Maverick ET-84 Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL ET-84D
VOICE ALERT THERMOMETER
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the NEW Voice Alert Thermometer. Your thermometer will anticipate when your food
will be cooked to your desired temperature and will display it in a bar graph, in a numerical display and at preset intervals
will announce it. There is no need to worry about under or overcooked foods again.
COMPONENTS
1 . 1 — electronic unit with LCD
2.1 - detachable stainless steel probe sensor
3 . 3 - AAA battery
BATTERY COMPARTMENT
Holds 3 AAA batteries
Do Not Mix Old And New Batteries. Do Not Mix Alkaline, Standard (Carbon - Zinc), Or Rechargeable (Nickel - Cadmium)
Batteries.
Note: Press RESET after batteries installed.
USDA COOKING TEMPERATURE GUIDELINES
To ensure food safety, the USDA specifies guidelines for the internal level, the thermometers of different types of meat, as
indicated by the below. Please note that all preprogrammed settings on our digital thermometer meet these temperature
requirements. An asterisk notation indicates that the USDA does not recommend cooking certain meats in a particular
doneness range. Reading below are given in degrees Fahrenheit.
Well/Done
Medium
Medium
Rare
Rare
Overcook
Alert for
Well or Done
Beef
170°F
160°F
145°F
140°F
175°F
Veal
170°F
160°F
145°F
140°F
175'F
Pork
170°F
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180°F
Poultry
180"F
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190°F
PGM
158°F
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168°F
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ALERT TEMP
PGM is preset at 158°F. Use can program to individual's preferred temperature.
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
1. ALERT TEMP
Displays your pre-programmed doneness temperature
2. TIME ELAPSED
Displays the elapsed cooking time.
3. TASTE
Displays dot icon above selected doneness level
4. MEAT
Displays dot icon below selected meat type.
5. TIME REMAINING
Displays the anticipated remaining cooking time
before food reaches alert temperature.
6. COOKING TEMP
Displays actual meat temperature.
7. ANTICIPATOR BAR
Boxes fill in and advance in direct proportion to
increasing "cooking temp" as a percentage of "alert temp".
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BUTTONS/SWITCHES
1. ALERT STOP
Press to stop the alert signal
2. MEMORY
Press and hold to change alert temperature.
3. MEAT +
•Press to select meat types
4. TASTE -
Press to select doneness level
5. POWER
Slide switch to turn unit ON or OFF
6. ALERT
Slide switch to select OFF, BEEP or VOICE
7.
* C / T
Press to change between display in Celsius or Fahrenheit
8. RESET
Press to clear all the data.
9. ENGLISH/FRENCH
Slide switch to select language.
FEATURES
A. Preset USDA doneness ranges for 4 meat types plus PGM (PROGRAM)
B. Set your own specific doneness ranges for meat type.
C. Voice alert tells you how much time is left before meat is done in either English or French.
D. Beep alert beeps you with how much time is left before meat is done.
E. Monitors anticipated cooking time, elapsed cooking time and actual cooking temperature.
F. Select between Celsius or Fahrenheit
SELECTING MEAT TYPE AND DONENESS
1. Switch Power ON.
2. Press MEAT + button and watch the dot icon move beneath the meat types. The dot icon indicates the meat selected.
3. PGM if you want to PROGRAM your own meat
4. Press TASTE - button and watch the dot icon move above the USDA doneness levels. The dot icon indicates the
doneness selected
PROGRAM YOUR OWN TEMPERATURE SETTING
1. Switch Power ON.
2. Press MEAT + button and watch the dot icon move beneath the meat types until it stops beneath PGM.
Alert temperature will display 158°F.
3. Press and hold MEMORY button for 2 seconds. The Alert Temperature will flash.
4. Press MEAT + or TASTE — to raise or lower the Alert Temperature.
5. Press MEMORY to lock it in.
CHANGING USDA ALERT TEMPERATURES
1. Switch Power ON.
2. Press MEAT + button and watch the dot icon move beneath the meat types. The dot icon indicates the meat selected.
3. Press TASTE - button and watch the dot icon move above the USDA doneness levels. The dot icon indicates the
doneness selected.
4. Once a meat and doneness are selected, the USDA temperature is displayed as Alert Temperature. This temperature
can be changed to you specific taste.
5. Press and hold MEMORY button for 2 seconds. The Alert Temperature will flash.
6. Press MEAT + or TASTE - to raise or lower the Alert Temperature.
7. Press MEMORY to lock it in.
TYPICAL COOKING WITH PRESET USDA DONENESS AND BEEP ALERT
Example: 6 Ib Roast Beef cooked to MEDIUM (160T)
1. Switch Power ON.
2. Press MEAT + button and watch the dot icon until it stops beneath BEEF.
3. Press TASTE - button and watch the dot icon until it stops above MEDIUM.
4. Plug the probe jack into the unit and insert the probe into the center of the roast beef.
5. Put meat into oven. The probe wire will be held in place by the door.
6. Slide the VOICE, BEEP, OFF switch to BEEP. The ALERT icon will display next to the Alert Temperature. Slide the stand
out and snap into place and position outside the oven on nearby surface.