Probe - GE JD968 Owner's Manual

Usingthe probe, ge.com
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 doneness you want.
The temperature probe has a
skewer-like probe at one end and a
plug at the other end that goes flTto
the outlet t7 the oven.
Use of probes other than the one
proxided xdth this product ma) result in
daillage to
the
pi'obe or o'_en conti'oL
Use the handles of the probe and plug
when inserting and remoxim* them fl'om
the fi)od and outlet.
iJi:: T o avoiddamaging yourprobe,donot use
tongstopuff on thecamewhenremoving it
_;:_ To avoidbreaking theprobe, m akesurefood
iscompletely defrosted beforeinserting.
!5 To prevent p ossible burns, d onot unplug the
probefromtheoutletuntfftheovenhas
cooled
/5_'_ "-- Cable
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iJi:: N ever leaveyourprobe/bside theovenduring
a self-cleanbg cycle.
ij_:: D onotstoretheprobein theoven.
After preparing the meat and placing it
on a trivet or a broiler pan grid designed
fiw broiling, follow 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 the probe
into the meatiest part of the roast. For
bone-in ham or lamb, insert the probe
into the center of the h m'est lmge muscle.
Inse_t the probe into the center of dishes
Stlch as
II/eat loaf or casseroles.
Insert the probe into the meatiest part of
the imler thigh fl'om below and parallel
to the leg era whole tin'key.
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How to Set the Oven For Roasting When Using the Probe
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lnsell the probe into the fi)od.
Plug the probe into the outlet in the
oven. Make sm'e it's pushed all the
*_av in. Close the o\en dora: Make
sine the probe cable is not touching
the broil element.
[] Touch the
PROBE pad.
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Touch the number pads to set the
desired internal fi)od or meat
temperature. The maximum
internal temperatme fi)r the food
that }ou can set is 200°E
[] Touch
the BAKEpad.
] Touch the re=tuber pads to set d_e
desired oven temperature.
[] Touch d_e START pad.
Thed/splay will flashif theprobe/s/bserted
/btotheoutletandyouhavenotset a probe
temperature a ndtouched theSTART pad
_Mter the internal temperature of
tile fl_od reaches 100°E the changing
internal temperature will be shown in
the displa>
] "_hen tile internal temperatm'e of
tile fi)od reaches the number _ou
have set, tile
probe
and tile o;'ell
ttll'n ott alia
the oven control
signals. To stop the signal, touch the
CLEAfl/OFFpad,
Llse hot pads to
remo_ e the probe fl'om the ibod.
Do not use tongs to pull on it--they
might damage it.
To change the oven temperatm'e during
the Roast c}vle, touch the BAKE pad and
then the number pads to set the new
temperature,
iJi:: I f the probe is removed from the food before
the f/hal temperature is reached, a tone will
soundand the display will flash until the probe
is removed from the oven.
iJi::Youcan use the timer even though you
cannot use timed oven operations while
using the probe.
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