Roasting - Kenmore 61011 Use, Care, Safety Manual

Roasting
Roasting is cooking by dry heat.. Tender meat or pou!-
try can be roasted uncovered in your oven Roasting
temperatures, which should be low and steady, keep
spattering to a minimum.
The oven has a special
low shelf (R) position just
above the oven bottom.
Use it when extra cooking
space is needed, for
example, when roasting a
large turkey., The shelf is
not designed to slide out
at this position..
Roasting is really a baking procedure used for meats.
Roasting is easy; just follow these steps:
_)_--}-_ Step 1: Position oven
shelf at (B) position for small size roast (3 to 5
lbs.) and at (R) position
for larger roasts..
Step 2: Check the weight of the meat. Place the meat
fat-side-up or the poultry breast-side-up on roasting
rack in a shallow pan,. The melting fat will baste the
meal Select a pan as close to the size of the meat as
possible. (Broiler pan with rack is a good pan for this).
Line the broiler pan with aluminum foil when using the
pan for marinating, cooking with fruits, cooking heavi-
ly cured meats, or basting the food during cooking.
Avoid spilling these materials inside the oven or inside
the oven door°
Step 3: Turn OVEN CONTROL
knob to desired temperature (you
may hear a slight clicking sound,
indicating the oven is working
properly).. Check the Roasting
Guide for temperatures and
approximate cooking times.
Step 4: Most meats continue to cook slightly while
standing after being removed from the oven.
Recommended standing time for roasts is 10 to 20
minutes,. This allows roasts to firm up and makes
them easier to carve° Internal temperature will rise
about 5 ° to 10°E If you wish to compensate for tem-
perature rise, remove the roast from the oven when
its internal temperature is 5 ° to 10°E tess than tem-
perature shown in the Roasting Guide,.
Remember that food will continue to cook in the hot
oven and therefore should be removed when the
desired internal temperature has been reached.
Frozen Roasts
• Frozen roasts of beef, pork, lamb, etc_, can be start-
ed without thawing, but allow 15 to 25 minutes per
pound additional time (15 minutes per pound for
roasts under 5 pounds, more time for larger roasts),.
. Thaw most frozen poultry before roasting to ensure
even doneness Some commercial frozen poultry
can be cooked successfully without thawing_ Follow
directions given on package label,.
Dual Shelf Cooking
This allows more than one food to be cooked at the
same time. For example: While roasting a 20-1b. turkey
on shelf position R, a second shelf (if so equipped)
may be added on position D so that scalloped pota-
toes can be cooked at the same timer Calculate the
total cooking time to enable both dishes to complete
cooking at the same time. Allow 15-20 minutes of
additional cooking time for the potatoes,
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