR
CONVERTING FRACTIONS
"COOK BY WEIGHT" CODE
OF A POUND TO OUNCES
i Use tender roasts meant for dry roasting (roasts
Most meat packages show weight in pounds only.
which do not need to be steamed with added
Between-p0und weights are given Jnfractions of
; water or sauce.) Place fat-side-down on
a pound (EX: .28 lb.) rather than ounces. Convert
i microwave safe rack in dish large enough to hold
fractions of a pound (numbers after the decimal
drippings. Cover lightly with wax paper to prevent
point) to ounces for COOK BY WEIGHT feature
by using chart below.- (EX: for 3.28 pounds, set
i spattering.
3 lb. 5 oz.)
After cooking, allow meat to stand. Small or rare
i roasts, stand 10 minutes. Larger or more well
FRACTION OF A POUND
OUNCES
donemeats, standup to 20 minutes.Use meat
thermometerin centerof thickestarea of meat to
less than .03
0
accurately determine whethermeat is done*
.03 to .09
1
OVEN STOPS (beeps twice) after partial cooking
.10 to .15
2
to allow you to turn meat for most even roasting.
Although oven is stopped, correct time for
.16 to .21
3
finishing roasting will remain on display.
.22 to .27
4
Remove roast from oven, turn it over and drain
dish of excessivedrippings. Shield with foil strips
.28 to .34
5
(do not allow foil to be closer than 1-inchfrom
....
.34 to .40
6
oven sides) if necessary. Recover with wax paper
and return to oven. Touch STARTto finish
.41 to .46
7
cooking.
.47 to .53
8
Besides stopping oven once, COOK BY
WEIGHT code also sounds additional short
.53 to .59
9
beep(s) once or twice more during cooking as
reminders to check meat several times during
.59 to .65
10
lengthy roasting.
.66 to .71
11
*Unlessspecificallyrecommended formicrowaving, do notput
.72 to .78
12
meat thermometerin oven.
.79 to .84
13
"COOK BY WEIGHT"
to.go
14
CODE
DESCRIPTIONS
.91 to .97
15
above .97
go to next
Internal
Maximum
even pound
Code
Roast
Temperature
Recommended
TyDe
afterStanding
Weight
1
Beef
Rare-140 deg.
6 lb.
Roasts
2
Beef
Medium-160 d eg.
6 lb.
and
Lamb
3
Beef
Welldone-170 deg.
6 lb.
and
Lamb
4
Pork
Welldone-170 deg.
6 lb.
Roasts
5
Pre-
Heated-140 d eg.
5 lb.
cooked
Ham
6
Turkey Welldone-170 d eg.
5 lb.
Breast
15
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