GE JKP18 Owner's Manual page 14

Usingthe probe.
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 wan_
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The temperature probe has a
skewer-like probe at one end and a
plug at the other end that goes flTto
the outlet d7 the oven.
NOTE." D oubleovenmodels havea probe/bthe
upperovenonly
Use of probes other than tile one
provided with this product rnay result in
damage to the probe.
Use tile handles of tile probe and plug
when inserting and removing them fiom
tile meat and outlet.
i2 Toavoiddamag/bg yourprobe,donot use
tongstopull on thecablewhenremovlbg /_
i2 Toavoidbreak/bg theprobe,make surefood/s
completely defrosted beforeinsembg.
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>_ Toprevent possiblebums, do not unplug
the probe from the outlet until the oven
has cooled
i2 Never leave yourprobe inside the oven dunbg
a self-clean/bgcycle.
i2 Do not store the probe in the oven.
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After prepming tile meat and pladng it
on a trivet or on tile broiler pan grid,
follow tllese directions for proper probe
placement.
[] Lay the probe on the outside of the
meat along the top or side and mark
with your finger where the edge of
the meat comes to on the probe. The
point should rest in the center of the
thickest meab_ part of the roast.
[] Insert tile probe completely into tile
ineat. It should not touch tile bone,
f:at or gristle.
For roasts with no bone, insert tile probe
into the meatiest part of the roast. For
bone-in h_un or l_unb, insert the probe
into the cemer of the lowest large nmscle
or joint.
Insert tile probe into tile center of dishes
such as meat loaf or casseroles. When
cooking fish, insert the probe fiomjust
above the ,gillinto the meatiest area,
pmallel m the backbone.
Insert tile probe into tile meatiest part of
the inner flfigh from below and parallel
to tile leg of a whole turkey.
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How to Set the Oven For Roasting When Using the Probe
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Insert tile probe into tile meat.
Plug tile probe into tile outlet in tile
oven. Make sure it's pushed all the
way in. Close tile oven door.
Press tile PROBE pad.
Press tile number pads to set tile
desired internal fi)od or meat
temperature.
Press tile BAKEpad.
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Press tile number pads to set tile
desired oven temperature.
[] Press the STARTpad.
Thedisplay will flashif theprobeis inserted into
theoutletandyouhavenotset a probe
temperature a ndpressed theSTARTpad
When tile oven starts to heat, tile word LO
will be in the display.
After tile internal temperature of tile
meat reaches 1O0°F., the changing
internal temperature will be shown
in tile display.
[] When tile internal temperature of
tile meat reaches tile number you
have set, the probe and the oven
mrn ()fl and the _)yen control signals.
To stop the signal, press the
CLEAR/OFF p ad. Use hot pads to
rem()ve the probe tiom the ti)od.
Do not use tongs to pull on i/--they
might dmnage it.
To change tile oven temperaUne (hning
the Roast/Tcle, press the BAKEpad and
then tile number pads to set tile new
temperature.
i2 If theprobe/sremoved fromthefoodbefore
the flbaltemperature i sreached, a tonewill
soundandthedisplay will flashuntiltheprobe
is removed fromtheoven.
i2 You canusethet/Yner eventhough youcannot
usetimedovenoperations.