Usingthe Probe - GE J2S968 Owner's Manual

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For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The
temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact aloneness you want.
The temperature probe has a
skewer-like probe at one end and a
plug at the other end that goes title
the outlet f17 the oven.
Use of probes other than tile one
proxided xdth this product ma) result in
dallla(re_ to tile probe or oxen controk
Use tile handles of tile probe and plug
when inserting and remoxim, them fl'om
tile tood and outlet.
_Ji:: To avoiddamaging yourprobe,donot use
tongstopuff on thecamewhenremov/bg it
_;:_ To avoidbreaking theprobe, m akesurefood
iscompletely defrosted beforeinserting.
!_ To prevent p ossible burns, d onot unplug the
probefromtheoutletuntiltheovenhas
coolerL
Z'i_ ''- Cable
iJi::Neverleave yourprobe /bsidethe ovenduring
a se/f-c/eanlbgcycle.
ij_:_ D onot store the probe in the oven.
After preparing tile meat and placing it
on a trivet or on the broiler pan grid,
tollow these directions for proper probe
placement.
Insert the probe completely into the
meat. It should not touch bone, fat or
gristle.
For roasts with no bone, insert tile probe
into tile meatiest part of tile roast. For
bone-in ham or land), insert tile probe
into the center of tile l_m'est large muscle.
Inse_t the probe into the center of dishes
S/Ich as
II/eat loat or casseroles.
Insert tile probe into tile meatiest part of
the imler thigh fl'om below and parallel
to the leg of a whole tin'key.
How to Set the Oven For Roasting When Using the Probe
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Insert tile probe into tile food.
Plug tile probe into tile oudet in tile
oven. Make sure it's pushed all tile
way in. Close tile oven door Make
sure tile probe cable is not touching
tile broil element.
[] Touch tile
PROBE pad.
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Touch tile mmlber pads to set tile
desired internal fbod or meat
temperature. Tile maximmn
internal temperatm'e for tile food
that }ou can set is 200°F (93°C).
[] Touch
tile BAKEpad.
] Tourh tile mmfl)er pads to set tile
desired o_en temperature.
[] Touch tile START pad.
Thed/splay will flashif theprobe/s/bserted
/btotheoutletandyouhavenotset a probe
temperature a ndtouched theSTART pad
_Mter tile internal temperature of tile
fbod reaches 100°F (38°(), tile changing
internal temperature will be shown in
tile displa>
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_'_Then
tile internal temperature of
the food reaches tile mmlber }ot,_
have set, tile probe and tile o\en
turn off and tile oven control
signals. To stop tile signal, touch tile
CtEAR/OFFpad. Use hot pads to
retool e tile })robe fl'om tile %od.
Do Ilot rise tongs to ptlll oll
it--they
might damage it.
To change tile oven temperature during
tile Roast c}vle, touch tile BARE pad and
then tile number pads to set tile new
te_/lper;tt tire.
!;> If the probe Isremoved from the food before
the flba/ temperature is reached, a tone wi//
soundand the &splay wi// flash until the probe
/sremoved from the oven.
!i> Youcan use the timer even though you
cannot use timed oven operations while
using the probe.
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