Probe - GE PK956 Owner's Manual

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 aloneness you want
NOTE:Double ovenroodels havea probe#7 the
upper ovenonly
Use ot prolyes Rill{ r lhan file one
provid< d xdth this l)roduct may resuh in
damage to tile l)robe.
The temperature probe has a
skewer-like probe at one end and a
plug at the other end that goes into
the outlet k?the oven
[ 7s( the llandles ot the l)rob( and i)lug
when inserting and removing them fl-om
tile llleil_l
il_ll(I
Otltl(i.
_i; Toavoiddaroag#Tg yourprobe, d o not use
tongstopull on thecamewbenrerooving it
i_i;Toavoidbroaking theprobe,makesurefoodis
coropletely defrosted beforeinserting
_ Toprevent p ossible bums,donotunplug
theprobefromd?e outletuntil d_e oven
hascoo/e_
i_i;Neverleaveyourprobe#7side dTe ovendudng
a self-cleaning c ycle
M_er prepaling th( meat and placing
it on a trivet or on a broiler pan grid,
follow these directions for proper probe
placement.
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Lay lh( l}rob( oil the oulsid( of th<
meat along tll< lop or side and mark
wifll your finger whert +tile edg_ ot
the meat comes to on the probe.
"['he [)oint shotlld rest in the cent_ r
ol tile thickest meaty part of the
l'O_tSl,
[] Insert lhe probe complel(ly into lhe
meat, up to Ihe handle. It shotlld
not totlch bolle, fht or gristl+.:.
For roasls with no bone, insert tile probe
into the meati(st part of the roast. For
bone-in ham or lamb, ins(rt tile probe
into th( center of tile lowest lalg( muscle
or joint.
Insert file probe into the eenmr of dishes
such as meat loat or casseroles. When
cooking t]sll, insert the probe
l_'rom jtlst
above the gill into the meatiest area,
l)amll(l 1o the backbone.
Ins{ rt lhe probe illlo th< nl(:ali(st l)ml of
th<
illller
thigll
['roln /)eltlw }lllt-/l)_n-_allel
to the leg ot"a whole tllrkey.
How to Set the Oven For Roasting When Using the Probe
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Ins(ll Ih< l)robe into th( lll(_ll,
Plug tile probe illlo tile ot/tl(l ill th(
ox'en. Make sure it's l.+ush(d all the
WglV ill. Clo_,< lli( o\ell dOOl:
Press the Probepa(1.
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Pr(ss ill< lllllll/)< r l)il_(Is 1{1 s<[ Ill(
desired internal food or lll(_/l
t(ml}< mlure. The maximum
internal t(mI)elvmlre f})l"Ill< food
that you can s<t is 200°F.
[] F'r<ssth{ Bakel)a(1.
] Plxss tll( num/)(,r pads Io s(t file
deSil_(?d OV<ll lelnl)< l-_llllre.
[] Press th< Start pad.
Thedi57aby will flashif dTe probeis inserted
intotheoutletandyoohavenotset a probe
temperature a ndpressed dTe Start pacL
_M'ter the internal lemI)eramre
of th(
meat rea(bes 100°17, the changing
internal luml)eraulrt will b< shown
in th( displa}.
] _,Vh(n lh( internal l(llll)er_/ltll-(: Ol c
Ill( lll(_ll re_l<ll< s tile lltllllb(tr }'Otl
have set, the probe and the ov(n
tmn oft and the ox'en control
signals. 'Ik)stop the signal, press
the Clear/Offl)ad.Use h<)t [}ads to
remove the probe fl-om the ti)od.
Do not
tls(' lollg_
to ptdl on it--
they might damage it.
To change Ihe oven leml)el-_31ur< (hllJng
tile Roasl cxcle press the Bakel)ad and
then 113(?ntmll)er
pads to sel
tll_ new
tellll)el_llllre.
sound and thedisplay will flasbuntil theprobe
is rerooved frerotbeoven
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Ill(! ()Vell sl_rts to he,It, th( t_ord _}{ YouCaR use fl}e timer even though you cannot
l 0 LO will be in th< display, use Kroedovenoperations