Sears Kenmore 75161 Use & Care Manual page 15

Roasting
Roasting is cooking by dry heat Tender meat or poul:
try can be roasted uncovered in your oven, Roasting
temperatures, which should be tow 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
._:_i- | 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
Therefore, the oven controls are set for Baking, (You
may hear a slight clicking sound indicating the oven is
working properly,)
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 the roasts to firm up and makes them easier to
carve, The internal temperature wilt rise about 5 ° to
t0°F (3 ° to 6°C) if you wish to compensate for the
temperature rise, remove the roast from the oven
when its internal temperature is 5 ° to 10°F (3 ° to 6°C)
less than the temperature 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,
1, Position oven shelf at
(B) position for small
size roast [3 to 5
lbs.(1 ,,3 to 2°3 kg)] and
at (R) position for larg-
er roasts,,
2. Check the weight of the meat° Place the meat fat-
side-up or the poultry breast-side-up on roasting
grid in a shallow pan, The melting fat will baste the
meal Select a pan as close to the size of the meat
as possible, (The broiler pan with grid is a good pan
for thi&)
3. Turn the OVEN CONTROL knob to the desired
temperature (you may hear a slight clicking sound,
indicating the oven is working properly), See the
Roasting Guide for temperatures and approximate
cooking times,
4. When roasting is finished, turn the OVEN CON-
I"ROL knob to OFF and then remove the food from
the oven,,
Dual Shelf Cooking
This allows more than one food to be cooked at the
same time.. For example: While roasting a 20-1b.. (10 kg)
turkey on shelf position R, a second shelf (if so
equipped) may be added on position D so that scal-
loped potatoes can be cooked at the same time.
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°
Use of Aluminum FoiD
You can use aluminum
foil to line the broiler
pan_ This makes clean-
up easier when using
the pan for marinating,
cooking with fruits,
cooking heavily cured
meats or basting food
during cooking_ Press
the foil tightly around
the inside of the pan..
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